Sports

2019 spring sports set to kick off

With the Monticello High School winter sports season officially in the books and many athletes relaxing on Spring Break this week, we take the time to look ahead to the imminent spring sports seasons for baseball, track and field, and golf. BaseballHeading into the 2019 season, coach Steve Draper...

Spring sports underway at San Juan

Mother Nature has put forth some impressive effort to delay spring and along with it spring sports at San Juan High. But even she could not stop the Broncos. With snow still on the diamonds and a freshly-shoveled track, the Broncos had to adapt their practices. But they refused to be stopped, as...

Whitehorse and Monument Valley girls conclude successful basketball seasons

by Rhett Sifford The Whitehorse High School girls basketball team hasn’t experienced much recent success at the annual 1A state tournament in Richfield. Since the team’s high mark in 2005 when they finished as state runners-up, the Lady Raiders failed to qualify four times and played all four days...

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...