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By Arnie Leshin  Another all-around game for St. Michael’s senior Carmen Pacheco, who has returned after a recent concussion, as she paved the way to Tuesday night‘s 46-36 victory over visiting West Las Vegas in Class 2-3A play.   Pacheco came up with the game-high 20 points and took down …

By Arnie Leshin  Kudos to Purdue University’s men’s basketball. It currently rests on top of the top 25 national standings.    One loss in 22 starts, a 65-64 cliff-hanger at Rutgers after winning its first 12, and can’t forget those Scarlet Knights, who the previous year also defeated the Boilermakers, …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s been a back-and-forth battle in Mountain West Conference men’s basketball.    Right now there’s perennial champion San Diego State up on top at 8-1 and 17-4 overall. Next is Boise State at 7-2 in conference and 17-5 overall.    Following these two frontrunners are New Mexico, …

By Arnie Leshin  It was 1961 when I had come out of Syracuse University to begin a sports journalism career, the same time when Florida Atlantic University was founded in Boca Raton, Fla.    And down the way in 1962 across from I-95 the same occurred at Lynn University.    …

By Arnie Leshin  Just to riminess on University of Connecticut’s return to Tennessee in a renewal of the women’s basketball long time rivalry.   To be exact it was a long rivalry when Volunteers’ long-time head coach Pat Summit decided to drop Geno Auriemma’s team from her schedule.    Summit, who …

By Arnie Leshin  It was a history making boys basketball game for Kevin Enriquez Saturday as he broke a Monte del Sol Charter School one-game scoring record in the 87-31 romp over Albuquerque Native American Community Academy.   In the District 2-4A contest played at the Albuquerque Jewish Community Center, …

By Arnie Leshin  Once again it was Monte del Sol Charter senior forward Kevin Enriquez taking charge and hauling in a huge 84-53 District 2-2A boys basketball contest over Tierra Encantada Thursday at Christian Life.    It was 26-13 Dragons after one quarter, but behind the 6-foot-4 Enriquez they dropped …

By Arnie Leshin  With not the best of seasons under its belt, Capital’s girls basketball team made the best of it against Santa Fe High in Friday night‘s District 2-5A contest played at its Edward A. Ortiz Memorial gymnasium.   The 37-27 win not only gave a boost to its …

The USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region welcomes Shaun Sanchez, who has been selected as Forest Supervisor of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). Sanchez comes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where he was the Deputy Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System. In his new role, he will …

By Arnie Leshin  BOYS: St. Michael’s 60 Robertson 30   Santa Fe High 53 Albuquerque Manzano 50 Santa Fe Prep Albuquerque Cottonwood 40   Pecos 77 Santa Rosa 63   Espanola Valley 49 Los Alamos 48   Navajo Prep 75 Newcomb 47    Crownpoint 61 Thoreau 46   Albuquerque Hope …