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By Arnie Leshin  There sits the St. Michael’s boys in the middle of the 3A pack that has advanced to Wednesday’s quarterfinals of the state basketball tournament. Much more comfortable then it was in the early part of this season. And they are having a ball along with the coaching …

By Arnie Leshin  You had to figure it would end this way when 8th-seeded Santa Fe High went down to the final buzzer against the 9th-seeded visitors from Albuquerque Sandia at the Toby Roybal Memorial gymnasium Saturday night. It was a back-and-forth game, a good game before a good turnout in …

By Arnie Leshin  Eighth seed versus ninth seed always figures to be a tight tussle, and Saturday night at Toby Roybal Memorial gymnasium, that’s where you will find No. 9 against No. 8 in the first round of the boys state basketball tournament. The girls began the tournament Friday and …

By Arnie Leshin  2A — Eunice 63, Pecos 43          Clayton 54, Dulce 50          Mesa Vista 64, Santa Rosa 57          Rehoboth 48, Mescalero Apache 42          Escalante 77, Questa 39          Laguna-Acuma 48, …

By Arnie Leshin  Droughts, droughts and more droughts, hopefully the St. Michael’s girls leave them behind when they hit the road for tonight’s opening round of the state basketball tournament at Navajo Prep.    The Lady Horsemen are happy to gain a post-season berth. They have had an up-and-down season …

By Arnie Leshin  Do the NCAA women’s national basketball rankings committee know something that we don’t? It has already declared once-beaten South Carolina (24-1) number one, and even penciled in the other top four seeds that totals the sweet 16. Now if that holds steady, what about the conferences tournaments …

By Arnie Leshin  No snow storms or other winter-like weather in the forecast so the roads should be in tip-top shape when the state high school basketball tournament bounces in Friday with the girls tipping off first. This just serves as a warning that even indoor events could be affected …

By Arnie Leshin  Just so you know that it’s ladies first when New Mexico unveiled its 2022 state basketball tournament schedule announced by the New Mexico Activities Association. Friday is the opening night, first round, and it’s the girls taking the floor. They play again Tuesday, on Thursday, and on …

By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will implement a temporary closure order for Forest Road (FR) 376 on the Jemez Ranger District from March 14-15 and March 21-31, 2022, to protect public health and safety during commercial filming under a forest-issued special use permit. The restricted area extends …

By DVS The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) has resumed in-office veterans benefits outreach visits and veterans property tax exemption/waiver service days in communities throughout the state. These outreaches had been halted due to a winter surge in the number of positive COVID-19 pandemic cases. The positivity rate …