Quentin Jodie

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National champ: NMSU’s Brad Moreno wins all-around crown

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By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesCROWNPOINT – New Mexico State University cowboy Brad Moreno took the 2025 College National Finals Rodeo by storm. Moreno captured the men’s all-around crown in Casper, Wyoming by accumulating 255 points during the one-week college finals that concluded on Saturday night as he beat Central Wyoming College cowboy Jace Mayfield by 30 points. To win the all-around, Moreno placed third in the bull riding average race by covering 2-of-4 bulls.
Wingate Bears earn bragging rights at Rumble at the Rock competition

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By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesFORT DEFIANCE – The Wingate football team earned bragging rights during the 5th Annual Rumble at the Rock on Saturday at the Fighting Scouts Stadium in Fort Defiance. The Bears defeated the Hózhó Academy ‘A’ team in the finals of the 7-on-7 tournament by a 20-12 count. In the Bigman Challenge, Wingate tied host Window Rock for first as both squads garnered 18 points each. “Our kids have been working really hard,” Wingate head coach AD Jim said.
NTU signs 11 new players to men’s basketball team

2 days ago | navajotimes.com | Quentin Jodie

By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesCROWNPOINT – Navajo Technical University men’s basketball coach Mike McMillian is looking at 11 prospects to fill in needs for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Last week, NTU hosted tryouts at its main campus in Crownpoint with 24 athletes vying for those 11 spots. “The turnout was pretty good,” McMillian said.
Window Rock’s 7-on-7 tourney sees an increase in team participation

2 days ago | navajotimes.com | Quentin Jodie

By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesFORT DEFIANCE – The 5th Annual Rumble at the Rock 7-on-7 tournament had an increase in participating schools as the event was deemed a success by Window Rock head coach Wilbur Begay. “The first couple years we had like four teams,” Begay said. “Last year, it got bigger, and we went with six teams.
Bull rider Wade Tuni is the biggestwinner at Gallup rodeo

1 week ago | navajotimes.com | Quentin Jodie

By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesCHURCH ROCK, N.M. – The annual Gallup Lions Club Rodeo never disappoints as cowboys and cowgirls compete for a shipload of cash. The biggest winner to emerge from the 75th edition was Wade Tuni as he collected a whopping $4,440, which included ground money. Of the 36 entries, Tuni was the only one to cover his bull as he rode 100X for 82 points in Saturday night’s performance. “I was the first one out and it was a pretty nice one,” Tuni said of his draw.
Maddison Long has change of heart, set to golf for Manhattan University

1 week ago | navajotimes.com | Quentin Jodie

By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesWINDOW ROCK – Native golfer Maddison Long has found a new home with Manhattan University in Riverdale, New York. Long is half-Navajo and half-Coeur d’Alene and her parents are Adrian and Kristi Daniels Long. She recently completed her first collegiate season this past spring with the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Tonalea bareback rider completes cycle atannual Lions Club Rodeo

1 week ago | navajotimes.com | Quentin Jodie

By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesCHURCH ROCK, N.M. – The cycle is complete for the Betony family. On Saturday night, Wyatt Betony went 2-for-2 during the 75th Annual Gallup Lions Club Rodeo in the bareback event. Betony was crowned the event champion for the first time with a 76-point ride aboard Feather Lights, a Casper Baca equine. He also won the $1,000 bonus round when he produced an 81-point effort on Mississippi Queen.
Giving back:Former GCU hoops player inspires Diné youth

1 week ago | navajotimes.com | Quentin Jodie

By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesFORT DEFIANCE – Former Grand Canyon University men’s basketball player Jason Amador shared his experience with some area youth last week. Amador welcomed roughly 40 kids to his three-day camp, which was held at the Bee Hółdzil Fighting Scouts Events Center in Fort Defiance. “One of the biggest things that I was taught by my grandparents and parents was to give back,” Amador said.
Lane J. Silversmith Memorial champion: Tonalea cowboy wins bareback crown with 78-point ride

2 weeks ago | navajotimes.com | Quentin Jodie

By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesWIDE RUINS, Ariz. – A freak accident last fall sidelined Cauy Betony for the early part of the 2026 rodeo season. The Tonalea, Ariz., cowboy broke his femur in October of last year during the Arizona State Fair Native American Rodeo in Phoenix, which suspended his rodeo profession for five months. At that rodeo, the 21-year-old had a clean break in his upper thigh limb after successfully completing his ride in the bareback event. “I had an odd dismount,” Betony said.
Church Rock bull rider jumpstarts INFR season with Lane J Silversmith event title

2 weeks ago | navajotimes.com | Quentin Jodie

By Quentin JodieNavajo TimesWIDE RUINS, Ariz. – Church Rock, New Mexico bull rider Vinell Mariano needed to jumpstart his season within the Indian National Finals Rodeo ranks. Mariano did just that during Saturday’s Lane J Silversmith Memorial INFR Stand Alone Event in Wide Ruins with a first-place win among 45-plus bull riders. “It’s my first time winning one of these stand-alone events,” Mariano said.