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By Arnie Leshin Perhaps it was just first round jitters, but with time ticking down in the first half, 3rd-seeded and defending state a 1A/3A girls soccer championship St. MIchael’s finally broke up a scoreless tie against the challenge of 6th-seeded East Mountain. It was a home match at the …

By Arnie Leshin  Why were the Saturday afternoon high school football games switched in time? Well, that answer came from the New Mexico Activities Association. That same day it was piecing together the state football seedings, and because of that needed an earlier start for the game at the Christian …

By SFNF Yesterday’s good ventilation rate and westerly winds overnight helped disperse smoke from the Aztec Springs prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed and pushed it southeasterly away from Santa Fe. But fair-to-poor ventilation rates today and tomorrow combined with diminishing winds in the 5-10 mph range are …

By Arnie Leshin  After two years of being the victim of huge home and away setbacks against Robertson and its invasive quarterback Matthew Gonzales, St. Michael’s football team now awaits the arrival Saturday of undefeated, top-ranked Raton. But instead of the usual 1:30 p.m. kickoff, it has been rescheduled for …

Catches of the week Alto Lake: Shannon Pinto of Tohatchi caught and released a 16-inch golden rainbow trout using PowerBait salmon eggs Oct. 16. Conchas Lake: Jarod Rael of Tucumcari caught three catfish 18-20 inches long using chicken liver Oct. 16. Eagle Nest Lake: Matt Romero of Dixon caught a …

TUESDAY: BOYS SOCCER — State Tournament 4A First Round — No. 9 Roswell at No. 8 Taos, TBA.   GIRLS SOCCER — State Tournament First Round 4A/5A — In 5A, No. 12                                      Las …

By Arnie Leshin  The New Mexico Activities Association has released its spring state tournaments, with a notice in regard to attending the state volleyball at Rio Rancho Events Center and Rio Rancho Cleveland High School. To break it down, There’s still underway a road construction near volleyball venues from NM …

By SFNF Forecasted conditions, including winds, relative humidities, ventilation and temperatures, may provide an optimal window for the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) to conduct the previously announced prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed on Wednesday. The decision to proceed will be made Wednesday morning after consultation with …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s all about numbers, except nothing matters until Robertson and West Las Vegas meet up in District 2-3A football Friday night. For on Saturday afternoon, St. Michael’s gets a visit from undefeated, top-ranked Raton, and if the Horsemen can win this one by more than 13 points, …

By Arnie Leshin  The 1981 Major League Baseball World Series was not a Yankee Doodle Dandy. It went to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games, with the final one played on a rainy night at the home of the guys in pin stripes. The Bronx Bombers were my beat …