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By Arnie Leshin  Young Al” was celebrating 4th-ranked Vanderbilt University moving on to the College Baseball World Series, and in the stands at Hawkins Field in Nashville, “Big Al” was on his cellphone probably making a reservation for Omama, Neb. Al Leiter, a southpaw who pitched 19 years in Major …

By Arnie Leshin  They will be off and running, jumping and throwing at Saturday morning‘s District 1-3A track and field championships, the final qualifying time for next Saturday’sstate championships. In the field is host West Las Vegas, Roberson, St. Michael’s, and Santa Fe Prep, with 9 o’clock scheduled for the …

By SFNF Start date: June 11, 2021            Cause:Unknown             Size: Approximately 150 acres                           Containment: 0% Location: Pecos Wilderness, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 2 miles east of Hamilton Mesa and 6 air miles northwest of the village of Upper Rociada. Fuels: Spruce/fir at 11,000 feet elevation. …

By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s put an abrupt end to its softball team’s 5-game losing streak by sweeping the non-district game at Espanola McCurdy, 10-0 and 17-2, to up its overall record to 9-8. In the opener that went five innings, junior right hander Mariah Valdez hurled a no-hitter while …

By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) today renewed an occupancy and use closure order that prohibits camping for more than 14 days, public nudity and underage drinking on all lands, roads and trails within forest boundaries.  The order is in effect until Dec. 31, 2026, unless rescinded earlier. …

By Arnie Leshin  Boomer Sooners and all that stuff, and how fitting it was for Giselle Juarez to catch the final out in the circle. Then she was mobbed by her teammates, and that was also good. Not long after, she was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA …

By SFNF National Get Outdoors Day, or “GO Day,” is a fee-free day designed to attract new, diverse communities to outdoor activities and motivate kids to explore their national forests and other public lands. As we welcome visitors to enjoy our public lands for GO Day this Saturday, June 12, …

By CUFI When the modern State of Israel was formed, the Mizrahi (“mizrahi” is literally translated “Oriental” or “east”) Jews were evicted from their homes. For nearly 70 years, the stories of 850,000 Jewish refugees have not been told. Evicted from their homes in communities across the Middle East and …

By Arnie Leshin  First of all, don’t blame the Nets for what comes over the scoreboard. They can’t reach it and have nothing to do with it. This is in regard to the National Basketball Association bringing up the foul shooting timer that appears on Brooklyn’s Barclays Center huge scoreboard …

By Arnie Leshin  By the time the Oklahoma bats began hitting the ball, the damage was already done. In this first-ever clash of two teams that came out of the loser’s bracket, Florida State untied a scoreless game one in the top of the second inning with a 2-run  home …