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Members of the 2015 Monticello girl's state champion golf team and the boy's third place team pose with the girls state championship trophy. Pictured back row left to right: Coach Nathan Chamberlain, John Leber, Canyon Christensen, Kooper Nielson, Ryan Holt, Traken Lee, Jackson Keyes, Coach Shane Brewer, Coach Mike Holyoak. Front row: Cambree Chamberlain, Alise Lewis, Lilli Burton, Alli Young, LE Olson, Rebecca Chamberlain, Jane Burton. Haley Burton photo

Monticello girls golf team wins state title

The Monticello girls golf team won the 2025 1A state golf meet with the girls placing four golfers in the top six at the state tournament. The lady Buckaroos battled through less than ideal conditions at the Mountain View Golf Course in West Jordan on May 14. The afternoon rounds for the golfers...

Monument Valley High Track and Field compete in at region meet

Monument Valley High track and field teams competed in the Region 19 track meet at Monticello High on May 7. The Monument Valley girls finished in fourth place, while the boys finished in fifth place at the region meet. Top four marks in each event qualified for the state tournament, four Monument...

Whitehorse Raiders Track and Field girls finish 2nd, boys 3rd at region

Whitehorse teams competed in the Region 19 track meet at Monticello High on May 7. The Whitehorse girls team finished as runner-ups at the meet while the boys finished in third place. Top four marks in each event qualified for the state tournament. In all 11 Whitehorse athletes are entered to...

Monticello teams win region titles

Monticello High track and field teams won the Region 19 track meet at Monticello High on May 7. The Monticello boys and girls teams both earned region championships. Top four marks in each event qualified for the state tournament. In all 37 Monticello, athletes are entered to compete at the 1A...

San Juan boys second, girls fourth at Region 15 track & field championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys track and field team came up just short of a Region 15 Championship on Tuesday, May 6 in Moab. The Broncos scored 100 points to finish behind only North Summit, who scored 161 to win the title. JD Palmer led the way with 22 points in...

Lady Broncos win three straight after suffering state first-round loss

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Following a tough 6-1 loss to Grand County in Duchesne to open the 2025 2A Utah State Softball Tournament, the San Juan Lady Broncos found themselves in a battle for their lives, needing eight straight wins to capture the state championship. Tenth-seeded San Juan...

San Juan boys tennis season comes to a close at 3A state tournament

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Seven San Juan High School boys tennis players made the trip north to represent their team in the 2025 3A Utah State Boys Tennis Tournament this past Thursday and Friday, May 8-9. The first round of the tournament was played at Brighton High School in Cottonwood...

San Juan baseball season concludes with loss to eventual state champs

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School baseball team won 16 of their last 17 regular season games and was poised to make a deep run in the 2025 2A Utah State Baseball Tournament this past weekend at BYU. But a loss to the rival Grand County Red Devils in their opening game of the...

San Juan’s Talon Mendoza (#5) gets a big lead off second base as Corbin Middleton (#13) attempts to drive him in on May 3 in Blanding. Trace York is pitching for Grand County with Javelin Pierce catching, and Tatym Bisco (#8) playing shortstop. The Broncos suffered a surprise 7-4 loss to the Red Devils in their opening game of the 2A Utah State Tournament. They began play in the one-loss bracket against Duchesne on May 6, now needing seven straight wins to capture the state title. Richard Kaer photo

Top-ranked Broncos suffer upset loss to rival Grand County in state opener

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor When the final 2A baseball RPI standings and state tournament brackets were revealed by the Utah High School Activities Association this past week San Juan was ranked first, Monticello eighth, and Grand County ninth. That meant the Broncos would host their two...

Monticello golf teams win Region 19 titles

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello girls and boys golf teams have dominated Region 19 all season long and on Monday, May 5 they made it official as both teams won their region championship matches at the Green River State Park Golf Course. It was the fifth straight region title for the...