Golf

Earlier this month, the Arizona Interscholastic Association released the current state leaders for fall golf in Division I and Division II.

With 19 teams signed up, the Eastern Navajo Fair Golf Tournament was deemed a success as players vied for various prizes.

The 6th Annual NB3 Foundation Native Youth Golf Championship had some drama that unfolded on the final day of the three-day competition.

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.

Buoyed by a state runner-up finish from freshman Hayden Dan, the Kirtland Central girls golf team were chasing heavily favorite Albuquerque Academy for the Class 4A state crown.