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By Arnie Leshin  The scoreless first quarter showed signs of a tight tussle looming at Wilson Stadium in Albuquerque Saturday afternoon. After that, it was not. There followed poor execution on the offense of visiting Santa Fe High added to a mixture of pass-run offensive displayed by Albuquerque Eldorado that …

By Arnie Leshin  You can’t go undefeated all the time and win the state 3A girls soccer championship. Which is what St. Michael’s did last year in the shortened COVID-19 season under new head coach               Now after hitting the road Friday and shutting down …

By Arnie Leshin  Remember how Raylee Hunt, an 8th-grader last year, finished ahead of the six Albuquerque Cottonwood Prep runners as she relatively unknown began her  high school cross country run in the colors of St. Michael’s. In that 3A pack was Cottonwood’s top harrier, junior Alyx Master, who finished …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Alto Lake: Quinton Schmelzenbach of Ruidoso caught an 18-inch, 2-pound, 2.7-ounce rainbow trout using a nightcrawler worm Sept. 11. Evelyn Schmelzenbach, age 4, of Ruidoso caught her first fish, a 6-inch largemouth bass, using a nightcrawler worm Sept. 11. Caballo Lake: …

By Arnie Leshin Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are preparing for the potential resumption of prescribed fire operations before the end of the year to reduce hazardous fuels, improve wildlife habitat, and create healthier, more resilient forest and watershed ecosystems. Although New Mexico and Arizona have …

By Arnie Leshin  It was something that Novak Djokovic is not accustomed to. He was in pursuit of something special like he usually is. He stepped into Arthur Ashe Stadium Sunday at the United States Tennis Center with a chance to become the first to win a calendar year sweep …

By Arnie Leshin  It was just a beautiful Sunday in New York’s borough of Queens. It was sunny and temperatures were in the mid 80s, the parking lots at Citi Field In Flushing Meadow filled up early and a ton of fans exited from the nearby elevated train. Yes, it …

By Arnie Leshin  The Los Alamos girls joined the Hilltopper boys at Saturday’s annual Joe I. Vigil Cross Country Invitational up at Adams State University in Alamosa,  Colo. The Toppers finished third with 81 points and an average time for the 5-killometers at 1:40.30. Their leading runner was the winner, …

By Arnie Leshin  Nothing new as Los Alamos gave notice to the New Mexico teams, and especially 4A in the state championships, with a successful cross country run Saturday at the annual Joe I. Vigil Invitational up at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo. The Hilltopper boys placed first in …

By Arnie Leshin  It was quite a ride to Fort Wingate, but a good one for the Santa Fe Indian School as it carried off a 56-6 rout of the home side in a non-district football game Friday night. It was the third win in four starts under new head …