By Arnie Leshin Bob Baffert was overjoyed, his 12-1 shot Medina Spirit led from wire to wire and the Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer added to his list of all-time Kentucky Derby winners. That was the good news Saturday. He praised jockey John Velasquez for a gallant run and …
Read More »All-District 2-3A boys and girls basketball teams had a quartet from St. Michael’s boys and a pair from the Lady Horsemen
By Arnie Leshin Four boys and two girls from St. Michael’s were named to the All-District 2-3A basketball team. While 6-foot-2 junior guard Devin Flores of the Horsemen was chosen Co-Defensive Player of the Year along with 5-10 junior guard Damian Gallegos of West Las Vegas, selected to the …
Read More »SFNF Pecos/Las Vegas Plans to Continue Rowe Mesa Prescribed Burn
By SFNF Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to continue implementation of the previously announced East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn located east of NM State Road 34 approximately 10 miles south of the village of Pecos. Crews have treated approximately 1,830 acres on the 4,328-acre …
Read More »The top-ranked Rio Rancho Cleveland boys in 5A turned back previously undefeated, 3rd-seeded Las Cruces
By Arnie Leshin The Las Cruces boys had a beef, undefeated in a dozen games, it was given the No. 3 seed in 5A. But when it reached the championship game Saturday night, top-seeded Rio Rancho Cleveland put an end to the Bulldawgs mission. The Storm won for the 13th …
Read More »it was a back-and-fourth tussle
By Arnie Leshin It might have been the best of the state basketball tournament championships. It came in the boys final of 3A when 2nd-seeded Hot Springs came away with a 45-43 win over 4th-seeded Albuquerque Sandia Prep Friday at the University of New Mexico Pit. Back and forth they …
Read More »Espanola Valley girls still without a state tournament basketball championship
By Arnie Leshin The Espanola Valley girls certainly made a lot of 3s from beyond the arch, but when you trail from start to finish, it’s in a losing cause. Which is what happened to the 2nd-seeded Sundevils in their 4A championship game against 4th-seeded Gallup Saturday morning at the …
Read More »The top-ranked Pecos girls finished with an unblemished record of 14-0 and the second 2A state basketball championship
By Arnie Leshin When it mattered most, Pecos found the way to celebrate for the second time in three years. In a back-and-fourth state 2A state basketball championship Friday night at the University of New Mexico Pit that brought seven lead changes and four ties,the top-ranked, undefeated Panthers had their …
Read More »Several Boat Ramps Closed at New Mexico State Parks
By NM Parks The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, State Parks Division announces boat ramp closures throughout the state. Due to extended and widespread drought conditions, water levels in many state park lakes are at extremely low levels. These conditions have forced the closure of boat ramps in some …
Read More »Pecos’ undefeated, top-ranked girls go for their second state championship
By Arnie Leshin Two years after winning their first state basketball championship, the top-seeded Pecos girls bring an undefeated record to Friday’s 2A title game against 2nd-seeded Lordsburg at the University of New Mexico Dreamstyle Arena. Now 13-0 under head coach Bryan Gonzales, the Panthers had an easy time ousting …
Read More »Pecos came through with a gallant effort in getting to this season’s state 2A semifinals
By Arnie Leshin The truth is, the Pecos boys had a surprising, remarkable basketball season. After four-straight state championships, they graduated the entire starting team, head coach Ira Harge, Jr., left for Espanola Valley as its athletic director, and this just wasn’t expected to be a season in which they …
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