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AREA DANCE TEAMS ABLAZE!

Friday, 27 January 2017 09:42 By Dee Velasco For the Sun

Bengals, Starlettes head to DTU Nationals

The Gallup High School’s Bengal Girls Dance Team and the Starlette Dance Team are both headed to the Dance Team Union National Championship in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 3-5.

A big send-off was held Jan. 25 at the GHS gym.

“We had a send-off performance last night and we hopefully...

Gallup High Lady Bengals swarm Farmington

Friday, 20 January 2017 07:02 Photos by Ryan Hudgeons

Gallup High’s Sara Shirley (23) with the layup over the Farmington defender.

Alyssa Garcia of the GHS Bengal Girls dance team performs during the halftime show Jan. 17.

Alexis Villalobos of the GHS Bengal Girls dance team performs during the halftime show Jan. 17.

Gallup High lady Bengals beat the visiting Farmington ladies by a score of 52-62 Jan. 17.

Gallup blows through Gallup Invitational championship, beats Artesia, 60-45

Friday, 13 January 2017 04:30 By Bernie Dotson Sun Correspondent

Troy Etsitty shines in win with 19 points

The Gallup Bengals tightened up on defense and took advantage of a cold-shooting Artesia team in the second half and beat the Bulldogs 60-45 in the Jan. 7 championship game of the annual Gallup Invitational Basketball Tournament at Gallup High School.

The Bengals improved to 5-8 and Artesia fell to 9-4 on the 2016-2017 basketball season. The Bengals blew through the tournament with prior wins over Tohatchi (78-31) and Miyamura (69-42). In winning the weekend championship game, the Bengals avenged a 63-40 loss to Artesia last month at Artesia.

“We came together in a much better fashion on offense and defense in the second half,”...