Sports

left to right: Whitehorse Coach Joni Dickson, senior Heidi Clark, junior Hannah Clark and Coach Derrick Dickson represent the Lady Raiders with Heidi Clark competing at the Utah 1A All-Star game on March 15 in Salina, scoring four points in the contest. Courtesy photo

Whitehorse senior Heidi Clark plays in All-Star game

Whitehorse senior Heidi Clark was selected to play on the Utah 1A girls basketball All-Star team and competed against 2A All-Stars at a game on March 15 at North Sevier High School in Salina. Clark was one of nine 1A All-Star selections and was the starting point guard for the 1A team. With all...

San Juan’s Thomas Harden and Monticello’s Jaeden Camacho explode off the blocks in the Red Rock Invitational in Moab on March 8. The two athletes’ teams competed against each other this past weekend in the Farm Bureau Invitational in Price, although they were shorthanded due to Utah spring break. Camacho’s top finish in Price was 23rd in the 200-meter dash. He set a new personal record with his time of 24.78 in the event. Jeff Hunt photo

Monticello girls take seventh in annual Farm Bureau Track and Field Invitational in Price

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello and San Juan high school track and field teams traveled to Price on Saturday, March 15 to compete in the Farm Bureau Invitational at Carbon High School. Because San Juan County schools were in spring break this past week the teams were by no means...

Broncos baseball split games against challenging opponents at Red Devil Invitational

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor While most of the student athletes in San Juan County were enjoying a week off for spring break, the San Juan High School baseball team was continuing a grueling start to the 2025 season with four more games this past weekend. The Broncos made the short trip north to...

Tavon Black Monticello senior ~ state champion 175 pounds ~ 27 wins - 16 losses

Monticello High wrestlers earn All-State honors

Thirteen wrestlers representing San Juan County finished third or better in their respective state tournaments this season. The San Juan Record is proud to present profiles of the Monticello High School boys All-State wrestlers this week. Profiles of additional All-State athletes will appear in...

San Juan defender Taren Bayles (left) and goalkeeper Javin Montella (#22) team up to snuff out a Beaver shot in the 2025 boys soccer season opener Tuesday, March 4 in Blanding. The Broncos suffered a tough 5-0 loss in the game. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan soccer season begins.

The 2025 boys soccer season opened Tuesday, March 4 in Blanding. The Broncos suffered a tough 5-0 loss in the game. The team is set for a busy week when they return to the pitch following Spring Break. On Tuesday, March 18 they’ll travel to Fillmore to take on Millard. They return home on Thursday...

San Juan baseball team goes 3-1 to open season at Cactus Classic in Mesquite, Nevada

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School baseball team opened the 2025 season with three wins and one loss at the annual Cactus Classic tournament this past weekend hosted by Virgin Valley High School in Mesquite, NV. The Broncos began with a 7-2 win over Duchesne on Thursday, March...

Kota Nielson, 2025 Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo Queen (left) poses with 2024 Queen Charley Carter. Courtesy photo

Local resident is 2025 rodeo queen

Kota Nielson will be Queen of the Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo, held after Memorial Day weekend in Spanish Valley. Nielson is 17 years old and lives in San Juan County. She has always had a love for animals and for her farm-and-ranching lifestyle. She has a deep love for the outdoors, especially from the...

Track season begins with meet in Moab

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Track and field teams representing San Juan County traveled to Moab on Saturday, March 8 to compete in the annual Red Rock Invitational at Grand County High School. Three individual athletes and one relay team earned championships. San Juan’s Tripp Palmer sailed over...

Buckaroos start baseball season off with a couple lopsided wins

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School baseball team notched two wins in the past week to open their season with a 2-0 mark. First, on Thursday, March 6, the Buckaroos destroyed the Monument Valley, AZ 24-0 in Kayenta. Sophomore Triston Felix had an outstanding day at the plate,...

Khatira Keith San Juan Junior ~ state champion 170 pounds ~ 12 wins - 3 losses

San Juan and Monument Valley girls wrestlers earn all-state honors

Thirteen wrestlers representing San Juan County finished third or better in their respective state tournaments this season. The San Juan Record is proud to present profiles of the San Juan High School and Monument Valley girls All-State wrestlers this week. Profiles of additional wrestlers and All-...