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By Arnie Leshin The Las Cruces boys had a beef, undefeated in a dozen games, it was given the No. 3 seed in 5A. But when it reached the championship game Saturday night, top-seeded Rio Rancho Cleveland put an end to the Bulldawgs mission. The Storm won for the 13th …

By Arnie Leshin  It might have been the best of the state basketball tournament championships. It came in the boys final of 3A when 2nd-seeded Hot Springs came away with a 45-43 win over 4th-seeded Albuquerque Sandia Prep Friday at the University of New Mexico Pit. Back and forth they …

By Arnie Leshin The Espanola Valley girls certainly made a lot of 3s from beyond the arch, but when you trail from start to finish, it’s in a losing cause. Which is what happened to the 2nd-seeded Sundevils in their 4A championship game against 4th-seeded Gallup Saturday morning at the …

By Arnie Leshin  When it mattered most, Pecos found the way to celebrate for the second time in three years. In a back-and-fourth state 2A state basketball championship Friday night at the University of New Mexico Pit that brought seven lead changes and four ties,the top-ranked, undefeated Panthers had their …

By NM Parks The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, State Parks Division announces boat ramp closures throughout the state. Due to extended and widespread drought conditions, water levels in many state park lakes are at extremely low levels. These conditions have forced the closure of boat ramps in some …

By Arnie Leshin  Two years after winning their first state basketball championship, the top-seeded Pecos girls bring an undefeated record to Friday’s 2A title game against 2nd-seeded Lordsburg at the University of New Mexico Dreamstyle Arena. Now 13-0 under head coach Bryan Gonzales, the Panthers had an easy time ousting …

By Arnie Leshin  The truth is, the Pecos boys had a surprising, remarkable basketball season. After four-straight state championships, they graduated the entire starting team, head coach Ira Harge, Jr., left for Espanola Valley as its athletic director, and this just wasn’t expected to be a season in which they …

By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe High’s boys saw their basketball season conclude with Tuesday night‘s 60-49 loss at top-seeded Rio Rancho Cleveland, but Pecos, Robertson, Espanola Valley, Gallup, Navajo Prep and Melrose all have both their girls and boys still in the hunt for state championships. The Panthers teams were …

By SFNF The forecast for Mother’s Day weekend – warmer temperatures and mostly clear skies – is likely to bring a large number of visitors to the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). If you are planning to camp or hike on the forest, please keep in mind that New Mexico …

By Arnie Leshin  Day one of the shortened, smaller field state basketball tournament Monday gives way to Tuesday’s second day with just a few surprises, some previously undefeated teams eliminated, and a day of games played at the higher seeds or at neutral sites. Today, it’s 4A and 5A taking …