By Arnie Leshin You had to figure it would end this way when 8th-seeded Santa Fe High went down to the final buzzer against the 9th-seeded visitors from Albuquerque Sandia at the Toby Roybal Memorial gymnasium Saturday night. It was a back-and-forth game, a good game before a good turnout in …
Read More »NM STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SEEDINGS AND SCHEDULE
By Arnie Leshin Eighth seed versus ninth seed always figures to be a tight tussle, and Saturday night at Toby Roybal Memorial gymnasium, that’s where you will find No. 9 against No. 8 in the first round of the boys state basketball tournament. The girls began the tournament Friday and …
Read More »HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND RESULTS
By Arnie Leshin 2A — Eunice 63, Pecos 43 Clayton 54, Dulce 50 Mesa Vista 64, Santa Rosa 57 Rehoboth 48, Mescalero Apache 42 Escalante 77, Questa 39 Laguna-Acuma 48, …
Read More »Girls state basketball tournament first round tonight has tough tasks
By Arnie Leshin Droughts, droughts and more droughts, hopefully the St. Michael’s girls leave them behind when they hit the road for tonight’s opening round of the state basketball tournament at Navajo Prep. The Lady Horsemen are happy to gain a post-season berth. They have had an up-and-down season …
Read More »WOMEN’S BIG EAST BASKETBALL CONFERENCE
By Arnie Leshin Do the NCAA women’s national basketball rankings committee know something that we don’t? It has already declared once-beaten South Carolina (24-1) number one, and even penciled in the other top four seeds that totals the sweet 16. Now if that holds steady, what about the conferences tournaments …
Read More »Girls open the state basketball tournament Friday
By Arnie Leshin No snow storms or other winter-like weather in the forecast so the roads should be in tip-top shape when the state high school basketball tournament bounces in Friday with the girls tipping off first. This just serves as a warning that even indoor events could be affected …
Read More »NM HIGH SCHOOL STATE BASKETBALL SEEDINGS
By Arnie Leshin Just so you know that it’s ladies first when New Mexico unveiled its 2022 state basketball tournament schedule announced by the New Mexico Activities Association. Friday is the opening night, first round, and it’s the girls taking the floor. They play again Tuesday, on Thursday, and on …
Read More »SFNF Issues Temporary Closure Order for FR 376 for Public Safety
By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will implement a temporary closure order for Forest Road (FR) 376 on the Jemez Ranger District from March 14-15 and March 21-31, 2022, to protect public health and safety during commercial filming under a forest-issued special use permit. The restricted area extends …
Read More »DVS Resumes Veterans Benefits Outreach Visits
By DVS The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) has resumed in-office veterans benefits outreach visits and veterans property tax exemption/waiver service days in communities throughout the state. These outreaches had been halted due to a winter surge in the number of positive COVID-19 pandemic cases. The positivity rate …
Read More »When Wind Blows, Embers Can Follow
By SFNF Wildfire season is coming and now is the perfect time to prepare your home for a possible ember storm. The 2022Wildfire Preparedness is Year-Round campaign provides monthly wildfire preparedness tasks that follow the changing seasons. The March message from the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) and partners at …
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