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Underdog Capital High faces a tough opponent when it hits the road for Friday night’s state 5A football tournament opening round at Los Lunas Tigers are fierce at home and have played a rugged slate, losing to top-seed Artesia, undefeated Belen, and 3rd seeded Roswell, with the Jaguars winning District 2-5A …

Nice trip, neat experience for Ashland as its Division 11 NCAA women’s basketball champion fell 119-56 in an exhibition contest at top-ranked DI University of Connecticut Saturday night Visiting Eagles were undefeated in 28 games last season, but ran into a far superior opponent as they trailed 79-41 at the …

Capital High gets Albuquerque Academy again, along with Los Lunas in pool play of the state 5A volleyball tournament at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, and Rio Rancho and Cleveland highs In 4A, St. Michaels is the 4th seed, Santa Fe Indian School No. 6, and in 3A Santa …

Photos by Reed Colfax Pojoaque Valley girls and boys at state XC: Dallas Archibald (297), Amerie Onesalt (300), Consuelo Quintana (301), Taylor Roybal (303), Danielle Jimenez (298), John Hall (819), Jesiah Martinez (821), Mario Santeseven (823), Donovan Lujan (820), Avery Torrez (824)

Photos by Reed Colfax St. Michael’s girls and boys at state XC: London Luttrell (388), Janai Clayton (386), Abbie Leugers (387), Justin Angel (899), Eli Staward (902), Dominic Smith (903), Dominic Smith (903), Adrian Veruete-Maya (905), and Jason Krisch of East Mountain

Photos by Reed Colfax Santa Fe Indian School girls and boys at state XC: Diandra Toya (355), Ruidoso runners Maria Escalera and Adriana Tepeda, Elizabeth Lucero (354), Iris Emery (352), Franki Chavez (350), Hunter Garcia (353), Sunshine Eaton (351), Thomas Lucero (868), Raheem Alonzo (865), Christopher Humetewa (867), Shiprock and …

Photos by Reed Colfax Academy of Technology and The Classics girls and boy at state XC: Marialy Ochoa (36), Lilla Noger-Onstott (35), Maggie Rittmeyer (37), Kate Ferguson (31), Josette Gurule (32), Kamryn Hoehne (33), Naomi Lujan (34), Cole Ferguson (535)

Photos by Reed Colfax Santa Fe Prep girls and boys at state XC: Chelsea Griscom (358), Sophie Addison (356), Brooke Little (359), Savannah McCall (360), Abbie Francis (361), Krish Bhatka (873), Adrian Whitten (877), Carlos Cordova (Pecos) (805), Ivan Axelrod (872), Adrian Whitten (877), Max Aufrichtig (871), Julian Gonzales (874), Landon …

Photos by Reed Colfax Vanessa Dominguez (288), Faith Flores (289), Savannah Ortiz (292), Maggie Rittmeyer (ATC) (37), Alexis Gonzales (290), Kiana Quintana (293), Mone Mordragaon (291), Isaiah Armijo (804), Angel Varela-Gomez (810), Davin Gonzales (807), Josh DeHerrera (806), Michael Montano (809), Issac Gonzales (808), Carlos Cordova (805)

Winning district earned Capital the 12th and final seed for the state 5A football tournament, in 4A St. Michael’s won its district and is the top seed Jaguars to travel down I-25 for opening round test at Los Lunas Friday night, Horsemen get first-round bye By ARNIE LESHIN, Santa Fe Today …