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By Arnie Leshin  Given the No. 3 seed didn’t matter to Issac Beltran, whose only thoughts were to make up for lost tine by winning a state wrestling championship.   The Santa Fe High senior was mowing down opponents last year and almost a sure thing to make it to state …

By Arnie Leshin  Well, what do we know, we know that men’s college basketball Saturday brought the first downfall of the nation’s top-ranked, 2nd ranked and 4th ranked schools. Yup, down went No. 1 Baylor, down went No. 2 Gonzaga, and down went No. 4 San Diego Stare for the …

By Arnie Leshin  On Saturday in 2-3A, St. Michael’s plays at Santa Fe Indian School in a contest  scheduled for 4 p.m, and in a 7 p.m.start, Robertson heads cross town to West Las Vegas, and the Horsemen figure to be rooting for the Cardinals, for if the Dons win, …

By Arnie Leshin  It  will be a busy day on the mats today when the state wrestling tournament is contested at the Santa Ana Star Centerin Rio Rancho. St. Michael’s, in A-3A, qualified 10 and this includes four district champions. Probably the best chance for the Horsemen to claim state …

By Arnie Leshin  Zack Cole is right, referees miss some, but this is so common, coaches complaining won’t fix this. Santa Fe High head coach Cole was referring to Wednesday night‘s key boys basketball game that his team lost 69-62 before a packed house at Capital’s Edward A. Ortiz Memorial …

By Arnie Leshin  It took two overtimes that included clutch foul shooting, but Santa Fe High probably escaped finishing last in District 5-5A by finally getting a win over cross-town rival Capital, 51-44, at Toby Roybal Memorial gymnasium Tuesday night. It also erased the sting of losing a pair of …

By Arnie Leshin  Once the boos faded away, former New Mexico men’s basketball coach, Steve Alford completed his sweep of the Lobos, 88-74, at the Dreamstyle Arena, or if you prefer the UNM Pit, Tuesday night. The expected boos for visiting Nevada head coach Alford and assistant coach Craig Neal, …

By Arnie Leshin  Just to identify the correct school, it’s the University of North Carolina’s men’s basketball team that is in sole possession of last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Believe it, check the standings, notice that the Tar Heels won’t be invited to the “Big Dance, the March Madness, …

By Arnie Leshin  The road to a second-straight 2A state championship for the Pecos girls basketball team takes them instead to Texico Friday night. Win that one, host the District 7 tournament, win that, and the path will be a berth at state, and hopefully a high seed. That’s what …

TUESDAY, Feb. 18 BOYS BASKETBALL — Santa Fe Prep at Santa Fe Indian School, 6:30 p.m.                Academy of Technology and The Classics at Monte del Sol, 6:30 p.m. (DH)   GIRLS BASKETBALL —  Capital at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.       …