Author: Quentin Jodie

The Chinle girls’ basketball team needed a little more time to finally put away the Monument Valley Lady Mustangs on Thursday night in the opening round of the 3A North tournament.

The lower-seeded teams in the 3A North boys’ basketball tournament gave fits to No. 3 seed Monument Valley and No. 4 Window Rock on Thursday night.

Backup guard Mikeya Sheppard gave the Tuba City Lady Warriors the spark they needed to earn another road victory in the always tough 3A North.

The district season reached its midway point on Thursday night in District 1-3A girls’ basketball and with the league’s top seed at stake the focus centered on the Crownpoint and Tohatchi contest.