The McCurdy Charter School track team has competed strongly to start the season, and hopes to highlight their individual achievements through the rest of the year.
Andres Martinez set school records in the long jump – at 21 feet, 6.5 inches – and in the triple jump – 42 feet, 11 inches, and ranks top in the state in both. McCurdy coach Cecilia Brown said they are hoping for him to win at states, and possibly break the state record of 43 feet, 11 inches.
Brown also said the girls relay teams have been especially strong, with the 4×100 meters team breaking the school record with a 54.48 time, and performing strongly at the 400, 800 and 1,600 meters. She said she hopes for those teams to finish in the top three for a medal at states. Other lady Bobcat sprinters have had strong performances.
Kodi Rodriguez also set a school record for the 3,200 meters, with a time of 11:27, despite the challenges of competing outdoors with a mask.
The Bobcats will compete at Friday’s Northern Rio Grande conference meet at Questa alongside Mesa Vista and Escalante, and then at the district meet June 12 in Mora, and several athletes have already qualified for states the next week.
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The Pojoaque Valley High School track team competed at the Moriarty Invite May 27 with impressive success.
For the girls, Alicia and Sonya Quintana finished first and second in the 100 and 200 meter sprints, and Alicia also finished first at 400 meters. Hennessei Calabaza won first place in the discus and in the shot put.
The Pojoaque Elks also won some boys events, with Diego Martinez winning the high jump, as well as Josh Vanchaik in the discus, Adam Pacheco for javelin and Matthew Manwill for shot put.
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The Española Valley softball team had a dominant home win against Moriarty, taking a 15-2 victory May 26.
The Lady Sundevils scored four in the first inning and added six runs in the second and five more in the third before winning via run rule after four and a half innings.
Jordan Torres had a double and a triple, Divinity Garcia had three RBIs, and the team stole 12 bases in the game. In the circle, sophomore Camille Hernandez pitched a complete game and struck out 11 in five innings, with no walks and four hits allowed.
Española will battle Los Alamos at home Saturday in a doubleheader to try to pull ahead in a crowded district race.
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The Elkettes softball team lost to undefeated Robertson on May 25, 15-2. Senior Ayanna Aguirre had three of the team’s eight hits, but allowed six walks and 12 hits defensively, and a 10-run fourth inning was too much to overcome.
The Elkettes face Los Alamos Wednesday (6/2) and then host Taos for a doubleheader Saturday with a chance to take the lead in the district.
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The Pojoaque baseball team fell to Robertson in a weekday non-district game May 25, losing 13-3 in five innings. Five hits were spread among five different Elks in the loss.
Pojoaque, at 6-4 on the year and 4-1 in the district, faces Los Alamos and Taos along with the softball team, with Los Alamos leading the district at 4-0.
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The McCurdy softball team had its game against Estancia scheduled for May 25 postponed, which Bobcats coach Joseph Valdez said was a COVID-19 issue within Estancia.
The Bobcats played Wednesday (6/2) against Santa Rosa in a home doubleheader, and the next day will start district games with a doubleheader at Mora.