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Monticello senior Makenna Peterson (#4) puts up a shot as teammate Tessa Slade (#10) and Shaydin Freestone (#21) looks on and Whitehorse defenders (left to right) Kaleigh Chee, Keiarra Martin (partially obscurred), Malia Sam, Lakyara Begay and Heidi Clark look for a rebound. The Lady Raiders won the game between local Region 19 rivals on January 27 to win 55-34. Whitehorse is 15-4 on the season, ranked sixth in the 1A standings. Monticello is 5-14, ranked 17th. Anna Fredericks photo

Whitehorse girls basketball team gathers momentum in regular season homestretch

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse High School girls basketball team has won five games in a row and 11 of their last 12 dating back to December 19. Their only loss in that span was to San Juan on January 20 and most recently the Lady Raiders have racked up wins over Green River;...

Lady Cougars break out of slump, both teams look for strong finish

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley girls basketball team picked up two wins in six recent games. On January 21 the Lady Cougars defeated Grand County 60-45. Four Lady Cougars scored in double figures, including Dakotah Cly with 18, LeighAn Atene with 16, Nesbah Hunt with 12, and...

Bronco boys win two, continue to play well

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team was looking to string together a couple of wins and move up in the 2A standings prior to the start of the state tournament. The #9 Broncos did their job, shutting down two good teams to beat them both by around 20. They...

Kheirra Keith wrestles an opponent from Enterprise. Cameron Adair photo

San Juan girls earn second place, qualify 13 for state in divisionals

by Art Adair Contributing Writer The 1A/2A classifications held their first-ever divisional tournaments on January 31. The San Juan Lady Bronco grapplers competed at the Divisional B Tournament in Enterprise, UT. Host Enterprise claimed the team title, with San Juan finishing second, followed by...

Whitehorse boys wrestling team takes fifth in 1A divisional tournament, girls finish sixth

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse boys wrestling team finished in fifth place and qualified four wrestlers for the 1A state tournament at the 1A Division A tournament on January 30 in Randolph, Utah. Whitehorse was led by senior Lance Tsinigine who won a divisional championship at 144...

Lady Broncos play well but fall to top-three teams

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls basketball team faced two of the top three teams in Utah 2A girls basketball this past weekend On Friday, January 30 the #8 Lady Broncos welcomed the #3 Enterprise Lady Wolves to the SJHS gym. In the teams’ previous meeting January 9 in...

Monticello's John Leber pins his opponent in the divisional finals. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroos take third in divisionals, qualify ten wrestlers for state tournament

by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer Under the bright lights of the 1A Division B Wrestling Tournament in Panguitch this past Saturday, January 31 the Monticello Buckaroos battled through the brackets to a third-place team finish. The Buckaroos put six wrestlers in the finals and qualified ten...

Monument Valley's Jace Tsosie earns near fall points in the divisional final. Anna Fredericks photo

Three Monument Valley wrestlers earn divisional titles with eyes on state tournament.

The Monument Valley girls wrestling team finished 3rd and qualified six wrestlers for the 1A/2A state tournament at the Division A tournament on January 31 in Duchesne, Utah. Leading the way for the Cougars were sisters Aiyana and Priseis Parker who both won divisional titles. In her lone match at...

San Juan Bronco senior Grady Lacy rolls through to place an opponent on his back for a pin in the finals. Lacy won the division tournament in Blanding last weekend. Tayia Bennett photo

Bronco wrestlers take third in Division Tournament, qualify 16 for state tournament

by Art Adair Contributing Writer The San Juan boys wrestling team hosted the 2A Division A Tournament this past Saturday, January 23 in Blanding. Seven teams competed, with the San Juan Broncos placing third overall with 193 points, finishing behind Beaver (302 points) and divisional champion South...

San Juan Broncos finding their identity, confidence as basketball regular season draws to close

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team had won three of their last four games going into their long road trip to Parowan and Kanab this past Friday and Saturday, January 23-24. One of those wins was a very nice 59-58 road victory over Beaver on January 10 that...