SNTE Section 8 hosts state basketball championship in Casas Grandes

More than 450 educators gathered in Casas Grandes for the opening ceremony of the 2026 State Basketball Championship. Organized by Section 8 of the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE), the tournament features 28 teams, divided equally between men's and women's divisions, representing 15 different union regions across the state of Chihuahua.

During the event held at the Francisco de Ibarra Gymnasium, SNTE Section 8 General Secretary Eduardo Antonio Zendejas Amparán stated that the competition serves to strengthen the identity and unity of the teaching profession. The ceremony also included the reopening of the Francisco de Ibarra Gymnasium, marked by a ribbon-cutting involving local officials.

The participating regions include Juárez, Ojinaga, Casas Grandes, Madera, Cuauhtémoc, Guachochi, San Juanito, Guadalupe y Calvo, Parral, Jiménez, Camargo, Saucillo, Delicias, Meoqui, and Chihuahua.