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KTNN Tournament winners find a connect to the cause

KTNN Tournament winners find a connect to the cause

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Bennie Francisco from Pruitt, Ariz., prepares to tee off at the 2nd annual KTNN 660 AM /KWRK 96.1 FM Golf Tournament held April 11 at TPC Scottsdale- Champions Course. (Times photo – Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi)

Bennie Francisco from Pruitt, Ariz., prepares to tee off at the 2nd annual KTNN 660 AM /KWRK 96.1 FM Golf Tournament held April 11 at TPC Scottsdale- Champions Course. (Times photo – Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi)

Olin Littleman and Shreve Tso know how difficult it is to pay for college.

The two, who were once college students, faced the same financial struggles many Native American college students face today. They know how helpful scholarships are and how there are very few of them, which is why they decided to participate in the KTNN 660 AM / KWRK 96.1 FM 2nd annual Golf Tournament held on April 11 at TPC Scottsdale – Champions Course.

“I know what it’s like being a Native student trying to look for scholarships, especially being Navajo … people assumed we get free money and everybody that’s Native pretty much has a free ride to go to school, which is not the case,” Littleman said.

About The Author

Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi

Sunnie Clahchischiligi has been the sports writer for the Navajo Times since 2008. She has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from the University of New Mexico. Before joining the Times, she worked at the St. Cloud Times (Minn.), the Albuquerque Journal, the Santa Fe New Mexican, Sports Illustrated Magazine in New York City and the Salt Lake Tribune. She can be reached at sunnie@navajotimes.com or via cell at (505) 686-0769.

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