Sports
Baseball
ABA 2025 crowned host team for
Connie Mack World Series
The New Mexico Connie Mack Host Qualifier has its champion—and it's a team that dominated from the first pitch to the final out.
Track & Field
Shiprock High runner
exceeds expectation with 10K win
Sixteen-year-old Jazelle Thompson had quite the surprise on Sunday morning. The Shiprock native exceeded her expectations by winning the women’s 10K race at 2025 Narbona Pass Classic. The soon-to-be junior toured the demanding course in 49 minutes, 39.790 seconds, turning in the 30th fastest time among the 338 runners registered.
Rodeo
Wild Thing closes with a pair of 90-plus rides
The finale of 32nd Annual Wild Thing Championship Bullriding was one to remember. Though some fans had left Red Rock Park a little too early on Saturday night, the remaining Wild Thing enthusiasts were treated to a pair of 90-plus rides.
Basketball
Rezbombers looking to defend NABI crown
The 22nd Annual Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) gets underway on Wednesday, July 23 at various sites in Phoenix.
Soccer
Farmington soccer player signs with Lamar
Cinjin Toledo, a recent graduate of Farmington High School, signed his letter of intent with the Lamar Community College men’s soccer team.
Wrestling
U20 57 kg Champion: Lorianna Piestewa to compete on world stage after winning nationals
Colorado Mesa University wrestler Lorianna Piestewa went 6-0 at the 2025 USA Women’s National Championships early this spring. Piestewa was crowned champion in the U20 57 kg weight class at the national tournament, which was held Apr. 4-6 in Spokane, Washington.
Football
Summer wraps on the turf in Bloomfield as area teams prepare for 2025 Season
One of the final summer football gatherings wrapped up under the sweltering San Juan County sun as teams from across the Four Corners region convened for a low-key 7-on-7 and Big Man Challenge at the home field of the reigning New Mexico 4A state champion Bloomfield Bobcats.
Popular Sports
Window Rock grinds out 42-40 win over Wildcats
In a wild finish, Window Rock got a pair of free throws from junior Cauy Silversmith with 7.2 seconds to net the two-point win.
Golf
Maddison Long has change of heart, set to golf for Manhattan University
Native golfer Maddison Long has found a new home with Manhattan University in Riverdale, New York. Long is half-Navajo and half-Coeur d’Alene and her parents are Adrian and Kristi Daniels Long.
Volleyball
Libero, setter earns volleyball POY awards
This year’s crop of candidates for player of the year in volleyball was pretty abundant.
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow