First time playing at this level for the Snow Canyon LL girls, and brought the cold-weather state a championship By Arnie Leshin When you think Utah, you think of skiing, hockey and other cold weather . activities, but something like softball doesn’t figure. But don’t tell that to the girls …
Read More »At Notre Dame, Rocket Ismail was the country’s most exciting football player, and now at 48 he’s proud to have his son
Like his dad, the youngster also plays wide receiver, returns kicks, and always stresses how elite his dad was. By Arnie Leshin It was his final collegiate football game and the Rocket wanted to have a big night in the packed Orange Bowl. His Notre Dame team had lost only …
Read More »Matt Martinez inducted into New Mexico High School Coaches Hall of Honor
Martinez was employed for 32 years as a coach and as the athletic director at Pojoaque Valley’s, and now heads south on I-25 to serve as athletic director at Rio Rancho’s Cleveland High School By Arnie Leshin After resigning last year as Pojoaque Valley athletic director and former coach after 32 …
Read More »Back-to-back tense victories earned Louisiana its first-ever berth in the Little League Softball World Series
River Edge LL turned back Texas East, 2-0, in the semifinals, then tripped up two-time defending World Series champion Texas West, 2-1, in the final for the unprecedented Southwest Regional sweep at Waco, Tex. By Arnie Leshin It wasn’t easy, but Louisiana River Edge Little League softball has finally landed its …
Read More »Pojoaque Valley seeks a head football coach after Jorge Oropeza resigns
The Elks looking to sign their 13th head football coach since the program began in 1994 By Arnie Leshin Wanted ASAP, a head football coach for Pojoaque Valley High School. When? ASAP. High schools kick off on August 24 with the Elks playing at Capital High. Six days later, they are …
Read More »From Pojoaque to Rio Rancho Cleveland, Matt Martinez takes the helm as AD
Former Pojoaque High athletic director, Matt Martinez, gets the call to fill the same role at Rio Rancho Cleveland High after announcing his retirement from Pojoaque last year The Northern New Mexico native now relocates to take over Storm athletics after 33 years with the Elks/Elkettes By ARNIE LESHIN, Santa Fe Today …
Read More »Fishing Report by the NM Department of Game and Fish
View it as a Web page. This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish …
Read More »Tim Tebow’s broken hand and fractured baseball future
Tim Tebow to the Mets in September? Not with a broken bone in his hand that required surgery today and no doubt ended his baseball season Almost the worst that could happen for the 30-year-old former All-America football star who hadn’t played baseball since his All-State junior year in …
Read More »Leshin’s take on UNM’s decision to eliminate sports programs
Decision made: University of New Mexico eliminates its men’s soccer program, its coed ski team, its women’s diving team, beach volleyball, and soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein is outraged Fishbein’s team is the hardest hit, for it made the Final Four twice and was a respected top 25 national program By …
Read More »Patricia Chavez named girls head basketball coach at SFIS
Patricia Chavez promoted to head coach of the Santa Fe Indian School girl’s basketball program after serving two years as Braves assistant coach Chavez has coached various sports since graduating from Gallup High School in 1981 By ARNIE LESHIN, Santa Fe Today Patricia Chavez was in the right place at the right time. …
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