![]() ![]() "We're here, Sis," hollers Ray Jr., who paints his face in Sun Devil maroon-and-gold before his sister's games. (Youngest brother Ryan couldn't make it because of school.) Ryneldi finds her brothers Ray Jr., Reyes and Ryland. The huge turnout of friends and family at The Pit warmed her heart, but it didn't erase the overwhelming sadness. Ryneldi's face is puffy from crying and lack of sleep. Today, after Aldwin's funeral, she drove down to Albuquerque for the New Mexico game. Three days ago, she won most valuable player honors at ASU's pre-Christmas tournament, then drove back to Fort Defiance with family members. It has been a terrible and glorious week.įive days ago, Ryneldi's first cousin Aldwin Begay-who had been like a brother to her-died of pneumonia at the age of 28. Ryneldi has wowed the crowd-her crowd-with uncanny no-look passes, three-point field goals and a skilled improviser's sense of knowing where the ball is going before it gets there.īut as well as she's played, Ryneldi hasn't been at her best tonight, with good reason. After last season, the 21-year-old from remote Fort Defiance, Arizona, earned All-American honors when Basketball Times put her on its honorable-mention list. Ryneldi Becenti is the Navajo Nation's most accomplished athlete of her generation. Every now and then, he grunts something down at his only daughter: "Push it!" "Shoot!" "Drive!" Ryneldi's father, Ray, watches by himself from about halfway up the cavernous gym. Zah and his entourage flew over from Gallup for what Albuquerque media have billed as Ryneldi's "homecoming."ĪSU assistant coach Margaret McKeon nibbles on a fingernail and shouts encouragement at Ryneldi. ![]() Turquoise-adorned tribal chairman Peterson Zah-on his way to Bill Clinton's economic summit in Little Rock-sits a row behind the ASU bench. Jimmy Skeet, Ryneldi's former basketball coach at Window Rock High, looks on intently. Ryneldi's paternal grandmother, Thelma Kee, urges her on in a lilting mixture of Navajo and English. More than 500 of the 600 in attendance are fellow Navajos who made the three-hour-plus trek from the reservation on a bitterly cold December evening.ĭozens of folks who have made an impact on the life of the ASU senior are here, hanging on her every move. Ryneldi peeks out at the crowd while a teammate shoots free throws. Ryneldi and her Sun Devil teammates are crunching the Lobos by 60 points. A few minutes remain in a game between Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico. LINK: Get updates and more on this story at Becenti stands by herself at center court in the Albuquerque basketball arena known as The Pit. The Orionids continue to be active into November but will be harder to spot toward the end of October as the full Hunter's Moon happens on Oct. 18 and 19, the sliver of a crescent Moon will offer better conditions to spot some shooting stars. However, you don't have to wait for the peak shower activity to step outside and look up. ![]() 20, a nearly 40% full Moon shouldn't provide too much light and steal the show from the Orionids. Those in Southern California, the Southwest, southern Plains, mid-Atlantic and the Southeast have a better sky-gazing forecast with few clouds expected.Īt the start of the meteor shower peak on Oct. WATCH OUT FOR THESE ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS IN 2023 Weather models show clouds covering about 50 to 100% of those regions on Saturday night, which is not ideal for spotting fast-moving meteors. on the night of peak activity, including Texas, the Northeast, the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest. This year, clouds will be a nuisance for many across the U.S. ![]() Cloud cover forecast for the night of Oct. ![]()
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