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NMAA Adopts New Wrestling Weight Classifications

More athletes will have an opportunity to vie for individual state championships in wrestling after the New Mexico Activities Association recently adopted new weight...

New Northern Coach Begins Filling Roster

There were few roster vacancies to fill for new Northern New Mexico College coach Mandy Montoya when she took over the Eagles women’s basketball...

One Last Trip Around the Diamond

RIO RANCHO — McCurdy High School baseball coach Ian Maestas looked like a kid on Christmas morning this past weekend. He and his staff of...

Athletes of the Year: Salazar Helps Change the EVHS Football Team’s Culture

As an eighth grader, Leandro Salazar was more fluff than substance. So much, that one of the seniors on the Española Valley football team...

Athletes of the Year: Arambula Excels in Each Sport

For a decade, volleyball has been a big part of Mariana Arambula’s life. “I love how we’re all playing as a team,” she said. “I...

Athletes at the Top of Their Games

Girls Cross Country Aubrey Cordova, senior, McCurdy. The Bobcats runners have been a strong contingent of athletes for quite some time and it culminated in the...

Pojoaque in Search of New Coach

Although the school year is coming to a close, new Pojoaque Valley Athletic Director Sean Jimenez has some business to settle. First on the plate...

Athletes Choose Track Meet Over Graduation

ALBUQUERQUE — Pojoaque Valley seniors Mikayla Calabaza and Steven Dolcine recently faced a tough choice: walk across the stage Saturday morning with their fellow...

Bobcats Drop Game to Raton in State Baseball Tourney

After winning 18 of its last 19 games heading into the Class 2A New Mexico state baseball tournament’s opening round last week, McCurdy was...

Pojoaque Headed to Class 4A-5A Track Meet

Three of Mikayla Calabaza’s older siblings at Pojoaque Valley have not quite gotten a gold medal at the New Mexico state track and field...

Mesa Vista Boys Set State Record

ALBUQUERQUE — The gold flashed very early, rather than late for local athletes in the Class 1A-3A New Mexico state track and field meet...

Española Valley Finishes With Best-Ever Season

It was a noteworthy season for the Española Valley boys tennis program. The doubles team of Damian Gallegos and Owen Silva Vigil reached heights that...

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