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Ignacio senior Darlyn Mendoza-Lechuga, middle, is escorted off the court by celebratory teammates after her buzzer-beating basket in the lane Friday night, March 1, gave the Lady Bobcats a 44-43 victory over Timnath in the second 3A-Region VI semifinal played inside St. Mary's High School Gymnasium. Mendoza-Lechuga scored a team-high 13 points against the stunned Lady Cubs.
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Ignacio junior Marissa Olguin (left) tries keeping the ball safely away from Montezuma-Cortez's Trenity Tillahash (5) during IHS' 58-44 home loss Thursday evening, Feb. 15. It was the last regular-season game for both teams; Olguin's 15 points paced IHS offensively.
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M-CHS erases 10-point pad in fourth
Following one of the lowest scoring first halves in recent memory Thursday night, Feb. 15, inside a confused IHS Gymnasium, a boys’ basketball game finally broke out after halftime.
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Ignacio's Lincoln deKay clashes with Mancos' Brandon Vannest during Class 2A, 150-pound consolation-bracket action Saturday, Feb. 17, inside Ball Arena in Denver. Victorious over his fellow San Juan Basin Leaguer early in the 2024 CHSAA State Championships, deKay lost the rematch 2-1 and placed fourth at the weight.
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Ignacio's Darlyn Mendoza-Lechuga (0) maneuvers around Pagosa Springs' DaveyAnn Snarr (21) during Intermountain League play Friday evening, Feb. 2, at PSHS.
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Ignacio's Sonny Flores (1) leaps away from Pagosa Springs' Creede Dozier (right) to attempt a running scoop shot during Intermountain League play Friday night, Feb. 2, at PSHS.
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Ignacio's Kyle Rima is presented as the winner of the 2024 San Juan Basin League Championships' lone heavyweight bout Thursday, Feb. 1, in Dove Creek. Rima pinned Nucla's Jacob Davis, left, in only 32 seconds to place first in the division.
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Watched by Bayfield's Kingston Martinez (13), Ignacio's Phillip Quintana looks to drive the basketball inside the three-point line during the Bobcats' home game Thursday night, Jan. 18. IHS prevailed in the teams' first of two regular-season meetings.
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