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Local aspiring golf legend Olivia Plemons drives for distance at a junior golf clinic at the Hideout Golf Club on June 12. Forty-eight children from Monticello, Blanding, Bluff, and Dove Creek were in attendance. This was the first of three junior clinics the club will hold this summer in an effort to raise interest in the sport among youth in the area. Jeff Simon photo

Hideout Happenings

by Jeff Simon Hideout Golf Club PGA Professional The first of three summer junior golf clinics at the Hideout Golf Club began on Monday, June 12 and ran through Wednesday, June 14. Forty-eight children ranging from ages 6 to 15 from Monticello, Blanding, Bluff, and Dove Creek came to participate....

San Juan High graduate heads to St. George to wrestle for Utah Tech

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Former San Juan High School wrestler Tayden Mark is now a Trailblazer. Mark signed a letter of intent to wrestle for Utah Tech University in May and will begin competing with the team as an incoming freshman this fall. Mark finished fourth at the 2023 2A Utah High...

Berlynn Black -Monticello senior 1A high jump state champion

Spring Sport All-State Track Athletes

Local student athletes earn All-State honors The San Juan Record is proud to continue coverage of local spring All-State honorees this week, featuring nine track and field athletes who finished third or better at their respective state competitions May 18-20 in Provo, UT. In addition the Deseret...

The Monticello High Girls Golf team pose after winning the 1A state championship in Richfield on May 17. Members include (left to right) Coach Shane Brewer, Lilli Burton, Alli Young, Jade Nielson, Amy Lewis, Alise Lewis, Cambree Chamberlain, and Coach Nathan Chamberlain. The Lady Buckaroos landed four players in the top 10. Find in-depth coverage of the championship on B1 of this issue of the San Juan Record. Tamra Lewis photo

Monticello girls capture first-ever golf state championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School girls golf team returned home from the 1A Utah State Golf Tournament at the Cove View Golf Course in Richfield as State Champions for the first time in school history this past Wednesday, May 17. The Buckaroo boys finished sixth in the state...

Mitchell places 2nd at state shot put

Whitehorse senior Shania Mitchell put on an impressive individual performance at the Utah State Track and Field Championships in Provo this past weekend with a second-place result in the shot put. She propelled the shot 32 feet, 7.75 inches to beat out 18 competitors in the event. She finished just...

Berlynn Black finished her Monticello track career with a state championship in the long jump May 20. She’s pictured here competing in the long jump at the Region 23 Championships in Monticello. Anna Fredericks photo

Sheeran, Black win state titles to lead Monticello track team to fifth and sixth place at state

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School track and field team traveled to Provo, UT May 18-20 for the 2023 Utah State Track and Field Championships at BYU’s Clarence Robison Track. The Buckaroo boys and girls combined for 98 points at the event, finishing in sixth place. The boys...

San Juan junior Zack Conway gets a strong start in the 200-meter dash at the Utah State Track and Field Championships at BYU May 20. Though he didn’t place in that event he anchored the boys 4x100 relay team that came home in third place. The Bronco boys tied for fifth in the state and the girls finished sixth. Jeff Hunt photo

Broncos snag fifth-place team finish at Utah State Track and Field Championships at BYU

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School track and field team capped an excellent season with a fifth-place (tie) finish at the 2023 Utah State Track and Field Championships at BYU in Provo this past Saturday, May 20. The boys scored 49 points to finish in fifth and the girls added...

A conversation with San Juan baseball coach Nielson

This is an abridged version of a series of questions posed by San Juan Record Sports Editor Rhett Sifford to San Juan baseball Head Coach Jens Nielson after the Broncos completed their season this past weekend. Sifford: Coach, can you just talk about the season as a whole and what your thoughts are...

San Juan junior Parker Snyder rips one of his nine hits in the 2023 2A Utah State Baseball Tournament at BYU. Snyder was a big part of the Broncos’ third-place finish this season. Snyder drove in nine San Juan runs in the tournament, hit one double, and hit one home run. Tayia Bennett photo

San Juan Bronco baseball team wins four straight but falls to #1 South Sevier in state semifinal, capping best season in 13 years

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Before the San Juan High School baseball team headed to Provo for the bulk of the 2A Utah State tournament this past weekend, Bronco Head Coach Jens Nielson said, “Watch for these boys to do something special.” They did indeed do something special, and they almost did...

Monticello dominates Region 23 track meet

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School track and field team dominated the 1A Region 23 Championship on Wednesday, May 10 in Monticello. The host team scored a whopping 390.5 points to win the combined region title by almost 250 points over Pinnacle. The Buckaroo boys scored 211.5...