Twenty teams from a huge geographic area met in Phoenix on February 26-27 for the 2016 Arizona State Judo Championships and all five of the students from Garcia’s Judo Club in Gallup did well.

Nancy Rodriguez, a five-year veteran in training with Miguel Garcia and a past state champion more than once (three-state champ titles in 2013 and another in 2014), held on to her title for 2016 at this meet. Rodriguez will compete later this year in a Junior Olympics and International Championship in Irvine, TX.

In the 8-10 Novice Girls class, the trio of Paige Kee, Jocia Long and Alyson Pinto finished 1-2-3, respectively. They will also be attending the Junior Olympics meet in Texas...

It’s always a sad or happy occasion for fans following the state tournament results in Albuquerque.

The sad news came yesterday (today is Thursday, Mar. 10 as this story is written) when the Bengal boys lost to neighboring Grants, 59-39, to end their season. The Gallup and Tohatchi girls’ teams continue to advance to brighten up the day.

The Bengal Ladies handled St. Pius easily, 64-37, and then squeaked past Piedra Vista, 66-63 while the Tohatchi Ladies disposed of Dulce, 70-46, and Laguna Acoma, 52-45. Now the competition gets tougher for both as Gallup faces #4 Espanola Valley and Tohatchi goes against #1 Texico in their attempts to play in the Championship...

Mar. 2, Wednesday

GHS B TEN 1, Rehoboth 8

RCHS B TEN 8, Gallup 1

Mar. 3, Thursday

GHS BASE 0, St. Pius  20

MHS BASE 6, St. Mike’s 0

Mar. 4, Friday

GHS BASE 0, Onate 12

#1 GHS GBB 64, #16 St. Pius 37

MHS BASE 6, (Valencia Tourn) Valencia 5

MHS JV SOFT @ (Cleveland Tourn), TBA

#4 ToHS GBB 70, #13 Dulce 46

#16 WHS GBB 23, #1 Portales63

Mar. 5, Saturday

GHS BASE @ 1, Los Alamos 12

#7 GHS BBB 46, #10 Belen 33

GHS SOFT 0, Belen 9

GHS T & F @ Farmington, 9

MHS BASE 7 (Valencia Tourn) Hope Christian 6

MHS JV SOFT @ (Cleveland Tourn), No Score Reported

MHS T & F @ Farmington, 8 No Scores Received

MHS JV T & F @ Laguna Acoma, 8 No Scores Received

Rehoboth Invite T & F Meet...

Mar. 11, Friday

GHS BASE @ Bloomfield Invite, TBA

GHS SOFT @ Bloomfield Invite, TBA

MHS BASE @ Cobre Tourn, TBA

MHS SOFT @ Las Cruces, TBA

RCHS SOFT @ Cobre Tourn, TBAMar. 12, Saturday

GHS BASE @ Bloomfield Invite, TBA

GHS SOFT @ Bloomfield Invite, TBA

GHS T & F @ Piedra Vista, 9

MHS BASE @ Cobre Tourn, TBA

MHS SOFT @ Las Cruces, TBA

RCHS SOFT @ Cobre Tourn, TBAMar. 15, Tuesday

GHS BASE vs Window Rock, 2/4

GHS SOFT @ Shiprock, DH 3/5

GHS TEN vs Miyamura (Ford), 3

MHS TEN @ Gallup (Ford), 3

MHS JV/C BASE @ Wingate, 3/5

MHS SOFT @ Bloomfield, 3Mar. 17, Thursday

GHS JV BASE @ Thoreau, DH 3/5

MHS BASE vs Los Lunas, 4

MHS JV BASE @ Piedra Vista Tourn, TBA

MHS SOFT @...