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Members of the team include: (top row, left to right) Khatira Keith, Kynnedy Bingham, Arianna Adams, Keegan Palmer, Lizzie Palmer, Sadie Cosby, Kheirra Keith, Harmony Oshley, Miley Harrison, Jayden Benally. Bottom: Morgann McPherson, Danika Meyers, Averie Gilson, Madden Perkins, Kholea Yazzie, Colee Crofts, and Nevaeh Sampson. Courtesy photo

San Juan softball has a solid first half of April

The 2025 San Juan High School softball team entered the month of April with five wins on the season. They added to that figure with three key 2A North region wins to kick off the month, sweeping North Sevier in a road doubleheader 15-4 and 22-2 on April 4 then defeating rival Grand County 4-3 April...

Monticello's Jaeden Camacho was four-for-four including two triples against North Sevier in game one of a double-header. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello tames Wolves in doubleheader domination

by Jackson Keyes Contributing Writer The Monticello High School baseball team hosted the North Sevier Wolves on Friday, April 11 with a double dose of contests on the docket. The Buckaroos ignited offensively, scoring 30 runs in the two games, securing both victories and boosting their win total to...

The 2025 San Juan High School track and field team is midway through the season, performing well and prepping for upcoming regional and state competitions. In their most recent meet the boys were third at the Nyle Norris Invitational in Richfield while the girls took fourth. They will compete in the Dixie Invitational in St. George this Friday and Saturday, April 11-12. Courtesy photo

San Juan boys take third, girls fourth in annual Nyle Norris Track and Field Invitational

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys track and field team scored 90 points to finish third at the 2025 Nyle Norris Invitational at Richfield High School this past Saturday, April 5. The host Wildcats scored 179 points to take the team title at the event and South Sevier was...

Snyder shines, Barry blazes as Lady Bucks top Pinnacle

By Jackson Keyes Contributing Writer The Monticello Lady Buckaroo softball team finally broke through in a big way on Friday, April 4, wrangling their first win of the season – and their first region victory – with an 18-2 stampede over the Pinnacle Panthers. Marli Snyder drove in six runs on four...

Monticello golf scores show promise at state course

By Jackson Keyes Contributing Writer On Wednesday, March 26 the Monticello boys and girls golf teams played at the Green River Golf Course for the first time this year and their second consecutive away match. Both teams played well enough to bring back a second consecutive region win. Overall, the...

San Juan sophomore Staley Dandy (#1) celebrates one of his three goals against Parowan on April 4 in Blanding. Flanking him are teammates (left to right) Jack Kartchner, Kyle Begay, and Randall Black. The Broncos defeated the Rams 3-1 for their first win of the season. They are 1-7, ranked 15th in the 2A RPI standings as they head into a busy conclusion to the week. San Juan takes on #12 Beaver on April 11 and #19 Millard April 12. Richard Kaer photo

Bronco soccer team gets first win of season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys soccer team scored three goals to break into the win column with a 3-1 victory over 2A South foe Parowan in Blanding on Friday, April 4. Sophomore Staley Dandy earned a hattrick in the game, scoring all three Bronco goals. Senior Javin...

Buckaroos weather storms and Bulldogs

by Jackson Keyes Contributing Writer Usually “home field advantage” is truly an advantage no matter the situation. However, this was not the case for the Monticello baseball team on Friday, April 4 as they were forced to scramble to outrun the weather as spring showed its ugly head with snow and...

Camren Carpenter hits the ball against San Juan. Richard Kaer photo

Monticello suffers tough losses to open region play, looks to bounce back against Bulldogs

by Jackson Keyes Contributing Writer On March 25, the Monticello High School baseball team jumped on the bus and headed to Grand County to begin region play. The nearly 80 degree temperature favored Grand as the Bucks looked to maneuver through temperatures 40 degrees warmer than the first three...

San Juan senior Brody Bilbao (#20) drives in Corbin Middleton (#13) with a double in the bottom of the second inning in the Broncos’ game with against Monticello in Blanding March 28. Tyson Wheeler (#17) is covering second base for the Buckaroos while Arturo Gutierrez handles catching duties. The Broncos won the first matchup between the two rivals 10-0. They’ll meet again April 25 in Monticello. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan baseball team rides four-game win streak to eight wins, three losses on season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It had been 11 days since the San Juan High School baseball team was last on the diamond for anything other than practice when they traveled to Salina on Wednesday, March 26 to play a 2A East doubleheader against North Sevier. The Broncos entered the week with a 5-3...

Lady Broncos collect three wins in tough stretch

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team opened the Linda Crabtree Challenge in Farmington, NM on Thursday, March 20 with a 21-0 beatdown of East Mountain, NM. They left no doubt with an 11-run first inning, a six-spot in the second, and four runs in the third inning....