Sports

Monticello basketball competes at State: boys finish seventh, girls battled hard

Every season, every team starts the year with certain goals and expectations. The sequential goals for the Monticello boys basketball team this season were to win a region title followed by a state title – achievable goals for sure. Having secured the Region 19 title earlier in the month, the Bucks...

Monument Valley and Whitehorse girls aim high at state basketball

As the 2019 1A Girls State Basketball Tournament tips off today, February 27, Whitehorse and Monument Valley both begin a journey they hope takes them to rare territory – staying in the big show for all four games. The Lady Raiders have done it just twice in the last 10 seasons. Monument Valley’s...

Monticello Buckaroos begin 2019 1A Utah state basketball tournaments

Girls basketball It’s the week of weeks for the Lady Buckaroos as they travel to Richfield for what they hope is a lengthy stay. For those not familiar with the Utah 1A basketball tournament, it is a double elimination format that rewards steady play. Win and you play another day. Lose and you...

Basketball: Boys clinch Region 19 title, girls finish fourth

Girls Basketball On February 12, the Lady Buckaroos (7-12, 4-4) honored a great group of seniors and hosted the Pinnacle Lady Panthers (5-15, 0-9) in a Region 19 tilt. A Monticello win would get the ladies above .500 in the region. Emotions were visible as Monticello honored their three senior...

Winter sports wrap up at San Juan High

The saying goes, “All good things must come to an end,” and the 2018-19 winter sports season at San Juan High did just that over the weekend. Three Broncos represented the Blue and Gold at the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) 3A State Wrestling Championships at Utah Valley University...

MVHS matman named Most Valuable Wrestler

Tanner Tsinigine, a junior at Monument Valley High School, was named the Most Valuable Wrestler at the 1A State Wrestling Tournament. Tsinigine earned a thrilling 4-3 victory over Zac Cecil of Monticello in the championship match. He explains that it was the third time he had wrestled Cecil this...

San Juan boys defeat third-ranked South Sevier

San Juan Bronco fans went on a roller coaster ride of emotions over the weekend as the Broncos defeated the number three team in 3A, the South Sevier Rams on Friday, February 1, 69-57. The win improved the Broncos to 5-4 in Region 15 and set up a big rematch with the Richfield Wildcats on Saturday...

MHS wrestling team wins division championship

In their last year among the 1A ranks, the Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers dominated the competition at the Divisional Tournament this past weekend. The Buckaroos brought home the division championship trophy with 278 points. Second place Milford was a distant second with 195 points followed by...

Meet your Blue Mountain high school rodeo team

The Blue Mountain High School Rodeo Team just wrapped up a fantastic fall circuit where they had the opportunity to attend and compete at 16 rodeos all over the state of Utah. What is the Utah High School Rodeo Association (UHSRA)? Well, it is one of the fastest growing youth...

Five Broncos earn All-state honors

THE ROUND-UPby Tad Barton The Deseret News released their 2018 All-state volleyball teams last Tuesday, Dec. 4. San Juan was well represented, with five girls receiving All-state honors. Bodell Nielson and Ta’ssi Su’esu’e were named First Team All-state. Delaney Palmer was named Second...