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By Arnie Leshin  After a series of runner-up finishes, it was the time for Santa Fe Prep senior Joshua Abetya to cross the line first and he did so in Saturday morning‘s annual John Grimley Memorial Cross Country Invite hosted by Santa Fe Indian School and run over its Pueblo …

By Arnie Leshin  The 8th annual John Grimley Memorial Cross Country Invite brought 243 runners to Saturday morning‘s 5,000 meter race over the Pueblo course in Santa Fe. In the girls varsity run, it was St. Michael’s freshman phenom Raylee Hunt coming from an impressive run at the annual Desert …

By Arnie Leshin  As a long-time sportswriter with fond memories of past events, the first year I was assigned to cover the New York Yankees, I remember best the American League playoff game in 1978, when this one game would decide who remains in the playoffs and who goes home …

By Arnie Leshin  When you’e busing to play a high school football game right over the Texas border in El Paso, the only that matters is returning home on I-25 North with a W. This St. Michael’s yearly home and away game against Cathedral is just a “friendly.”, and so …

By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe High’s football team was hanging in there, on the road at Wilson Stadium and facing District 5-6A opponent Albuquerque Sandia. The Demons, who arrived at 5-1 overall and 1-1 in the district, trailed 14-13 in the final ticks of the first half. But with little …

By Arnie Leshin  Mistakes can drive you crazy, like my Friday night high school football schedule has Santa Fe High heading for Albuquerque’s Milne Stadium to keep a date with District 5-6A opponent Sandia. Except it’s incorrect because the Demons are going in the eight direction, but Wilson Stadium is …

By Arnie Leshin  After years of Raton High football becoming just an average program, these Tigers are either back in business or just pieced together a soft early schedule to land on top of the early 3A weekly rankings. They are currently undefeated in six starts, but no longer No. …

By Arnie Leshin Santa Fe High and Capital hit the road this weekend in key district match-ups, Santa Fe Indian School gets its first true test, as does Raton, both in district play, and St. Michael’s travels to play El Paso Cathedral. That’s the way the football bounces Friday and …

By Arnie Leshin  Lincoln Riley figures it this way. Win and win and win and win, and if it’s not good enough for the Associated Press college football pollsters, you drop further and further back. “Boy, times have changed,” said the undefeated Sooners head coach. It used to be you …

By CUFI The Israel Defense Force (IDF), founded in 1948, is the military force of the State of Israel. It exists to defend the Jewish state, protect Israel’s citizens, and thwart the evil plans of enemies who attempt to disrupt normalcy and safety within Israel. Thus far, the IDF has …