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2017 Class Games!
by Alizay Chavez '21
This past Monday August 11th Gallup High had their annual class games. Each class had to be at the public school stadium at 6:30. The senior class was escorted by the Gallup fire department. The senior class arrived in blue trucks. The first game that the classes competed in was the funny food relay. Each class had three people at each of the points. The first person had to eat apple sauce and throw away their trash before running to the next person. The second person had to eat a lemon. They also had to throw their trash away before running to the next person. The last person had to find a piece of gum in a pie and chew it. It was the last person’s job to run to the finish line. The freshmen won the relay.
The second game was bucking bull. Each class had to have two girls and two boys compete. First the boys had to tie a balloon to the back of their belt loop. The boys got down on their knees and the girls got on top of their backs. Each class had to pop the other classes balloons. The juniors took the win with none of their teams gone. The next game was the bridge relay. Each class had 5 girls and 5 boys compete. The juniors won. The fourth game was the bat spin. Each class had students spin around the bat. The juniors won this as well. The next was the orange pass. There were 5 boys and 5 girls lined up. They had to pass the orange only using their necks. Juniors won. The last game of the night was tug of war. The first round was seniors against freshmen. The poor freshmen lost. The second round was sophomore against juniors. The final round was seniors against sophomores. The seniors took the win. WEEKLY POLL
Last Week's Poll Results!
Last week we asked Ambush! Readers if they were surprised at Gallup High's loss at the homecoming game and 76% said they weren't while the remaining 24% said they were.
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Gallup High's Homecoming Gameby Rubi Reyes '21
WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked our readers what sport they pay the most attention to on TV and 88% said they pay more attention to basketball, with 12% saying football.
Interview with Soccer Player Jarom Martinezby Alizay Chavez '21
Earlier this week the soccer team finally won a game; Jarom was happy about it and so was the rest of the team. Soccer has changed Jarom’s life. He has learned how to be a better person because of soccer, it’s helped him with qualities such as sportsmanship. Martinez wants to win every game, but that is not always the case. Even though, he might not win every game he plays he still has fun. Soccer has changed “the way [he talks] about soccer” and how much he watches it now. Jarom loves to play soccer; to him, soccer is the best sport in the world. Nothing compares to soccer. Jarom finds so much joy in playing soccer, just being able to play soccer makes him happy. It gives him life. It has helped him push through life’s daily struggles. After winning his first game, he had felt an amazing feeling that went through him. Joel Hernandez on Gallup High's Upcoming Homecoming Gameby Rubi Reyes '21 Many Bengal students feel very nervous about the homecoming game on Friday. How will our football team do? Will we be defeated or will we be victorious? I sat down with football player Joel Hernandez and got to ask him a few questions. When asked, “How do you feel about Homecoming?” He answered with, “ I feel like I am going to have a walk in the park homecoming game.” Gallup High will be facing Shiprock High on Friday September the 15th at 7pm. Joel responded to my question, “How do you think you guys will do?” and said, “As far as my team goes I feel like they’re about 85% ready to take them on.” I asked him, “Why do you like playing football?” To that he said “It's what I do. Some people sing, some people dance, and I play football.” WEEKLY POLL Last Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked Ambush! readers what fall sport they pay the most attention to and 33.3% of poll takers said football, 33.3% volleyball, and 33.3% soccer.
Cross Country Runners Take Tohatchi Inviteby Shawn McCraith '18 The Cross Country runners of Gallup High competed this past Friday on August 25th in the Tohatchi Invite. The eight teams that participated in the event were Tse Yi Gai, Tohatchi, Alamo Navajo, Navajo Pine, Crownpoint, Ramah, and Gallup. The Varsity Girls razed the competition with the 1st place win while the Varsity Boys narrowly snagged the win by one point. The top five runners of Varsity boys times was Shawn McCraith (19:38), Brandon James (20:20), Dustin Long (20:26), Rylie Begay (20:47), and Ilijah Lester (20:52). Jessica Ramirez, a senior at Gallup High had a lengthy lead with a remarkable time of 21:13, the other top four runners were Celine Nez (25:13), Bailey Tom (25:23), Hunter Livingston (25:24), and Katelynn Thompson (25:34). Junior Varsity also attained 1st place with no competition from the other schools in either the boys or girls category. The next meet will be in Arizona, on September 9th at Canyon De Chelly with Gallup running against the Chinle Wildcats and other schools from Arizona. Bengals Breeze Past Bernallioby Mariah Tso '21
After another turnover, Blueeyes engineered an 84 yard drive and carrying the ball in from 28 yards extending the score to 27-0. In the last two minutes of the game it was time for the defense to get into scoring and in those two minutes Kobe Chee came up with an interception running 70 yards back scoring the final touchdown of the game, having the Bengals pull out a 33-0 and having them start the season 1-0. Next week Gallup is set to play Thoreau at home on September 8th. The Blazing Bengals, Interview with Tommy Halterby Dartania Thomas '21 I interviewed 9th grader Tommy Halter and asked him a couple questions about the game against Bernalillo. I asked him a few questions. Question: How do you think you performed during the game against Bernalillo Friday night? Halter: You know it’s a win but there's stuff i can improve on but i think i did alright. Question: How do you plan to improve or continue to do next game? Halter: It comes down to hard work on and off the field, you know on some days I go and left and then study all my plays so when it is time to go on the field I am ready. Question: How did you prepare for Friday nights game against Bernalillo? Halter: I try to get my mindset ready and just take advantage of my opportunities so I can prepare for the upcoming games. Question: What did you learn from the game and what to do next time? Halter: I learned that you don't get many opportunities in football so just take advantage of them and next time I will. Question: What was your favorite part of the game against Bernalillo? Halter: WIINNING!!!! Question: How does it feel to be a freshman on a varsity team? Halter: Oh man, it's awesome! I dreamed about making varsity and when I did it, it was great but now I just need to keep working hard and show doubters why I deserve to be on varsity. WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll ResultLast week we asked Ambush! readers if they think the football team could make it to state and 50% of Ambush! poll takers said, "Yes, BENGAL PRIDE!" and the other 50% said, "No, the PRIDE is weak in me." We also asked which sport our readers feel doesn't get enough attention at Gallup High and 30% said swim, 30% said soccer, 8% said wrestling, 8% said cross country, 8% said tennis, 8% volleyball, and 8% said softball.
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