Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Shiprock Chieftains (Shiprock, NM) and the visiting Thoreau Hawks (Thoreau, NM), saw Shiprock's basketball squad trounce Thoreau by a score of 63-38.

With the victory, Shiprock improves its record to 6-12 on the campaign. The Chieftains travel to Zuni (Zuni, NM) to play the Thunderbirds in a 3A District 1 challenge on Saturday, January 29. The Thunderbirds come into the challenge with a record of 6-9. Zuni won 61-50 in their recent league challenge against Tohatchi (Tohatchi, NM)

Next up, the Hawks play the Fort Wingate Bears (Fort Wingate, NM) in a 3A District 1 challenge, on Saturday, January 29. Thoreau will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 11-1 record after their 72-50 league win over Shiprock (Shiprock, NM).