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Broncos top Juan Diego 40-6, win 27th straight

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team won their state-leading 27th game in a row and moved to 2-0 on the 2023 season with a 40-6 victory over the Juan Diego Soaring Eagle on Friday, August 18 in Draper. The win moves the Broncos into a three-way tie for the 12th-...

The sun sets over the stunning vista of the Monument Valley High School football field as the Cougars and Whitehorse Raiders face each other in the first Battle of the Drum of the 2023-24 season. Whitehorse won the game 40-6 to recapture the Drum, but a fun time was had by all. Photo courtesy Donald Mose

Monument Valley suffers season-opening loss to Whitehorse but the team is optimistic for season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley High School football team opened their season on Friday, August 18 with a tough 40-6 loss to the Whitehorse Raiders at home. It was the first Battle of the Drum of the season. Recently second-year head coach Brad Upshaw shared his thoughts on the...

Monticello cruises to win over St. Joseph

THIS WEEK'S GAME WILL BE VIDEO STREAMED ONLINE AT: STREAMUTAH.LIVE by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroos opened the 2023 eight-player football season with a convincing win over St. Joseph in Ogden on Friday, August 18. In the Jayhawks’ first ever football contest the Buckaroos...

Monticello runners open with solid performance

by Haley Burton Contributing Writer I don’t know about you, but August came around much too quickly this year. August is hectic at our house. It’s usually spent searching Amazon or myriad online stores for school clothes, figuring how to send back clothes that didn’t fit, and making a last-minute...

San Juan's Abe Lyman (left) and Noah Begay (right) run at the Boggy Draw Race in Dolores

San Juan opens season with strong runner-up finishes at Boggy Draw Bear Chase in Dolores

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer A lot has changed for the San Juan High School girls cross country team. Gone are top varsity contributors Saylor Perkins and Leah Castellon, but the team has welcomed six new freshmen. Five of those girls finished the Boggy Draw Bear Chase in Dolores, CO this...

Monticello Buckaroo football players open their season with an “Orange v Black” scrimmage. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello football to open against St. Joseph

The Monticello High School football season starts August 18 at 3:30 p.m. against St. Joseph Catholic High School in Ogden. The game will be broadcast on Red Rock 92.7 FM and PictureItPalmer.com. David Boyle spoke with head coach Reed Anderson. The full interview is available on RedRock92.com as the...

Monticello harriers set to open season at Boggy Draw Bear Chase in Dolores

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor When the dust finally settled on the 2022 high school cross country season the Monticello Buckaroos had accomplished something they hadn’t in nine seasons. Both the boys and girls teams brought home state trophies – runners-up trophies to be exact. Though they hoped...

San Juan senior running back Zack Conway drives the ball downfield against Layton Christian in Ogden August 11. Conway collected 212 yards rushing with two TDs and 112 yards receiving with another TD in the Broncos’ 66-43 win. Tayia Bennett photo

Broncos outlast Layton Christian in game one offensive shootout

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team opened the 2023 season against Layton Christian this past Friday, August 11 riding a state-high 25-game winning streak and defending its second-straight 2A state title. Season-opening games are always unique, with both teams...

San Juan senior tight end and middle linebacker Trace Bennett rises from the abyss, mightily displaying that his Broncos are ready to kick off the 2023 high school football season this Friday, August 11 against the Layton Christian Eagles. This season the Broncos, who return most of their 2022 roster, are aiming to become the first team in the current 2A classification to win three straight state football championships. It would also be the first football three-peat in San Juan school history if they can ac

San Juan Football team opens 2023 season looking to #LeaveAL3GACY

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor If the expectations for the San Juan High School football team were high in 2022, they’re higher as the team gets set to kick off the 2023 campaign. If the target on the Broncos’ backs was big in 2022, it’s even bigger in 2023. Every team will be gunning to stop San...

17-year-old Wyatt Toney dominated the annual Hideout Amateur Saturday and Sunday, July 29-30 in Monticello. The young golfer from Moab shot a 4-under-par-68 on day one and finished with a 72-stroke round to dominate the field of 180 golfers and win by 12 strokes. Toney also won the Moab Amateur in 2022. Jeff Simon photo

Young Moab golfer dominates field of 180 to win Hideout Amateur

by Jeff Simon Hideout Golf Club PGA Professional It was a win for the ages. Well, it was a win at least for the younger ages. Wyatt Toney, a 17-year-old from Moab, convincingly claimed the championship at the Hideout Amateur on Sunday, July 30. His even-par round of 72 on Sunday, which was preceded...