Sports

Monticello boys get exciting comeback win at 1A Preview, girls suffer defeat in Blanding

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School boys basketball team went 1-2 in the past week including a thrilling double-overtime victory against Tintic high school at the 1A Preview at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield. Monticello defeated the Miners on Saturday, December 10 62-57...

2A SECOND TEAM Kinley Noyes ~ San Juan Senior Outside Hitter 151 Kills, .083 Hitting Percentage, 110 Digs 107 Serve Receptions (Statistics are partial season)

Three local athletes garner All-State volleyball honors

Three San Juan County student athletes earn volleyball All-State honors Three high school student athletes representing San Juan County were named to All-State volleyball teams for the 2022 fall sports season that recently came to a close. The Deseret News released its list of honorees on November...

Q&A with Monticello head coach Josh Keyes

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Monticello High School boys basketball head coach Josh Keyes has begun his third year and 19th as assistant and head coach combined. Keyes recently fielded a few questions from the San Juan Record. He discusses his team, their expectations for the year, and important...

Bronco wrestler Nicholas Joe (top) turns his opponent from Carbon at the recent tournament in Price. Tayia Bennett photo

San Juan Bronco wrestlers dominate again to take Dave Smith Memorial Tourney in Price

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School wrestling team dominated the Dave Smith Memorial at Carbon High School in Price this past weekend, scoring 363 points to win the tournament by 130 points over second-place Monticello. The Broncos won all seven of their duals by large margins...

San Juan boys bball team drops two on road

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It’s always tough to lose not only all your starters from a previous season, but your head coach as well. Having that happen twice increases the challenge. That’s what the San Juan High School boys basketball team faced in the opening weeks of the 2022-23 season. The...

Monticello High School wrestlers win 40 matches, finish fifth at Red Rocks Invitational

by Anna Fredericks Contributing Writer The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers took to the mat for their first outing of the 2022-23 season at the Red Rocks Invitational in Moab this Friday and Saturday, December 2-3. Senior Javlin Robison led the way for the Bucks with a perfect 9-0 record. He won six...

Denny wins at 215 lbs, Whitehorse wrestlers are eighth at tourney

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse High School wrestling team competed in the Moab Red Rocks Invitational on December 2 and 3. The round-robin style tournament gave the Raiders plenty of opportunity to get some early-season mat time in. Leading the way for the Raiders was Marcus Denny who...

A chat with Buckaroo Head Coach Kent Adair

The San Juan Record recently communicated with Monticello Head Coach Kent Adair via email about his coaching career and the outlook for the team as the season gets underway. Adair is entering his 46th season coaching Buckaroo wrestling, as assistant and head coach combined. This season he will be...

Bronco wrestlers dominate to win Red Rocks Invitational

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Entering the 2022-23 Utah high school wrestling season, the San Juan Broncos have a target on their backs. The Broncos were ranked third in 2A in the USA Wrestling Utah preseason poll behind Millard and Beaver and they had seven wrestlers listed sixth or better in the...

Whitehorse girls coach Joni Dickson discusses chemistry, confidence, and being a threat to opponents

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor With two weeks of the new 2022-23 season in the books, the Whitehorse girls basketball team is still looking for their first win. But they are battling hard and have kept most of their games close right down to the finish. Raider Head Coach Joni Dickson, who is...