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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  The order is in effect until Dec. 31, 2026, unless rescinded earlier.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 …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Bluewater Lake: Eli Sanchez, age 11, of Rio Rancho caught a 40-inch tiger muskie using a crankbait June 5. Canjilon Lakes: Rick McCall of Santa Fe caught a 20-inch rainbow trout using Berkley Power Worms June 4. Eagle Nest Lake: Adam …

By Arnie Leshin  Whatever it takes, it happens when you’ve been around something so long. Now, if you predicted this, step forward. I dare you, then I double dare you, Me, well I’ve been tuned in to NCAA women’s Division I softball for a long time. must but I never, …

By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will implement a temporary closure order for the Willow Creek drainage on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District from June 14-18 and July 19-23, 2021, as part of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s conservation strategy to restore the native Rio …