By Arnie Leshin Whew, It took 62 years for Michigan to win its second Major Little League Baseball World Series. It was 1959 and John F. Kennedy would shortly become the United States President. Yes, it took quite some time and brought the initial championship game in 77 years matching …
Read More »Two up, two down is the good news for the Santa Fe High foo
By Arnie Leshin Two up, two down is the good news for the Santa Fe High football team. Led by senior quarterback Luc Jaramillo, who opened up more on the ground with fellow senior Martell Mora carrying the ball, and he mixing up the run and pass in Friday night‘s …
Read More »Major Little League World Series semifinals Saturday
By Arnie Leshin Maybe Hawaii can show the way to a Major Little League Baseball World Series championship for the other three teams in the Final Four that will be played Saturday. The youngsters from Honolulu have won twice in the last five finals, the last coming in 2015 and …
Read More »Crafty, poised southpaw Gavin Weir is making a habit of baffling batters
By Arnie Leshin Gavin Weir finally gave a smile and it mixed with the joy of his South Dakota team after the 13-year-old southpaw paved the way for them to reach the Tom Seaver Bracket championship Saturday. From there, it will match that winner versus the winner of the Hank …
Read More »Back came Taylor North Michigan
By Arnie Leshin Michigan responded with a hit parade of its own after losing a tight 2-0 game to undefeated Hawaii. The Midwest Region champions from Taylor North took it out on Texas West’s Southwest region runner-up in the winner’s bracket Major Little League Baseball World Series Thursday morning by …
Read More »Ohio and Texas survive in the elimination round of the Major Little League Baseball World Series
By Arnie Leshin Ohio survives one more time, but surprising New Hampshire, in one of its rare Major Little League Baseball World Series, came close to coming from behind in Wednesday morning‘s elimination game at Howard M. Lamarde Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa. The Great Lakes Region runner-up, the Ohio …
Read More »New Hampshire, the surprising New England Region champion, runs up a 14-6 outcome
By Arnie Leshin It was a wild and puzzling second game in Tuesday’s Major Little League Baseball World Series doubleheader at Howard B. Lamarde Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa. And it was Adam Sandler who postponed a film rehearsal to watch New Hampshire play Oregon Tuesday afternoon. He appeared very …
Read More »Fishing Report
By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Alto Lake: Mindy Girrard, age 15, of Capitan caught eight largemouth bass using grubs and nightcrawler worms Aug. 14. Bluewater Lake: Jacob Shaw of Santa Fe caught a 39-inch tiger muskie using a black leach streamer fly Aug. 18. Dane Chance …
Read More »High School sports schedule
WEDNESDAY — August 25th BOYS SOCCER: Capital at Albuquerque St. Pius X, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER: Capital at Robertson, 3 p.m. THURSDAY — August 26th BOYS SOCCER: Bloomfield at Pojoaque Valley, 4 p.m. Santa Fe Prep …
Read More »They’re playing with a different script, but it’s still being a fun Little League Major Baseball World Series
By Arnie Leshin Not a lot of blasts going over the fences, but they are no doubt having a ball at this year’s pieced together Little League Baseball World Series that does not include International foreign teams, limited attendance in the stadium seats and the grass hills beyond the outfield, …
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