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By Arnie Leshin  I first met Valerie Sandoval on the phone in 2014. She had applied for the head coaching girls volleyball position at St. Michael’s, her alma mater. She had played there, and at this time had been rather busy with a few other important jobs, but when the …

New building, same address! Surrounded by red rock canyons and cottonwoods, the new Jemez Ranger Station is located at 051 Woodsy Lane, the same scenic spot off NM Highway 4 in Jemez Springs. The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) celebrated the Jemez District’s new facilities with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last …

By Arnie Leshin  With all due respect to Dawn Staley and her 6-foot-5 All-America senior Elliyah Boston, they can thank Geno the genius Aureimma for not keeping an eye on his own players. Not to say it would have made a difference that would have dropped defending national champion South Carolina …

By Arnie Leshin  2A: FRIDAY — (2) TEXICO (7-3) at (3) SANTA ROSA (9-2), 7 P.M. SATURDAY — (1) JAL (9-0) at (4) EUNICE (7-3), 1 P.M.   3A: FRIDAY — (9) COBRE (5-6) at (1) SOCORRO (10-0), 7 P.M.  FRIDAY — (7) (WEST LAS VEGAS (6-5A) at (2) RUIDOSO …

By Arnie Leshin  Lots of mysterious dismal times in Lincoln, Nebraska. First the Cornhuskers gave former quarterback Scott Frost as head coach some added time to round his alma mater’s program into shape. About two weeks later, he was replaced. Now 3-6 and in another up-and-down season, for some reasons, …

All Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) offices will be closed Friday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Offices will resume regular business hours on Monday, Nov. 14. In honor of the men and women who have served in the armed forces, all national public lands will waive fees at …

Catches of the week Bluewater Lake: Georgia Lee Manus of Loma, Colorado, caught and released a 39-inch tiger muskie using a water dog Nov. 2. JC Michel of Albuquerque caught a 38-inch tiger muskie using a countdown Rapala lure Oct. 29. Eagle Nest Lake: Val Armijo of Albuquerque caught a …

By Arnie Leshin The state high school volleyball tournaments get underway Thursday, but 3A schools St. Michael’s, Robertson and Santa Fe Indian have TBA alongside them until their opponent are named, with all three scheduled for 1:15 afternoon starts on their home courts. In 5A, Los Lunas (15-5) has won …

By Arnie Leshin  It will be Friday and Saturday when the state high school football tournament resumes. Eighteen games, nine on Friday, nine and Saturday. Nine in the afternoon, nine at night. And in all five state classes, the top four seeds advanced. In 2A, it’s a Final Four when …

SANTA FE, NM – Nov. 7, 2022 – Since wildfire does not respect property lines, November is a good time of year to help your community become a fire-adapted community that is more resilient to the impacts of wildfire and better able to coexist with fire on the landscape. TheSanta …