Rejuvenated Capital High girls earn state tournament 5A berth as 14th seed and will open at 3rd seeded Gallup, while St. Michael’s is 13th seed in 4A, Indian School is 6th seed, Pecos 8th in 3A Pecos and Indian School came away with district titles By Arnie Leshin The Capital High girls …
Read More »Pecos’ boys seeded third as they go for a second-straight 3A state championship
Pecos’ boys seeded third as they go for a second-straight 3A state championship, with St. Michael’s getting an 8th seed in 4A, Capital High as a 4th seed in 5A, and Santa Fe High seeded 12th in 6A New Mexico School for the Deaf and Santa Fe Waldorf get invites in …
Read More »The 16th spot is not to be taken lightly
Pardon me for asking, but why should there be 16 schools in each state basketball tournament bracket, only the New Mexico Activities Association knows, other opinions are split The 16th spot is not to be taken lightly, for it puts you in the post-season, but having just 1-12 brings frustration By Arnie Leshin Welcome …
Read More »45-42 loss for the visiting Capital girls
Turnovers and dismal second half free throws turned into a 45-42 loss for the visiting Capital girls as Espanola Valley won its fourth-straight District 2-5A championship Friday night Sundevils are automatically a state tournament entry while the Jaguars hope to also get an invite By Arnie Leshin The Capital High girls committed 30 …
Read More »First the basketball contest, then the post-game brawl
First the basketball contest, then the post-game brawl after St. Michael’s rallied to claim a 60-58 win over visiting Robertson and advance to Saturday night’s District 2-4A Championship game at Taos Heated rivalry included a tough, tight game followed by the police’s arrival at St. Michael’s to control things By Arnie Leshin It wasn’t the …
Read More »A doubleheader sweep for Capital basketball Thursday night
A doubleheader sweep for Capital basketball Thursday night as the girls’ defense shuts down Albuquerque Academy and the boys winning another tough test over Albuquerque Del Norte The District 2-5A semifinal results set up the finals, with the Jaguars girls at Espanola tonight, and the boys at the top-ranked Sundevils Saturday …
Read More »Stellar senior athlete Arjay Ortiz leads visiting Las Vegas Robertson in tonight’s District semifinals against St. Michael’s
Stellar senior athlete Arjay Ortiz leads visiting Las Vegas Robertson in tonight’s District 2-4A semifinals against St. Michael’s, with the survivor to play at district winner Taos District 2-5A semis doubleheader at Capital, with the Jaguar girls facing Albuquerque Academy in the opener and the Jag boys meeting up with Albuquerque Del Norte …
Read More »Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe Prep, and Pecos won their respective districts
Santa Fe Indian School girls, Santa Fe Prep boys, and the Pecos boys and girls won their respective districts and will play host to the tournament finals with an automatic berth in the state tourney Second place finishers in district are Capital boys and girls, St. Michael’s boys, and they will …
Read More »Capital High girls wrap up second place
Capital High girls wrap up second place inDistrict 2-5A basketball despite losing Friday night’s game at Los Alamos at the same time that Albuquerque Del Norte was losing at Espanola Jaguars now have time to correct things before hosting the district tournament semifinals Thursday night By Arnie Leshin Despite losing its leading scorer …
Read More »Pecos girls hoping for a higher seed in state tournament
Pecos girls basketball hoping for a higher seed in the 3A of the state tournament, with head coach Ron Drake aware that it could be a six or seven Panthers’ district is weak, but they own a 23-4 record, are unbeaten in 3-3A, and counting on this for a higher seed …
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