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By Arnie Leshin  It was ascloseasthis in the boys varsity final of the annual Rio Rancho Hondo Wrestling Scuffle held at Roswell Saturday.    That’s the way it went among the boys, with first place Belen compiling 143 points, one more than Hobbs. Third place went to Rio Rancho Cleveland …

By Arnie Leshin  TUESDAY DECEMBER 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise, Idaho SAN JOSE STATE vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN, 1 p.m.       Eastern Michigan 3 points better. Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. LIBERTY vs. TOLEDO, 5:30 p.m.                          …

By Arnie Leshin  The St. Michael’s girls basketball team got a dominate win, improved to 7-2 overall, and now takes a lengthy break from actual games until after the Christmas break via Saturday’s 48-7 romp over visiting Albuquerque Bosque Charter. Head Lady Horsemen coach Sonya Ruiz said this was accomplished …

By Arnie Leshin  Well at least the Monte del Sol girls got into the scoring column. Unlike the 80-0 last-game shut down against Pojoaque Valley, the Dragons did turn in some points in the Friday 68-15 loss to visiting Wingate. It dropped Monte del Sol to 0-5, but it did …

– The New Mexico Lottery reminds players to please gift responsibly. Every year, the New Mexico Lottery offers special Holiday-themed games. Many players find they are a simple, fun gift to add to a stocking, use as a tag on a gift, or place in a card. But please keep …

By Arnie Leshin  STARTING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 9:30 WHEN MIAMI OF OHIO AND UAB MEET UP AT THE BAHAMA BOWL IN NASSAU. THEN IT’S ON TO THE AFTERNOON WHEN AT THE CORE BOWL IN ORLANDO, Fla., USTA AND TROY TAKE THE FIELD FOR A 1 O’CLOCKKICKOFF. THEN …

Catches of the week Cabresto Lake: Matthew Medina and Chris Francia of Albuquerque caught and released multiple cutthroat and brook trout using ice jigs tipped with wax worms or mealworms Dec. 10. San Juan River: Frank Jaramillo of Albuquerque caught a 26-inch rainbow trout using a size-20 red larva fly …

By Arnie Leshin  It was totally unexpected. The annual Army-Navy football game was history at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The guys from West Point, a slight underdog, had kicked the winning field goal to win in double overtime 20-17. Now Navy long-time head coach Ken Niumatalolo was sitting alone …

By Arnie Leshin  With all the years that Syracuse dominated men’s NCAA Division i lacrosse by winning a record 12 national championships, never before has it carried off the men’s national soccer cup trophy. That is until Saturday when the Orange, under first-year head coach Ian Melntyre, made up for …

By Arnie Leshin  “Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me  as my current so and so birthday kicks off the first of 43 bowl games.   FRIDAY DECEMBER 16 Bahamas Bowl, Nassau Bahamas MIAMI (Ohio) vs. UAB, 9:30 a.m.        UAB 8-point favorite. Core …