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Sooners might not have to leave Oklahoma if they win the Regional they host, and then the Super Regional they would host, before the short ride to Oklahoma City By Arnie Leshin  It’s a long ride to Oklahoma City and the Women’s College Softball World Series, but not for the Sooners. …

State softball championships to Volcano Vista, Artesia, Silver and Dexter, in baseball it was La Cueva, Farmington, Hope Christian and Texico By Arnie Leshin  The gear is in. Track and field has run its course, golf and tennis is off the links and courts, baseball hits its finale, and softball does …

Stevens went from Butler University’s historic Hinkle Field House in Indianapolis to coach the Boston Celtics and make a genius out of team president Danny Ainge   By Arnie Leshin  I was okay with the Boston Tea Party, didn’t mind Paul Reverse riding through the city to warn that the British …

Horsemen also get stellar efforts from juniors Justin Angel and Justice Johnson, and finished third in the team scoring against a competitive 4A field By Arnie Leshin  Juniors Justin Angel and Justice Johnson didn’t win anything, but they did make a statement, as did the St. Michael’s boys who finished third …

St. Michael’s senior Lauren Chafins favored to win another 4A 400, while Demonettes’ junior Judith Allison goes after the 300 intermediate hurdles By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe High sophomore Rianna Varela mixes confidence and determination with talent. And for the past two seasons, she has placed near the top in both …

Capital senior Lucas McNatt settles for fifth in the high jump and Santa Fe Indian School senior Marc Riley takes fourth in the 110 meter hurdles By Arnie Leshin  He still has a 4 x 400 relay leg that winds up the first day, and there’s the 3,200 that he …

Braves shut down Hatch Valley, then lose to Shiprock and Robertson, while Hilltoppers lose to Aztec By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe Indian School didn’t have much time to enjoy its short stay in the state 4A softball tournament. Seeded fifth, the Braves wrapped up a 16-2 5-inning mercy-rule rout over Hatch …

Lady Horsemen close last year, now led by senior Lauren Chafins and junior Claire Lee, while in 6A Santa Fe High has junior Judith Allison in the 300 hurdles and sophomore Rianna Varela in the long and triple jumps By Arnie Leshin After losing last year’s state 4A girl’s track and field championship …

In 2015, the team had only one player, freshman Miquela Martinez, then it picked up once her mom took over again  By Arnie Leshin If there is credit to be distributed, it belongs to Robin Martinez. As the former head coach of St. Michael’s girl’s golf, she had paved the …

Santa Fe Prep junior Sam Sparks has also qualified in five events, and New Mexico School for the Deaf’s Myra Malone and Deven Thompson in three throwing events for the second straight year By Arnie Leshin Hayden Colfax picked up a sixth place as an 8th grader, a first as a …