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San Juan sophomore Liam Lacy flexes as he celebrates his third-place finish in the 2A Utah State Boys Wrestling Tournament on February 7 in Richfield. Lacy suffered a technical-fall loss in the semifinals to the eventual 113-pound state champion, but battled back to earn a spot in the third-place match, then won in dominant fashion with a 45-second pin over his opponent. Cameron Adair photo

San Juan boys wrestling team comes home fourth from 2A Utah State Championships

by Art Adair Contributing Writer The San Juan High School boys wrestling team wrapped up their season this past Friday and Saturday, February 6-7 at the 2A Utah State Championships at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. The Broncos delivered a gritty performance that resulted in a fourth-place...

Whitehorse basketball teams aim to build momentum

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse High School girls basketball team traveled to Bicknell, UT this past Tuesday, February 3 to take on Wayne, the top-ranked team in Utah 1A girls basketball. The sixth-ranked Lady Raiders battled hard but suffered a tough 52-42 loss to the Lady Badgers....

San Juan boys, girls close regular season with wins over Grand

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team defeated Grand County 70-59 in Moab this past Friday, February 6. The game was tight early on and the Red Devils actually held the lead for most of the first half. But the Broncos rallied to take control midway through the...

Monticello's Marlee Mack puts up a lay-up part of her 22 points scored in a win over Green River. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello Buckaroo boys and girls basketball teams both go 1-1 at home as regular season winds down, state tournament approaches

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroo boys basketball team defeated Dolores 51-49 in a close contest at home on February 3. The Bears jumped to a 22-15 lead after one quarter with halftime favoring the Bears 35-30. In the locker room at halftime Coach Josh Keyes said after giving up...

Jake Deswood drives to the basket against Pinnacle. The Cougars earned a close 58-56 win at home. Lee Ke photo

Lady Cougars win two, boys one as both look to close regular season strong

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley High School girls basketball team picked up two home wins over Region 19 opponents this past week, defeating Green River 67-32 on February 3 and Pinnacle 69-26 on February 6. The Lady Cougars improved to 13-8 on the season with the victories and...

Pictured are: (back row left to right): Mark Colgan, Taylynn Christensen, Cael Christensen, Colette Colgan, Carol Van Steeter. Front row: Daniel DeMille, Dillon DeMille, Grace Bushore and Jill Pearson. Photo courtesy Alma DeMille

Victory Martial Arts in Monticello excels

Victory Martial Arts competed in the United States Karate Alliance Nationals in Albuquerque on January 18, 2026. All the team members medaled in their respective divisions. Sensei Mark Colgan took first in Kata (forms) and Weapons.

Monticello senior Makenna Peterson (#4) puts up a shot as teammate Tessa Slade (#10) and Shaydin Freestone (#21) looks on and Whitehorse defenders (left to right) Kaleigh Chee, Keiarra Martin (partially obscurred), Malia Sam, Lakyara Begay and Heidi Clark look for a rebound. The Lady Raiders won the game between local Region 19 rivals on January 27 to win 55-34. Whitehorse is 15-4 on the season, ranked sixth in the 1A standings. Monticello is 5-14, ranked 17th. Anna Fredericks photo

Whitehorse girls basketball team gathers momentum in regular season homestretch

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse High School girls basketball team has won five games in a row and 11 of their last 12 dating back to December 19. Their only loss in that span was to San Juan on January 20 and most recently the Lady Raiders have racked up wins over Green River;...

Lady Cougars break out of slump, both teams look for strong finish

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley girls basketball team picked up two wins in six recent games. On January 21 the Lady Cougars defeated Grand County 60-45. Four Lady Cougars scored in double figures, including Dakotah Cly with 18, LeighAn Atene with 16, Nesbah Hunt with 12, and...

Bronco boys win two, continue to play well

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team was looking to string together a couple of wins and move up in the 2A standings prior to the start of the state tournament. The #9 Broncos did their job, shutting down two good teams to beat them both by around 20. They...

Kheirra Keith wrestles an opponent from Enterprise. Cameron Adair photo

San Juan girls earn second place, qualify 13 for state in divisionals

by Art Adair Contributing Writer The 1A/2A classifications held their first-ever divisional tournaments on January 31. The San Juan Lady Bronco grapplers competed at the Divisional B Tournament in Enterprise, UT. Host Enterprise claimed the team title, with San Juan finishing second, followed by...