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San Juan football players raise the 2A Utah State Championship trophy on November 11 in Cedar City. The Broncos defeated the South Summit Wildcats 43-28 for their third straight state title. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan Broncos beat South Summit, establish L3GACY with third straight state championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Three short months ago the San Juan High School football team opened the 2023 season looking to accomplish something no 2A team ever had in the state of Utah – win a third straight state championship. On Saturday, November 11 the Broncos realized that dream with a 43-...

Monticello quarterback JD McDonald (#7) receives the snap from Chandler Henderson (#5) as Tyson Wheeler (#22) and Mason Atwood (#52) provide protection on the play. The Buckaroos took on the top-ranked Rich Rebels in the 8-player championship at Southern Utah University in Cedar City on November 11. It was Monticello’s second state championship game appearance in as many years. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello Buckaroos battle in the 8-player state championship game, but come up short 35-20 against the Rich Rebels

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroo football team wrapped up the inaugural Utah 8-player season playing for a state title against Rich High School in Cedar City at Southern Utah University on November 11. Monticello fell behind the Rich Rebels in the first half, while the Buckaroos...

A troop of Buckaroos tackle an Altamont ballcarrier in the 8-Player semifinals November 3. Monticello won the game 43-8 to earn a birth in the championship game for the second year in a row. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroos defeat Altamont, advance to 8-Player champ game

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School football team earned a trip to the 8-player state championship game for the second straight season with a 43-8 win over Altamont in the semifinals November 3 at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman. Monticello executed their game plan throughout the...

San Juan running back Zack Conway tucks the ball inside the pylon for one of his two rushing touchdowns in the 2A state semifinals Saturday, November 4 in Herriman. The Broncos dominated the Summit Academy Bears 51-0, advancing to the championship game for the third straight season. They’ll take on South Summit this Saturday at 4 p.m. at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. Richard Kaer photo

Broncos shellack Summit Academy to advance to third-straight 2A state championship game

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It has become almost ho-hum to watch San Juan High School football games this season. The Broncos are in an entirely different league than the rest of the Utah 2A classification. After a 51-0 win over Summit Academy this past Saturday, November 4 in the state...

Members of the Monticello cross country team pose with the 1A Utah state team championship trophy. Monticello’s boys team finished in 1st place at the state meet. A full report can be found in the B1 section of this edition of the San Juan Record. Courtesy photo

Buckaroo boys win first 1A Utah State cross country championship in five seasons, girls take fourth

by Haley Burton Contributing Writer The 1A Utah State Girls Cross Country race was held on Tuesday, October 24 at the Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex in Rose Park. The course is designed to produce fast race times. It’s run entirely on grass and is the flattest course the Monticello Buckaroos...

Keiarra Martin is 1A state runner-up as Whitehorse topples records

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It’s going to be hard for Keiarra Martin to top her first cross country season for Whitehorse High School. Not only did she win six of the eight races she competed in this year, she finished second overall in the 1A Utah State Cross Country Championship in Salt Lake...

Sincere Nez (left) Brittany Jensen (right) led the Broncos to a 3rd place finish

San Juan teams earn third at State, Holly Walker is Girls Coach of Year

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer Nerves abounded as the San Juan High School cross country runners stepped up to the starting line at the Salt Lake City Regional Athletic Complex in Rose Park on Tuesday, October 24. It was the race they had trained hundreds of hours for – the 2A State...

San Juan linebacker Jordan Duke swashbuckles Judge Memorial running back Lamar Boyce during the Broncos’ 68-0 state quarterfinal win October 27 in Blanding. Duke made eight tackles and pulled down an interception in the victory. Richard Kaer photo

Broncos pick up right where they left off, demolish Judge Memorial

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Theoretically winning a third straight Utah State football championship is going to get more challenging at some point for the San Juan Broncos. That point was not this past Friday. They destroyed the Judge Memorial Bulldogs for the second time this season, this time...

San Juan volleyball finishes seventh

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School volleyball team suffered a huge blow to their state title hopes when the team captain and leader Jaci Sue’eSu’e went down with a season-ending injury in the first round of the 2A state tournament on October 19 in Blanding. But the Lady Broncos...

Alise Lewis sends a serve down range as (left to right) Shayla Pehrson, AJ Young, Taylor Barry, and Hannah Barry set up for the play at the 1A Utah State Volleyball Tournament in Orem October 28. Tamara Lewis photo

Lady Buckaroos finish fifth in 1A Utah State Volleyball Tournament

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School volleyball team had an enjoyable trip to Orem this past Friday and Saturday, October 27-28 for the 1A Utah State Volleyball tournament at Utah Valley University. The Lady Buckaroos won three matches and lost just one to finish fifth in the...