The goals for the Mesa Vista boys and girls track teams are fairly simple: Get both teams on the medal stand when the Class 2A state championship team trophies are handed out next month.
After Ryan Cordova was not retained as head boys basketball coach at Pojoaque Valley High School earlier in the month, the Elks wasted little time in bringing in his replacement.
The dog days of the spring season are hitting hard, with some teams making a late surge for state tournament contention, while others are trying to salvage some positive outings.
It’s a year removed from the gold anniversary, but to celebrate the rich basketball tradition of Española Valley High School over its 51-year history, some 30 former players will take on the current varsity Sundevils in a pair of alumni games Thursday at the school.
In looking at the Escalante power lifting results from this past weekend, projecting forward might be the best strategy as a couple of Lobo freshmen dipped their feet into the state meet morass and came away with strong results.
RIO RANCHO — A state record and a near-miss marked the efforts of the Española Valley athletes competing in the high school state power lifting championships at the Rio Rancho Event Center this past weekend.
Mesa Vista’s Andres Valdez turned in a special effort at the Rio Rancho Invitational, a track and field meet that included competitors from the largest classifications in the state, as he and the other athletes gear up for their final pushes to state meet qualification.
