Local bodybuilder brings home medals

Chad Robinson won medals, belts, and axe awards for his classic physique and heavy bodybuilding skills at the NPC [National Physique Committee] Valley of the Sun competition in Phoenix, Ariz. May 1.

Robinson is fairly new to the Southwest. He moved from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. about a year ago, so his wife, Tiffany, a Navajo who grew up in Sanders, Ariz., could be near her family. He now lives in Sanders and works in Gallup.

Robinson, who is in his fourth year of recovery from alcoholism, says his passions are bodybuilding, which he credits with saving his life, and helping other people.

The couple has been training clients out of...

In a team competition put together by Judith Goins, the Special Olympics Eagles played the Guardians July 28 at Ford Canyon Park.

Goins is the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigators administrative assistant. She is also the regional coordinator for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, representing McKinley and Cibola counties.

When Goins learned that the Eagles, who are coached by McKinley County Risk Manager Andrew Rodriguez, did not have a district competition set up so they could practice for the upcoming tournament in Farmington, she created one made up of members of the MCSO, the Gallup Fire Department, and the New Mexico State Police.

The state competition...

Gallup High’s Todd McBroom has been named the Girls Basketball Coach of the Year for the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. He received the honor from his peers. Image Credit: Courtesy Gallup High School