Sports Shorts
Lady Broncos second at state tourney
The San Juan Lady Broncos made it to the championship game of the 2A softball tournament again, but fell just short giving up a heartbreaking 5-2 loss to the Manti Templars.
May 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lindsey Christensen and Ammon Mitchell, of San Juan High School, were named small school athletes of the week by the Utah High School Track Coaches Association. Courtesy photo
Spring sports (and trees) are in full bloom
With spring in unusually (at least in Monticello) April full bloom, spring sports are in full tilt boogie.
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local wrestlers from Monticello did well at the 2012 South / Central Little League State Wrestling Championship on Saturday, March 31 in Salina, UT. Members of the team are photographed above. Bringing home individual state wrestling titles are Shandon Bradford, Zac Musselman,  Dillon Wheeler and Tyson Wheeler.  Second place finishes went to Cole Patterson and Paxton Christensen.  Third place finishes went to Brayson Wilcox, Wyatt Wheeler, Joshua Wheeler, and Robert Musselman.  Fourth place finish went to Tyler Draper.  The team placed second overall among other 1A schools. Courtesy photo
Meet held on new San Juan High track
All the high schools in the San Juan Schoool District met on San Juan High’s brand new track on a gorgeous Spring day on April 4 for the first annual San Juan District Track Meet.
Apr 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Champions #76, 77, 78
Monticello High School wrestling team just completed another successful season, placing second in the 1A team championship to Altamont as they grabbed three individual state championships and two s...
Mar 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Buckaroo Austin Maloy splits two Green River defenders and moves upcourt during the Region 19 championship game on February 23. Des Esplin photo
Bucks finish second in Region 19, move on to state
A historic day, the first time to have Sportshorts written on this date, February 29. Do you know why we have February 29 every four years? Me neither.
Feb 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Seasons roar to a close
Brian Robinson, Cole Eldredge and Austin Wilcox joined the long list of state wrestling champions from Monticello High School last weekend at the Utah State Wrestling Championships held at UVU.
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Landon Palmer and Jake Duncan fight for a loose ball during the January 24 basketball game between Monticello and San Juan. The Bucks won the thrilling rematch by one. Desiree Esplin photo
Bucks win thriller over Broncos
The Monticello Buckaroos boys basketball team continued their midseason resurgence with two big wins on the week.
Feb 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bucks may have found themselves with two wins
After three games in five nights, the Monticello Buckaroo boys basketball team may have found themselves, compliments of a 62-35 pasting of Grand County Red Devils. And this, the night after the Re...
Jan 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bucks open region play
Is January nearly half over already? And it hasn’t snowed in three weeks? And the weather has been perfect for hiking the canyons of San Juan? And we still have the January thaw to come? We need th...
Jan 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Four storybook sports stories in 2011
Part of growing up for most sports fans includes backyard games where one always imagines oneself making the game winning shot or hitting the game winning home run or catching the touchdown pass th...
Jan 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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