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San Juan wrestlers finish fourth, send 16 to state

The San Juan High School wrestling team came home from their 2A divisional wrestling tournament in Salina this past weekend with a fourth-place finish and all 16 wrestlers who competed are headed to the state tournament. Callen Burke won an individual divisional championship at 215 pounds for the...

Tempo builds for Broncos, key rematch this week

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team further cemented their status as the top team in Utah 2A basketball on Friday, January 21 with a fairly convincing 67-53 win over the #8 Kanab Cowboys in the San Juan gym. It was a tentative first half for the Broncos and...

San Juan Bronco wrestling team

The 2021-22 San Juan High School wrestling team is winding down their regular season and getting set for divisional and state tournaments. They travel to Moab on Wednesday, January 26 for the final dual of the regular season against Grand County. The divisional tournament is Saturday, January 29 at...

Monticello Wrestler wrap-up regular season action

The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers closed out their regular season at home on January 18 at the annual Senior Night Quad. San Juan, Whitehorse, and Grand County high schools attended the event. Three seniors, Cameron Bailey, Logan Draper, and Tyler Thayn were honored prior to the match along with...

Region 23 Basketball heating up

In another cross-county matchup last week, the Monticello Buckaroos and the Monument Valley Cougars basketball teams faced off at Monument Valley High School on Tuesday, January 18. In the girls contest the #5 ranked Monument Valley girls prevailed over the #18 Monticello girls by a score of 53-17...

MVHS Girls Basketball

The 2021-22 Monument Valley girls basketball team took down Whitehorse on January 12 in the first Battle of the Drum matchup in almost two years. The Lady Cougars are ranked #4 in the most recent 1A RPI standings. Members of the team include: (top row, left to right) Alyah Blackwater, Raemi Nez,...

Monticello Bucks wrestle at Durango Duals

The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers were in Durango, CO on Friday, January 14 for the Durango Duals tournament. Six teams were in attendance, wrestling five duals. The Buckaroos defeated Mancos 41-36; Farmington, NM 48-27; and Piedra Vista 54-24. They were defeated by Kirtland Central 22-36 and...

San Juan, Whitehorse teams wrestle at N. Sevier

The San Juan and Whitehorse high school wrestling teams traveled to Salina, UT this past Friday and Saturday, January 14-15 to participate in the North Sevier Invitational at North Sevier High School. Twenty teams from around the state ranging in classification from the 4A level to 1A competed at...

Busy week for Buckaroo basketball teams

In a matchup, on January 11, the Monticello Buckaroos hosted the Pinnacle Panthers in a region doubleheader. The Lady Bucks earned their first victory of the year over the Panthers in convincing fashion. After building a 9-7 lead after one quarter, the Lady Bucks exploded in the second quarter...

Lady Broncos face tough region foes

Region 19 play has been a challenge for the San Juan girls basketball team. The’ve battled hard, but suffered losses on the road to #12 Enterprise 44-38 on January 7 and 59-34 to #9 Parowan January 8. Back at home this past weekend, January 14-15, San Juan lost 62-27 to #7 South Sevier and 75-34 to...