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By Arnie Leshin  It was a history making boys basketball game for Kevin Enriquez Saturday as he broke a Monte del Sol Charter School one-game scoring record in the 87-31 romp over Albuquerque Native American Community Academy.   In the District 2-4A contest played at the Albuquerque Jewish Community Center, …

By Arnie Leshin  Once again it was Monte del Sol Charter senior forward Kevin Enriquez taking charge and hauling in a huge 84-53 District 2-2A boys basketball contest over Tierra Encantada Thursday at Christian Life.    It was 26-13 Dragons after one quarter, but behind the 6-foot-4 Enriquez they dropped …

By Arnie Leshin  With not the best of seasons under its belt, Capital’s girls basketball team made the best of it against Santa Fe High in Friday night‘s District 2-5A contest played at its Edward A. Ortiz Memorial gymnasium.   The 37-27 win not only gave a boost to its …

The USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region welcomes Shaun Sanchez, who has been selected as Forest Supervisor of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). Sanchez comes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where he was the Deputy Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System. In his new role, he will …

By Arnie Leshin  BOYS: St. Michael’s 60 Robertson 30   Santa Fe High 53 Albuquerque Manzano 50 Santa Fe Prep Albuquerque Cottonwood 40   Pecos 77 Santa Rosa 63   Espanola Valley 49 Los Alamos 48   Navajo Prep 75 Newcomb 47    Crownpoint 61 Thoreau 46   Albuquerque Hope …

By Arnie Leshin  That’s Jalen Hurts who has paved the way to the Philadelphia Eagles’ possible flight to the Super Bowl.   But first he has to contend with the San Francisco 49ers when his top-seeded Philly play host Sunday to San Fran Sunday to decided the National Conference championship.  …

By Arnie Leshin  The First place Santa Fe High boys basketball team had a struggle against visiting, surprising Albuquerque Manzano on Wednesday nightin District 5-5A before turning in a 53-50 triumph.   Also on Wednesday night in 5-5A, Capital dropped a 60-43 contest at second-place Los Lunas, 60-43, to drop …

By Arnie Leshin It was a two-for-two sweep for St. Michael’s over Santa Fe Indian School in District 2-3A Tuesday basketball.   While the girls got past the Braves, 25-23 at Pueblo Pavilion, the boys turned back the visiting Braves, 61-46.   The results gained ground for both in district …

By Arnie Leshin  It was a tough way to end a back-and-forth men’s basketball game that had 16 lead changes and 22 ties, but that’s the way it worked out when University of New Mexico paid a call on Nevada and its two former head coaches Monday night.   There …

Catches of the week Bear Canyon Lake: Aria Silva, age 7, of Phoenix caught her limit of rainbow trout using chartreuse PowerBait on Jan. 14. Elephant Butte Lake: Robert Farley of Las Cruces caught a 21-pound blue catfish using cut bait Jan. 19. Fenton Lake: Noah Montoya, age 11, of Albuquerque …