Basketball

In a topsy-turvy contest, the Wingate Lady Bears needed an overtime session to dispatch the visiting Many Farms Lady Lobos on Friday night.

In a wild finish, the Chinle Lady Wildcats staved off a late Window Rock rally on Saturday night.

It’s taken some time for the Crownpoint girls basketball team to gel under new head coach Byron Murphy.

On Saturday, the Chinle Wildcats opened 3A North Region play with a 62-51 victory over the Window Rock Fighting Scouts, rebounding from their recent loss to Joseph City.

An inadvertent hit to the noggin in the opening quarter sidelined Tohatchi guard Josh Dawes on Friday night.