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Taylor Black dives to score for the Broncos

San Juan football team obliterates Grand County for 33rd straight win

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team cruised past local rival Grand County on Friday, September 22 with a 62-7 victory in front of the Bronco home crowd for the final time this regular season. It was their 33rd win in a row and moves them to 8-0 on the season and 3-...

Monticello football comeback falls short against El Capitan, Arizona

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School football team fell to 3-4 on the year with a loss to El-Capitan High School on September 29. The Eagles, out of Colorado City, AZ, trailed the Buckaroos at halftime but pulled ahead in the second half to win 34-21. El Capitan struck first,...

San Juan volleyball team wins three Region 15 matches in a row

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Since dropping four games to start the month of September – two each to North Sevier and North Summit – with a win over Duchesne sandwiched in between, the San Juan High School volleyball team has been on a tear. The Lady Broncos swept local rival Grand County on...

Monticello hitter Alise Lewis (#9) drills the ball past Monument Valley blocker Shaundin Blackwater on September 19. A host of Lady Buckaroos cover on the play: (left to right) Taylor Barry, Alli Young, Shayla Pehrson, Maddie Adair, and Hannah Barry. Monticello won the match in straight sets. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello volleyball team hands Monument Valley first loss of the season in straight sets

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Coming into the past week the Monument Valley volleyball team was 5-0 on the season, ranked #1 in the 2A RPI standings. When they traveled to Monticello on Tuesday, September 19 the rival Lady Buckaroos were chomping at the bit to “upset” the Lady Cougars. It was an...

Monticello runner Marah Long paces the field at the Pagosa Springs Challenge on September 23. She won the girls division, helping the Lady Buckaroos to a second-place team finish. Jeff Hunt photo

Buck boys win Pagosa Springs Challenge, girls get second place

by Haley Burton Contributing Writer The bus transporting the Monticello High School cross country team left dark and early at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 23 on its way to Pagosa Springs, CO in plenty of time for a day of racing. The Pagosa Springs Challenge, hosted by the Pirates, is located...

Broncos shut out South Sevier 64-0, drop to second in the 2A standings

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team continued its leisurely tour through the 2A South ranks this past Friday, September 22 with another lopsided win, this time over South Sevier in Monroe, UT 64-0. It was the Broncos’ state-leading 32nd win in a row and moved them...

San Juan girls tennis team closes regular season, begins state tournament this week

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls tennis team played their final regular season match of the season at Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, UT on Tuesday, September 12. Emily Pugh and Markie Bowers defeated their opponents in second doubles play, but the Lady Broncos...

Bulldogs beat Buckaroos on the football field

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School football team fell to 3-3 on the year with a loss on September 16 in Dove Creek. The Colrado 8-Man defending champion Bulldogs got the best of the Buckaroos in a 58-18 final. Dove Creek opened the game with a four-play 80-yard scoring drive,...

San Juan boys golf team continues to hone their game as they head toward postseason

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys golf team has continued to improve as the 2023 season has gone along, and now they are heading into their final match before the 2A Utah State Tournament. In the three matches they played in the first three weeks of September, the Broncos...

San Juan quarterback Parker Snyder carries the rock upfield during the Broncos’ Homecoming win against Emery on September 15. Snyder ran for 66 yards and a touchdown in the game, but he did most of his damage through the air. Snyder passed for 362 yards and five touchdowns in the win. Richard Kaer photo

Broncos leave football win streak record in the dust with 53-13 shellacking of Emery

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor When the 2023 San Juan football season was released everyone marked one game on their calendars as the one to watch. This past Friday, September 15 – the Broncos’ Homecoming game – was that game. It was a rematch of last year’s 2A Utah State Semifinal contest with...