Sports

Buckaroos continue to lead Region 23 golf standings after three matches

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School golf team continues to lead the Region 23 standings following their third match of the season on Thursday, April 14 at the Carbon Country Club in Price. The boys team came home with four of the top five individual performances in the match...

Bronco baseball remains in top four as the regular season winds down

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Bronco baseball team has steadily been among the top four teams in 2A all season long. On Monday, April 11 San Juan split a 2A East doubleheader with Duchesne, beating the Eagles 16-12 in game one, but losing game two 8-4. They closed out the past week with a...

San Juan midfielder Dakota Long (#22) heads a shot toward the Gunnison Valley goal on April 12 in Blanding as teammates Tyler Bayles (#7) and Spencer Jensen (#2) look on. The Bronco boys soccer team is still pursuing their first win of the 2022 season as they head into the final week of the regular season. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan boys soccer team heads into final week of the regular season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys soccer team is still looking for their first win of the 2022 season, but they’ve been battling hard and improving steadily, according to fifth-year head coach Jay Jones. The Broncos are 0-9 on the season but came very close to that...

San Juan softball team looks to build momentum in the final weeks of the season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team is holding their own in the 2A RPI standings as they head into the last few games of the season. With a 7-9 overall record they sit in the #9 spot in the classification. After an eight-day hiatus, the Broncos headed to Salt Lake...

Local athletes lay it on the line in the 100-meter dash at the San Juan County Championship Friday, April 8 in Blanding. Left to right they are Nial Reay representing Monticello, Grand County Red Devil Brenden Dowd, Zack Conway running for San Juan, and Magnum Nielson representing the Broncos. Dowd won the race followed by Conway, Nielson, and Reay. The Broncos swept their only home meet of the year, with both the boys and girls teams finishing in first place at the event. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan hosts local teams, sweeps home invitational track and field meet with two first-place team finishes

Any home meet is destined to have spectacular finishes and massive improvements. The San Juan Championship in Blanding this past Friday, April 8 did not disappoint in that regard. The Broncos had an amazing meet with first-place team finishes for both the boys and girls. With a first-place...

All State Drill Team

Drill Team All-State Three San Juan County student-athletes were recently named to the All-State drill team for the 2021-2022 winter sports season. Impressively, none of the honorees are seniors this season and two of them are sophomores. It’s a pretty impressive accomplishment for these young...

TREYDON HARRIS 1A CHAMPION AT 106 POUNDS Monticello Junior, 27-11 record

Wrestling Champs / Runners-Up

Wrestling Champs / Runners-Up Three San Juan County wrestlers won individual state championships this season and three captured runner-up finishes at their respective state wrestling tournaments in February. We are excited to profile those student athletes featuring photos along with comments from...

San Juan junior Jerzy Nieves strokes a base hit on a high pitch in early-season action at the San Juan baseball dia- mond. Nieves is 15 of 42 on the season, batting .357 with 15 RBIs, which is tied for second on the team. He’s also a key piece of the Broncos’ pitching rotation, sporting a 4-1 record with a 3.73 ERA. Richard Kaer photo

Early-season look at San Juan Baseball

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It’s been a very busy first couple weeks for the San Juan High School baseball team, with a flurry of games that included two tournaments in just a few days. After beginning the season 2-3 the Broncos have put together a nice six-game winning streak. They are 8-3...

KAILEE TOHONNIE 1A HONORABLE MENTION Whitehorse Senior Forward 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 3 steals per game

Girls Basketball / Cheerleading All-State

Two San Juan County student-athletes were named to girls basketball All-State teams for the 2021-2022 winter sports season. The Deseret News released its annual list of the top Utah high school athletes recently based on coaches’ votes from a list of nominated players from each team. In addition,...

Monticello long jumper Tommy Sheeran finished first place in the event by more than a foot, Sheeran was one of several county athletes to place first at the Mancos event

Local track and field teams perform well in Mancos and St. George

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer The San Juan High School track and field team headed across state lines this past week to attend the Bluejay Invitational in Mancos, CO. The meet was a completely different experience than the previous week. Instead of competing against 1A-6A schools, the team...