By Arnie Leshin After a close game that had all the makings of a neighborhood rivalry, Santa Fe High and St. Michael’s bid farewell for this season. Tuesday night’s non district contest at the Lady Horsemen’s Perez-Shelley gymnasium went to the Demonettes, 59-57, and it ended their four-game losing streak …
Read More »Tyker Murray has informed the Oakland Athletics that he has entered the NFL draft after signing a $4.5 million bonus as the eighth pick in the Major League baseball draft
By Arnie Leshin Kyler Murray’s time at Oklahoma has officially come to an end. Instead of returning to Sooner land to play his senior season, the Heisman Trophy winner has entered his name and submitted the paperwork forthe National Football League draft. This, after a bonus signing of $4.5 million …
Read More »St. Michael’s boys looking forward to district 2-3A play, as are Santa Fe High and Capital in 5- 5A, and Pecos in 7-2A, all in quest of state tournament invitations down the road
By Arnie Leshin A look at the boy’s basketball District 2-3A does not look all that impressive, except that district has yet to begin and all six schools stand at 0-0. Yet, the overall records have half of these teams above .500, barely. St. Michael’s is 8-7, Santa Fe Indian …
Read More »New England hits the road for Kansas City Sunday and the Los Angeles Rams will head for New Orleans, with the NFL conference winners matching up in the Feb. 3 Super Bowl in Atlanta
By Arnie Leshin Up, up and away. The defeated Los Angeles Chargers will fly back to the West Coast, the victorious New England Patriots will land inKansas City. That’s the American Conference. Traveling to New Orleans will be the Los Angeles Rams. That’s the National Conference. And that’s the NFL’s …
Read More »It’s down to the Elite Eight this weekend as the National Football League takes the field for the stretch run that leads to the Feb. 3 Super Bowl
By Arnie Leshin The guessing game has begun. Eight National Football League teams are left in quest of the confetti falling and another Super Bowl team celebrating. Last year it was the Philadelphia Eagles carrying off the championship trophy for the second time and keeping the New England Patriots from …
Read More »AFC top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs one win from their first Super Bowl appearance in 46 years after disposing of the visiting Indianapolis Colts, 31-13, Saturday at loud Arrowhead Stadium
By Arnie Leshin The American Football Conference won’t have to go through New England this time. Regardless who wins the Sunday playoff game between the visiting 5th seeded Los Angeles Chargers and the 2nd seeded Patriots in New England, the AFC championship game will be hosted by the top-seeded Kansas …
Read More »For the second straight time, host St. Michael’s meets up with red-hot Silver in the Horsemen Round Robin Invitational after ending its 4-game losing streak by dominating Wingate, 65-40, Thursday night
By Arnie Leshin Silver and St. Michael’s have a recent history of meeting on the football field, home or away and usually in the state tournament. But the schools, separated by an approximate 5-6 hours drive along I-25, are now matching up on the basketball court. In last year’s Horsemen …
Read More »These rankings appear to be in place, with the exception of the 4A girls, where undefeated Pojoaque Valley is listed second behind Los Lunas
By Arnie Leshin It’s hard to keep up with the many New Mexico high school state basketball rankings, and some look like a popularity contest. This one that is posted weekly isn’t perfect, just like the others, but some are on the right track. Not all of them, but enough …
Read More »Congratulations Pecos Panthers Girls Basketball Team!
By Arnie Leshin A happy group of Pecos girls basketball team and coaches after winning the championship of the Northern New Mexico Rio Grande Invitational over Penasco. Panthers are 10-2 and have won 10 in a row under head coach Ron Drake. Photo By Joseph Vigil
Read More »Santa Fe High came away with four first places at the annual Al Salazar Wrestling Invitational at St. Michael’s, will join with Capital at Saturday’s Conflict Invite at Rio Rancho Cleveland
By Arnie Leshin State champion Isaiah Martinez has graduated, but first-year Santa Fe High head coach Mark Hussey has a good group of wrestlers led by sophomore Miguel Padilla and junior Issac Beltran. Both did well last year at the state 5A championships. Padilla came in at 113 and lost …
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