Montezuma Creek / Aneth

Whitehorse finishes eighth at 1A state volleyball tournament

With a 6-8 record at the end of the regular season, the Whitehorse High School volleyball team earned the 13th spot in the UHSAA 1A volleyball RPI rankings and were forced to play their way into the 2019 state tournament on Saturday, October 26. As it turned out, the Lady Raiders were up to the...

Sisters from Montezuma Creek perform at New York City fashion show

Two girls from San Juan County turned heads at New York Fashion Week last month. Tewakeedah and Dachuneeh Martin, of Montezuma Creek, sang live for Designer Hazel Stabler’s Buffalo Hunt Camp fashion line dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Imagine the fashion show like this...

Whitehorse wins 39th Battle of the Drum football game

It was a cool night in Monument Valley Friday, October 25 when the Whitehorse High School football team paid a visit to their southern rivals for the 39th annual Battle of the Drum football game. The stands were full of folks mainly cheering on the underdog Cougars. Early on, it looked like the...

Whitehorse, Monument Valley football teams set for Battle of the Drum

It’s down to the biggest game of the year for both the Whitehorse and Monument Valley high school football teams. They both conclude their seasons when they clash in the annual Battle of the Drum football game on the Monument Valley High School football field this Friday, October 25. The traveling...

Monument Valley volleyball beats Whitehorse in Battle of the Drum

The Whitehorse High School volleyball team suffered a huge defeat in the last home game of the season against their rivals, Monument Valley, on Thursday, October 10. The straight-sets loss was especially sour for the Lady Raiders since it was the Battle of the Drum and homecoming. The homecoming...

Whitehorse volleyball beats Pinnacle, falls to Green River

The Whitehorse High School volleyball team won a home region game against Pinnacle on Tuesday, October 2. The Lady Raiders swept the Pinnacle Panthers in a 3-0 match. In the first set, the Lady Raiders dominated with a 25-14 win. Senior Alyzea Benally scored easy points for the team with back-to-...

Whitehorse girls cross country wins Stewart Foster Invitational, boys finish second

The Whitehorse High School cross country team added another strong performance to their 2019 record at the Stewart Foster Invitational at the Huntington State Park Monday, September 9. Led by three top-five finishers, the girls team grabbed a team championship at the event. Senior Daan Filfred...

Separate town hall meetings address simmering controversies in San Juan

Tension continues to rise over the political situation in San Juan County, and it spilled over at two town hall meetings in the past week. Separate and independent town hall meetings were held in Monticello and Mexican Water. Both meetings had a similar agenda: a discussion of issues of local...

Bucks outlast Raiders in SJC showdown

BIRD SCOOP The Monticello High School football team hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Whitehorse Raiders in Montezuma Creek on Friday, August 23. The Raiders gave the Buckaroos all they could handle in an exciting matchup between San Juan County rivals. Behind a stout...

Whitehorse football to open season

The Whitehorse High School football team is looking forward to a good year. The Raiders open the season this Friday, August 23 when they host the Monticello Buckaroos at 7 p.m. Head Coach Elliott Benn reports that the Raiders have 40 student athletes on the roster, the largest team in several years...