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by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor When the San Juan High School baseball season came to an end in May 2022, head coach Jens Nielson said, “My heart hurts. These boys fought all season, they worked hard. To have it end this way was devastating.” It was indeed a premature exit. Expectations were high...
Members of the Monument Valley High School girls basketball team pose with super fan Patty Bedonie at halftime of their second round win over Altamont at the 1A State Basketball Tournament. Bedonie (center in blue) was recognized at the state tournament for her years of support to MVHS including her granddaughter Precious Bedonie (directly behind Patty). The Lady Cougars finished 5th at the state tournament. Full coverage of the tournament can be found in the B section of the paper. Staff photo
by David Boyle News Director At their first game at the state tournament on March 1, the Monument Valley girls basketball team didn’t go into the locker room at halftime. Despite playing in an important state tournament game, the Lady Cougars prioritized a fan who has prioritized Monument Valley...
Members of the Monument Valley High School girls basketball team pose for a photo at the state tournament in the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield this past weekend. The Lady Cougars warmed up for their March 3 game wearing traditional ribbon skirts. The skirts were made by MVHS secretary LaNell Menard-Parrish.  Staff photo
by David Boyle News Director The Monument Valley High School girl's basketball team finished fifth at the 1A Utah State Tournament this past weekend. The Cougars went 3-1 at the tournament, with their only loss coming to eventual champion Wayne in a close and controversial game. Monument Valley...
The San Juan Royals perform in the Royals Review recently in the San Juan High School gym. The annual Royals Review gives the drill team an opportunity to showcase all their dances for the home crowd. The girls had an excellent performance in the state competition this year also, finishing third in show at UVU.  Richard Kaer photo
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School Royals traveled to Orem February 2-3 to compete in the 2023 Utah State Drill Championships at Utah Valley University. The Royals had an excellent competition, finishing third in show. The performance followed up their strong showing in the...
Monticello's Donovan Atwood lays in a basket against the Telos Titans in the Buckaroos play-in victory. Anna Fredericks photo
Monticello defeated the Telos Titans 74-41 in the opening round of the 1A basketball tournament to advance to the state tournament on March 1-4 in Richfield Utah. The #11-seeded Buckaroos defeated the #22 Titans on their homecourt on February 25. Monticello opened with a 19-8 first quarter lead,...
Members of the Monument Valley boys basketball team. Courtesy photo
Monument Valley girls basketball team is off to the state tournament this week. The lady Cougars earned the #5 seed in 1A tournament as they finished the season with a record of 16-5 and went undefeated in region play to claim the region 23 title. The lady Cougars take on #12 Altamont in the second...
Members of the Whitehorse girls basketball team. Courtesy photo
Both Whitehorse basketball teams won play-in games on February 25 to punch their ticket to the 1A state tournament in Richfield. The #13 seed lady Raiders defeated Region foe Pinnacle 74-25 in their game on Saturday. Whitehorse jumped to a 25-4 lead after one quarter extending the lead to 47-14 at...
by David Boyle News Director The Monticello girls basketball team hosted Region 23 Champions Monument Valley on Valentine’s Day and they definitely didn’t get a sweet Valentine from the Cougars. Monument Valley jumped out to a 33-17 lead in the first half, then exploded in the second half to win...
by David Boyle News Director The Monticello boys basketball team opened the week with senior night in Monticello against Monument Valley high school on Valentine’s Day. The Buckaroos built a 16-7 lead after one quarter with Monument Valley narrowing the gap for a halftime score of 37-30. After...
Monument Valley senior Doreon Chee sails through the air looking to drop in a bucket as Whitehorse senior D’Wayne Nakai (#30) defends in the Battle of the Drum February 16. The Cougar boys and girls won both games.  Lee Ke photo
by David Boyle News Director The Monument Valley boys basketball team defeated Whitehorse in the Battle of the Drum on February 16. The Raiders took a 29-10 lead in the first quarter but the Cougars battled back to make the score 39-34 Whitehorse at halftime. After three quarters the score still...

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