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Monticello senior Tommy Morrison (#1) makes a tackle on a Water Canyon ball carrier on October 17 as teammates Canyon Christensen (#11) and William Rogers (#8) pursue. The Buckaroos smacked the Wildcats 53-6, finishing the regular season with a 4-5 record. The seventh-ranked Bucks will open the Utah 8-Player State Tournament against #10 Monument Valley this Friday, October 24 in Monticello. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroos cruise to win to close regular season, look to start state tournament strong

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School football team earned a 53-6 win in their final regular season game of the year on October 17 to end the year with a 4-5 regular season record. Monticello received the opening kick of the game which went out of bounds giving the Bucks the ball...

Broncos close regular season with three straight wins, reclaim 2A top spot

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor There were some folks around the state of Utah speculating that maybe the San Juan Broncos weren’t unbeatable this season, that it was time for a new #1 in the 2A classification. Much of that noise came from Monroe, UT this past week, the community the South Sevier...

Whitehorse volleyball team looks to reestablish momentum at state

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse High School volleyball team concluded their regular season with five games in just eight days. They defeated Rough Rock, AZ and Escalante, but fell to Wayne, Monticello, and Monument Valley. Against Rough Rock on Tuesday, October 7 the Lady Raiders...

Lady Bronco soccer season ends with tough loss in state first round

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls soccer team entered the 2025 2A Utah State Tournament this past Wednesday, October 15 as the 12th seed. They were looking for a big upset win against #5 Rowland Hall when they traveled all the way up to Salt Lake City to face the Lady...

Monument Valley, Monticello volleyball prep for state

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley and Monticello volleyball teams concluded their regular seasons with a trip to Richfield this past Friday and Saturday, October 17-18 to play in the 1A-2A Clash at the Sevier Valley Center. The Lady Cougars lost the first two games of the...

San Juan volleyball earns #2 seed, looks to make a deep run at state

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School volleyball team constructed a run for the ages in their regular season this year, finishing with a 23-4 record. They’re the #2 seed heading into the 2A Utah State Volleyball Tournament and will enjoy a first-round bye. The Lady Broncos...

San Juan cross country boys finish second, girls fourth in Divisional Championship Meet

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School cross country teams ran a very strong race in the Utah 2A Divisional Meet on Tuesday, October 14 at Lakeside Sports Park in Orem. Junior Platte Lyman set a new personal record, coming across the line in 17:16 to win the boys Section A...

Monument Valley's Summer Atene crosses the finish line 2nd overall

Monument Valley cross-country team small but mighty at Region 19 championships

The Monument Valley Cougar cross-country team was small but mighty at the Region 19 cross country meet on October 16 at Loyds Lake in Monticello. The Cougars were led by Sophomore Summer Atene who was the runner-up at the girls meet. Atene earned her second place medal running the 5k course in a...

lady Raiders leap in the air after learning they won the region 19 championship

Whitehorse girls earn region cross-country title, boys runner-up

The Whitehorse girls cross country team won the Region 19 cross-country championship while boasting a handful of top 10 finishes in both the boys and girls region meet in Monticello at Loyds Lake on October 16. It was a team effort for the lady Raiders as they finished five points better than...

Monticello Senior Kooper Nielson crosses the finish line in 1st place

Monticello boys take 1st at cross-country region Nielson and Carling earn individual titles

Monticello boys earned another Region 19 cross-country championship while the Bucks also delivered the top overall winners in both the boys and girls region meet at Loyds Lake on October 16. Monticello senior Kooper Nielson earned an individual and team title in the Region 19 cross country...