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Lady Cougars outpace the Lady Mustangs

Friday, 06 September 2024 00:00 Gallupsun Staff

Lady Mustang Aurora Larson (5) tries to block the ball as Lady Cougar Kayanna Capitan (8) spikes it over the net during the Sept. 3 game in Tohatchi. Photo Credit: Kim Helfenbein

Lady Mustang Aurora Larson (5) serves the ball to the Lady Cougars. Photo Credit: Kim Helfenbein

Lady Cougar Keira Becenti (4) spikes the ball over the net. Photo Credit: Kim Helfenbein

Lady Mustang Aurora Larson (5) jumps to block a spike from Lady Cougar Devyn Harvey (11) during the Sept. 3 game in Tohatchi. Photo Credit: Kim Helfenbein

Lady Cougar Kayanna Capitan (8) goes for the spike past Lady Mustang Geneva Nabours (9). Photo Credit: Kim Helfenbein

Star athletes of the week

Friday, 06 September 2024 00:00 Gallupsun Staff

School: Crownpoint High

Name: Cayden Cambridge

Grade: Sophomore

Sport: Cross Country

Cayden is a dedicated runner, which helps him to excel in the other sports that he participates in.

School: Gallup High

Name: Summer Joe

Grade: Senior

Sport: Volleyball

Summer is an outstanding athlete and a genuine human being. She is a dedicated student and is an all-around team player. She pushes and encourages her team on and off the court. She steps In and becomes an inspiration to her team by setting great examples of leadership. When the team captain got hurt during the Aug. 27 game against Thoreau, she took over the team and motivated them to win.

School: Miyamura...

Sports Quiz

Friday, 30 August 2024 00:00 By Ryan A. Berenz

What Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback threw three interceptions in the team’s 27-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX?

Racecar driver Juan Manuel Fangio, who won five Formula 1 World Championships from 1951-57, hailed from what country?

What member of the Edmonton Oilers won the 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy for MVP of the playoffs despite being on the losing team in the Stanley Cup Final?

Nicknamed “Terror,” what South African boxer was the first Black man from that country to hold a world championship belt when he won the WBA flyweight title in 1980?

In 1899, Boston dentist Dr. George Grant received a patent for what groundbreaking piece of golf equipment?

In what 1998...

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Friday, 26 July 2024 00:00 Gallupsun Staff

Cheer camp offers kids a chance to learn new skills

Third and fourth-graders pumping up the crowd at their final performance at the Miyamura High School Cheer Kiddie Camp on July 18. This week-long camp allowed young children in the area to learn cheer skills. Courtesy Photo

Natalis Sanchez and Sumer Dearnley show off some of their cheers before the Varsity cheerleaders performed their sideline routine at the end of the Miyamura High School Cheer Kiddie Camp, on JUly 18. Courtesy Photo

The first and second-grade cheer group show off their joy and excitement as they invigorate the crowd with their cheer at their final performance of the Miyamura High School Cheer Kiddie Camp. Courtesy Photo

The older group of kids, fifth-eight graders, perform their chant at their final cheer camp performance on July 18. Courtesy Photo

Miyamura gives back with football camp

Friday, 19 July 2024 00:00 By Molly Ann Howell Managing Editor

Instead of seeing the summer as a break, the Miyamura football team uses their free time to give back to the community by hosting a youth football camp. The camp allows kids from first to eighth grade the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of football from the older teens.

In an interview with the Sun Miyamura’s assistant football coach Jobe Ramirez talked about how the camp can really help kids by not only teaching them about football, but also giving them social skills as well.

“It’s just important for these kids to learn fundamentals and to be in a group setting and learning how to play with other kids and meet other kids who like the same thing,” Ramirez said...