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San Juan baseball season concludes with loss to eventual state champs

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School baseball team won 16 of their last 17 regular season games and was poised to make a deep run in the 2025 2A Utah State Baseball Tournament this past weekend at BYU. But a loss to the rival Grand County Red Devils in their opening game of the...

San Juan’s Talon Mendoza (#5) gets a big lead off second base as Corbin Middleton (#13) attempts to drive him in on May 3 in Blanding. Trace York is pitching for Grand County with Javelin Pierce catching, and Tatym Bisco (#8) playing shortstop. The Broncos suffered a surprise 7-4 loss to the Red Devils in their opening game of the 2A Utah State Tournament. They began play in the one-loss bracket against Duchesne on May 6, now needing seven straight wins to capture the state title. Richard Kaer photo

Top-ranked Broncos suffer upset loss to rival Grand County in state opener

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor When the final 2A baseball RPI standings and state tournament brackets were revealed by the Utah High School Activities Association this past week San Juan was ranked first, Monticello eighth, and Grand County ninth. That meant the Broncos would host their two...

Monticello golf teams win Region 19 titles

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello girls and boys golf teams have dominated Region 19 all season long and on Monday, May 5 they made it official as both teams won their region championship matches at the Green River State Park Golf Course. It was the fifth straight region title for the...

Lady Buckaroos take fourth place at 39-team SUU Coliseum Track and Field Championships

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School track and field teams traveled all the way over to Cedar City this past Friday and Saturday, May 2-3 to compete in the Southern Utah University High School Coliseum Championships. It was the final meet of the regular season for the Buckaroos...

Monticello freshman Maya Lopez beats the tag to score a run in a game earlier this season in Monticello. The Lady Buckaroo softball season came to a close this past Saturday, May 3 with a state play-in loss to Piute in Monroe. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello softball season ends in Monroe

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School softball team’s season came to a close this past Saturday, May 3 with a tough 10-9 loss to Piute in a 2A state play-in game in Monroe. The #17 Lady Buckaroos played one of their best games of the season but came up just short against the #16...

San Juan softball team bounces back from loss to defeat Parowan

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan Lady Broncos traveled all the way up to Duchesne on Saturday, May 3 just to play a very familiar foe in the first round of the 2A Utah State Softball Tournament. For the third time this season #10 San Juan squared off with local rival and seventh-seeded...

Members of the team include: (standing, left to right) Head Coach Josh Keyes, Coach Brian Kirby, Seth Taylor, Kaden Pehrson, Kord Young, Camren Carpenter, Cache Young, Tristan Felix, Jackson Keyes, Mustafajaan Rahim, Tristan Burtenshaw, Jaeden Camacho, Nick Felix, Ryan Young. Kneeling: Kami Kirby Kirby, Ethan Lee, Diego Cortez, Arturo Guiterrez, Tyson Wheeler, Peyton Hatathley, and Annabelle Felix. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroos look to stay alive in baseball title fight after first-round loss to Grand

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello Buckaroos suffered a tough 18-1 loss to local rival Grand County in the opening game of the 2A Utah State Baseball Tournament on Saturday, May 3 in Blanding. The loss came as part of a three-team pod hosted by San Juan High School that featured all...

San Juan track and field teams finish regular season at BYU Invite

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School track and field team closed out their regular season this past Friday and Saturday, May 2-3 with a trip to Provo to compete in the PACS BYU Invitational. The Broncos earned nine points at the huge annual event, which boasted 137 teams and 3,...

San Juan boys tennis team takes third in divisional championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys tennis team got several strong performances at the South Divisional Championships in Moab on Tuesday, April 29. The Broncos scored nine points to finish third behind divisional champion South Sevier and runner-up Gunnison Valley. Wasatch...

Monticello junior Jackson Keyes strokes a 291-foot home run against Grand County on April 22. Keyes is batting a very impressive .500 with seven doubles, four home runs, and one triple. The Buckaroos are looking for a deep run in the 2A Utah State Tournament, which begins this Saturday, May 3. Anna Fredericks photo

Top-ranked San Juan defeats Monticello to close regular season both teams on to playoffs

by Jackson Keyes Contributing Writer The state’s top-ranked 2A baseball team, the San Juan Broncos, rolled into Monticello on Friday, April 25 showcasing exactly why they hold that spot. San Juan overpowered the Monticello Buckaroos with a dominant 13-3 victory. The Broncos displayed an efficient...