Sports

San Juan County schools are probably on the move again according to the recently-released Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) first consideration of classifications. Not only will San Juan and Monticello high schools most likely both drop down a classification beginning in fall 2021,...
After a two-week delay due to COVID-19 restrictions, the San Juan High School boys basketball team finally hit the court to open the 2020-21 season at the Central Utah Boys Basketball Preview in Richfield Friday and Saturday, December 4-5. Though the players all possess a great deal of game...
On Thursday, December 3 the Monticello High School girls basketball team tipped off the 2020-21 season on the road when they traveled to face the Grand County Lady Red Devils in Moab. Last season, Monticello beat Grand County both times the teams played, but with a new year and new players the...
It’s not unusual in high school sports for a team to lose all its starters to graduation one year and face a rebuilding season the next. That’s precisely the situation the San Juan High School boys basketball team finds themselves in this year. A brand new group of Broncos will hit the court when...
Utah high school gyms and event venues are going to be significantly less crowded in the 2020-21 winter season due to COVID-19 as just a handful of spectators will be allowed to attend events. As a result of the attendance restrictions, fans may be upset that they will not be able to support their...
This week, we asked Monticello High School girls basketball coach Marcia Shumway the same questions we asked boys coach Josh Keyes last week. Both coaches were gracious enough to answer these pesky questions and we thank them for their time and candor. Q: Understanding this is your first year...
The 2020-21 Utah high school winter sports and activities season officially commenced on Tuesday, November 24 after being delayed several weeks by Governor Herbert’s COVID-19 mandates. Teams are now able to hold tryouts and practices. However, starting November 30, all participants in school...
San Juan County resident Keyshawn Whitehorse placed second in the Professional Bull Riding World Finals and ended the season ranked seventh in the world after a great weekend in Arlington, TX. The local rider scored three 90-point rides over the weekend. Scores in the PBR go as high as 100,...
Keyshawn Whitehorse has pretty much always known what he was going to do when he grew up. The San Juan County resident first remembers watching Professional Bull Riding on TV with his dad when he was five-years-old. That day, Keyshawn told his dad that was what he wanted to do, and he’s been...
Due to a new COVID-19 mandate issued by Utah Governor Gary Herbert this past weekend, winter sports and activities at high schools in San Juan County are on hold for at least two weeks. San Juan and Monticello high schools were both scheduled to begin basketball tryouts this week, wrestling teams...

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