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Members of the '94 state championship basketball team. Photo from the San Juan Record
Members of the Monticello basketball 1994 state championship team will be honored at halftime of the Monticello-Grand basketball game on January 16. Members of the team will hold a social at 6 pm in the cafeteria for anyone in the community who wants to say hello, with a presentation at halftime of...
San Juan senior Synessa Atcitty battles Gunnison players for a loose ball on January 6 as Kaidence Mitchell (#31) and Hayden Shumway (#20) cover. The Lady Broncos won the game 48-36, their third victory of the season. Richard Kaer photo
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls basketball team closed out 2023 with two wins and eight losses. They were looking to get in the win column when they hosted their first two games of the new year this past Friday and Saturday, January 5 and 6. On Friday they welcomed the...
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys basketball team was looking strong at the end of 2023 with four wins in five games. They cruised into the Christmas break with an 81-31 win over Monticello in the annual meeting with their local rivals. But the break seems to have...
San Juan senior Trace Bennett works over an opponent at the 2A Duals in Richfield January 6. Bennett went 8-2 on the weekend, helping the Broncos to a third-place finish in the tournament.  Tayia Bennett photo
by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School wrestling team opened 2024 this past weekend in Richfield at the 2A Duals at Richfield High School. The tournament featured 11 2A teams including the Broncos. San Juan won duals over South Sevier, Duchesne, North Summit, North Sevier,...
Monticello's JD McDonald drives on a Green River defender January 4.  Anna Fredericks photo
by Bill Boyle San Juan Record Editor The Monticello Buckaroo basketball team lost a lead in the last minute and fell to the Green River Pirates 55-52 in the opening game of Region 19 play on January 4. The game was tight from beginning to end but turned in the last minute to the favor of the...
Buckaroo senior Zac Thayn battles an opponent in the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Pagosa Springs, CO January 6. Thayn went 4-1 on the weekend to finish third and lead Monticello to a seventh-place team finish.  Anna Fredericks photo
by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer The Monticello High School wrestlers were back in action this past weekend following the Christmas break. They traveled to Dolores, CO for a quad meet on Friday, January 5 before heading to the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Pagosa Springs, CO January 6. The...
Photo courtesy Leanndra Haycock
by David Boyle News Director The Monument Valley girls basketball team put an exclamation mark on their #1 ranking in the Utah 1A standings over the weekend with a signature win to open the new year. The Lady Cougars made a 500-mile one-way drive on January 5 to Wendover High School to play the #2-...
by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse basketball teams opened Region 19 play with a trip to Price and Green River this past weekend. The girls defeated Pinnacle 62-30 on January 5. The Lady Raiders hold an 8-4 record and are ranked #6 in the Utah 1A. The boys gutted out a double-overtime win...
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SHAYLA PEHRSON M H S | 1 A V O L L E Y B A L L S E COND T E A M S E N I O R • M I D D L E B LO C K E R 3 8 A C E S , 1 6 2 K I L L S , . 2 1 4 H I T T I N G P E R C E N TAG E , 1 9 3 D I G S , 3 2 B LO C K S Head Coach Sheila Wells: “Our only senior, Shayla was a great example and really led the...
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