By Arnie Leshin Sorry Magdalena, but the top-seeded Pecos boys have been number one in 2A from start to finish. That’s just this year, but there’s been no change since these Panthers won their first state championship in 2017 in 3A, and followed by three-straight 2A titles, the latest Saturday …
Read More »Elmer Chavez steps in and pieces together the faltering 2A Mescalero Apache girls basketball program
By Arnie Leshin Let’s see, Elmer Chavez’ public school time as a teacher had expired after he coached the Santa Fe High girls basketball team to the 2014 4A state championship. So he headed south to little Mescalero Apache and six years later his 2A girls were hoisting the state …
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By Arnie Leshin Bryan Mirabal, Michael Dominguez, Steven Lovato, Abel Lucero, Jeremy Lithgow were the starters, Chris Lemoruex, Kevin Urban, Benny Lopes and Erik Moulton were the reserves, and because of the New Mexico Activities Association’s announcement to have empty stands, only Mirabal is certain to be at UNM’s Dreamstyle …
Read More »It’s three-time state champion Pecos matching up with Magdalena this morning at 8 o’clock
By Arnie Leshin Just to serve further notice that fans are not allowed in the stands, and this was announced by the New Mexico Athletic Association after the quarterfinals were played. Warning to undefeated Magdalena, this should be your biggest challenge. Twice during the regular season, you scheduled an anticipated …
Read More »NMSU announces two-week spring break for students, beginning Monday, March 16
By New Mexico State University As of today, March 13, 2020, students, faculty and staff were sent an email communication that announced that Spring Break will commence early beginning Monday, March 16. We know that with this announcement there are likely numerous questions that parents, family members, and students will have …
Read More »For the New Mexico State University’s men’s basketball team it’s going to be the NCAA or NIT
By Arnie Leshin NCAA or NIT? For the men’s basketball team at New Mexico State University, it’s going to one or the other. For the Aggie women, it’s going to be neither. That’s what came about when the Western Athletic Conference announced Thursday morning it was cancelling its conference tournament. …
Read More »No fans in the stands for the semifinals and finals of the New Mexico state basketball tournament
By Arnie Leshin If Capital’s boys thought they were getting a break when 10th seeded Albuquerque Eldorado surprised 7th seeded Hobbs, they learned differently when the Eagles battled back from an early deficit and played the Jaguars until the final buzzer before losing 60-55 in the 5A quarterfinals of the …
Read More »Big time win for underdog Clayton’s 11th seeded girls
By Arnie Leshin There was one upset in Tuesday’s girls quarterfinals of the state basketball tournament, and it took place at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. And it was quite a surprise when 11th seeded Clayton of District 7-2A ousted 3rd seeded Newcomb, 63-51, for its second …
Read More »With so many sports in this country, it’s much more difficult to deal with a global threat like corona virus
By Arnie Leshin What I know is, I don’t stand alone. Like others, I know as much about corona virus from what I hear, what I watch, what I read. Yes, it’s scaring, not funny. Shaking hands is not recommended. It can be replaced by elbows to elbows. Smooching is a …
Read More »NM HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
GIRLS TUESDAY, March 10 1A: @Bernalillo HS — (1) Logan (23-4) vs. (8) Tatum (20-9), 11:30 a.m. (5) Roy/Musquero (22-4) vs. (4) Pine Hill (21-7), 6:30 p.m. …
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