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San Juan High School Football Head Coach Barkley Christensen prepares to coach his team prior to the 2A Utah State Championship Game November 16 in Cedar City. The Broncos beat the Emery Spartans 60-14, winning their fourth straight state championship. Christensen has coached the team to a 48-3 record over those past four championship seasons. He is 74-21 since taking the reigns in 2017. Richard Kaer photo

Barkley Christensen looks back on exciting San Juan High School football season

by Barkley Christensen San Juan High School Football Head Coach The 2024 football season will always be one to remember. This season, our program was able to make history and win its fourth consecutive state championship. It was a cold, chilly night in Cedar City, but our boys came to play and...

The Redrock 92 / StreamUtah.Live crew preparing to broadcast the 2024 Utah 2A State Football Championship Game on November 16 in Cedar City. Pictured left to right are Kayleb Carr, Art Adair, and Rhett Sifford. Since joining the crew late in the 2020 season Adair has enjoyed the priviledge of witnessing and observing one of the most successful football programs in Utah State history and believes he has gained an understanding of what plays a part in producing that success. Courtesy photo

Finally seeing what it is that makes San Juan football successful

by Art Adair Football Fan, Coach, Father, Broadcaster My reflection of this season of San Juan High School football actually begins at the 2023 state semifinal game at Zions Bank Stadium. San Juan had just beaten Summit Academy to advance to what we now know would be their third straight state...

Whitehorse Guard plays in Utah Top 50 League

Heidi Clark, a senior at Whitehorse High School in Montezuma Creek, has a passion for being competitive in sports. She first gained interest in playing basketball in the fourth grade and decided to try out for cross country her sophomore year. Watch for her on the court with the Lady Raiders all...

Ayla Carling Monticello High School Cross Country

Local student athletes earn Academic All-State honors for fall sports season

Sydney Murdock San Juan High School Girls Tennis Head Coach Ciarra Walker: “Sydney is an outstanding student and person. She dedicates much of her time and effort to improving herself through academics, her personal life, and finding professional opportunities to prepare herself for a career. “She...

Monument Valley girls and boys begin season with home victories over Rough Rock, AZ

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley High School girls and boys basketball teams opened their seasons this past Friday, November 22 with Rough Rock, AZ paying a visit to the Cougars. Both teams were victorious in their opening games, but one was a bit more exciting than the other. For...

San Juan sophomore Syndel Atcitty (#5) pursues a loose ball against Summit Academy November 25 as Khimya Fullwood (#42) and Hayden Shumway (#20) cover. The Lady Broncos beat the Lady Bears 46-32, improving to 3-1 on the young season. The girls will enjoy a few days off for Thanksgiving and they’ll hit the court again on December 3 against the 3A Manti Lady Templars. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan girls basketball team wins three of first four games to open 2024-25 season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls basketball team is off to a strong start with three wins in their first three games over the course of the past week. They opened with a tough matchup on the road against the 3A Juab Lady Wasps on Wednesday, November 20. The Lady Broncos...

San Juan junior center Cash Palmer goes up for a shot against Wayne in the 2024 season opener November 22 in Blanding. Palmer and his teammates faced a quick transition from the football field to the basketball court after winning their fourth straight state championship on November 16. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan boys split games to open basketball season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team opened their season with a split in their first two games this past weekend. On Friday, November 22 many of the same boys who had captured a football state championship less than a week prior beat Wayne on the hardwood 60-...

Heidi Clark hits a corner three against Panguitch. TeamHive.Live stream screengrab

Whitehorse girls split games at Preview

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse High School girls basketball team went 1-1 at the annual 1A Preview in Richfield this past weekend. In addition to a dominant win, Whitehorse pushed the defending 1A state champs to the wire in a successful opening weekend. The Lady Raiders rolled over...

Coaches and players of the 2024 Monticello High School Football team pose with their runner-up trophy in the Utah 8-Player classification. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroos fall to Rebels 50-14, claim third straight runner-up trophy

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroos competed in the Utah 8-player championship game on November 16. Despite a valiant effort the Bucks were defeated by the Rich Rebels 50-14 to end the season with a runner-up trophy and a record of 8-4. While the game didn’t go Monticello’s way,...

San Juan High School football players raise the 2A Utah State Championship trophy after their 60-14 victory over the Emery Spartans at Southern Utah University on November 16. The Broncos became the eighth team in Utah history to win at least four football state championships in a row with their total domination of the Spartans. San Juan has won 48 of their last 50 games. See more photos of the Broncos’ exciting win on page A3. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan football team dominates Emery to win fourth straight 2A Utah State Championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School football team did to Emery this past Saturday, November 16 what they did to every other 2A team they faced this season. They completely dominated the Spartans 60-14 to win their fourth straight Utah State Championship at Southern Utah...