Sports

Former Española Valley Star Scores 17 Points in All-Star Game Thriller

    Matthew Brito wasn’t surprised by Hobbs star Juhreece Thompson’s performance July 30 at the Class AAAAA-AAAA North-South All-Star game in Albuquerque.     Brito had...

What Your Child Needs If They Want To Play High School Sports

    Practice for the 2009 fall sports season officially begins Aug. 10 under New Mexico Activities Association rules. Athletes wishing to join high school...

Mesa Vista Grads Combine for 22 Points in Losing Effort at All-Star Game

    A dynamic duo from diminutive Dora High School led the South All-Stars back from a 23-point second-half deficit to a 98-93 victory over...

Hiking the Divide

    The red sandstone cliffs and soaring rock formations of the Rio Chama Canyon Wilderness are imposing enough from Forest Road 151, but a...

Carson To Cut Motorized Travel

    The public has until mid-August to comment on plans that would ban off-road motor vehicle use on much of the Carson National Forest...

Fishing Report for the Week of July 23

ABIQUIÚ LAKE: The fishing for smallmouth bass was fair using topwater lures, senkos, worms, grubs and in-line spinners. The fishing for walleye was fair...

El Rito Crags Offers Rock Climbing Challenge

    El Rito is home to a prime rock-climbing site even if there is no sign to prove it.     About three miles up Forest...

Morse Code: Exotic Species Not All Bad

    A couple of years ago, I I began seeing a pair of collared doves around our bird feeders in Española. They are handsome...

Native Cutthroat Trout Finds Refuge in Rio Arriba Streams

    When Spanish settlers first colonized Northern New Mexico in the early 17th century, the only trout found swimming in the streams of the...

Elk Hunting System Criticized at Rio Arriba Meetings

    Frustration that has been building for years over how two elk hunting units are managed in the Jemez Mountains bubbled to the surface...

Fishing Spot: Catch Trout Close to Home

    Late one Sunday evening, as the sun was about to slip behind the Jemez Mountains and the weekend would be over without my...

Survival Story: Osprey Fest Raises Awareness of Bird’s Plight

    At the fourth annual Osprey Fest July 10-12, eager visitors jostled to get pictures of the large raptors in the 20 nests they’ve...

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