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Whitehorse Lady Raiders start season 1-1 after long road trip

he Whitehorse girls basketball team opened the season with a road trip to northern Utah going 1-1 to start the season. The lady Raiders earned their first win of the season on Thursday November 20 at Altamont by a score of 41-22. Whitehorse trailed 12-11 after one quarter but the Raiders defense...

San Juan girls battle hard, but suffers season-opening losses

The San Juan High School girls basketball team suffered two tough losses this past week to open the 2025-26 season. On Tuesday, November 18 the Lady Broncos opened on the road against the Carbon Lady Dinos in Price. They trailed 8-3 after one quarter and 27-12 at halftime on the way to a 54-35...

Bronco boys basketball team splits games in Tropic, Bicknell to open new hoops season

The San Juan High School boys basketball team opened the 2025-26 season this past Friday and Saturday, November 21-22 with a trip west to take on Bryce Valley and Wayne. On Friday, just six days after many of them won their fifth straight football state championship in Herriman, the boys took the...

San Juan senior Jagger Nieves (#2) circumvents South Summit defenders in the 2A state championship game November 15. Nieves carried the ball 24 times for 150 yards and three touchdowns in the Broncos’ 57-10 win over the Wildcats, pacing his team to their fifth state championship in a row. Boston Bowers photo

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Views from the San Juan High Football's 57-10 win over South Summit in the 2025 2A State Championship game. The win marks 5 years in a row of state championship football for San Juan

With another dominating win, the San Juan Bronco football team earned their fifth straight 2A state championship on November 15. The Broncos defeated the South Summit Wildcats 57-10. See inside for a comprehensive story and a number of photos. See the San Juan Record website, at sjrnews.com, for even more photos. Boston Bowers photo

Broncos dominate Wildcats to win fifth straight 2A state championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team accomplished what only three other Utah teams before them have this past Saturday at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman. They won their fifth straight Utah State football championship with a convincing 57-10 victory over the South...

Whitehorse senior Lance Tsinigine (#29) battles for yardage against Rich in the 8-Player semifinals November 7 at Southern Utah University. Katelyn Yellowman photo

Raiders fall to Rich Rebels in semifinals

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse High School football season came to a close this past Friday, November 7 in the 8-Player Utah State semifinals with a 50-8 loss to the #1 Rich Rebels in Cedar City. The Raiders began the game with possession and gained 43 yards on the ground on eight...

San Juan quarterback Beau Yeomans scampers into the end zone in the second quarter of the Broncos’ semifinal game against Summit Academy. Oaysis Nielson photo

Broncos punch ticket to fifth straight 2A state championship game with semifinal victory

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team took another step closer to their fifth straight 2A Utah State Championship this past Saturday, November 8 with a 51-27 beatdown of Summit Academy at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. The Broncos’ state semifinal win was...

Monticello senior Landon Shumway carries the ball into the end zone to open the scoring in the 8-Player Utah State semifinals on November 7 in Cedar City. Shumway scored three of the Buckaroos’ four touchdowns in their loss to the Milford Tigers at Southern Utah University. Monticello ends their season with a 5-6 record. Dave Argyle photo

Monticello season ends with semifinal loss

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroo football season came to an end in the 8-Player Utah State semifinals on November 7. The #6 Buckaroos fell to the #2 Milford Tigers 83-24 at Southern Utah University’s Eccles Coliseum in Cedar City. Monticello played the game without two-year...

Whitehorse quarterback Tristan Black surveys the field. Black threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns in the quarterfinal win. Katelyn Yellowman photo

Raiders advance to football semifinals with win over Thunderbirds

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse High School football team earned a decisive 38-20 victory over Utah Military Academy Hill Field in a 8-player quarterfinal game on Halloween. The win improved the Raiders to 6-2 on the season and earned the team their second trip to the state semifinals...

Members of the San Juan boys cross country team pose with their 2nd place trophy. Holly Walker photo

San Juan Bronco boys earn runner-up team trophy, girls take sixth place, and Platte Lyman takes second overall at state meet

by David Boyle News Director The San Juan High School boys cross country team earned the runner-up trophy at the 2025 2A state cross country meet at Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City on October 28. Coach Holly Walker said the team was hungry for a boys cross country title, something they last...