Sports

First Monticello High School softball team in 13 years takes field this week

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It has been a long time since a softball team took the field for Monticello High School. In fact it was May 7, 2010, almost 13 years ago to be exact. That weekend the Lady Buckaroos lost to Beaver in the opening round of the 2010 state tournament, but battled back to...

Former Monticello resident Jalen Bradford earned spots on two elite cheer club teams in Draper, UT and is currently competing for world honors. Courtesy photo

Cheerleader with local ties reaching for the stars

by Jill Pearson Staff Writer As a friend of his mom’s on Facebook, I became curious about former Monticello resident Jalen Bradford and how he has been excelling at Cheer since attending Westlake High school in Utah County. His ambition couldn’t be stopped so he tried out for MAC’s All-Star Cheer...

San Juan, Monticello track and field teams get season started in St. George

By Rhett Sifford Sports Editor It still doesn’t look a whole lot like spring in San Juan County, but when the high school track and field season gets underway, you have to concede that it is in fact spring. That’s just what happened this past weekend when the Monticello and San Juan teams headed to...

San Juan Broncos open baseball campaign with two wins and two losses at Cactus Classic in St. George

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School baseball team opened the 2023 season with a busy trip to Mesquite, NV to play in the annual Cactus Classic this past Thursday through Saturday, March 9-11. The Broncos opened with a beatdown of 5A Bonneville 18-7 in three innings on Friday....

San Juan softball team outlasts Grand in thriller, smokes Kirtland to open season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor The San Juan High School softball team is 2-0 to start the 2023 season and they’ve outscored their opponents 31-15 in the opening two games of the year. They began with an exciting 10-8 extra-innings win over local rival Grand County on Tuesday, March 7, then followed...

Josie Lott San Juan High School Drill team

San Juan County student athletes receive Academic All-State honors

Nine high school student athletes representing San Juan County earned Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) Academic All-State honors for the 2022-23 winter sports season. To qualify for Academic All-State, student athletes are required to be seniors with a 4.0 cumulative grade point...

The 2022-23 Whitehorse boys basketball team battled honorably at the 1A Utah State Tournament this past weekend but suffered season-ending losses to tough teams. The Raiders finish the year with a 10-14 record. Members of the team include: (back row, left to right) Elam Etsitty, Kalin Tohonnie, Kai Yazzie, D’Wayne Nakai, Dominic Dance, Tristan Black, Aiden Hamm. Front: Kaleb Joe, Camron Nakai, Lyric Phillips, and Brayden John. Not pictured: Jose Gutierrez. Courtesy photo

Raiders battle at 1A state tournament

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse boys basketball team competed at the 1A Utah State Basketball Tournament in Richfield this past weekend, wrapping up another successful season for the Raiders. The #12 Raiders were defeated 87-64 by Milford in the second round of the tournament on...

Whitehorse girls basketball team caps successful season with a win in state consolation play

by David Boyle News Director The Whitehorse Lady Raiders played three days at the 1A Utah State Basketball Tournament this past weekend in Richfield to close out a successful season. The #13 seed Lady Raiders were defeated 57-41 against eventual champion Wayne in the second round of the tournament...

Members of the team include: (top row, left to right) Coach Doug Christiansen, Manager Ajay Christiansen, Traken Lee, Tommy Sheeran, Donovan Atwood, Landon Ewart, Donnie Padilla, Curtis Bunker, Seth Taylor, Jackson Keyes, Head Coach Josh Keyes. Middle: Cache Young, Mikhael Sheen, Mason Atwood, JD McDonald, Easton Young, Abraham Morrison, Tommy Morrison, Williams Rogers, Aaron Gillette. Front: Caden Reno, Sam Snyder, Jaeden Camacho, Kaden Pehrson, Kooper Nielson, and Josh Morrison. Courtesy photo

Monticello boys suffer second-round loss at state, rally to finish eighth

by David Boyle News Director The Monticello boy's basketball team finished eighth at the 1A Utah State Basketball Tournament this past week in Richfield. The Buckaroos went 2-2 at the tournament to finish in the top eight in the state. The #11 seed Monticello Buckaroos opened the weekend with a...

San Juan baseball team is eager to begin season

by Rhett Sifford Sports Editor When the San Juan High School baseball season came to an end in May 2022, head coach Jens Nielson said, “My heart hurts. These boys fought all season, they worked hard. To have it end this way was devastating.” It was indeed a premature exit. Expectations were high...