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By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s had split two matches with District 2-3A opponent Albuquerque Bosque Charter School, but the one that counted most was Wednesday morning’s 3-2 win in the state tournament quarterfinals. It gained the 6th seeded Lady Horsemen (15-6-1) a semifinals match Thursday morning against 2ndseeded Socorro (20-1) …

By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s had split two matches with District 2-3A opponent Albuquerque Bosque Charter School, but the one that counted most was Wednesday morning’s 3-2 win in the state tournament quarterfinals. It gained the 6th seeded Lady Horsemen (15-6-1) a semifinals match Thursday morning against 2ndseeded Socorro (20-1) …

By Arnie Leshin While its girls have won state four times under retired head coach Ed Veile, the boys have none. They last played in the state semifinals in 2004 and head coach Mark Miller began four-straight years of losing in the championship match to Sandia Prep. 3-0, 1-0, 2-0 …

By Arnie Leshin  Anthony Cassaro was the new guy in town. He had lived in upset New York, in California, in Oregon, and other places nowhere near Santa Fe. Then he found himself in Albuquerque when his girl friend there moved to Santa Fe to assist her mother and Cassaro …

By Arnie Leshin  The District 3-2A girl’s final could have been a preview of Saturday’s state championships at Rio Rancho High School. In the districts run at host Pecos’ course, Pecos took first with 24 points and Academy of Technology and The Classics was next with 35. The first eight …

All these Soccer matches are Wednesday, times are listed. SOCCER – GIRLS   St. Michael’s (14-6-1) versus Bosque (12-7-1) Field 6, 9:30 a.m.   Santa Fe Prep (10-4-1 versus Hatch Valley (12-3-1) Field 5, 9:30 a.m.   Los Alamos (14-5) versus Aztec (12-8-1) Field 6, 2:20 p.m.   SOCCER – …

By Arnie Leshin  At age 36, Josh McCowan is apparently satisfied to still be making National Football League salary, still making good bucks. Out of UCLA, he must love to travel. He’s been all over the NFL and landed with the New York Jets last year, making that his seventh …

By Arnie Leshin  Talk about being red-hot, winning its 5-5A district, and resting in 12th place in the state 5A football standings. That’s Albuquerque Del Norte, no doubt the current best team with a 4-6 overall record. But the Knights went 3-0 in district and will now be awaiting their …

By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s took care of business up at Raton, and at Ivan Head Stadium it was the Luke Padilla show as he helped Capital run it up over Santa Fe High on Friday night. The Horsemen recovered from a 0-3 start to win their final six of …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s state volleyball time, and only St. Michael’s and Santa Fe Indian School have to complete their district standings when they play their 2-3A match at the Lady Horsemen Saturday afternoon. Otherwise, the standings currently have Robertson, which split its two matches with St. Michael’s currently in …