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San Juan boys basketball team upsets top 3A team, narrowly misses state title

This past weekend was a flurry of nonstop action for the San Juan High School boys basketball team. They headed to Richfield to enter the 2021 3A Utah State Boys Basketball Tournament as the #5 team in the state. Nobody would have predicted they would play for a state championship on Saturday,...

Broncos have state title in their sights, but fall just short, 54-50

After a raucous celebration at mid-court in the Sevier Valley Center following their upset win over Grantsville in the state semifinals, it settled in that the San Juan would be making their first trip to a state basketball championship game in more than two decades. When number two-ranked Juab...

San Juan gets inspiring semifinal upset over number one Grantsville

The Broncos’ sixth-straight win, over Grand in the state quarterfinals, earned them a berth into the state semifinals for the first time since 2011, where they would face the number one team in the state – the Grantsville Cowboys. San Juan lost on the road to Grantsville 52-43 on December 30, but...

Trip to Richfield begins with a quarterfinal victory over local rivals

The San Juan High School boys basketball team was riding a five-game winning streak when they disembarked their bus to enter the Sevier Valley Center (SVC) for the 3A state tournament on February 25. The Broncos had also won seven of their last eight games, with their only loss in that stretch...

San Juan High School boys basketball team set for state quarterfinal rematch with Grand County Thursday, Feb. 25

A month ago, the San Juan High School boys basketball team was 9-6 on the year and ranked eighth in the 3A RPI standings heading into the final seven games of the regular season. The Broncos, who had struggled through injury and illness for the first two-thirds of the season, were just getting back...

Bucks advance to state quarterfinals with win over Duchesne Eagles

For the first time since joining the 2A classification two years ago, the Monticello boys basketball team (9-10 / 4-6) earned a first-round bye in the state playoffs. However, the Bucks wouldn’t have it easy if they wanted to make it to Richfield for the third round having to go on the road to face...

Helquist gets sixth place and San Juan wrestlers finish 15th at state

San Juan High School freshman wrestler Deklan Helquist went 3-2 at 106 pounds to lead the way for the Broncos with a sixth place result at the 3A state wrestling tournament this past week. The Broncos finished in 15th place as a team with 22 points at the event, which was held at the Sevier Valley...

San Juan basketball teams look to make waves in tournaments

The San Juan High School girls basketball team closed out the 2020-21 regular season with two key Region 12 matchups, at home against Grand on Tuesday, February 9 and in Price against Carbon Thursday, February 11. Entering the week, the Lady Broncos were ranked #11 in the 3A RPI standings, and...

Buckaroo wrestlers come home from state tournament in seventh

The Monticello Buckaroo Wrestlers closed out their season at the 2A state tournament in Richfield this past weekend with a seventh-place finish, just one point behind sixth place Enterprise. Senior Brevin Olson added his name to the elite list of Buckaroos who have earned three state championships...

Monticello High School basketball teams close regular seasons and head into state playoffs

With the 2020-2021 regular season drawing to a close, the 1-17 Monticello girls basketball team hosted undefeated Dove Creek in an intrastate game on Wednesday, February 10. In January the Lady Bulldogs beat the Lady Bucks 55-43. Since that meeting Monticello has struggled with key injuries and...