Sports

Volleyball teams play in St. George

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan and Monticello volleyball teams traveled to St. George August 26 and 27 to take on some tough competition at the annual Dixie Fly High Tournament. The Broncos opened the tourney Friday with back-to-back losses to Hurricane and Murray in pool play, but...

Image from the 2021 season. Jess Cornwell photo

Monument Valley football preview

by David Boyle News Director The Monument Valley High School football team suffered a tough loss to Water Canyon in their season opener on August 26. This Wednesday, August 31 the Cougars will host Altamont at 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on Redrock 92.7 FM and PictureItPalmer.com. I...

Broncos 2-0 after impressive win

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Utah football 2A game of the week between the #1 San Juan Broncos and #3 Summit Academy Bears Friday, August 19 in Bluffdale promised to be a close, exciting battle. Many around the state said it would be the Broncos returning home with their first loss of the...

Senior Easton Young races to the end zone

Bucks fall to Rich in first 8-man game

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School Football team opened their season and the first Utah 8-player football league in over a century on August 19. While the Buckaroos dropped the opening game 26-20 to the visiting Rich Rebels, the team is looking forward to a year of 8-player...

Buckaroo XC team returns experience

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Last year the Monticello High School cross country team finished in third place in both the girls and boys state competitions with just two seniors on the team. This year the Buckaroos return some experience and look to make a bigger splash in the 1A ranks. MHS Head...

San Juan’s Edward Lyman attacks early course obstacle “Yogi Hill” during the Boggy Draw Bear Chase in Dolores, CO August 20. Already well ahead of the pursuit, Lyman would end up placing first individually in 19:16. The Bronco boys easily captured the team title with a near-perfect score-5 low of 17 points. Joel Priest photo

San Juan dominates Boggy Draw Bear Chase

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer The San Juan High School cross country team opened their season with a bang on Saturday, August 20 and for the third year in a row the boys brought home a first-place finish at the Boggy Draw Bear Chase in Dolores, CO. The first year the Bronco boys competed in...

San Juan volleyball team ready for a fresh start in new season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The 2021 volleyball season was challenging for the San Juan Broncos. They lost a close friend and mentor when assistant coach Taylor Black unexpectedly passed away. They finished the year with seven wins and 19 losses and failed to advance past the first round of the...

Challenging conditions at Hideout can’t hamper amateur tourneys

by Jeff Simon Hideout Golf Club PGA Professional The challenges just kept coming for the senior golfers and women golfers at this past weekend’s Hideout Senior Amateur and Hideout Women’s Amateur. On top of the usual narrow fairways and confusing greens, the golfers were greeted by wind, rain, and...

San Juan running back Zack Conway scampers up the sideline for a gain as the Broncos defeat Layton Christian Academy 46-38 in their first game of the year on August 12. The Broncos head north to play Summit Academy on Friday, August 19. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan holds off Layton Christian in knock-down-drag-out football season opener

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It took all night, but the San Juan High School football team finally outlasted the Layton Christian Eagles this past Friday, August 12 in the first game of the 2022 season for a 46-38 win on the Broncos’ home field. It was a hard-fought marathon affair that lasted...

Monticello ready to kick-off 8-player football

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello football season kicks of with a game against Rich High School in Monticello at 7:00 pm Friday Aug 19. The game will be the school’s introduction to eight-player football. Other teams in Utah’s inaugural eight-player league include Monument Valley and...