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By Arnie Leshin  Men’s college basketball March Madness has taken another turn.  Usually, there’s a clear favorite or a few other quality teams with the key ingredients. Consider it parody or just a larger field in the hunt.   There’s Purdue, which was No. 1 until moving down to No. …

By Arnie Leshin  I should be writing this in green, but I’ll let the New York Jets do that.    Ah, the Gang Green Nation. Began in 1959 wearing blue and  red, playing in the Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan, and known as the Titans of New York.    In …

Deadlines are approaching fast: – March 15 at 5:00 p.m. – Deadline to qualify for early application incentives. – March 22 at 5:00 p.m. – Deadline to apply for draw licenses for Barbary sheep, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, ibex, javelina, pronghorn and oryx. Deadline to submit late 2022–23 harvest reports for …

By Arnie Leshin  It was a Wednesday nightsweep for Santa Fe Indian School in the Class 2-3A tournament, the boys gaining the semifinals Thursday at Robertson and the girls into the Friday final versus Robertson.   The Braves’ boys turned in a 66-55 win over a relentless underdog, visiting West …

By Arnie Leshin  No matter how much the University of New Mexico tried to reel in a Mountain West Conference at Boise State Wednesday night, the Broncos weren’t going to let it happen.    Undefeated at home now in nine starts at its Extra Mile Arena Idaho court, the Broncos fell …

Santa Fe, NM – Brian Snyder has been named the new Director of Public Works for Santa Fe County upon the retirement of Gary L.J. Giron. Giron served the County as Director of Public Works from 2018 to 2023. Mr. Snyder is a licensed professional engineer with significant experience in …

By Arnie Leshin  The St. Michael’s girls basketball team picked up their low scoring draught of late by handing visiting West Las Vegas a 40-27 Tuesday night setback in the District 2-3A tournament quarterfinals.    With their highest score over the last few starts, it advanced the Lady Horsemen to …

By Arnie Leshin  Tiger Woods sightings are rare these days?    No so, for as he enters semiretirement at the annual Genesis Golf Invitational played at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, he still has the crowds follow him, and he still provides a …

Catches of the week Caballo Lake: Hannah Linder of Cedar Crest caught a 19-pound, 12-ounce blue catfish using cut carp bait Feb. 18. Eagle Nest Lake: Val Armijo caught his limit of rainbow trout up to 19 inches long using salmon-peach PowerBait Feb. 16. Fenton Lake: Lloyd Aragon Jr. of …

By Arnie Leshin  After winning their boys basketball District 5-5A tournament quarterfinals at home Monday night, Capital and Santa Fe High hit the road for the Wednesday semifinals.   The undersized Jaguars won their fifth in a row by rolling past Albuquerque High, 71-49, and the Demons with size won …