Sports
Basketball
Gallup Invitational: Bengals survive furious rally from Tohatchi, advance to title game with 63-60 win
Gallup boys basketball coach Ryan Becenti knows that the game is not over until the clock reads all zeros.
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
U20 57 kg Champion: Lorianna Piestewa to compete on world stage after winning nationals
Colorado Mesa University wrestler Lorianna Piestewa went 6-0 at the 2025 USA Women’s National Championships early this spring. Piestewa was crowned champion in the U20 57 kg weight class at the national tournament, which was held Apr. 4-6 in Spokane, Washington.
Football
Rate Bowl: Minnesota outlasts New Mexico, 20–17, in overtime
The University of New Mexico Lobos came within a final play of capping a historic season Friday afternoon but fell 20–17 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in overtime at the 2025 Rate Bowl at Chase Field.
Popular Sports
Piñon football serves up win – and roast mutton
By the time the stadium lights flicked on in Piñon, the game had concluded while the air carried the smell of roast mutton and frybread turning a football game night into something more like a fall Navajo Fair than a small-town game.
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.
Weather & Road Conditions
Window Rock Weather
Fair
10.9 F (-11.7 C)
Dewpoint: 9.0 F (-12.8 C)
Humidity: 92%
Wind: South at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Pressure: 30.47
Dewpoint: 9.0 F (-12.8 C)
Humidity: 92%
Wind: South at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Pressure: 30.47
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow