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Coach Montoya’s Triumph Against Cancer
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- Jun 21, 2026
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- 119
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Summary
Jeneca Montoya, assistant coach for Mayfield High’s girls basketball team, just earned New Mexico’s Most Positive Female Coach award for 2025–26 — one of only two recipients this year — after battling stage four metastatic breast cancer while inspiring her team and community with relentless positivity, leadership, and heart. Even through chemotherapy, double mastectomy, and radiation, she kept showing up for her players, helping build a culture of resilience and teamwork alongside her father, Head Coach George Maya. Her journey sparked widespread support, including fundraisers from schools and athletes across the region. Now in remission and receiving immunotherapy, she returned to the sidelines mid-season — a triumph celebrated by her team, family, and community. The Positive Athlete Organization honored her for embodying optimism, humility, service, and unwavering encouragement — proving that true coaching is about more than wins, but about lifting others up. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/5f86808239395aea