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Team Toney wins inaugural Pioneer Day Bowden Hunter Memorial Golf Tournament

by Jenaea Hunter Contributing Writer The inaugural Bowden Hunter Memorial Golf Tournament this past weekend at the Hideout Golf Club in Monticello featured 23 teams and 88 players all vying for the championship. The four-person scramble tournament came down to a tight finish among two Moab teams,...

Isaac Burton, Lisa Anderson win Blue Mountain 5K race

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Isaac Burton cruised into Monticello from Grand Junction, CO this past Saturday, July 26 to pace the field of 64 and win the annual Blue Mountain Pioneer Day 5K, crossing the line in 18:29.5. Burton’s time was nearly four minutes quicker than the 2024 champion’s run...

Team Black Magic, Aaron and Brita Miles (left), won the Pioneer Day Pickleball Tournament in Monticello on July 26. Team Dochay, Lisa Anderson and Dave Anderson, were the runners-up. Courtesy photo

2025 Pioneer Day Pickleball Winners

Team Black Magic, Aaron and Brita Miles won the Pioneer Day Pickleball Tournament in Monticello on July 26. Team Dochay, Lisa Anderson and Dave Anderson, were the runners-up.

Pictured: (left to right) Blackhorse, Palmer, Lambert, and Carroll. Courtesy photo

2025 Pioneer Day Cornhole champions

Zane Lambert and Ronnie Carroll won the Competitive Cornhole tournament on July 26, beating Kaluani Blackhorse and Sean Palmer. The Whip-Holes, Ashton and Aysleigh Whipple won the Monticello Pioneer Day Family Cornhole Tournament for the third straight year.

Look out, ball! – Wyatt Toney loads up to blast another shot downrange in the Long Drive Competition during Monticello Pioneer Day celebrations. Jeff Simon photo

Wyatt Toney wins third straight Pioneer Day long drive title

by Jeff Simon Hideout Golf Club PGA Professional It seems nothing can stop Wyatt Toney from winning the Hideout Golf Club’s annual long drive contest. For the third straight year, Toney won the event, blowing away the field with a drive of 355 yards. Tony, from Moab, first captured the junior title...

Call ‘em whatever you want, you definitely can’t beat ‘em. Bayles Exploration won their fifth straight Blue Mountain Invitational Softball championship on Saturday, July 26 during Monticello Pioneer Day celebrations. The team, in one form or another, has been a longtime staple in the annual tournament. Courtesy photo

Bayles Exploration wins fifth straight Blue Mountain Invitational Softball championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Bayles Exploration of Herriman, UT clobbered Bountiful, UT’s Kings 12-1 to win their fifth straight Blue Mountain Invitational Fastpitch Softball Tournament championship on Saturday, July 26. Bayles Exploration has dominated the Pioneer Day softball scene in...

Utah Food Bank to Host Second Annual Golf Tournament in Monticello Aug. 8

Utah Food Bank is hosting their second annual Fore Corners Against Hunger golf tournament on Friday, August 8, at Hideout Golf Club in Monticello. This scramble-format tournament will directly benefit Utah Food Bank Southeastern Distribution Center’s work to fight hunger in the San Juan and Grand...

Trez Perkins and Ana Martinez are first-time Hideout Club Champions

by Jeff Simon Hideout Golf Club PGA Professional There’s a new club champion at the Hideout Golf Club. Monticello’s own Trez Perkins dethroned two-time defending champion Josh Keyes on Saturday, July 12 to win the 2025 Hideout Club Championship. Perkins shot a 3-over-par round of 75 to win the 18-...

Members of the championship team include: (top row, left to right) Lynden Lang, Austri Shumway, Abbi Crofts, Remy Bradford, U’niq Dandy, Lucy Harris. Bottom: Briggz Singer, Brock Harrison, Korbin Jones, Archer Johnson, Aiker Palmer, Tucker Nielson, Roman Shumway, and Braez Andersen. Courtesy photo

Jason Workman Memorial mini madness Softball Tournament champions 2025

Energy Fuels won the younger division of the annual Jason Workman Memorial Mini Madness Tournament during the Blanding Fourth of July Celebrations on Thursday, July 3. Balla$ won the older division in the annual Jason Workman Memorial Mini Madness Tournament during Blanding Independence Day...

Members of the team include: (left to right) Josh Yardley, Jade Yardley, Ta’ssi Su’esu’e, Swayzi Jack, Ramsey Holliday, and Nate Einerson. Courtesy photo

4th of July Volleyball Tournament

Team Grillin’ defeated Team Whitney Ivins to win the 6-on-6 volleyball tournament during the Blanding Fourth of July Celebration on Saturday, July 5, dethroning the defending champions of the 2024 tournament. Team Grillin’ dominated the event, going 8-0 on the weekend.