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By Arnie Leshin  From 68 to 64 to 32 to Sweet 16, that’s where March Madness has landed this weekend. Thursday to Saturday, the men and women will be eager to take the next step into the Final Four. The men take the court tonight with eight games, four in …

By SFNF After surveying forest roads and ground conditions around fuelwood collection areas, the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District has postponed its fuelwood permit sales. All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will begin virtual sales of 2022 personal-use fuelwood permits on May 2. Road and ground conditions on the forest …

By Arnie Leshin  Get your 2022-2023 Fishing and Hunting Licenses Sales of “over-the-counter” fishing and hunting licenses for the 2022-2023 license year are underway. Anglers will need a 2022-2023 fishing license beginning April 1. If you purchased a game-hunting or game-hunting and fishing license through the 2022-2023 draw application, it …

By Arnie Leshin St. Michael’s softball team battled back from a five-run burst from visiting Pojoaque Valley in the third inning and a sixth inning solo home run that put it behind 12-11 to tie the score in the bottom of the seventh, then win it on sophomore Mia Duran’s …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Albuquerque Area Drains: Elias Gabaldon, age 9, of Los Lunas caught his limit of trout in the drain south of Cesar Chavez Boulevard using PowerBait March 17. Chama River: Jude Naranjo, age 19, of Alcalde caught and released a 20-inch brown …

By Arnie Leshin  Birds of a feather flock together? Peacocks do. For since the 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s University men’s basketball team turned in well-played upsets over 3rd-seeded Kentucky and 7th-seeded Murray State, it has automatically become the surprise story of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Plus, the success on the court added …

By Arnie Leshin  Devin Flores doesn’t take much of a break. A senior now at St. Michael’s, he came away with another stellar football season. He played several positions and was equally adept in each one. He was best as a wide receiver, but when another position opened up, he …

TUESDAY: BASEBALL — St. Michael’s at Los Alamos, 4 p.m.                         Santa Fe Indian School at Raton, 3 p.m.   SOFTBALL — Pojoaque Valley at St. Michael’s, 3 p.m.                     …

By Keep Santa Fe Beautiful  SAVE THE DATE: Keep Santa Fe Beautiful will host the Great American Cleanup on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022.* Participants must register and pick up supplies in advance of the cleanup – no registration or supplies pickup will be allowed on the morning of 4/23/22. Registered …

By Arnie Leshin  Head coach Joe Alvarez is hopeful that his usual starting pitcher, senior Mariah Valdez, recovers from a pitching arm injury when the St. Michael’s softball team plays visiting Pojoaque Valley Tuesday. Valdez’ injury occurred in the third inning of the 17-8 loss to Bernalillo in Saturday afternoon‘s …