Sports

Strong start for local high school track and field teams at Red Rocks Invite

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Area high school track and field teams got the 2022 season underway this past weekend at the Red Rocks Invitational in Moab on Saturday, March 12. San Juan, Monticello, and Whitehorse high schools competed against a solid field that included teams from Carbon, Emery,...

San Juan softball, baseball teams out of the gate

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team opened the 2022 spring season this past week with a tough 10-0 loss to the rival Grand County Red Devils in Moab on Tuesday, March 8. Grand opened with a two-run first inning, then the teams battled for the next three innings...

Local student athletes receive Academic All-state honors

Five local high school student athletes earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-state honors for the 2021-2022 winter sports season. From San Juan High School, Tyler Bayles was named to the Academic All-state wrestling team. It’s his second Academic All-state honor of...

Lady Broncos gain valuable experience, make strides toward a positive future in 2021-22 season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Entering the 2021-2022 basketball season, the San Juan High School girls were looking to build varsity experience and make strides on their game individually and as a team. Though they struggled a bit in the win/loss column, they did just that. The Lady Broncos picked...

Whitehorse Raider Brett James (#3) hits a half court shot at the end of the third quarter during the second round game at the 1A State Basketball Tournament on March 2 in Richfield, UT. With the Raiders trailing by five in the final seconds of the quarter, James’s long bomb triggered a fourth-quarter rally and a win for the Raiders over the Tintic Miners. Whitehorse eventually fell in the state quarterfinals. Photo courtesy CentraCom

1A basketball tournament wraps up season for local teams

The 1A state basketball tournament saw five San Juan County teams compete last week in Richfield. Four teams went 1-2 at the tournament, while one team went 0-2. On Wednesday, the first day of the tournament, the Whitehorse Raiders boys basketball team were the lone winners in the first round. The...

Five county teams to compete in 1A basketball tournament

The 1A state basketball tournament is set and five of the six 1A teams in San Juan County have qualified for the tournament this week in Richfield. Among those five teams is the Monument Valley boys basketball team, who earned their right to play in the tournament with a win in a do-or-die play-in...

Recapping another championship season for the San Juan Broncos

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor When the San Juan High School boys basketball team tipped off their season back in November, they knew they could very well be playing for a state championship at the end of the year. Not only did they know it was possible, anything less would have seemed like a...

Broncos win first state basketball title in 30 years with improbable comeback victory over Enterprise

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Thirty years ago, way before any of the current San Juan High School boys basketball players were even a thought in their parents’ minds, the Broncos won their last Utah State basketball championship. Their last championship, that is, until this past weekend at the...

Broncos cruise through second round, set sights on 2A state title

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team began their quest for a 2A state championship with a fairly easy 51-37 second-round win over Beaver in the San Juan gym this past Saturday, February 19. The win gives the Broncos their third-straight trip to the state...

Devin Hatch made a return to the court for the Monticello Buckaroos during their February 17 game against Dove Creek. Hatch, a three-year starter and senior, has returned from surgery in the fall after a football injury. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello Bucks split games with Dove Creek Bulldogs, beat Green River, head to state

The Monticello High School basketball teams went 3-1 in their last week of regular season play. The boys punched their ticket to the state tournament with the girls will compete in a play-in game on Saturday, February 26. Monticello boys went 2-0 on the week, earning victories over Dove Creek and...