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Former Monticello High School cross country and track standout Adri Bird (middle) signs a letter of intent to run with the Utah Tech cross country and track teams recently as her father Walter Bird and mother Becky Bird look on. Bird received interest from numerous universities and ultimately chose Utah Tech where her brother competed for two seasons. She will begin competing for the Trailblazers herself this fall. Courtesy photo

Former Buckaroo signs to run at Utah Tech

Former Monticello High School cross country and track standout Adri Bird is now a Trailblazer. She signed a letter of intent on March 16 to compete with the Utah Tech track and cross country teams. The former Buckaroo will run distance track and cross country starting in the fall of 2023. Bird was...

San Juan baseball team is riding a five-game winning streak over the past couple weeks

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School baseball team has had a busy past few weeks with games being shuffled here and there due to field issues and rescheduling complications. But the team is beginning to settle into a rhythm and following an 8-7 loss to Grand County on March 18...

Whitehorse snags fifth at San Juan County Invite

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse High School track and field team hit the road for a short 38-mile trip to Blanding to compete in the San Juan County Invitational hosted by San Juan High School. The Raiders got several strong performances, scoring 37 total points to finish fifth as a...

Monticello's Marah Long runs in the medley relay at the San Juan County Invitational. Richard Kaer photo

Buckaroos take third in Blanding, seventh in Salina

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor For a team that hasn’t even been able to set foot on their home track yet this season due to snow, the Monticello High School track and field team had a pretty impressive showing the San Juan County Invitational this past Wednesday, March 29 in Blanding. The boys team...

San Juan junior Brigham Nielson battles Grand County junior Aiden Gordon in a hurdles event at the San Juan County Invitational on March 29. Nielson finished second to Gordon in both the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles events. Nielson scored 16 points on his home track to help the Broncos secure a 52-point overall victory over the Red Devils. Richard Kaer photo

Broncos dominate at home meet, earn solid fourth at North Sevier

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School track and field team hosted their only home meet of the season, the San Juan County Invitational, this past Wednesday, March 29, closing out a crazy first month of the spring sports season in southeastern Utah. The Broncos dominated their home...

Three Bronco wrestlers finish one, two, three at state

Callen Burke San Juan senior 2A wrestling State Champion 33 wins 0 losses Head Coach Steve Simpson: “As a returning state champion, there was a great deal of pressure for Callen to repeat the success of his prior season. Callen stood up to the competition with an amazing amount of quiet confidence...

All-state basketball honors for two Whitehorse boys basketball players

D’Wayne Nakai Whitehorse Senior Guard 1A Basketball 3rd team 21.7 PPG, 6 Rpg Head Coach Evan Grant: “D’Wayne is one of the best scorers to come out of Whitehorse in a long time. He ended his high school career with 863 total points, and that’s with him missing out on his sophomore season because we...

Cougar track team is small in numbers but big in heart and commitment

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monument Valley High School track and field team got their season underway in Price on March 25 at the Carbon High School Invitational. The Cougars took six boys to compete in the event and though they didn’t qualify for a team score, they still got some solid...

The Monticello High School baseball team is going to need to invest in some snow shoes, These recent images of the respective fields of play clearly illustrate the challenges facing local teams this spring. It’s not likely Monticello teams will have a home game for many weeks. In the opening weeks of the season, many baseball and softball games have been moved to different locations, postponed, cancelled altogether. Staff photo

Despite tough start in Monroe, Monticello baseball team is optimistic in 2023

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor With all the snow that has fallen in Monticello this winter and remains on the Monticello High School baseball field, it has been impossible for the Buckaroo varsity baseball team to get any on-field practice in the weeks leading up to the start of the season....

San Juan track and field team competes at Farm Bureau Invitational in Price

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School track and field team traveled to Price for their second meet of the season on Saturday, March 18. The Farm Bureau Invitational, hosted by Carbon High School, featured 15 teams. The boys stole the show for the Broncos with Brigham Nielson and...