Sports

Monument Valley girls basketball team opens season with a couple of wins at 1A Preview

by David Boyle News Director The Monument Valley High School girls basketball team picked up where they left off last season, opening the 2023-24 season with two wins at the 1A Preview in Richfield. Dating back to last year’s state tournament, the Lady Cougars are 5-1 at the Sevier Valley Center....

San Juan senior Synessa Atcitty battles for a loose ball under the basket against Emery on November 16 in the San Juan High School gym. Teammates Hayden Shumway (#20), Tekowa Hernandez (#50), Ladainia Lopez (#4), and Shaylin Nez (partially obscurred) cover on the play. The Lady Broncos suffered a loss in the game, but hoped to bounce back on the road against Manti on Tuesday, November 21. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan boys basketball team picks up win as girls and boys open season in busy weekend

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School basketball season began with three games this past weekend. The girls had the honor of playing the opening game when they hosted the tough 3A Emery Lady Spartans on Thursday, November 16. From the start of the game the Lady Broncos were on...

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San Juan football players raise the 2A Utah State Championship trophy on November 11 in Cedar City. The Broncos defeated the South Summit Wildcats 43-28 for their third straight state title. Richard Kaer photo

San Juan Broncos beat South Summit, establish L3GACY with third straight state championship

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Three short months ago the San Juan High School football team opened the 2023 season looking to accomplish something no 2A team ever had in the state of Utah – win a third straight state championship. On Saturday, November 11 the Broncos realized that dream with a 43-...

Monticello quarterback JD McDonald (#7) receives the snap from Chandler Henderson (#5) as Tyson Wheeler (#22) and Mason Atwood (#52) provide protection on the play. The Buckaroos took on the top-ranked Rich Rebels in the 8-player championship at Southern Utah University in Cedar City on November 11. It was Monticello’s second state championship game appearance in as many years. Anna Fredericks photo

Monticello Buckaroos battle in the 8-player state championship game, but come up short 35-20 against the Rich Rebels

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello Buckaroo football team wrapped up the inaugural Utah 8-player season playing for a state title against Rich High School in Cedar City at Southern Utah University on November 11. Monticello fell behind the Rich Rebels in the first half, while the Buckaroos...

A troop of Buckaroos tackle an Altamont ballcarrier in the 8-Player semifinals November 3. Monticello won the game 43-8 to earn a birth in the championship game for the second year in a row. Anna Fredericks photo

Buckaroos defeat Altamont, advance to 8-Player champ game

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello High School football team earned a trip to the 8-player state championship game for the second straight season with a 43-8 win over Altamont in the semifinals November 3 at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman. Monticello executed their game plan throughout the...

San Juan running back Zack Conway tucks the ball inside the pylon for one of his two rushing touchdowns in the 2A state semifinals Saturday, November 4 in Herriman. The Broncos dominated the Summit Academy Bears 51-0, advancing to the championship game for the third straight season. They’ll take on South Summit this Saturday at 4 p.m. at Southern Utah University in Cedar City. Richard Kaer photo

Broncos shellack Summit Academy to advance to third-straight 2A state championship game

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It has become almost ho-hum to watch San Juan High School football games this season. The Broncos are in an entirely different league than the rest of the Utah 2A classification. After a 51-0 win over Summit Academy this past Saturday, November 4 in the state...

Members of the Monticello cross country team pose with the 1A Utah state team championship trophy. Monticello’s boys team finished in 1st place at the state meet. A full report can be found in the B1 section of this edition of the San Juan Record. Courtesy photo

Buckaroo boys win first 1A Utah State cross country championship in five seasons, girls take fourth

by Haley Burton Contributing Writer The 1A Utah State Girls Cross Country race was held on Tuesday, October 24 at the Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex in Rose Park. The course is designed to produce fast race times. It’s run entirely on grass and is the flattest course the Monticello Buckaroos...

Keiarra Martin is 1A state runner-up as Whitehorse topples records

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It’s going to be hard for Keiarra Martin to top her first cross country season for Whitehorse High School. Not only did she win six of the eight races she competed in this year, she finished second overall in the 1A Utah State Cross Country Championship in Salt Lake...

Sincere Nez (left) Brittany Jensen (right) led the Broncos to a 3rd place finish

San Juan teams earn third at State, Holly Walker is Girls Coach of Year

by Jessica Walker Contributing Writer Nerves abounded as the San Juan High School cross country runners stepped up to the starting line at the Salt Lake City Regional Athletic Complex in Rose Park on Tuesday, October 24. It was the race they had trained hundreds of hours for – the 2A State...