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By Arnie Leshin  Pecos in 2A, St. Michael’s in 3A, Albuquerque Academy in 4A and Rio Rancho Cleveland in 5A are currently their respective top of the heap boys teams as the stretch run winds down to the state tournament.    The Panthers, still with memories of four straight state …

By Arnie Leshin  With the heavy snow falling, the St. Michael’s boys basketball team made the short trip over to Santa Fe Prep Monday and clinched no worse than a tie for the top spot in District 2-3A via 71-50 win.   Now a game up on defending champion Robertson …

By Arnie Leshin  In 2A Almost all of the contending state tournament girls teams are streaking.   Up at the top is Mesa Vista (21-3), which just lost a game, but right behind is Capital (19-5) with 13 straight wins, Clayton (18-5),Tatum (17-6) with five wins in a row, Dulce …

TUESDAY — Feb. 24 BOYS:  Santa Fe High at Capital, 7 p.m. West Las Vegas at St. Michael’s, 7 p.m. Tierra Encantada vs. Monte del Sol at Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 6:30 p.m.   GIRLS: St. Michael’s at West Las Vegas, 7 p.m. Los Alamos at Santa Fe Indian School, …

By Arnie Leshin  It was perhaps a three-day run of men’s college basketball never before heard of, days of stunning defeats, some ranked teams versus ranked team, some just pure upsets.    Down they went, from No. 1 Purdue, to No. 4 Arizona, to No. 5 Texas, to No. 6 …

By Arnie Leshin Well, what do you know, the Super Bowl has been played, the National Basketball Association has become a trading post, the  National Hockey League has plenty of Stanley Cup candidates, and college basketball has brought the upset cart.   And up comes Major League Baseball as spring …

By Arnie Leshin It didn’t take long for defending state champion Robertson to carve out Saturday’s 63-37 girls basketball win over visiting St. Michael’s in District 2-3A play.   The Cardinals, now 23-1 and whose only loss was to 5A Las Cruces Centennial back in the Clovis tournament in January, …

By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s girl’s basketball team prepared for Saturday’s key District 2-3A game at Robertson by hitting the road to Raton Thursday night and returning after a 56-26 romp.   Now 16-7 overall and a half-game behind the Cardinals for the district lead at 4-1, had a quick …

By Arnie Leshin  One and one-half point Philadelphia Eagles favorites remain, which makes this an even-up 57th Super Bowl on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.    Yes, that’s the way the oddsmakers have made their say from the early line until the 4:30 p.m. kickoff. And that’s what makes it one …

By Arnie Leshin  It was four days before Christmas, a snowy morning at the Clovis Invitational and the Robertson girl’s basketball team was about to taste its first and only defeat, a 54-40 setback to 5A Las Cruces Centennial.   From there, the Cards have sprung together a 17-game winning …