Scenes from regional wrestling matches involving Kirtland Central, Shiprock, Bloomfield, Miyamura, Silver, Espanola, Cleveland, La Cueva and Socorro.
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Navajo Times | Donovan Quintero Miyamura Lady Patriot Taniel Espinosa struggles to stay on her feet as La Cueva’s Nicole Woisin works on getting control of her by holding her head on Saturday.
Navajo Times | Donovan Quintero Kirtland Central’s Zakk Thomas leaps for Silver’s Gavin Aguirre’s legs as he attempts to take him down in Rio Rancho, N.M.
Navajo Times | Donovan Quintero Wingate’s Lynnayah James tries to keep from being pinned by Socorro’s Shaydan Castillo on Saturday in Rio Rancho, N.M.
Navajo Times | Donovan Quintero Shiprock’s Jaylon Begay wrestles with Silver’s Marley Gutierrez on Friday in Rio Rancho, N.M.
Navajo Times | Donovan Quintero Bloomfield’s Lylie Nunez grabs the waist of Cleveland’s Ashley Smith in the third-place match of the 114-weight class on Saturday.
Navajo Times | Donovan Quintero Shiprock’s Hayden Goodluck lunges backwards as he flips Espanola Valley’s Kyle Coffeen to the mat on Friday in Rio Rancho, N.M.
Navajo Times | Donovan Quintero Wrestlers grapple for position on Friday in Rio Rancho, N.M.
"Dii, Diné bi Naaltsoos wolyéhíígíí, ninaaltsoos át'é. Nihi cheii dóó nihi másání ádaaní: Nihi Diné Bizaad bił ninhi't'eelyá áádóó t'áá háadida nihizaad nihił ch'aawóle'lágo. Nihi bee haz'áanii at'é, nihisin at'é, nihi hózhǫ́ǫ́jí at'é, nihi 'ach'ą́ą́h naagééh at'é. Dilkǫǫho saad bee yájíłti', k'ídahoneezláo saad bee yájíłti', ą́ą́ chánahgo saad bee yájíłti', diits'a'go saad bee yájíłti', nabik'íyájíłti' baa yájíłti', bich'į' yájíłti', hach'į' yándaałti', diné k'ehgo bik'izhdiitįįh. This is the belief I do my best to follow when I am writing Diné-related stories and photographing our events, games and news. Ahxéhee', shik'éí dóó shidine'é." - Donovan Quintero, an award-winning Diné journalist, served as a photographer, reporter and as assistant editor of the Navajo Times until March 17, 2023.
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