Sports
by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor
Area high school track and field teams got the 2022 season underway this past weekend at the Red Rocks Invitational in Moab on Saturday, March 12.
San Juan, Monticello, and Whitehorse high schools competed against a solid field that included teams from Carbon, Emery,...
by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor
The San Juan High School softball team opened the 2022 spring season this past week with a tough 10-0 loss to the rival Grand County Red Devils in Moab on Tuesday, March 8.
Grand opened with a two-run first inning, then the teams battled for the next three innings...
Five local high school student athletes earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-state honors for the 2021-2022 winter sports season.
From San Juan High School, Tyler Bayles was named to the Academic All-state wrestling team. It’s his second Academic All-state honor of...
by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor
Entering the 2021-2022 basketball season, the San Juan High School girls were looking to build varsity experience and make strides on their game individually and as a team. Though they struggled a bit in the win/loss column, they did just that.
The Lady Broncos picked...
The 1A state basketball tournament saw five San Juan County teams compete last week in Richfield. Four teams went 1-2 at the tournament, while one team went 0-2.
On Wednesday, the first day of the tournament, the Whitehorse Raiders boys basketball team were the lone winners in the first round.
The...
The 1A state basketball tournament is set and five of the six 1A teams in San Juan County have qualified for the tournament this week in Richfield.
Among those five teams is the Monument Valley boys basketball team, who earned their right to play in the tournament with a win in a do-or-die play-in...
by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor
When the San Juan High School boys basketball team tipped off their season back in November, they knew they could very well be playing for a state championship at the end of the year.
Not only did they know it was possible, anything less would have seemed like a...
by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor
Thirty years ago, way before any of the current San Juan High School boys basketball players were even a thought in their parents’ minds, the Broncos won their last Utah State basketball championship.
Their last championship, that is, until this past weekend at the...
by Rhett Sifford
Sports Editor
The San Juan High School boys basketball team began their quest for a 2A state championship with a fairly easy 51-37 second-round win over Beaver in the San Juan gym this past Saturday, February 19.
The win gives the Broncos their third-straight trip to the state...
The Monticello High School basketball teams went 3-1 in their last week of regular season play. The boys punched their ticket to the state tournament with the girls will compete in a play-in game on Saturday, February 26.
Monticello boys went 2-0 on the week, earning victories over Dove Creek and...