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Northern Briefs 10/22/26

Announcements
Items for Northern Briefs may be submitted by sending them to jgarcia@riograndesun.com Submissions must be received no later than noon Monday for publication that week. Library Events The Española Public Library will host Family Halloween Watercolor Day...

Board Puts Mesa Vista Superintendent on Leave

Education
The Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools Board of Education voted 4-1 Sunday night, during a special meeting, to place interim superintendent Dr. Esmeralda Valdez on non-disciplinary paid administrative leave pending assistance from the New Mexico Public Education...

Roundup: Local Athletes Win at Los Alamos

Sports
Española Valley and Pojoaque Valley both had a limited number of representatives at the 4A State Track and Field Meet in Albuquerque May 17-18....

Mikayla Calabaza Places 2nd; Pojoaque Senior Reaches Podium

Sports
Mikayla’s Calabaza’s brother continues to be her coach. Terrell, her older brother, is in his second year as Pojoaque’s head track and field coach after...

Neveah Cachora Wins Medal for Distance Race; Sundevil Relay Team Qualifies

Sports
Neveah Cachora felt all the emotions through her race. “It was, me giving up on myself, or just telling myself that I could do it,”...

POLL: Pick the May 23 Athlete of the Week

Sports
Voting ends at 1 p.m. on Tuesday Note: Poll will still be visible due to web issues, but final results will be collected at 1 p.m. Neveah...

Bobcats Fall in State Quarters

Sports
Despite a season-ending loss, McCurdy’s baseball players were still in high spirits. There were no tears in their postgame huddle. Even the seniors were all...

McCurdy Girls Win Distance Races

Sports
Throughout the week before their distance runs, McCurdy’s runners were focusing on sprints. Teammates had even made fun of freshman Marisol Serna’s closings. “They were giving...

Dulce Brothers Win First-Place Medals

Sports
James and Jaren Johnson entered the weekend as brothers, and finished it as state champions. “For Jaren, I hold him at the same standard as...

Roundup: Peñasco Relay Team Wins First

Sports
Mesa Vista Track While Mesa Vista had some struggles in some events, the Trojans did well in distance races at the May 10-11 state 2A...

Escalante Hurdler Runs Wild at State

Sports
Ashley Gilmore was given an opportunity. At the start of the 100-meter hurdles race, a gun sounded, then sounded again. Academy for Technology and the...

Tennis: Girls Reach Semifinals, Boys Quarterfinals

Sports
The state tennis championships were the same day as prom night for Española Valley High School. But as they fought in the state semifinals, their...

POLL: Pick the May 16 Athlete of the Week

Sports
Voting ends at 1 p.m. on Tuesday Note: Poll will still be visible due to web issues, but final results will be collected at 1 p.m. Kaydence...

Española Girls Doubles Team Takes Fourth at State

Sports
Olivia Suazo and Kaydence Arrey had just two practices together. They had never played together as a doubles pair, but they would do so at...
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