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Pitured: (top row, left to right) Coach Kesian Barton, Evony Sampson, TyAnna George, Khimya Fullwood, Tzosilah Etsitty, Kaidence Mitchell, Madi Adams, Colee Crofts, Jordan Jones, Head Coach Kade Palmer. Middle: Olivia Weeks, Inez Tsosie, Shaylin Nez, Ladainia Lopez, Lyvanna Benn, C'ona Dandy, Tekowa Hernandez, Hayden Shumway, Magenta Crane, Coach Riley Pugh. Bottom: Syndel Atcitty, Synessa Atcitty, Brittany Jensen, Oaysis Nielson, Kohlea Yazzie, Aaliyah Chief, Caydence Joe, & Macee Palmer. Courtesy photo

San Juan girls coach shares thoughts on early season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School girls basketball team hosted San Juan on Tuesday, December 5 in the first of two meetings between the local rivals this season. It was all Lady Broncos in the first matchup. They scored 16 points in the first quarter and 12 in the second to...

Monticello boys basketball opens season 1-2

The Monticello High School boys basketball team opened the 2023-24 season with three road games in the past week. The Buckaroos fell to the Grand County Red Devils and Tabiona Tigers before earning their first win of the year over the Merit Prep Knights on December 2. The Buckaroos had...

Bronco wrestlers win Red Rocks Invitational

The San Juan High School wrestling team opened the 2023-24 season in impressive fashion this past weekend, winning the Red Rocks Invitational in Moab. The Broncos scored 395 points to easily take the top spot among the 11 teams competing in the annual event. Durango was second with 282 points and...

Senior Thomas Fullmer works to turn his opponent. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroo wrestlers get fifth

by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer The Monticello High School wrestling team took to the mat for their first outing of the 2023-24 season at the Red Rocks Invitational in Moab this Friday and Saturday, December 1-2. The Buckaroos had eleven members competing in the 11-team tournament and scored...

Lady Cougars pick up two more wins at Jerry Richardson Memorial

The Monument Valley High School girls basketball team picked up two wins and lost once in a solid three-day weekend at the Jerry Richardson Memorial Tournament in Shiprock, NM. The Lady Cougars opened the tournament on November 30 with a 48-42 win over Montezuma-Cortez, CO. Shimequa Hudson led...

Monument Valley wrestlers open season in Moab, Whitehorse boys and girls in Panguitch

by David Boyle News Director The Monument Valley High School wrestling team battled hard this past weekend at the Red Rocks Invitational in Moab, scoring 21 points to finish in 11th place. Leading the way for the Cougars was Shayden Fatt who finished in fifth place with one pin. Devonte Thinn...

Whitehorse girls win one, lose two

The Whitehorse High School girls basketball team spent the past weekend in Shiprock, NM at the Jerry Richardson Memorial Tournament. The Lady Raiders went 1-2 on the weekend. The team opened the tournament on November 30 with a 60-51 win over Pine Hill, NM. They suffered a tough loss to Bloomfield...

Whitehorse and Monument Valley boys basketball face off in tournament

The Whitehorse and Monument Valley boys basketball teams both went 1-2 to open their seasons at the Jerry Richardson Memorial in Shiprock, NM this past weekend. The Raiders first game of the year was a 53-41 loss to Cuba, NM on November 30. Senior Lyric Phillips led Whitehorse with 22 points...

Former MVHS Lady Cougar Alyah Blackwater competes at Taft College

Alyah Blackwater, a recent graduate of Monument Valley High School, is playing basketball at the college level as a member of the Taft College Womens Basketball team. Taft College, in Taft, CA, is a member of the California Community College Athletic Association. At Monument Valley High School, the...

Anthony Done San Juan High School Football

Local student athletes earn Academic All-State honors for fall sports

Ten high school student athletes representing San Juan County recently earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-State honors for the 2023 fall sports season. From San Juan High School, Anthony Done, Brigham Nielson, Parker Snyder, and Taeg Palmer were named to the...