Sports
Basketball
Championship Saturday: Rehoboth, Tohatchi, Gallup boys capture district crowns
Saturday marked the final day for district championship games in New Mexico. The New Mexico Activities Association is set to release the state brackets for all five classifications on Sunday afternoon. Per the NMAA, the regular season and district tournament winners will receive automatic bids to the playoffs. Each bracket has 16 teams, and the rest of the field will be filled with at-large teams.
Baseball
Dulin’s Dodgers win 60th Connie Mack title, top defending champs 5-2
The 60th Annual Connie Mack World Series came to a close Saturday night with the Dulin’s Dodgers defeating the defending champion Southern California Renegades, 5-2, to claim the title before a packed crowd at Ricketts Park.
Rodeo
2025 WNFR: Derrick Begay, Colter Todd have so-so finals with fifth-place finish in average race
With million-dollar payouts, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the most sought out ticket for any rodeo contestant. Every cowboy and cowgirl will do everything they can to make the finals as this year’s purse paid out over $13.5 million, which includes a $10,000 bonus for every contestant that made the NFR.
Track & Field
Flagstaff’s Taylor Biggambler, Laguna Acoma’s Mia Smith selected as runner-of-the-year recipients
An individual state championship pushed Flagstaff harrier Taylor Biggambler above the competition in determining this year’s runner of the year
Soccer
Diné quartet trying to help La Cueva girls soccer to 18th state title
Longtime La Cueva girls soccer coach Amber Ashcraft recalled a game when junior Sadie Ramos and seniors Hayden Sopko and Kadyn Begay all played a key role in the Lady Bears’ 3-1 win over Albuquerque High.
Wrestling
Aztec defends 1A-4A crown: Tigers gets 10 on the podium with five individual state champs
Looking up and down his lineup, Aztec boys wrestling coach Levi Stout knows that his team has been battled-tested.
Football
Miami tops Ole Miss in Fiesta Bowl thriller, advances to national title game
Miami’s return from the wilderness is complete. A year after shaking off irrelevance, the Hurricanes capped their resurgence with a 31–27 victory over Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl, punching their ticket to the national championship game at Hard Rock Stadium and moving one win away from their first national title since 2001.
Popular Sports
Oklahoma Native part of winning team at Connie Mack World Series
History was made on July 31 for the Enid Majors team from Oklahoma.
Golf
Diné golfer Myra Yazzie looking to qualify for state
Earlier this month, the Arizona Interscholastic Association released the current state leaders for fall golf in Division I and Division II.
Volleyball
MV comes up short in 3A state quarterfinals: Tuba eliminated in opening round
Winning a state title is ridiculously hard. The Monument Valley volleyball team came up short in its bid to win the program’s 15th state crown on Saturday night.
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32.0 F (0.0 C)
Dewpoint: 21.0 F (-6.1 C)
Humidity: 64%
Wind: South at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Pressure: 30.15
Dewpoint: 21.0 F (-6.1 C)
Humidity: 64%
Wind: South at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Pressure: 30.15
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