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By Arnie Leshin  It was a rude opening inning Thursday for visiting Albuquerque Hope Christian at the Christian Brothers Athletic Complex as St. Michael’s tallied 11 times in the first inning of the 17-7 non-district baseball triumph and upped its overall record to 6-5. It was 12-5 after three frames …

By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s softball team continued to pound the ball, rolling past winless Hot Springs Thursday, 20-5, in the Moriarty Invitational and will meet up this afternoon with the host Pintos at 3 o’clock. After plating four runs each in the first two innings, the Lady Horsemen upped …

By Arnie Leshin  From 68 to 64 to 32 to Sweet 16, that’s where March Madness has landed this weekend. Thursday to Saturday, the men and women will be eager to take the next step into the Final Four. The men take the court tonight with eight games, four in …

By SFNF After surveying forest roads and ground conditions around fuelwood collection areas, the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District has postponed its fuelwood permit sales. All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will begin virtual sales of 2022 personal-use fuelwood permits on May 2. Road and ground conditions on the forest …

By Arnie Leshin  Get your 2022-2023 Fishing and Hunting Licenses Sales of “over-the-counter” fishing and hunting licenses for the 2022-2023 license year are underway. Anglers will need a 2022-2023 fishing license beginning April 1. If you purchased a game-hunting or game-hunting and fishing license through the 2022-2023 draw application, it …

By Arnie Leshin St. Michael’s softball team battled back from a five-run burst from visiting Pojoaque Valley in the third inning and a sixth inning solo home run that put it behind 12-11 to tie the score in the bottom of the seventh, then win it on sophomore Mia Duran’s …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Albuquerque Area Drains: Elias Gabaldon, age 9, of Los Lunas caught his limit of trout in the drain south of Cesar Chavez Boulevard using PowerBait March 17. Chama River: Jude Naranjo, age 19, of Alcalde caught and released a 20-inch brown …

By Arnie Leshin  Birds of a feather flock together? Peacocks do. For since the 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s University men’s basketball team turned in well-played upsets over 3rd-seeded Kentucky and 7th-seeded Murray State, it has automatically become the surprise story of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Plus, the success on the court added …

By Arnie Leshin  Devin Flores doesn’t take much of a break. A senior now at St. Michael’s, he came away with another stellar football season. He played several positions and was equally adept in each one. He was best as a wide receiver, but when another position opened up, he …

TUESDAY: BASEBALL — St. Michael’s at Los Alamos, 4 p.m.                         Santa Fe Indian School at Raton, 3 p.m.   SOFTBALL — Pojoaque Valley at St. Michael’s, 3 p.m.                     …