Sports

San Juan track and field team puts on strong performances at North Sevier Invitational

The San Juan High School track and field team traveled four hours to Salina to compete in the North Sevier Invitational on Saturday, April 23. The Broncos were eager to hit the ground running after a week off. Hudson Whatcott had two expert performances in both the long jump and high jump,...

Monticello sprinters Taylor Lewis (center) and Kenlee Atwood (right) dig for home in Duchesne. Brad Bunker photo

Busy week, fatigue can’t slow Monticello track and field teams

Competing in two races this past week, the Duchesne Invitational April 19 and North Sevier Invitational April 23, the Monticello High School track and field team didn’t have much time to rest. The fatigue they must have felt didn’t show in their results, however, as the girls won in Duchesne and...

Raiders and Cougars battle tough competition with strong performances at Durango meet

Competition was tough at the Ron Keller Invitational in Durango, CO for the Whitehorse and Monument Valley track and field teams, but they fought through and emerged with some top-notch performances. Raider star Weston Manygoats came away from the meet with two fourth-place finishes in the 800...

San Juan sophomore Trinity Whatcott hurls the ball toward the plate against Duchesne on April 22. Junior Naataanii Lacy awaits a play in the outfield while senior catcher Halli Palmer is prepared behind the plate. The Broncos suffered three losses this past weekend and are looking to get back in the win column this week. Richard Kaer photo

Tough weekend for San Juan Bronco softball team with only three games left in 2022 regular season

The San Juan High School softball team entered the home stretch of the 2022 regular season this past weekend with three games at home – a 2A Central Region doubleheader against Duchesne Friday, April 22 and a non-region matchup with Grand County on Saturday, April 23. Coming into their region games...

Buckaroos continue to lead Region 23 golf standings after three matches

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School golf team continues to lead the Region 23 standings following their third match of the season on Thursday, April 14 at the Carbon Country Club in Price. The boys team came home with four of the top five individual performances in the match...

Bronco baseball remains in top four as the regular season winds down

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Bronco baseball team has steadily been among the top four teams in 2A all season long. On Monday, April 11 San Juan split a 2A East doubleheader with Duchesne, beating the Eagles 16-12 in game one, but losing game two 8-4. They closed out the past week with a...

San Juan midfielder Dakota Long (#22) heads a shot toward the Gunnison Valley goal on April 12 in Blanding as teammates Tyler Bayles (#7) and Spencer Jensen (#2) look on. The Bronco boys soccer team is still pursuing their first win of the 2022 season as they head into the final week of the regular season. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan boys soccer team heads into final week of the regular season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys soccer team is still looking for their first win of the 2022 season, but they’ve been battling hard and improving steadily, according to fifth-year head coach Jay Jones. The Broncos are 0-9 on the season but came very close to that...

San Juan softball team looks to build momentum in the final weeks of the season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team is holding their own in the 2A RPI standings as they head into the last few games of the season. With a 7-9 overall record they sit in the #9 spot in the classification. After an eight-day hiatus, the Broncos headed to Salt Lake...

Local athletes lay it on the line in the 100-meter dash at the San Juan County Championship Friday, April 8 in Blanding. Left to right they are Nial Reay representing Monticello, Grand County Red Devil Brenden Dowd, Zack Conway running for San Juan, and Magnum Nielson representing the Broncos. Dowd won the race followed by Conway, Nielson, and Reay. The Broncos swept their only home meet of the year, with both the boys and girls teams finishing in first place at the event. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan hosts local teams, sweeps home invitational track and field meet with two first-place team finishes

Any home meet is destined to have spectacular finishes and massive improvements. The San Juan Championship in Blanding this past Friday, April 8 did not disappoint in that regard. The Broncos had an amazing meet with first-place team finishes for both the boys and girls. With a first-place...

All State Drill Team

Drill Team All-State Three San Juan County student-athletes were recently named to the All-State drill team for the 2021-2022 winter sports season. Impressively, none of the honorees are seniors this season and two of them are sophomores. It’s a pretty impressive accomplishment for these young...