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By Arnie Leshin  In Mississippi State’s ballpark in Starkville, they set attendance records. The overflow of fans with wild maroon-wearing shirts and pants, ringing cowbells, rowdy hail State and Bulldog chants, and numerous outside tailgating with food for friends, family and of course the closely-knit fans. And they are all …

By Arnie Leshin  Down and out went 3rd-ranked Tennessee after falling in the double-elimination loser’s bracket Monday to 2nd-ranked Texas at the TD Armeritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. The Volunteers wound up at 50-18 after being one of the favorites to carry off the championship. They quickly took a 4-0 …

By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe Prep sophomore Karen Tian held off the late challenge of team-champion Socorro senior Haley Richardson to claim the individual state 1A/3A state golf championship Monday at the Los Altos links in Albuquerque. Thus, Tian became the initial Griffin girl to win this event, and the …

By Arnie Leshin  Losing for the fourth straight time to undefeated, District 2-3A rival Robertson eliminated the visiting St. Michael’s softball team from the state tournament in Monday afternoon‘s quarterfinals. Seeded 7th, the Lady Horsemen finished at 11-9 with the 14-0 defeat at the Cardinals’ field. The district champion, Robertson …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Bluewater Lake: Marvin Endito of Thoreau caught a 40-inch, 17-pound, 11-ounce tiger muskie using a waterdog June 20. Phillip Bishop of Albuquerque caught and released six tiger muskie, ranging in size from 32 to 36 inches, using large green/white and red/orange …

By Arnie Leshin  Well, Caleb Marrujo got his wish. It won’t be for the state baseball championship, but if the Robertson senior wanted a rematch of the 2-1 loss to St. Michael’s that decided the District 2-3A title, he’s got it. It will be played Tuesday at 11 a.m. at …

By Arnie Leshin  The University of Virginia has been to the Division I College Baseball World Series before, but this time it stands out as the proverbial, one of these teams that is unlike the other seven in the field at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. These seven schools …

By Arnie Leshin  Really, it was the javelin that did it. Many times it’s the final relay, the 4 x 400, that decides a state track and field championship, but unexpectedly, kudos to St. Michael’s senior Devin Flores and junior Lucas Coriz for their one-two finish in, yes, the javelin. …

By SFNF Highlights: Firefighters with the Southwest Area Type 2Incident Management Team 4 have directed considerable effort toward maintaining good communication and developing trust with local property owners on the Rincon Fire. Their cooperation has greatly assisted the Team in their strategic planning efforts. Operations: Under favorable weather conditions, flight …

By Arnie Leshin  Joey Fernandez is the winnngest coach in Santa Fe and on a Saturday day where temperatures rose to 92 degrees, he added two more when both his girls and boys came away with the 3A state track and field championships. As the blazing sun hung around from …