Sports

San Juan senior Edward Lyman and Millard's Ben Ralphs leave it on the track as they head to the line for a photo finish in the 2A boys 800 meter on May 18 at BYU. Ralphs beat Lyman by just .16 of a second to take the state title. Anna Fredericks photo

San Juan boys finish fifth, girls take 11th, and school records fall at 2A state meet

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It couldn’t have been a more beautiful weekend as 3,626 athletes representing 134 different schools descended on Provo for the 2024 Utah State Track and Field Championships this past Thursday through Saturday, May 16-18. This year’s edition of the state meet, held at...

San Juan girls golf closes year at state

By Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School girls golf team traveled to Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 14 to play in the 2024 2A Utah State Championships at the Glendale Golf Course. The girls shot a round of 541 to finish 14th at the tournament. Marley Decker led the team in 50th...

Bronco tennis season ends in first round

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys tennis team traveled to Brighton High School on Thursday, May 16 to compete in the 3A Utah State Championships. They battled hard, but unfortunately all the players’ seasons came to a close in the first round. In first singles play Denim...

Whitehorse sophomore Hope Palmer gears up for an attempt in the 1A Utah State shot put competition May 18 at BYU. Palmer finished 16th in the event. Anna Fredericks photo

Whitehorse, Monument Valley compete at state track and field meet

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Whitehorse and Monument Valley track and field teams took several athletes to Provo May 16-18 to compete in the 1A Utah State Championships at the Clarence F. Robison Stadium at BYU. There were eight Raiders competing in six different events and one Cougar...

San Juan sophomore Khatira Keith sends a pitch to the plate against Duchesne in the 2A Utah State Softball Tournament in Spanish Fork May 9. Keith pitched five straight scoreless innings to help her team rally to upset the #2 Eagles, advancing to the state quarterfinals. Elise Dalley is catching for the Broncos. Boston Bowers photo

San Juan upsets Duchesne in softball second round but season ends in back-to-back losses

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team traveled to Spanish Fork for the 2A Utah State Softball second round on Thursday, May 9 anticipating the toughest game of the season against #2 Duchesne. Coming into the matchup the 23-5 Eagles had won eight in a row and over the...

Bronco baseball falls to Grand in one-loss QF

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor Following their 9-4 loss to Beaver in the 2A Utah State Baseball second round the San Juan Broncos knew they had a long road ahead in the battle for the 2024 state championship. They would need seven straight wins, in fact, beginning with a one-loss second round...

Buckaroos dominate Region 19 Track and Field Championships

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School track and field team dominated the Region 19 Championships on their home turf this past Wednesday, May 8. The Buckaroo boys scored a whopping 213 points to win the region title. Second-place Green River was a distant 171 points behind....

Monticello baseball season ends with loss to state runners-up

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor After a win over Millard in the 2A Utah State Baseball Tournament one-loss first round the Monticello Buckaroos knew they had their hands full with a tough matchup at South Sevier on Tuesday, May 7. The Rams were the sixth-seeded team entering the tournament and...

San Juan track team earns six individual region titles as boys take 2nd, girls 4th

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School boys track and field team scored 90.5 points to finish second in the Region 15 Championships this past Tuesday, May 7 at North Sevier High School in Salina. Their performance came in just 15 points shy of the region champion North Summit score...

Monticello track team gets solid effort in Price, will host Region 19 meet

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The Monticello High School track and field team hopped in team buses this past Friday, May 3 and headed 170 miles north to Price where Carbon High School was hosting the 2024 Dino Tracks meet. With 34 schools in attendance and 658 athletes competing the action was...