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The 23-24 Monument Valley High School boys basketball team finished the regular season with a 5-17 record and the #18 seed in the 1A Tournament. Members of the team include: (top row, left to right) Coach Merril Smith, Braxton Goodshield, Joshua Hicks, Melias Cly, Brice Goodshield, Tobias Grey, Coach Edelbert Slim. Bottom: Manager Keilana Smith, Akecheta Shortman, Riley Stanley, and Manager Lamyah Fatt. Courtesy photo

Monument Valley girls earn #1 seed while boys head to play-in game

Region 19 teams wrapped up regular season play last week and are on to the state tournament. Leading the way with the #1 seed in the 1A tournament are the Monument Valley girls basketball team. The girls will open the state tournament in Richfield on Wednesday, February 28 at 1:00 pm. The Monument...

Whitehorse Raiders basketball close out the season with wins, ready for state

Region 19 teams wrapped up regular season play last week and are on to the state tournament. The Whitehorse Raiders teams are in the tournament with the girls earning the #7 seed and the boys earning the #12 seed. Both teams open tournament play on February 28 in Richfield. The boys play at 11:30...

Monticello teams close out regular season

Region 19 teams wrapped up regular season play last week and are on to the state tournament. With Monticello boys and girls both earned the #14 seed in their respective tournaments. The boys host Dugway in a play-in game on Saturday at 1:00 pm, while the girls are in for the state tournament in...

San Juan girls suffer season-ending loss at North Sevier at state

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls basketball team traveled to Salina on Tuesday, February 13 to face #13 North Sevier in the first round of the 2A Utah State Tournament. The Lady Wolves jumped out to a 16-6 lead after one quarter, but the Lady Broncos rallied to outscore...

San Juan sophomore Tripp Palmer performs an uncanny impersonation of Michael Jordan during the Broncos’ 82-39 win over Intermountain Christian in the 2A state first round February 14. Anthony Done (#25) and Brigham Nielson (#1) cover on the play. Palmer was a consistent contributor off the bench for the Broncos this season but suffered an injury in this game and was unable to play in the second round. Richard Kaer photo

Bronco boys basketball season comes to a close with loss in second round of 2A tourney

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team’s season came to a close on Saturday, February 17 with a tough 60-49 loss to #5 North Summit in the second round of the 2A Utah State Tournament. The Broncos were slow out of the gate against the speedy, volatile Braves...

San Juan senior Justice Black releases a shot against Grand County in Blanding February 9. The Broncos suffered a 70-66 loss to the Red Devils in their final game of the regular season. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan basketball teams close regular season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor There are always fireworks when the San Juan and Grand County basketball teams meet. Their matchups this past week were no exception as both the girls and boys teams concluded regular seasons against their longtime rivals. On Friday, February 9 the Bronco boys...

Bill Boyle inducted into UHSAA Circle of Fame

Bill Boyle was inducted into the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Circle of Fame at the Utah State Wrestling Tournament on February 10. Boyle, Editor of the San Juan Record, served on the UHSAA Board of Trustees for 12 years, including four years as president of the board. The UHSAA...

Monument Valley's Yanabah Smith finished 3rd to win the first girl's wrestling medal for the school. Courtesy photo

Whitehorse, Monument Valley teams battle at 1A State Tourney

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Two wrestlers represented the Whitehorse Raiders at the 1A Utah State Tournament in Richfield February 9-10. The team scored four points to finish 11th in the state. At 285 pounds Lucas Collins went 1-2 on the weekend. His win came in the first round of the...

San Juan junior JD Palmer works over an opponent at the 2A Utah State Wrestling Tournament in Richfield. Palmer was one of four Bronco wrestlers to finish second at the tourney and the Broncos earned a third-place trophy as a team. Tayia Bennett photo

San Juan Broncos finish third in 2A Utah State Wrestling Tournament

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School wrestling team spent the past weekend at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield, closing out the 2023-24 season with a very nice third-place finish with 155.5 points at the 2A Utah State Tournament. Four Broncos earned the right to wrestle in...

Monticello senior Zac Thayn turns his opponent from Altamont in the 144 lb. 1A state wrestling semi-finals. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello Buckaroos come home with fourth place in 1A Utah State Wrestling Tournament

by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer The Monticello Buckaroo Wrestlers closed out their season at the 1A Utah State Tournament this past weekend, finishing fourth as a team. The Buckaroos had a good showing, placing eight of their 12 wrestlers in the medals. The Buckaroos had four wrestlers who...