Sports

Monticello High School cross country hosts Loyds Lake Classic

The Monticello cross country teams hosted the annual Loyds Lake Classic, their only home meet of the season on Friday, August 30. Fellow Region 16 teams Duchesne, North Summit, and North Sevier, along with teams from Grand County, Central (Grand Junction), Montezuma-Cortez, Whitehorse, Monument...

San Juan football gets road win over Bayfield

The San Juan Broncos raced to a 35-0 halftime lead and never looked back on the way to a 42-13 win over the Bayfield Wolverines on August 30 in Bayfield, CO. Running back Kian Conway carried the burden for the Broncos, carrying the ball 16 times for 144 yards and four rushing touchdowns....

Broncos get big win over state champs

The San Juan Bronco football team grabbed a big 35-33 win over the defending 3A champions from Summit Academy on August 23 in Blanding. The statement win in the first home game of the season comes one week after a heartbreaking triple overtime loss to the Delta Rabbits on August 16. It was a...

Bucks outlast Raiders in SJC showdown

BIRD SCOOP The Monticello High School football team hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Whitehorse Raiders in Montezuma Creek on Friday, August 23. The Raiders gave the Buckaroos all they could handle in an exciting matchup between San Juan County rivals. Behind a stout...

San Juan High volleyball expects a strong season

The San Juan High School volleyball team finished the 2018 season with an impressive 29 wins and six losses, but they fell just three sets shy of a state championship. The 2019 edition of the team has their sights set on getting back to that championship game, but changing the outcome this time...

Monticello junior Cedar English outruns a Monument Valley defender on the way to a 56-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter of the MHS/MVHS game August 16. Becky Bird photo

Buckaroo football kicks off 2019 with a home win against Monument Valley

THE BIRD SCOOP The Monticello football team kicked off their 2019 season on Friday, August 16. They hosted the Monument Valley Cougars in a non-region contest and came away with their first win of the season 41-6. The Bucks moved the ball well early, ripping off huge chunks of yards on carries...

San Juan Broncos fall to Delta in three overtimes

It took three full overtime periods before the outcome was decided on August 16 when the San Juan Broncos opened the 2019 football season against the Delta Rabbits. “There were about ten plays that, if the ball bounced the other way, we would have won,” said third-year Bronco head coach Barkley...

Whitehorse football to open season

The Whitehorse High School football team is looking forward to a good year. The Raiders open the season this Friday, August 23 when they host the Monticello Buckaroos at 7 p.m. Head Coach Elliott Benn reports that the Raiders have 40 student athletes on the roster, the largest team in several years...

Monticello and Monument Valley meet in 2019 football season opener

It’s a San Juan County showdown Friday night when the Monument Valley Cougars visit the Monticello Buckaroos to open the 2019 football season for both teams. The Buckaroos are favored in the matchup that they have historically dominated. Since the teams first met in 1985, Monticello has never lost...

San Juan High School football team opens 2019 with high expectations

The San Juan High School football season begins Friday when the Broncos hit the road for a 300-mile trip to Delta. It is a tough test for SJHS against a Rabbit squad they beat last year 34-16. This season, both teams return a lot of experience and look to challenge their opponents in new...