By Arnie Leshin Well at least the surprising New York Jets are getting some respect. At 4-2 and with three road victories, the go-figure underdog odds that had their Sunday game at the 2-4 struggling Denver Broncos drop from the early line of four to one point. Still, with the …
Read More »ST. MICHAEL’S AT SANTA FE PREP
By Arnie Leshin You figured Santa Fe Prep had it all figured out. One of the state’s better 3A girls soccer program, it played two weeks ago at St. Michael’s Christian Brothers Athletic Complex and although it lost only 2-1, it was also a no contest rout. Yes, that match …
Read More »The Powerball® Jackpot is $508 Million
The estimated Powerball® jackpot for Wednesday’s October 19, 2022, draw is $508 Million. This is the second time this year that the Powerball jackpot eclipsed $500 Million. The last time the Powerball jackpot was above $500 million was for the January 5 drawing, when tickets in California and Wisconsin split …
Read More »ROBERTSON AT ST. MICHAEL’S
By Arnie Leshin Undefeated at the Christian Brothers Athletic Conference soccer field that it calls home, St. Michael’s girls team was trailing 1-0 and 2-1 to visiting Robertson in a key District 2-3A match played Monday, so it reached out to say “Grace.” That was a call for senior midfielder/forward Grace …
Read More »ACADEMY EXTRAVAGANZA CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
By Arnie Leshin Same site, same distance, same result for St. Michael’s sophomore Raylee Hunt at Saturday’s second annual Academy Extravaganza cross country raced at Albuquerque Academy. The Chargers will again host the upcoming state championships and it has become a familiar course for Hunt, the 3A state champion last …
Read More »ST. MICHAELS AT RATON
By Arnie Leshin Raton senior Cayden Walton, highly recruited and perhaps the most dynamic running back in the state, turned it up over the first two quarters as visiting St. Michael’s took the field after the almost 2 and one-half hour trip at the Tigers with a 15-point halftime deficit. …
Read More »It was celebration time down in Las Cruces Saturday night
By Arnie Leshin For the University of New Mexico, it looked good as a 7-point favorite over and at state rival New Mexico State Saturday night. And it still appeared promising when the Lobos scored first on a 44-yard field goal by Luke Drzewieck’s to go up 3-0 in the …
Read More »COLLEGE FOOTBALL
By Arnie Leshin It’s nothing new, it happens weekly. Injuries, player suspensions and the Las Vegas early college football odds take a bounce. In undefeated third-ranked Alabama’s Saturday game at unbeaten No. 6 Tennessee, Bama’s odds dropped from 13 and a half to seven. In undefeated fourth-ranked Clemson’s tilt at …
Read More »Routs up and down the road
By Arnie Leshin Five area high school football games were played Thursday and Friday and none were much of contests. It began Thursday night at Robertson in District 2-3 and visiting Santa Fe Indian School had no answers on either side of the ball as the Cardinals rolled up a …
Read More »FTA Tribal Transit Program Awards $400,000 to Three Northern New Mexico Native Tribes
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded three northern New Mexico native tribes $400,000 in grant money for projects that support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas. The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) submitted grant requests on behalf of Santa Clara Pueblo …
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