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By Arnie Leshin  The next stop for St. Michael’s freshman Raylee Hunt is Saturday’s state cross country championships over the course at Albuquerque Academy. Of course that includes practice until than. This past Saturday, she had no problem coming away with the girls 5,000 meters over the Pendaries Golf and …

By Arnie Leshin  Wrap-up of the District 2-3A cross country run Saturday morning had Individually, St. Michael’s winning both the girls and boys races. Team-wise, it was Santa Fe Prep winning both genders and looking right in step as a contender for the 3A state championship. In the 5,000 meters …

By Arnie Leshin  The St. Michael’s volleyball team is doing just fine except for District 2-3A opponent Robertson. It hasn’t been long since the two traded state championships, the Lady Horsemen winning the first title matching the two, and the Cardinals avenging that by getting past St. Michael’s in the …

By Arnie Leshin  Welcome to the state soccer tournament coach. That’s first-year head coach Chris Eadie of Santa Fe High, which is ranked No. 1 in 5A and had a real tough tussle in its first round match Friday against visiting No. 9 Albuquerque Volcano Vista, but survived 4-3 to …

By Arnie Leshin  Little did Ossie Schectman know he was about to make history. First, let’s go back to 1946 when 11 franchises comprised the Basketball Association of America, the BAA. Two years later, four teams from the National Basketball League joined up with the BAA. A year later, the …

By Arnie Leshin Perhaps it was just first round jitters, but with time ticking down in the first half, 3rd-seeded and defending state a 1A/3A girls soccer championship St. MIchael’s finally broke up a scoreless tie against the challenge of 6th-seeded East Mountain. It was a home match at the …

By Arnie Leshin  Why were the Saturday afternoon high school football games switched in time? Well, that answer came from the New Mexico Activities Association. That same day it was piecing together the state football seedings, and because of that needed an earlier start for the game at the Christian …

By SFNF Yesterday’s good ventilation rate and westerly winds overnight helped disperse smoke from the Aztec Springs prescribed burn in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed and pushed it southeasterly away from Santa Fe. But fair-to-poor ventilation rates today and tomorrow combined with diminishing winds in the 5-10 mph range are …

By Arnie Leshin  After two years of being the victim of huge home and away setbacks against Robertson and its invasive quarterback Matthew Gonzales, St. Michael’s football team now awaits the arrival Saturday of undefeated, top-ranked Raton. But instead of the usual 1:30 p.m. kickoff, it has been rescheduled for …

Catches of the week Alto Lake: Shannon Pinto of Tohatchi caught and released a 16-inch golden rainbow trout using PowerBait salmon eggs Oct. 16. Conchas Lake: Jarod Rael of Tucumcari caught three catfish 18-20 inches long using chicken liver Oct. 16. Eagle Nest Lake: Matt Romero of Dixon caught a …