Sports

Blanding meet recap and a chat with the new San Juan track coach

The San Juan High School track & field teams hosted their only home meet of the year on the San Juan High School track this past Friday, April 9. The “San Juan County Championships” brought teams from Carbon, Manti, Monticello, and Grand County high schools to Blanding for some rousing...

San Juan spring sports teams head into final month of the season

The San Juan High School spring sports season is more than half over, and teams are headed down the homestretch looking to set themselves up for deep runs in their respective state tournaments. Softball The Bronco softball team picked up a couple nice wins over South Sevier in a Region 12...

A deeper look at the San Juan High School baseball team with Head Coach Jens Nielson

The San Juan High School baseball team entered the week of April 5 with a 2-7 overall record and were 0-3 in 3A Region 12. Their only wins so far this season came against Monticello on March 9 and 25. The Broncos have definitely taken their lumps through the first half of the 2021 season, but as...

All-state basketball honors for six San Juan and Monticello high school student athletes

San Juan County is well represented on All-state basketball teams for the 2020-21 season, including two First Team honorees. The Deseret News released its annual list of the top Utah high school girls and boys basketball players on March 26 and April 2 based on coaches’ votes. Six players in total...

Monticello High baseball team gets first win of the season

The Monticello High School baseball team began the past week without a win on the season. In fact, when they hosted Altamont on Tuesday, March 30, it had almost been two years since the Bucks had won a baseball game. This was, of course, partially due to COVID-19 wiping out all last season, but it...

Buckaroo baseball team drops a couple games

The week following spring break is always challenging for students and athletes to get back into the swing of things after enjoying a little relaxation and time off. This proved to be the case for the Monticello Baseball team as they traveled to their first region game of the season and hosted...

San Juan teams keep battling as the season nears its midpoint

The San Juan High School baseball team was 1-4 headed into the past week and looking to gain some ground in Region 12 when they welcomed the Richfield Wildcats to Blanding for a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 23. It’s hard to believe, but we’re already approaching the midpoint of the spring sports...

San Juan boys soccer team strives to improve skills and rise together

Though the 2020 San Juan High School boys soccer team got on the field to play four games last season, they ultimately lost almost their entire year when high school sports were canceled due to fear surrounding COVID-19. Now, a year later, the 2021 edition of Bronco boys soccer already has five...

San Juan teams stay busy over spring break

Though this past week was spring break for San Juan High School, many Bronco athletes forwent the fun and frivolity of vacation to put in some time with their respective sports teams. Though most of the teams enjoyed a light week, the softball team was hard at work. The Lady Broncos began their...

Sparse Buckaroo track and field teams attend two meets

It may have been Spring Break 2021, but a handful of team members from the Monticello track and field teams took some time off from relaxing and having fun to attend two different meets in Price on Friday, March 19 and in St. George on Friday and Saturday, March 19-20. At the Carbon Invitational in...