Sports

Buckaroo wrestlers have solid week, are set to close out 2021

The Monticello High School wrestlers had a good showing at the Manti Holiday Classic this past Friday and Saturday, December 17-18. The team won four duals at the two-day tournament, tying for third in their pool. The Buckaroos beat Altamont, Bryce Valley, Tintic, and Kanab. They were defeated by...

Lady Buckaroos suffer three losses heading into the Christmas break

The Monticello High School girls basketball team faced a series of tough Colorado teams last week, going 0-3 against the teams. After suffering a 63-30 loss to Mancos, CO on December 14, the Lady Bucks were back in action at the Bulldog Classic in Dove Creek over the weekend. On Friday, the girls...

Both Monument Valley teams second in DC

The Monument Valley High School boys and girls basketball teams both placed second at the Bulldog Classic in Dove Creek, CO on December 17 and 18. The Cougar boys and girls teams each earned a win in game one on Friday against Nucla, CO. The Monument Valley girls team beat Nucla 47-33 with quick...

Win and loss for Monticello boys

The Monticello High School boys basketball team went 1-1 on the weekend at the Bulldog Classic in Dove Creek. After beating Dove Creek just ten days earlier 47-42, the Bucks lost the rematch to the Bulldogs in an overtime thriller, 46-44. The Bucks trailed for most of the game but closed the gap in...

Rodeo champion earns two titles in Las Vegas

Hatch area six-year-old Klay Tohsonii is San Juan County’s youngest rodeo world champion. Klay competed in and won two Six and Under World Dummy Roping Championships last weekend. On December 9, Klay won the 2021 Six and Under Stetson Country Christmas World Dummy Roping Championship in Las Vegas,...

San Juan boys basketball team suffers its first loss of young season but bounces back for win

The San Juan High School basketball team entered the past week with a 3-0 record set to take on what will most likely be the toughest opponent they’ll face all season. For the second straight year the David Evans-helmed Real Salt Lake Academy visited the Broncos in Blanding Wednesday, December 8,...

Buckaroo boys bball team picks up first win

The Monticello boys basketball team went 1-2 in the past week, getting their first win of the season in Colorado before heading to the 1A Preview in Richfield, UT over the weekend. Monticello opened the week on December 7 in Dove Creek against the Bulldogs. The game started with Landon Ewart...

Whitehorse boys basketball team improving following long time off

The Whitehorse High School boys basketball team went 1-2 on the week, getting a win over Navajo Pine before heading to the 1A Preview in Richfield. Coach Evan Grant says that after not playing for 18 months, the team is slowly building to what they want to be at the end of the season. One of the...

San Juan wins Dawg Fight to lead way for county wrestling teams

The San Juan High School wrestling team won a hard-fought championship trophy at the Dove Creek Dawg Fight Tournament on December 11. The Broncos racked up 165 team points to narrowly defeat the Mancos Bluejays, who scored 163 points. Whitehorse scored 18 points to finish ninth in the team score,...

Strong performance for Monticello High wrestlers at Juab Tournament

The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers traveled to Nephi to compete in the 24-team Juab Tournament over this past weekend, December 10-11. The Bucks wrestled eight duals in the two-day event. With six open weights they gave up 36 points in forfeits in each dual but wrestled well in head-to-head matches...