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By Arnie Leshin  A goal each from the Smith sisters, 8th grader Elsa, and senior Daisy, and a tremendous goal save by freshman Logan Hunt brought visiting St. Michael’s a 2-2 deadlock in two District 2-3A scoreless overtimes Tuesday afternoon at Wood Field.   With two regular-season games to go, …

By Arnie Leshin  The Academy of Technology and The Classics girls made sure that Los Alamos wasn’t going to sweep the four 3.1-mile races Saturday over the Pueblo of Pojoaque Wellness Center.   The Hilltoppers ran off with all but the girl’s varsity team championship that went to the Phoenix, …

By Arnie Leshin  When Michael Tenorio won the state 4A cross country championship his senior year at Santa Fe Indian School, Christopher Humetewa was a freshman and Braves’ head coach Joe Calabaza was already thinking ahead.   “Oh yeah,” said Calabaza at the time, “he could be a good one, …

By Arnie Leshin  Maybe the Cardinals were fortunate that the sweep occurred on the road, and  the Washington Nationals realized that there they were, at home in the nation’s capitol and wrapping up the franchise’s first trip to the World Series since losing it in over eight decades.     …

By Arnie Leshin  It wasn’t expected, but when you play on the road, anything can occur.   Such was the case Saturday when Pecos’ District 7-2A volleyball leader took its match to Texico and lost in four sets, 18-25, 27-25, 12-25, 14-25, to even its district mark at 1-1 and …

By Arnie Leshin  When Oklahoma and Texas meet up annually at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, they always put on quite a show, and that and the state fair, make for the a double feature.   So on Saturday morning, with a noon kickoff , and with the state fair …

By Arnie Leshin Santa Fe High ran its overall volleyball record to 12-2 and remained on-top District 5-5A with Thursday’s 3-0 sweep over visiting district rival Capital.   The scores were 25-19, 25-16, 25-18 as senior captain Salome Romp led the way with 18 kills and junior Laila Bernardino added …

By Arnie Leshin  Ah, Thursday night high school football.  Kickoff time is the same, 7 o’clock, and the site is Santa Fe Indian School. And for visiting District 2-3A rival St. Michael’s, it’s a short ride there.   Maybe it’s a chance to so some scouting, for it is bye …

By Arnie Leshin  Four more regular-season matches remaining as the young St. Michael’s girls soccer, under first-year head coach Maggie Feil, have won 13 of 16 after turning back visiting Santa Fe Prep, 4-2, at the Christian Brothers Athletic Complex Tuesday afternoon.   It’s a 21-player roster with only three …

By Arnie Leshin  No doubt, there’s not a subway, a train that is, running through Pecos, not in New Mexico. What is also missing is a Subway Sub eat-in, eat-out site, and there are plenty of them around the state.   But the New Mexico Activities Association did get a …