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Gallup High hosts Four Corners Tourney

Friday, 29 January 2016 06:08 Story & Photos by Shepherd Waldenberger Sun Correspondent

Six wrestling teams faced off at Gallup High School on Jan. 27 for the Four Corners Tourney. The meet was delayed several hours due to a bomb threat at the school, but police cleared the building after a thorough search did not turn up any explosives, and the wrestling commenced.

Competition was tough but...

Just an all-around student/athlete

Friday, 22 January 2016 08:20 By Tom Hartsock Sun Correspondent

Once you’ve wrestled, everything else is easy. Dan Gable, 1972 Summer U.S. Olympic Gold Medal winner in wrestling.

A.J. (the first initial stands for Alias and is pronounced A li’ as, not A’ lee as, and the second initial is for James) Starkovich has a combination of unusual names that puts him slightly above average. He’s even better known, especially at Miyamura High School as a fun-loving, hard-working, and intelligent student and athlete. Just the last two qualities are hard to find anymore - that elusive student/athlete bit - especially at the level where A.J. is happiest in competing.

In his final year of high school, the young Starkovich has lived a full...

Gallup Boys Win Invitational

Friday, 15 January 2016 10:37 By Shepherd Waldenberger Sun Correspondent

Gallup’s Matthew Begay pulls up for a jump shot against Tohatchi in round one of the 72nd annual Gallup High School Basketball Invitational on Jan 7. The Bengals overcame the Cougars 68-51 to move on to round two.

The Gallup Bengals won the 72nd Gallup High School Invitational Basketball Tournament on Jan. 9. Gallup overcame Tohatchi in round one on Jan. 7, then defeated Sandia Prep in round two the following day before moving on to face Grants in the final on Saturday evening. The game tipped off at 7:30 pm before a huge hometown crowd. The two teams battled back and forth and finished the fourth quarter tied at 70, pushing the game into overtime. Gallup got the best of Grants in overtime, outscoring them 8-2 and winning the game 78-72, clenching first place in the tournament.

Snapshots of New Mexico Bowl 2015

Friday, 25 December 2015 08:21 Gallupsun Staff

Hershey Miyamura with Gildan New Mexico Bowl Executive Director Jeff Siembieda after being acknowledge for his United States Medal of Honor and South Korean Medal of Honor during the New Mexico Bowl Dec. 19. Photo Credit: RAH Photography

13 Lamar Jordan UNM is into the end zone for his first touchdown of the day.

28 Diquon Woodhouse UNM dives after 2 Tyrell Johnson AZ.

13 Lamar Jordan UNM leaps into the end zone for his second touchdown of the day.

2 Dameon Gamblin UNM fully extends for the ball in a final attempt at a comeback.

UNM Lobo’s played with heart, but in the end the Arizona Wildcats prevailed 45-37 during the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque Dec. 19. Photos courtesy of RAH Photography.