Peter Stein/NewsSun The ride to Las Vegas, Nevada from Hobbs and back again is long, circuitous, tedious. But, for the Zias Elite fifth- and sixth-grade girls basketball teams, totally worth it. The fifth-graders played for Zias Elite 2029, the sixth-graders for Zias Elite 2028, based on the years each class is due to graduate from high school. Both teams headed …

Peter Stein/NewsSun The ride to Las Vegas, Nevada from Hobbs and back again is long, circuitous, tedious. But, for the Zias Elite fifth- and sixth-grade girls basketball teams, totally worth it. The fifth-graders played for Zias Elite 2029, the sixth-graders for Zias Elite 2028, based on the years each class is due to graduate from high school. Both teams headed …

Here are photos of the Hobbs girls’ basketball team’s 64-55 win over Cibola Saturday in the Class 6A state tournament championship at The Pit in Albuquerque. The championship marks the Lady Eagles’ second in school history, and first since 2004.