Sports

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...

SJR seeks help with coverage of sports, activities in local schools

Fall is just around the corner and we are making changes to the San Juan Record sports coverage. Rhett Sifford is the new sports editor. He will coordinate the coverage of sports in general, and high school sports and activities in particular. Rhett has years of experience covering sports,...

Hideout Golf Course hosts exciting Amateur and Shootout tournaments

One hundred and ten golfers descended on the Hideout Golf Course this past weekend for the annual Hideout Amateur Golf Tournament. The two-day event, held July 27 and 28, provided some exciting golf and, for one golfer, a second hole-in-one in as many years at the Hideout. Last year, Jake Francom...

Hideout Golf Course set to host Shootout and Amateur tournaments

It might get a little crowded at the Hideout this weekend. For the second straight year, the Monticello golf course will break tournament attendance records (or at least see the most players in recent memory) when it hosts the popular Hideout Shootout and Hideout Amateur. Over 60 teams are set to...

San Juan High School athlete recognized as a top tier baseball player

San Juan High School junior shortstop Davis Mendoza has been recognized by human performance company EXOS as one of the top tier baseball players in the west region of Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana. Mendoza will be one of 50 athletes at the EXOS Select 50...

Jazz player visits

Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale conducted a skills camp in Monticello last week as part of a statewide Junior Jazz Road Trip. The event, held at Monticello Elementary School, attracted a large number of enthusiastic local kids. O’Neale was undrafted after leaving Baylor University and spent two...