Sports

Monticello softball is looking for play-in upset

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School softball team was 0-14 heading into the week beginning April 29, and the team was ranked 19th in the 2A RPI standings before they were taken offline by the Utah High School Activities Association. The Lady Buckaroos suffered losses to local...

San Juan track team takes eighth in Delta, preps for annual BYU Invite

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School track and field team traveled to Delta, UT on Saturday, April 27 to compete in the 2024 Signature Real Estate - Delta High School Invitational. The boys team scored 55 points to finish sixth among the 13 teams in attendance while the girls...

Lady Broncos are gearing up for first round of state tournament

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It was a flurry of uncertainty for the San Juan High School softball team this past week. All six of their games originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27 were cancelled, including the entire Swing for Life Tournament in Salt Lake City. But it wasn...

Monticello and Whitehorse track teams compete in Castle Dale, Mancos

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello and Whitehorse track and field teams traveled to Castle Dale on Wednesday, April 24 for some midweek competition at the Darrell Gardner Invitational hosted by Emery High School. The Monticello boys came home sixth with 52 points and the girls finished...

Members of the team include: (top row, left to right) Khatira Keith, Averie Gilson, Lizzie Palmer, Madden Perkins, Elisa Dalley, Trinity Whatcott, Synessa Atcitty, Sadie Cosby, Caydence Joe, Morgann McPherson, Danika Meyers, Harmony Oshley. Bottom: Miley Harrison, Kaidence Mitchell, Khimya Fullwood, Kohlea Yazzie, Maddyn Olsen, Syndell Atcitty, Keegan Palmer, and Colee Crofts. Brooke Pehrson photo

San Juan softball team looks for push to state

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It was an extremely busy past couple weeks for the San Juan High School softball team. Despite not playing any games this past weekend the Lady Broncos crammed eight games into a period of nine days stretching from April 9 to 16. They began with a nice 10-5 win over...

Monticello senior Robert Morrison shows off his power in the discus throw at the Blue Mountain Invitational in Monticello on April 13. The Buckaroos finished ninth at the Eastern Utah Championships in Price this past Friday, April 19 with 26 combined points. They will compete in the Emery Spartan Invitational in Castledale this Wednesday, April 24. Anna Fredericks photo

Strong showings for San Juan, Monticello, Whitehorse track and field teams in Price

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School track and field team scored 95 combined points to finish fifth in the Eastern Utah Championships at Carbon High School in Price on Friday, April 19. The girls were third with 72 points and the boys team took sixth with 23 points. The...

Cougars travel to compete at Ron Keller Invite

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley track and field team traveled to Durango, CO on Saturday, April 20 to compete in the Ron Keller Invitational at Durango High School. Fourteen schools were represented in the highly-competitive event. The Cougar boys scored one point in the...

San Juan junior Derrick White takes a big cut on a pitch from Monticello freshman Triston Felix on April 19. The game was a tight battle between the Broncos and Buckaroos in which Felix struck out 15 San Juan batters and San Juan pitchers also combined for 15 strikeouts. Though the Bucks threatened to upset their rivals, the Broncos won the game 4-2 to continue their dominance in the series. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan baseball team maintains momentum heading into final games of regular season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School baseball team had won ten straight games before an 8-5 loss to the Duchesne Eagles on April 9. But since then the Broncos have won another four straight and 14 of their last 15. They’re now a very solid 15-5 on the season and still ranked...

Darren Westcott strokes a shot at the Hideout on April 18 for Monticello. The boys and girls golf teams are dominating their opponents this season. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello golf team hits midseason stride

By Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The defending 1A State Champion Monticello High School girls golf team continues to dominate not only Region 19 but the entire state of Utah in 1A play as they cross through the midpoint of the season. The Lady Buckaroos are 40 strokes ahead of second-place Manila and...

These four runners are neck-and-neck as they tear up the track at the Blue Mountain Invitational track meet on April 13 in Monticello. From left to right Josiah LaPalmer, Zack Conway, Tavon Black, and Ammon Jackman ultimately finished within .42 of each other in second through fifth places in the 100-meter dash. Anna Fredericks photo

San Juan, Monticello track and field teams finish 1-2 at annual Blue Mountain Invitational

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School track and field team scored 383.5 combined points to win the Blue Mountain Invitational in Monticello this past Saturday, April 13. The host Buckaroos were second with 296.5 points. Grand County was third, scoring 279 points. North Sevier took...