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By Arnie Leshin  You’ve got the individual favorites, but most of the eight 5,000-meter races could also bring close finishes when the annual New Mexico state cross country championships runs Saturday from early morning to midafternoon over the Albuquerque Academy course. Around 9 a.m. is the 5A girls run that …

By Arnie Leshin  Everything’s up to date in the borough of churches and trees. In fact, the Brooklyn Cyclones are still playing baseball in Coney Island. And in the other boroughs, the New York Yankees are playing in the Bronx, the New York Mets in Queens, the New York Knicks in …

By Arnie Leshin  There was only one cross country champion last year who led from start to finish, and she’s back as St. Michael’s sophomore Raylee Hunt is favored to win 3A once again when the event runs again at Albuquerque Academy Saturday. The 5,000 meters is scheduled to begin …

By Arnie Leshin  So here come the Jets speaking out against last season’s 53-10 rout up in New England. Yes, that was bad. How bad, well the 12th straight time the former Shea Stadium tenants lost to Bill Bellichek, the one who once accepted the head coaching job of the Jets for …

The usual post-game hand shakes and high fives by the two teams was a little different after St. Michael’s girls soccer team again dominated Santa Fe Prep at Friday afternoon‘s 1A/3A state quarterfinals played at borrowed St. John’s College Sun Mountain Field. First of all the Griffins had nothing to …

By Arnie Leshin  It sometimes takes a while before picking out the Saturday college football game to lead off with. But this one didn’t take long. It might be some time before this final score is tough to believe, but heck, just figure out cowboys with footballs getting attacked by …

FRIDAY: Capital 49 Santa Fe High 6 Robertson 35 West Las Vegas 0 Espanola Valley 52 Pojoaque Valley 7 Los Alamos 56 Albuquerque Del Norte 6 Albuquerque Atrisco 0 Albuquerque Volcano Vista 50 Albuquerque Academy 27 Bernalillo 24 Framingham 19 Albuquerque La Cueva 62 Silver 13 Albuquerque Valencia 0 Albuquerque …

By Arnie Leshin  College football is where we start, especially since 16th-ranked Syracuse returned to the Carrier Dome after the frustration of the 19 yellow flags tossed its way, the 182 yards, and from a two-touchdown halftime lead at packed No. 5 Clemson, all those times pointing to the Orange …

By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe Indian School at St. Michael’s. No contest, but head coach Bill Moon and his assistant Kevin Hauck do not have the talent and experience with the Braves, so let’s say Horsemen 50, Indian School 0 in a scheduled 1:30 p.m. kickoff. Capital and crosstown and …