By Arnie Leshin The United States women’s foursome did just what it needed to hold off favored Jamaica in the 4 x 100 relay championship. But for the favored USA men’s 4 x 100 quartet, it proved once again that pure speed is not all matters in these races, especially …
Read More »The USA is hosting this track and field world championships for the first time
By Arnie Leshin Not everything is going well for the United States in the 10-day Track and Field Worlds Championship it is hosting for the first time. Not good news in the men’s 800 qualifying, for not a single American advanced to the semifinals. It was unexpected, but they had …
Read More »WORLD TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Arnie Leshin For the United States it’s been a neat run in its first time as host for the annual Track and Field World Championships, and especially for the men sprinters. For once again, it was the Americans sweeping the way, this time in the 200 meters in day …
Read More »Putting Fore the Pride! Golf Tournament
September 16th, 2022 9:00AM Shotgun Start Registration begins at 7:30AM Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe Golf Course 205 Caja Del Rio Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87506 Registration & Sponsorship Fees: $5,000- Platinum Sponsor- 4 Players + 4 Shirts + Signage + Individual Banner Logo $2,500- Gold Sponsor- 4 Players …
Read More »BATTING AROUND THE ALL-STAR BASEBALL GAME
By Arnie Leshin Willie Mays is 91 years old and resides in San Francisco. He is known to have lost his eye sight perhaps a decade ago, so he is cared for in a house with medical care and the aid of family, friends and neighbors. Otherwise, he will go …
Read More »Firefighters are mending fences, roads, and relationships
By SFNF Working hand in hand with private landowners, fire crews are fixing fences, repairing roads, seeding, chipping, and removing vegetation with great perseverance and fortitude. A break in the weather over the past two days has allowed firefighters to move further into the fire perimeter and make progress in …
Read More »Fishing Report
By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Alto Lake: T.J. Guillen of Mayhill caught a 31-inch, 16-pound catfish using PowerBait July 13. Bear Canyon Lake: Zavier Udero, age 16, and Zaiden Udero, age 10, of Las Cruces caught 11 trout using orange PowerBait July 10 and 11. Bill Evans …
Read More »Late penalty kick booted in by Alex Morgan of the United States
By Arnie Leshin Apparently women’s soccer has become another rivalry matching up with women’s ice hockey in the sports world of Canada and the United States. Ice hockey has been a rivalry between the two for ages, and whether played in Canada or the USA brings big turnouts. Soccer is …
Read More »GALEN RUPP — USA LONG DISANCE STAR
By Arnie Leshin Galen Rupp ran almost evenly with the guys up front. He knew the course, and being from nearby Portland, he was anxious to get going in this, the initial worlds track and field championship ever held in the United States. Undoubtedly American’s finest distance runner, he looked …
Read More »Winsor Trail Scheduled to Close for Three Days
By SFNF The Española Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will close a 1-mile segment of the Winsor Trail just south of Forest Road (FR) 102 from July 25-27 to provide for public safety during fuels reduction thinning activities in partnership with the Pueblo of Tesuque. Trail …
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