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Former Escalante Great Santiago Rivas Heading to Hobbs

Santiago Rivas had never been on a plane before. While competing with Albuquerque Basketball Prep School, a post-grad program aimed at finding athletes college opportunities,...

Two Elks Win Medals at State Track

Sonya Quintana’s medal seemed to be slipping away after years of work. She finished in seventh place in both the javelin and the 100-meter dash...

Española Shut out of Medal Stand at State Track

Española had two qualifiers for the state track and field championships: sophomore Victor Parra and junior Alex Chavez. Both competed on May 12 in Albuquerque...

Missed Opportunities Haunt McCurdy in Quarterfinal Loss

Little mistakes added up to a big loss for McCurdy, and the end of the career of a storied head coach. Early missed opportunities haunted...

POLL: Pick the May 18 Athlete of the Week

Voting ends at 1 p.m. on Tuesday Thomas Bolton, McCurdy Baseball Though McCurdy lost their state quarterfinal game to Rehoboth Christian, the junior leadoff hitter did...

Española Tennis Program Reaches New Heights at the State Tournament

The most exciting part of Española tennis’ weekend was what happened after they lost. Team coach Nancy Suazo said that everyone wanted to stay for...

Local Athletes Win State Track Golds

Nate Martinez was never the favorite in the 110-meter hurdles. The best time entering the state championship was from Malik Barrens of Pecos, who was...

Pojoaque’s Season Ends after First-Round Sweep

Just reaching the tournament was a big achievement for Pojoaque baseball. The Elks had their best season in years, finishing with a winning record and...

McCurdy Scores 16, Beats Mora in State First Round

In 2021, McCurdy lost a state quarterfinal game to Rehoboth Christian, 6-3. In 2022, McCurdy lost a state quarterfinal game to Rehoboth Christian, 9-5. This year,...

Bobcats Enter State as Fifth Seed after Sweeping Mora

The McCurdy baseball team lost to Mora earlier in the season. In March, at the Santa Rosa Tournament, McCurdy gave up nine runs in the...

Escalante Boys Win District Track

At the start of the year, Escalante track star Nate Martinez gave up an event to join the relay team. He originally focused on his...

Española Doubles Team Wins District Title

At one point, it seemed that the weekend would end early for Española tennis. Española’s top doubles team, the only remaining competitors from the school,...

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