Sports

Chinle Wildcats cruise past Window Rock in 61-47 victory

Playing the Scouts of Window Rock for the third time this year, the No. 1 Chinle Wildcats reached the Championship game with a 49 to 45 win over No. 4 Tuba City Warriors, in the semi-finals game of the 3A North Regional Tournament, in the Chinle Wildcat Den, hosted by the NTUA Choice Wireless.

Photo highlights: Monument Valley Mustangs defeat Winslow Bulldogs in Feb. 3 game

The Lady Bulldogs suffered a defeat to the Monument Valley Mustangs Feb. 3.

Hopi wrestlers place at regionals, qualify for state meet

Hopi High wrestlers Mike Puhuyesa and Dylan Morningstar placed at regionals and qualified for the state meet.

Photo highlights: Runners compete at Little Colorado marathon, half-marathon

Competitors gather to hear greetings and last minute instructions prior to running the marathon, half-marathon or fun run at the Little Colorado River Gorge Tribal Park, west of Cameron, Arizona Feb. 10.

Winslow Bulldogs boys and girls teams lose in regional championship

The Winslow Lady Bulldogs defeated the Payson Lady Longhorns 53-52 in a very tight game at Winslow Feb. 8 in their first Regional playoff game.

Girl’s championship: Page defeats Ganado, 47-38

In the Girls Championship game of 3A North Regional Tournament at the Wildcat Den, the No. 1 seed Ganado Lady Hornets meet up with No. 3 Page Lady Sand Devils, won by Page, 47 — 38.

Hopi High's Lady Bruins defeat Tuba City, 52-49

Hopi High girl’s basketball coach Barry Honyouti said a recent win against Tuba City was a big victory since it was the first time the varsity team has beat the Lady Warriors in three years.

Winslow Lady Bulldogs defeat Holbrook 52-49 in Jan. 23 game

Winslow Lady Bulldogs defeat Holbrook in Jan. 23 game.

Winslow teams wrap up season; top Show Low, boys win against Monument Valley, girls lose

The Winslow Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs ended their regular season with games in Show Low and home games against Monument Valley. The Bulldogs seem destined to be in the playoffs, with the likelihood of hosting an opening round game.

Bulldog teams gain important wins over Holbrook and Blue Ridge Jan. 30 and 31

The Winslow Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs defeated the Holbrook Roadrunners and Lady Roadrunners in Winslow Jan.30. The wins helped both teams in the race for playoff seeding, especially in the girls’ tournament.

54th annual Doc Wright wrestling tourney draws schools from around Arizona

The Show Low Cougars wrestling team won the Doc Wright Invitational Meet in Winslow Jan. 12-13 with 241.5 points to 219.5 for second place Camp Verde.

Winslow Lady Bulldogs best Blue Ridge, Bulldog boys lose 78-66

The Winslow High School basketball teams played the Blue Ridge Yellowjackets Jan. 5 with the Lady Bulldogs victorious, 54-27, over the Lady Yellowjackets.

13 Tuba City athletes named All-Stars by Navajo Times

Tuba City High School (TCHS) sports has always had excellent athletes dating back to the 1960s, including award winning runners, football players and recently volleyball, in the last five years.

Winslow Lady Bulldogs top Snowflake, lose to Page; Bulldogs lose to Snowflake but beat Page

The Winslow Lady Bulldogs defeated Snowflake, 60-51, then lost to Page, 58-42, in games before the Christmas break and the 2018 portion of this season.

Bulldogs take second in Pepsi Tourney Dec. 13-14

The Winslow Bulldogs defeated the Tuba City Warriors Dec. 13, 84-68 and met the Hopi Bruins Dec. 14 and defeated them 78-57.

Bulldogs take second in Pepsi Tournament, Lady Bulldogs go 5-5

The Winslow Bulldogs got valuable experience in the Pepsi Invitational Tournament at Flagstaff Dec. 7-9 by winning their first three games and reaching the championship game Dec. 9 against the Faith Lutheran Crusaders.

Lady Bulldogs 2-2 for season, Bulldogs 4-2 after tourney play

The Winslow Lady Bulldogs have found the Gallup Invitational Tournament to be an important event that has always played a valuable role in getting the team ready for play in Arizona during the regular season.

Photo highlights: Hopi Lady Bruins in Route 66 Classic tourney

Hopi High boys and girls take second at tourney.

Harliegh Scott accepts scholarship to Trinidad College

Winslow Softball athlete Harliegh Scott (left) accepts a scholarship to Trinidad College in Colorado.

Winslow Bulldogs defeats Safford while Lady Bulldogs lose in close game

The Winslow Bulldogs defeated the Safford Bulldogs 81-70 in Safford Nov. 21 in the season opener for both teams.

Winslow Bulldogs sports teams scheduled for season

The Winslow Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball teams both have tournaments scheduled for December, and the Winslow wrestling team begins matches in December.

Hopi girls cross country take second again at state championships

Led by Maya Smith’s fourth individual state championship in a row, Northland Prep from Flagstaff won its third girls cross country state championship in four years. Hopi High placed second.

Hopi ends 27 year reign as cross country state champs

A national record came to a screeching halt when Hopi High boys cross country fell to Northland Prep from Flagstaff at the Division 4 state cross country meet Nov. 3 at Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix.

Winslow Bulldogs basketball schedule set for season

The Winslow High School basketball schedules have been set with both the boys’ and girls’ teams playing at the same time and place except for one game in the 2017 portion of the schedule.

Northern Arizona 3A teams fall in state playoffs

Several 3A football teams from northern Arizona finished their seasons in the first round of the state championships Nov. 4.

Navajo-Hopi Observer

Wildcats dominate playoff game over Show Low Cougars 3 days, 14 hours

Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs advance in state championship games 3 days, 15 hours

Chinle claws for the 3A Regional North title; Page remains undefeated 1 week, 3 days