By Arnie Leshin Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain, tornadoes are normal, and Lincoln Riley traded all these things for the beach, hanging out with celebrities, living it up in Hollywood, and leaving behind a stunned football program in Norman. Yup, he’s no longer coaching the Sooners, …
Read More »SFNF Closes El Porvenir Campground Effective Immediately
By SFNF Managers on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are closing the El Porvenir Campground for the winter earlier than the planned date of Dec. 31. The high winds this week that wreaked havoc across northern New Mexico left several downed trees across …
Read More »SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES
By Arnie Leshin BOCA RATON BOWL in BOCA RATON, Fla., 9 a.m. ESPN Western Kentucky versus Appalachian State. NEW MEXICO BOWL in Albuquerque, 12:15 p.m. UTEP versus Fresno State. CELEBRATION BOWL in ATLANTA, Ga., 10 a.m. ABC. South Carolina State versus Jackson State. INDEPENDENCE BOWL in Shrevspot, La., 1:30 p.m. …
Read More »NCAA COLLGGE FOOTBALL DIVISION III
By Arnie Leshin They both had home field for Friday’s NCAA college football Division III semifinals, and both Mt. Union (Ohio) and Wisconsin-Whitewater were seeking to meet up in the championship game and win a seventh title. But the visitors, North Central (Illinois) and Mary Harden-Baylor had other ideas in …
Read More »Get a jump on Big Game Hunting
By NM Game and Fish Rules and Information Booklet Information about rules, seasons, fees and more is available in the 2022-2023 Hunting Rules & Information booklet online now in English and Spanish. Hunters are encouraged to review season dates, application deadlines and other information before applying for licenses or going …
Read More »Caballo Lake State Park Celebrates New and Upgraded Facilities
By NM State Parks The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), State Parks Division celebrated the completion of Caballo Lake State Park’s $1.2 million improvement project and installation of a new electric vehicle (EV) charging station on December 11th with a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new, state-of-the-art visitor …
Read More »NCRTD Holiday Schedule
By RTD The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) RTD Blue Buses and administrative offices will not be in operation on December 24, December 27 and December 31, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holiday respectively. Exceptions will include the following: 255 Mountain Trail to Ski Santa Fe …
Read More »Some changes made to the long-time annual Ben Lujan basketball tournament
By Arnie Leshin There’s always a change in the weather, but for all the years that Pojoaque Valley has hosted the Ben Lujan basketball tournament, there haven’t been many changes. But now there are. After Matt Martinez was athletic director for more than two decades at the school, he retired …
Read More »LESHIN’S SELECTIONS COLLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES
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 …
Read More »COLLEGE FOOTBALL ALL AMERICAN TEAM
By Arnie Leshin Ohio State here, Ohio State there, Ohio State led all schools by placing eight players on three All-America teams, yet the Buckeyes were hanging on to the second-ranked position and perhaps a shoo-in to the 4-school playoff championships. And down they went in a blow out by …
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