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Star athletes of the week

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School: Crownpoint High School

Name: Cayden Nodestine

Sport: Cross Country

Grade: Sophomore

Cayden has never missed a meet or a cross country pratice. During tough cross country pratices on the track, Cayden leads by example by running each lap with precision and consistency, working on his form, strength, and power to finish every repeat efficiently.

School: Miyamuara High School

Name: Brielle King

Sport: Volleyball

Grade: Senior

Brielle has been a stabilizing force for the Miyamura Lady Patriots at the net all season long.  She has become a very versatile player and will do whatever the team needs in order  to be successful. She was selected to the All Tournament Team in the team’s last tournament in Roswell for outstanding play on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.

School: Ramah High School

Name: Lyric Burson

Sport: Cheerleading/Volleyball

Grade: Sophomore

Lyric is a great leader and motivator to her squad members. She is determined and dedicated to supporting her team in volleyball and cheer, and she’s the Ramah Mustang’s only dual athlete this season.  She rushes from one practice to the next quickly, never complains, and always has a smile on her face.

School: Thoreau High School

Name: Quidencia Begay

Sport: Cross Country

Grade: Sophomore

Quidencia received third place for JV girls at the Tohatchi cross country meet on Sept. 1, despite never having competed in cross country before.

 

School: Tohatchi High School

Name: Malcolm Brown

Sport: Football

Grade: Senior

When the opportunity rises to compete and play, Malcolm is always ready and contributes to the overall team success. He is truly a leader on and off the field by setting the standard of what a student athlete at Tohatchi should strive to be.

 

School: Tse’ Yi Gai High School

Name: Andrew Antone

Sport: Cross Country

Grade: Sophomore

Andrew’s been really pushing himself and wants to run. He’s not shown the slightest sign of wanting to give up or doesn’t complain at all about anything. He does what is asked of him at practice and at meets.