Sports

Good weekend for Buck wrestlers

The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers traveled to Orem this past weekend to participate in the JV Rumble tournament. When Colorado postponed their wrestling season, the Buckaroos were forced to find other options for their entire January tournament schedule. Coaches have worked hard to keep the team on...

Monticello wrestlers open new year at Battle at the Pound

Monticello High School wrestlers hit the mat for the first time in 2021, opening the new year at the Battle at the Pound at Gunnison Valley High School Saturday, January 9. Twelve Buckaroos competed in the event, and the team finished in ninth place with 143 points in a field of 15 teams. Senior...

San Juan sports teams close out old year, start new one with basketball and wrestling trips

The San Juan High School boys basketball team had just a couple days to enjoy a very short Christmas break before they hit the court again at the Steve Hodson Cancer Classic in Cedar City December 28-30. It was a tournament of positives and negatives for the Broncos. They lost their opening game to...

Monticello girls basketball team opens 2021 and Region 16 play on the road January 8-9

With the arrival of a new year, the Monticello High School girls basketball team was hoping for a fresh new start as they commenced Region 16 play on Friday, January 8 in Duchesne. Monticello struggled to find the bottom of the net from the start, and the Lady Eagles raced out to an 8-2 first...

A look back at 2020: The Monument Valley and Whitehorse high school year in sports

In this issue of the Record we’re looking back at the 2020 high school sports year for all the teams in San Juan County. In this story we feature Monument Valley and Whitehorse high schools. Battle of the Drum One of the biggest highlights of the year for Monument Valley and Whitehorse was the...

San Juan High 2020 sports year in review

In this issue of the Record we’re looking back at the 2020 high school sports year for all the teams in San Juan County. In this story we feature the San Juan High School Broncos. Boys basketball One of the goals for the 2019-2020 San Juan High School boys basketball team was to win their state...

Tuffest champion

Spanish Valley resident Ean Ellis placed first at the Vegas Tuffest Junior World Championships earlier this month in Tulsa, OK. Ean won the rodeo title for 12 and under in the Junior Tie Down event. Courtesy photo

Whirlwind of a start for San Juan boys and girls basketball teams

In an absolute whirlwind of a start to the 2020-21 season, the San Juan High School boys basketball team played nine games in 15 days, culminating this past week with a win over Uintah, a loss to Real Salt Lake Academy, and a win against Monticello. The Broncos began the week on December 15 with a...

Monticello High School basketball teams drop four games to close preseason in busy week

After being idle for over a week, the Monticello girls basketball team got back on the court when they traveled to Delta on Friday, December 18 to play the Lady Rabbits in a non-region matchup. The Lady Bucks continued on to Richfield the following day, Saturday for a Central Utah Preview game with...

Monticello High boys basketball plunders the Pirates to record their first win of the season

The Monticello boys basketball team tipped off their first home game against the Green River Pirates on Tuesday, December 8 and came away with Coach Josh Keyes’s first win of the season and as head coach of the program. The Bucks got off to hot start offensively, scoring 24 points in the first...