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Whitehorse girls basketball team huddles for a cheer after a win over Valley at the state tournament. TeamHive.Live screengrab

Whitehorse girls bounce back from loss to dominate and earn spot in 1A state 5th place game

The Whitehorse lady Raiders are on to the 5th place game at the 1A girls state basketball tournament at Salt Lake Community College in Taylorsville, Utah. The #6 seed Whitehorse fell to the #3 seed Tabiona Tigers 46-35 in the quarterfinals of the state tournament but bounced back in consolation...

Whitehorse junior Keiarra Martin was recognized for a career mark of 1,000 points scored earlier in February. On the season Martin is averaging 25.2 points per game 4th in the state in any classification as well as 4th in the state in field goals made and 3rd in the state in 3 pointers made. Lee Ke photo

Whitehorse girls basketball on to state quarterfinals

The Whitehorse Lady Raiders basketball team is on to the 1A Utah State Tournament. The #6 seed Whitehorse made it to the quarterfinals being held at Salt Lake Community College this year and face the #3 seed Tabiona Tigers on Thursday. The Whitehorse girls earned a first round bye in the state...

Monticello senior Kooper Nielson attacks the basket in Monticello's playoff win over Dugway. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello basketball teams seasons come to a close

Monticello boys and girls basketball seasons came to an end last week. The Buckaroo boys earned the #10 seed and opened play against the #23 seed Dugway Mustangs in the first round of the 1A basketball state tournament on February 17. The Monticello boys controlled the game from tip-off to finish...

Monument Valley's Ayainna Cly attacks the basket against the Valley Buffalo in the 1A 2nd round of the state basketball tournament. Lee Ke photo

Monument Valley basketball teams season comes to a close

The Monument Valley Cougars girls basketball team earned the #10 seed in the 1A girls state tournament but was unable to get the upset on the road against #7 Valley in the second round of the state tournament. After earning a first round bye the Cougars made the trip to Orderville to play the...

San Juan senior Khatira Keith (kneeling) and Monument Valley junior Aiyana Parker duke it out in the 170-pound championship match at the 1A/2A Utah State Tournament February 14 in Richfield. Keith bested Parker in a 5-0 decision to win the state title for the Lady Broncos in the battle between familiar rivals. Cameron Adair photo

Two Lady Bronco grapplers win individual state championships as team takes third place

by Art Adair Contributing Writer The San Juan High School girls wrestling team concluded their season this past Saturday, February 14 at the 1A/2A Utah State Tournament at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. Individually the Lady Broncos placed ten of their 13 wrestlers on the podium, earning a...

Monticello senior Landon Shumway lifts his opponent form Bryce Valley in the consolation finals. Shumway earned the tech fall and a third place medal. Anna Fredericks photo

Five Buckaroos win state medals as Monticello wrestlers take team fifth

by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer After months of countless hours in practice, weekends spent at tournaments in three states, and more bus miles than they can remember, the Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers closed the book on their 2025-26 season this past weekend. The Buckaroo matmen fought their...

Monument Valley's Summer Atene gets a takedown in the state finals. Anna Fredericks photo

Monument Valley girls come home fifth, boys 12th in state tournament

by Art Adair Contributing Writer The Monument Valley Lady Cougars delivered an impressive performance at the 1A/2A Girls State Wrestling Tournament this past weekend, finishing fifth in the team standings despite qualifying just six wrestlers. Under the direction of head coach Sidiah Parker, five...

Whitehorse senior Lance Tsinigine works for a takedown in the state finals. Anna Fredericks photo

Whitehorse boys take ninth, girls are 15th in 1A state wrestling tournament

by Art Adair Contributing Writer The Whitehorse High School boys wrestling team placed ninth at the 1A State Championship this past Saturday, February 14 in Richfield, advancing two wrestlers to the championship finals. At 144 pounds, Lance Tsinigine reached the championship match after earning a...

Both San Juan basketball teams earn state quarterfinal births after multi-year haituses

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor When the past week began the San Juan High School girls basketball team was looking to make the Utah State quarterfinals for the first time since 2020 and the boys were trying to make the trip for the first time since they won the 2A State Championship in 2022. Both...

Senior guard Hannah Clark puts up a free-throw in the Battle of the Drum against Monument Valley on February 12. Lee Ke photo

Utah State 1A bball tournaments set to go

by David Boyle News Director The 1A Utah basketball regular season is in the books, and the six San Juan County teams are looking forward to the playoffs. Leading the way amongst local teams are the #6 seed Whitehorse Raiders, who finished the season with a 17-5 record and region champions, going 8...