Gallup Sun

The Oct. 13 game under the lights at Angelo DiPaolo Memorial Stadium went much the way fans on both sides expected, a 54-0 win by the third ranked Miyamura Patriots (now 7-0) over the Gallup Bengals (1-6). Gallup is temporarily without a head coach because of a personnel matter.

“Gallup’s kids were classy and played the best they could,” said opposing coach Wes Shank. “They are just struggling a bit.”

The Patriots scored early and often, as the cliche’ goes, twice in the first quarter and five times in the second. Players scoring in order for Miyamura were, first quarter: Santos Santiestaban (one yard run at the 5:38 mark, - two-point conversion on a pass from Matt...

Oct. 12, Thursday

GHS BS 1, Bloomfield 2 OT

GHS GS 0, Bloomfield 1

GHS VB 0, Farmington 3

MHS BS 4, Kirtland 2

MHS GS 1, Kirtland 2

MHS VB 1, Bloomfield 3

WHS VB 0, Navajo Prep 3

Oct. 13, Friday

MHS FB 54, GHS 0

WHS FB 23, Zuni 39

Oct. 14, Saturday

RCHS BS 4, Kirtland 2

RCHS GS 0, Kirtland 5

RCHS VB 3, Crownpoint 1

Oct. 17, Tuesday

GHS BS 1, Aztec 10

Aztec BS 9, GHS 0

MHS BS 0, Farmington 4

MHS GS 0, Farmington 10

MHS VB 1, GHS 3

RCHS VB 3, Newcomb 0

WHS VB 3, Thoreau 1



Gallup Cross Country ran in Rio Rancho on Saturday, Oct, 14 at the Rio Rancho Jamboree. The boys finished 26th of 27 teams with 654 points and the girls were 24th of 29 teams with 584 points in...

Oct. 20, Friday

GHS CC @ Los Alamos, 8

GHS FB @ Bloomfield, 7

MHS CC @ Grants, 3

MHS FB vs. Kirtland, 7

RCHS CC @ Kirtland

WHS CC @ Grants,

WHS FB vs. Shiprock, 7

Oct. 24, Tuesday

GHS VB @ Aztec, 4/5:30/7

MHS VB vs. Farmington, 4/5:30/7

RCHS VB @ Zuni, 4:40

Oct. 26, Thursday

GHS VB vs Kirtland, 4/5:30/7

MHS VB @ Aztec, 4/5:30/7

RCHS VB vs. Tohatchi, 4:30

WHS VB @ Navajo Prep, 4

Oct. 27, Friday

GHS CC @ Districts, Farmington

GHS FB vs. Aztec, 7

MHS CC @ Districts, Farmington, 3

MHS FB @ Farmington, 7

RCHS BS @ 1st Round of State Playoffs

RCHS CC vs. Districts

RCHS GS @ 1st Round of State Playoffs

WHS FB vs. Navajo Prep, 7

The Miyamura Patriots coasted by the visiting Bloomfield Bobcats in Friday night action at Angelo DiPaolo Memorial Stadium in Gallup.

It was a bittersweet game played in front of a home crowd who tragically lost a member of the Miyamura High School staff, Lisa Romero-Muniz to the horrific shooting that happened in Las Vegas over a week ago. A moment of silence and a performance by The Tigerettes paid respects to Romero-Muniz before play Friday night.

It was also a very special evening as the crowd was greeted by a very special guest, Medal of Honor recipient Hershey Miyamura. The home crowd celebrated Hershey’s birthday with a song and distributed cupcakes to the crowd during...