Thousands descend on Tucson for National Native Games
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TUCSON (KVOA) More than 2,000 young athletes and their families are here in Tucson for a weekend of sports and sportsmanship that will stay with these young men and women long after they take their last shots.
Lenny Esson coaches a couple of teams, made up of Native American boys and girls, on the road in Tucson and in a new environment. Oh, man. It s something that a lot of our kids and new kids look up to because it gives them a chance to see what a competiton is like off the reservation in our community but also be able to travel, be able to see the great state of Arizona, now we re down here in Tucson for the first time, Esson said.