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By Arnie Leshin  Ladies first. The men’s college baseball tournament is still backstage and playing for the conference championships to be followed by the selection of the 64-school field that will wind its way to Omaha, Neb., for its Elite Eight World Series.   But not before the NCAA Division …

By Arnie Leshin  No more circuses performing in this country, a big loss for those young and old. But at least the Los Angeles Lakers have brought back show time, not the one that entertained on the basketball court, but replaced by confusion installed in the front office, and among …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s sweet 16 time, the last stop before the Elite Eight meet up in the NCAA Division I Softball tournament World Series in Oklahoma City. Two games lead off the best 2-of-3 format on Thursday, with the rest to be played Friday. Play will begin in Tallahassee, …

By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe High senior Judith Allison comes from a running family, mostly distance running, and she and her three older sisters, and one older brother, grew up entering many races through the streets of Santa Fe.   And on Saturday at day two of the state 4A, …

By Arnie Leshin  For those who haven’t noticed, there will be a district 2-3A school playing for the state baseball championship, maybe two. In this afternoon’s qu4-quarterfinals at Rio Rancho Cleveland, 3rd seeded West Las Vegas faces 7th seeded NMMI at noon, and at 3, its top seeded Robertson versus …

By Arnie Leshin  If you are a commuter, buy your tickets in advance, store them in a safe place, and make sure you leave with them. That way, you have your choice of train, bus, plane, car, or if you are in walking distance of US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, …

By Arnie Leshin  Well, what do you know, St. Michael’s is playing Dexter again, this time on the baseball field. It’s been a week since the schools met up on the softball field in the first round at Dexter, with the 7th seeded Demons ending the 10th Lady Horsemen’s season, …

By Arnie Leshin  It might have looked like it, but Hayden Colfax wasn’t the only champion in girl’s 2A-3A at Saturday’s conclusion of the high school state track and field championships at the University of New Mexico.   Yes, the Santa Fe Prep junior went 4-for-4 in titles, and the …

By Arnie Leshin There were about five events remaining, the St. Michael’s boys had a sizeable lead, and head coach Joey Fernandez never swayed.   “I still think it could go down to the final races,” he said on Saturday’s final day, a bright, sunny one with comfortable temperatures and …

By Arnie Leshin  For four years brothers Jonas and Jakob Kaare-Rasmussen ran for Desert Acadmey, with Jonas one year older and waiting for Jakob to come out of 7th grade and join him.   Jonas has graduated, but Jakob is a senior running for the final time Friday and Saturday …