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San Juan junior Aspyn Ivins celebrates a point against Grand County on September 3. Brooke Pehrson photo

San Juan volleyball team rides win streak to second place in 2A

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It has been a while since the San Juan High School volleyball team lost a game. They last suffered defeat on August 15 at the hands of 4A Uintah in the Spartan Challenge tournament in Murray. Since then the Lady Broncos have won 11 games in a row, running their record...

Monticello senior Tristan Burtenshaw runs to the end zone for a score against Altamont. Christina Nielson photo

Buckaroos improve to 5-1 with win

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroos earned a 39-16 road victory over Altamont on September 25. The win puts Monticello’s record at 5-1 on the season with three games remaining on the schedule. Monticello got to work right away against Altamont. The Buckaroos started their opening...

Lady Bucks split games in past two weeks

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School volleyball team split four games in the past two weeks to hold steady at 7-6 overall. They are 3-0 in Region 19 play. The Lady Buckaroos were 11th in the Utah 1A standings at the start of the week with eight games remaining in the regular...

San Juan football team wins sixth straight in back-and-forth battle with Manti

The San Juan High School football team rallied from a deficit for the second straight week to beat Manti 61-38 on Friday, September 25 in Blanding. It was the second week in a row the Broncos trailed in the first half of the game and the second straight week they exploded offensively to take...

San Juan County cross country teams perform well in Moab, Dolores, Newcomb

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor All four schools representing San Juan County descended on Moab on Wednesday, September 23 to compete in the annual Red Rock Invitational hosted by Grand County High School. The event featured 266 varsity athletes from 12 different schools All the local teams had good...

Mason Lyman drops in a putt for the San Juan Broncos earlier this season. Lyman was named Most Consistent Player during the Region 18 Championship, played this past Monday, September 21 in Sterling. Rob Wilcox photo

Broncos finish sixth in boys golf region championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It’s hard to believe but the San Juan High School boys golf team has already begun their postseason. The Broncos finished in sixth place in the Region 18 Championship on Monday, September 21. The region title match was played at the Palisade Golf Course in Sterling,...

The San Juan girls soccer team celebrates a recent goal. Pictured (left to right) are Ari Adams, Ellie Beck, Brooklyn Lameman, and Brooklyn Pincock. The Lady Broncos are looking to get back in the win column after suffering losses in their last three games. Brooke Pehrson photo

San Juan girls soccer team looks to rebound from tough stretch

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It has been a tough September so far for the San Juan High School girls soccer team. They did open the month with a nice 5-1 win over South Sevier, but since then they’ve lost three games in a row, dropping to 5-7 on the season. The Lady Broncos fell 2-0 at Millard on...

Whitehorse running back Hunter Tsinigine stiffarms Monticello’s Miles Coleman to gain some of his nearly 200 yards against the Buckaroos on September 21 in Montezuma Creek. Also in on the play are Dillion Leo (#2), Eliyeontay Silas (#55), Tyrell Black (#8), and Canyon Christensen (#11). Katelyn Yellowman photo

Monticello uses strong second half to distance Whitehorse in battle of top two 8-man teams

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroos (4-1) earned a hard fought win against the Whitehorse Raiders (4-2) in a clash between top-four teams in the Utah 8-player ranks on Monday September 21. The game originally scheduled for Friday September 18 was rescheduled due to flooding in...

Whitehorse volleyball team splits games in past two weeks

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Since suffering a loss to Monument Valley in the first Battle of the Drum matchup of the season, the Whitehorse volleyball team has played just two games. Both games were decided in straight sets. On September 8 the Lady Raiders lost at Red Mesa, AZ and this past...

San Juan's Quincy Singer (#14) follows a block from Kreed Herring (#20) for a gain against Delta. Brooke Pehrson photo

Broncos dominate second half to outlast Delta in battle of top two 2A teams

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team’s homecoming game against Delta this past Friday, September 18 marked the third time in a row the 2A #1 Broncos were up against the team ranked second. They knocked off Summit Academy on September 4 and South Summit on September...