Sports

Members of the Monticello girls cross country team pose with the first place plaque earned in Mancos

Monticello girls sweep top three places in Mancos

by Haley Burton Contributing Writer On Wednesday, September 27 teams from 2A Region 15 and 1A regions 19 and 22 competed in the the Red Rock Invitational, hosted by the Grand County Red Devils. The Moab Golf Course was the setting for this annual foot race. The comfort of a relatively flat course...

San Juan girls tennis duo advances in 3A state tournament

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls tennis duo of Amelia McFarland and Shayli Bake, both juniors, defeted Stella Kessell and Theresa Legler of Wasatch Academy 6-2 and 6-3 this past Saturday, September 30 in the first round of first doubles play at the 2023 3A Utah State...

Taylor Black dives to score for the Broncos

San Juan football team obliterates Grand County for 33rd straight win

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team cruised past local rival Grand County on Friday, September 22 with a 62-7 victory in front of the Bronco home crowd for the final time this regular season. It was their 33rd win in a row and moves them to 8-0 on the season and 3-...

Monticello football comeback falls short against El Capitan, Arizona

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School football team fell to 3-4 on the year with a loss to El-Capitan High School on September 29. The Eagles, out of Colorado City, AZ, trailed the Buckaroos at halftime but pulled ahead in the second half to win 34-21. El Capitan struck first,...

San Juan volleyball team wins three Region 15 matches in a row

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Since dropping four games to start the month of September – two each to North Sevier and North Summit – with a win over Duchesne sandwiched in between, the San Juan High School volleyball team has been on a tear. The Lady Broncos swept local rival Grand County on...

Monticello hitter Alise Lewis (#9) drills the ball past Monument Valley blocker Shaundin Blackwater on September 19. A host of Lady Buckaroos cover on the play: (left to right) Taylor Barry, Alli Young, Shayla Pehrson, Maddie Adair, and Hannah Barry. Monticello won the match in straight sets. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello volleyball team hands Monument Valley first loss of the season in straight sets

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Coming into the past week the Monument Valley volleyball team was 5-0 on the season, ranked #1 in the 2A RPI standings. When they traveled to Monticello on Tuesday, September 19 the rival Lady Buckaroos were chomping at the bit to “upset” the Lady Cougars. It was an...

Monticello runner Marah Long paces the field at the Pagosa Springs Challenge on September 23. She won the girls division, helping the Lady Buckaroos to a second-place team finish. Jeff Hunt photo

Buck boys win Pagosa Springs Challenge, girls get second place

by Haley Burton Contributing Writer The bus transporting the Monticello High School cross country team left dark and early at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 23 on its way to Pagosa Springs, CO in plenty of time for a day of racing. The Pagosa Springs Challenge, hosted by the Pirates, is located...

Broncos shut out South Sevier 64-0, drop to second in the 2A standings

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team continued its leisurely tour through the 2A South ranks this past Friday, September 22 with another lopsided win, this time over South Sevier in Monroe, UT 64-0. It was the Broncos’ state-leading 32nd win in a row and moved them...

San Juan girls tennis team closes regular season, begins state tournament this week

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls tennis team played their final regular season match of the season at Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, UT on Tuesday, September 12. Emily Pugh and Markie Bowers defeated their opponents in second doubles play, but the Lady Broncos...

Bulldogs beat Buckaroos on the football field

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School football team fell to 3-3 on the year with a loss on September 16 in Dove Creek. The Colrado 8-Man defending champion Bulldogs got the best of the Buckaroos in a 58-18 final. Dove Creek opened the game with a four-play 80-yard scoring drive,...