Monticello

Bucks win overtime thriller on senior night

On a predictably chilly October night in Monticello, the Monticello High School football team bid farewell to their senior class and kicked off against the Layton Christian Eagles with third place in the 2A North region on the line. Before the game, Buckaroo seniors Tyler Beshoner, Dylan Bird, Zach...

Lady Buckaroos claim cross country title

For the first time in weeks, the Monticello High School cross country teams participated in only one race for the entirety of last week. They hopped across the state line on Friday afternoon, October 4 to run in the Ancient Trails Invitational just outside Cortez. The Lady Buckaroos put on a great...

Monticello golf team places seventh at state

After finishing fourth in Region 16, the Monticello boys golf team qualified for the 2A Utah State Golf Championships held at the Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City September 24-26. After a practice round on Tuesday, the boys teed it up for real on Wednesday. Led by Breckyn Hoggard’s first...

Monticello City Council considers policy changes

The Monticello City Council held two public hearings on September 17 and considered a number of changes to city policy and ordinances. The city is considering changes on how Loyds Lake is managed. In the past, the reservoir has been managed as if it were a city park. This has created some...

Crane promoted

Benjamin B. Crane, son of Dennis and Fay Loy Crane of Monticello, has been promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant in the Utah Army National Guard. He will serve as the Area NCOIC supervising recruiting operations in Southwest Utah. Ben is a proud Buckaroo, husband to Wendy (Barton), and father...

Monticello volleyball gets a couple wins

After a tough and winless preseason against non-region opponents, it seems the Monticello High School volleyball team was excited to enter Region 16 play. The Lady Bucks went 2-0 last week, cruising past North Sevier and Duchesne. On Tuesday, September 17 Monticello traveled to Salina to face North...

Monticello volleyball suffers loss in Moab

After another tough home loss last week to the San Juan Broncos, the Monticello High School volleyball team (0-3) looked for the first win of their young season when they traveled to Moab on Thursday, September 10 to take on Grand County (6-1). The Lady Bucks played Grand in August in Monticello...

Monticello football team remains undefeated with win over Gunnison

Until last Friday, September 6 it had been 16 years since the Monticello High School football team opened a season with four straight wins. But when the Buckaroos held off a second-half Gunnison rally for a 28-8 victory in front of a lively homecoming crowd at the MHS football field, they became...

Monticello welcomes Ja-Roen Thai Sushi

FOOD ADVENTURES OF A COMFORT COOK Late one June afternoon, a gentleman from Moab named Sam made my acquaintance. He asked me about living in Monticello and the types of businesses that are in town. But most importantly, he asked about the restaurants in Monticello. Then he asked me, “What kind of...

Monticello High School cross country hosts Loyds Lake Classic

The Monticello cross country teams hosted the annual Loyds Lake Classic, their only home meet of the season on Friday, August 30. Fellow Region 16 teams Duchesne, North Summit, and North Sevier, along with teams from Grand County, Central (Grand Junction), Montezuma-Cortez, Whitehorse, Monument...