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Look, Ma, one hand! San Juan junior Tripp Palmer hangs from the rim after dunking against Montezuma-Cortez on December 10. Palmer scored 14 points in the game but the Broncos suffered a 72-48 loss. They’ve lost four in a row heading into play this week and look to get back in the win column against Panguitch and Emery. Richard Kaer photo

Bronco boys suffer two losses in tough week

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It was a tough past week for the San Juan High School boys basketball team with two losses against two strong teams – American Leadership on December 11 and Bryce Valley December 14. This past Wednesday the Broncos took a road trip to Spanish Fork to take on the ALA...

Members of the girls San Juan wrestling team. Courtesy photo

San Juan girls wrestling takes fifth in Bloomfield

by Art Adair Contributing Writer The San Juan High School girls wrestling team continued their inaugural season this past Saturday, December 14 at the Bloomfield Invitational in Bloomfield, NM. Seven of the nine wrestlers were in action. The Lady Broncos finished fifth out of nine teams, scoring...

San Juan girls pick up win against Bryce Valley

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls basketball team broke a four-game losing streak and improved to 4-5 on the year with a big win over Bryce Valley in Blanding this past Saturday, December 14. The Lady Broncos gave up a 13-point first-half lead but clawed their way...

Lady Cougar basketball wins two in past week

by David Boyle News Director The Monument Valley girls basketball team earned two wins in the past week. The Lady Cougars beat Red Mesa, AZ on the road December 10 in a tightly-contested game by a final score of 37-34. They followed that up with a nice 43-26 home win over Bryce Valley on December...

Monticello sophomore John Leber (top) wrestled a perfect 8-0 record at the Dave Smith Memorial Tournament this past weekend at Carbon High School in Price, leading the Buckaroos to a team championship. He was named Deseret News Larry H. Miller High School Wrestling Athlete of the Week for his effort. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroo wrestlers win Dave Smith Memorial Tourney in Price

by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer It was another successful week for the Monticello Buckaroo Wrestlers as they conquered their third tournament of the year, earning the team championship trophy at the Dave Smith Memorial Tournament in Price December 13-14. The Buckaroos had ten team members at...

San Juan Bronco wrestlers pose after Price Tournament. Shane Musselman photo

San Juan matmen get strong performances in Moab and Price

by Art Adair Contributing Writer It was a packed week of wrestling for the San Juan High School grapplers. Tuesday, December 10 saw the Broncos at Grand County to take on the Red Devils. The Broncos defeated the Red Devils by a score of 50 to 26. It was a thrilling dual that featured many exciting...

Monument Valley girls wrestling finish 2nd in Parowan, Whitehorse wrestling in St. George

The Monument Valley girls wrestling team took second place at the Paul Williamson memorial tournament in Parowan over the weekend. Leading the way for the lady Cougars was Aiyana Parker who earned four wins by fall to gather first place honors at the tournament. Teammate Nizhoni Sloan took second...

Coach Josh Keyes speaks to Monticello's starters during a time-out. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello boys win one, lose one at the 1A preview

The Monticello Buckaroos went 1-1 at the 1A preview in Richfield. The Buckaroos opened the weekend with a big 76-41 victory over Telos on December 13 in a game the Bucks controlled throughout. Monticello was led in the game by Cache Young who scored 20 points on an efficient 8 for 9 from the field...

Dominic Dance hits a 4th quarter three to give the Raiders their first lead of the game. Whitehorse trailed by 13 at halftime. StreamUtah.Live screen grab

Raiders go 2-0 at 1A preview

The Whitehorse Raiders went 2-0 at the 1A preview in Richfield. The Raiders opened play with an exciting comeback victory over Escalante on December 13. The Raiders fell behind 14-8 after one quarter and trailed by 13 points at half by a score of 27-14. Whitehorse shot just 21-percent from the...

San Juan senior Jake Ivins drives to the bucket against Millard on December 4. Ivins scored 14 points and had seven assists in the 71-53 win. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan boys win two, lose one in busy week

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team welcomed the Millard Eagles to Blanding on Wednesday, December 4 looking to get back above .500 on the season in their first game after the Thanksgiving Break. Though it’s still early in the season and it wasn’t a perfect...