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By Arnie Leshin  Before Saturday’s anticipated baseball doubleheader against visiting Robertson in a clash of District 2-3A rivals, head coach Augustin Ruiz said he has seen his St. Micael’s teams sometimes get too worked up at the idea of facing the Cardinals, but those times appear to finally be changing. …

By Arnie Leshin  After dropping a doubleheader to visiting Robertson Saturday, St. Michael’s softball team lost for the seventh straight time and looked forward to ending it with a non-district game Wednesday at hapless Santa Fe High. Except that that contest was cancelled by the Demonettes (2-15) after learning they …

By NMSNF The Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team will continue using full suppression strategy utilizing hand crews and directly engaging the fire with helicopter support. The Hermits Peak Fire is in steep, rugged, terrain with limited access by vehicle. Firefighters are working to keep the fire out of Beaver …

By Arnie Leshin  Backcourt whiz Kyrie Irving was a dismal 1-for-8 from the field but the other half of the one-two punch, Kevin Durant, was right on target with the game-high 31 points to bring the surging Brooklyn Nets Friday night‘s huge fourth quarter run and a 118-107 big win over the visiting …

By Arnie Leshin  The Hermits Peak Fire is burning in rocky, steep terrain in a remote southeastern corner of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). There is a temporary flight restriction (TFR) in place for the fire area, and a public closure order will be implemented soon to protect public …

By Arnie Leshin  If you’ve been following the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament through the years, there’s quite a list of the premier championship games. No rap against women’s hoops, but it was much easier to recall those of the men and perhaps one day include the other gender. 1939: Let’s …

By Arnie Leshin  Charli Koseoglu is one of those high school athletes who loves to compete, as she has done with the girls basketball program at Academy of Technology and The Classics, with the cross country team, and in track and field where she goes from one event to another …

By Arnie Leshin Robertson remained frontrunners with East Mountain in softball District 2-3A by hitting the road and pitching a 2-0 triumph over Santa Fe Indian School Tuesday afternoon. The Cardinals,12-3 overall and 3-0 in district, scored its runs in the third innings with the assistance of three Braves errors …

By Arnie Leshin  Both St. Michael’s and Robertson went on hit parades Tuesday afternoon as their baseball teams prepared for Saturday’s doubleheader in the clash for the top spots in District 2-3A, and with East Mountain also up there at 8-2. Up at Raton, the Horsemen won their sixth in …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Bear Canyon Lake: Aria and Gabriella Jaquez, ages 6 and 9, of Las Cruces caught their limit of rainbow trout using salmon eggs and yellow PowerBait March 29. Cochiti Lake: Baudie Balliett of Cochiti Lake caught a 20.5-inch, 5-pound, 14-ounce largemouth …