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By Arnie Leshin  FRIDAY, December 17th BAHAMAS BOWL in Nassau: Toledo (7-5) vs. Middle Tennessee (6-6).  10 a.m. ESPN.    GO WITH HOLY TOLEDO,  27-21. SUN BOWL in Orlando, Fla:    Northern Illinois (9-4) vs. Coastal Carolina (10-2).  4 p.m. ESPN. TOUGHIE BUT LET’S TAKE NORTH ILLINOIS, 33-28. SATURDAY, December 18th BOCA RATON …

“God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight. He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds. He created the horizon when he separated the …

By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s has pieced together a 3-day boys basketball tournament starting Jan. 6th of the new year, and with varsity, junior varsity and C-Team games on the menu and playing over three late afternoon days. On the menu for this unique triple-header is host St. Michael’s, neighboring …

By Arnie Leshin  I hope Santa Fe’s own Gene Hackman was watching this. There were the Hoosiers, who prepare not to be called the “Lady” Hoosiers, racing out in Hoosier colors, red tops and striped red and white warm-up pants, as the nation’s No. 8 Division I women’s basketball team …

“And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his  span of life?” Luke 12:25 Life on this planet can be really, really hard. It can be easy to let worry, stress, and anxiety take over our thoughts. The bible talks about stress and worry many times. …

By Arnie Leshin It was back on Dec. 17, the night before bowling, all 44 college football games, but it wouldn’t be that many after the coronavirus pandemic zeroed in on some of these games, with five cancelled and three bringing in replacement schools.  As for picking them, it’s all …

By NM Lottery The estimated Powerball® jackpot for the January 1, 2022 draw is now $483 Million. If the jackpot prize lands in New Mexico, it will beat the state’s previous record jackpot of $206.9 million shared by nine Powerball players from the Roswell area in September 2008. New Mexico …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s been decades since the Espanola Valley girls won three-straight Lady Horsemen Christmas tournaments under three different head coaches. Thursday night, it was under head coach Joe Estrada’s surging Sundevils carrying off the championship trophy. Espanola had come into this tournament with a 2-7 record, but bounced …

By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe High’s girls basketball gained tonight’s championship game of the annual Goddard tournament by getting past Miyamura, 36-30, in Wednesday’s semifinals. The Demonettes advanced to 6-5 and will go against Roswell tonight in tonight’s title game. Roswell is also 6-5. In the quarterfinals, coach Nate Morris’ …

By Arnie Leshin  Played at the Johnson gymnasium, the Braves advanced to 11-1 and on a 4-game win streak after a loss versus Gallup. Their size advantage and defense helped open up a 26-11 lead at halftime, and increased it with a 15-8 run in the fourth quarter. While the …