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A big week – San Juan junior Chad Yellow wrestled in the Ross Brunson All-Star Duals in Orem on January 9, then earned the Most Outstanding Wrestler honor at the North Sevier Invitational January 13.  Courtesy photo
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The past week for the San Juan High School wrestling team began with a special honor. On Tuesday, January 9 Chad Yellow and Taylor Black wrestled in the annual Ross Brunson Utah All-Star tournament at Utah Valley University in Orem. Though both Broncos suffered losses...
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by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer The Monticello High School wrestling team headed to the Nucla, CO Invitational Saturday, January 13 where they brought home a second-place team finish. The nine-team tournament featured an exciting team race throughout the day. It was Montrose ending on top...
by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse High School boys and girls basketball teams hosted Monticello on January 9. The teams split the matchup with the Monticello boys defeating the Raiders and the Whitehorse girls defeating the Buckaroos. In the boys game Monticello held an 11-7 lead after...
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team played some of their best basketball of the new year against some of their toughest opponents this past week, but all they have to show for it is one win in three tries. It was a big win indeed on Friday, January 12 in the...
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse High School wrestling team hasn’t had an exceptionally busy schedule to this point, but they opened the new year this past Saturday, January 13 with their first tournament in almost two months. They traveled to Kirtland, NM to compete in the Bronco...
Members of the '94 state championship basketball team. Photo from the San Juan Record
Members of the Monticello basketball 1994 state championship team will be honored at halftime of the Monticello-Grand basketball game on January 16. Members of the team will hold a social at 6 pm in the cafeteria for anyone in the community who wants to say hello, with a presentation at halftime of...
San Juan senior Synessa Atcitty battles Gunnison players for a loose ball on January 6 as Kaidence Mitchell (#31) and Hayden Shumway (#20) cover. The Lady Broncos won the game 48-36, their third victory of the season. Richard Kaer photo
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls basketball team closed out 2023 with two wins and eight losses. They were looking to get in the win column when they hosted their first two games of the new year this past Friday and Saturday, January 5 and 6. On Friday they welcomed the...
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team was looking strong at the end of 2023 with four wins in five games. They cruised into the Christmas break with an 81-31 win over Monticello in the annual meeting with their local rivals. But the break seems to have...
San Juan senior Trace Bennett works over an opponent at the 2A Duals in Richfield January 6. Bennett went 8-2 on the weekend, helping the Broncos to a third-place finish in the tournament.  Tayia Bennett photo
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School wrestling team opened 2024 this past weekend in Richfield at the 2A Duals at Richfield High School. The tournament featured 11 2A teams including the Broncos. San Juan won duals over South Sevier, Duchesne, North Summit, North Sevier,...
Monticello's JD McDonald drives on a Green River defender January 4.  Anna Fredericks photo
by Bill Boyle San Juan Record Editor The Monticello Buckaroo basketball team lost a lead in the last minute and fell to the Green River Pirates 55-52 in the opening game of Region 19 play on January 4. The game was tight from beginning to end but turned in the last minute to the favor of the...

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