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Documentary recaps San Juan basketball race to a championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor A documentary of the San Juan High School boys basketball team’s state championship season premiered on July 3 in the San Juan Theater in Blanding during Fourth of July celebrations. The full-length feature, entitled “Pressure Is a Privilege” and produced by Picture...

Kade Palmer is the new head coach of the San Juan High girls basketball team. He is pictured here with his wife Katey and daughters Kolynnz and Aivey. Courtesy photo

New basketball coach for the Bronco girls

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor San Juan High School girls basketball players will call a new individual “coach” this coming season. Kade Palmer was hired as the head coach in May when Laura Stearns resigned from the position after four years. Palmer said it was a challenge getting out of the gate...

Members of the Monticello Girls Golf team placed 2nd at the 1A state tournament, all Buckaroo golfers pictured were first or second team at state

Ten Monticello High School golfers earn 2022 All-State honors

No less than ten Monticello High School golfers earned All-State honors from the Utah Section PGA for their performances during the 2022 season that recently came to a close. The Buckaroo girls captured their best team result ever, finishing just ten strokes behind 1A state champion Rich to secure...

Johnny Slavens, San Juan High School's Basketball coach

New head coach for the San Juan High School boys basketball team

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor San Juan High School boys basketball fans will see a different face in the coaching box this winter. Johnny Slavens is the new head coach, following in the footsteps of Coach Travis Black. Black resigned after leading the Broncos to a state championship in March. When...

Track and Field Javelin Runner-up Magnum Nielson San Juan Junior

Eight San Juan County student athletes earn All-State honors

Eight high school student athletes representing San Juan County were named to All-State teams for the 2022 spring sports season that recently came to a close. The Deseret News released its list of baseball and softball honorees over the course of the past couple weeks based exclusively on coaches’...

Monticello grad Adam Bunker finishes 17th in NCAA steeplechase

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Utah Valley University freshman Adam Bunker, a 2019 graduate of Monticello High School, earned All-American honorable mention status on Wednesday, June 8 at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon. Bunker finished 17th...

Raider Weston Manygoats finished 3rd in the 3200 meter run. Brad Bunker photo

Good performances for Monument Valley, Whitehorse track and field athletes at state

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer The Monument Valley High School track and field team traveled farther than an other team to attend in the 2022 1A Utah State Track and Field Championships at BYU in Provo this past Friday and Saturday, May 20-21. The Cougars performed well with six individual...

Season comes to a premature close for San Juan softball team, but future is bright

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team was the underdog in all but one of their 2A Utah State Softball Tournament matchups over the course of their games May 7 and 12 in Duchesne and Spanish Fork. The Broncos lost their opening-round game against #8 Altamont 14-4 May...

San Juan boys snag top-ten finish at state track and field meet

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer The San Juan Broncos finished their track and field season with several standout performances in the 2022 2A Utah State Track and Field Championships this past Friday and Saturday, May 20-21 at BYU in Provo. The boys team scored 29 points to finish tenth in the...

Three Buckaroos race in the 1A state track meet on May 21 at Brigham Young University in Provo. Jesse Pettit, Curtis Bunker, and Kaden Pehrson all helped the Buckaroo boys to a seventh-place finish at the meet. Brad Bunker photo

Buckaroos finish season with excellent performance at state track and field meet

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer Athletes from across the state of Utah descended on Provo May 20 and 21 for a chance to bring home state glory with individual and team medals from the Utah State Track and Field Championships at BYU. The day was filled with high emotion as athletes laid it all...