Basketball

As the tournament’s No. 8 seed, the Mescalero Apache girls’ basketball team is playing the part of spoilers at this year’s New Mexico Class 2A state playoffs.

After seven years of coming up short, the Navajo Prep Lady Eagles overcame a proverbial hump on Tuesday at the New Mexico Class 3A state playoffs.

In order to survive and advance, the Newcomb High School Skyhawks had to remember to be themselves.

Three Navajo athletes, including star player Jacqulynn “JJ” Nakai, generated and sustained momentum to lead the Pima Community College women’s basketball team to victory last Saturday in the NJCAA Division II, Region 1 Championship game.

On Friday, Pine Hill (26-2 overall) made history by advancing into the second round of the 1A state playoffs as the No. 4 seeded Lady Warriors used a strong second half to post a 61-29 win over the Roy/Mosquero squad …