Boys Basketball

3/9 92-67 (L) Gallup v. Albuquerque Academy (First Round of State)

3/9 59-52 (W) Rehoboth Christian v. Mora (First Round of State)

3/9 62-25 (L) Thoreau v. Hot Springs (First Round of State)

3/9 73-57 (L)Tohatchi v. West Las Vegas (First Round of State)

3/13 66-54 (L) Rehoboth v. Mesa Vista (State Quarterfinals)

 

Girls Basketball

March 8 58-37 (Tohatchi won)  Crownpoint v. Tohatchi (First Round of State)

March 8 69-29 (W) Gallup v. Pojoaque Valley (First Round of State)

March 8 54-44 (L) Thoreau v. West Las Vegas (First Round of State)

3/12 66-56 (W) Gallup v. Portales (State Quarterfinals)

3/12 48-16 (W) Tohatchi v. Zuni (State Quarterfinals)

3/14 61-47...

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2. Who did “Terrible” Terry Norris defeat in a 1991 boxing match at New York City’s Madison Square Garden to retain his WBC light middleweight title?

3. In 1895, William G. Morgan invented a sport he called “Mintonette.” What is the sport known as today?

4. What NCAA men’s basketball team had a record 32-game losing streak at home from 1988-91?

5. What now-demolished venue was home to the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks (1980-2001) and the NHL’s Dallas Stars (1993-2001)?

6. Patty Smyth, singer for the 1980s rock band Scandal, married what tennis...

The Gallup area was well represented at the 2024 Nusenda Credit Union Basketball State Championship games.

Seven teams from the Gallup-McKinley County Schools district made it to the championship games. The Rehoboth Christian boys team also showed up.

BENGALS

The Gallup Bengals entered the first round of the tournament, but they ultimately lost to the Albuquerque Academy Charges on March 9. They lost 92-67.

The Lady Bengals faired a little bit better, beating the Pojoaque Valley Elkettes in the first round on March 8 with a score of 69-29. They went on to outscore the Portales Rams in the state quarterfinals on March 12 with a score of 66-56. However, they couldn’t keep...

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4. What actor used a golf club to smash another driver’s windshield in a February 1994 road rage incident?

5. At the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, American Sage Kotsenburg won the first gold medal in what sport making its Olympic debut?

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