By Arnie Leshin It was a foregone conclusion that after the underdog New York Islanders were embarrassed 8-0 at the Tampa Bay Lightning in game 5 of the Western Conference National Hockey League semifinals, they were a goner. Down 3-2 in the series, and playing game 6 in what would …
Read More »NCAA division 1 World Series update
By Arnie Leshin Vanderbilt no longer has to sweep North Carolina State, the NCAA did it for it, sweeping the Wolf Pack out of its college Division I Baseball World Series by virtue of virus protocol after six N.C. State players tested positive, one the starting second baseman, another a …
Read More »Believe it, they certainly do up in hockey-mad Montreal
By Arnie Leshin It was quite a sight in Montreal Thursday night. Playing for its first Stanley Cup final in 28 years, the National Hockey League’s most successful franchise played host to the Vegas Golden Knights with only 4,500 allowed in the historic Bell Centre because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions, …
Read More »DIVISION I BASEBALL WORLD SERIES
By Arnie Leshin Rain, rain go away, with Thursday’s late afternoon‘s scheduled 5 o’clock loser’s bracket game between 2nd-ranked Texas and unseeded, unranked Virginia not starting until 11:35 at night. At TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., the skies emptied early and never let up as the team huddled first …
Read More »Pojoaque Valley’s Quintana sisters and senior Hennessei Calabaza should have a busy day at Friday’s state 4A track and field championships
By Arnie Leshin Friday should be a busy day for Pojoaque Valley’s Quintana sisters at the state 4A track and field championships. It’s a limited amount of qualifiers for the Elkettes, but Alicia, a senior, and Sonya, a sophomore, have qualified for the 100 and 200 meters, while Alicia is …
Read More »STATE 5A TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Arnie Leshin Saturday is the finale for Rio Rancho Cleveland recent graduate Chris Humetewa, who ran for Santa Fe Indian School for three years, but transferred to Cleveland, his district school, when Indian School cancelled its program in regard to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be the fourth state …
Read More »COLLEGE BASEBALL DIVISION I WORLD SERIES — LOSER’S BRACKET
By Arnie Leshin There was no quit in Vanderbilt. In a loser’s bracket survival pairing, win and your’e still in, lose and you go home, and it appeared that the defending champion Commodores were going to pack up and head back to Nashville. Third-seeded Vandy trailed 2-0 after three innings, …
Read More »GAME 6 OF STANLEY CUP SEMIFINALS
By Arnie Leshin It just might not have been the final home ice at the Nassau Veteran’s Coliseum for the New York Islanders. First its fiery fans at this adopted arena began the night with a rousing vocal definition of the national anthem, then their team came on to a …
Read More »Robertson on Tuesday afternoon put an abrupt halt to St. Michael’s campaign via the 11-7 defeat
By Arnie Leshin The 2-day 2-1 St. Michael’s win over Robertson for the District 2-3A title was celebrated until Tuesday afternoon‘s re-match between the 6th-seeded Cardinals and 3rd-seeded Horsemen at the Christian Brothers Athletic Complex. This time, it was a 11-7 victory by the visitors to close the season down …
Read More »New Crusher Hole Campground opens June 25 at Navajo Lake State Park
By EMNRD The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), State Parks Division announces that the new Crusher Hole Campground is slated to open Friday, June 25th at Navajo Lake State Park. The new campground is adjacent to the Crusher Hole day-use area along the San Juan River. The new …
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