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By Arnie Leshin  It’s that time when New Mexico high school basketball teams have their minds on two things, one is getting as high a seed as possible in district, and two, doing enough in the district tournament to earn a berth in the state tournament. For first place Santa …

By Arnie Leshin  It was late afternoon Saturday, one day after Valentine’s Day, one day after Ron Drake’s birthday, and the holiday is no doubt older than he is, but to him, all that matters is having a basketball team to coach. And he’s been doing it a long time. …

By Arnie Leshin  With his Pecos team traveling to Texico Friday for its final regular-season game, senior Anthony Armijo put on a show before the home crowd at Louis G. Sanchez gymnasium Saturday night. Armijo, a freshman who turned in a stellar effort when the Panthers won their first of …

By Arnie Leshin  Yes, St. Michael’s is again travelling the same road as before, but this time its boys basketball team returned from Robertson Friday night with a one-game lead in DIstrict 2-3A with two regular-season games remaining. Unlike last season when the Horsemen lost their first district start at …

By Arnie Leshin  Winning its first state basketball championship last season, the Pecos girls could have a tough time repeating in 2A. Although at 19-5 overall, Thursday night‘s 63-58 District 7 defeat at Clayton dropped the Panthers to 3-1 and into a first place tie with Texico after the Wolverines …

By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe High and Capital are one-two in District 5-5A boys basketball and the only teams above .500, but taking to the road sometimes can make a difference. Such was the case Thursday night when the Demons, who had previously rolled over Albuquerque Manzano at home 73-50, …

By Arnie Leshin  The Santa Fe High basketball girls made a good try of extending first place visiting Albuquerque Sandia in District 5-5A play Thursday night, and Capital hung with visiting Albuquerque High, and both scores were almost identical. But both lost, the Demonettes 52-41, and the Jaguars 52-42. Santa …

By Arnie Leshin  Surging along by winning 11 of its last 13 games and on an 8-game win streak, St. Michael’s prepared for Friday night‘s District 2-3A Valentine Day visit to Robertson by overwhelming Santa Fe Prep, 71-39, on the road Wednesday night. The Horsemen, on top the district at …

By Arnie Leshin  The undefeated Santa Fe High School boy’s basketball got an expected tough test at Rio Rancho High Tuesday nightbefore prevailing 74-70 in a tuneup for the annual Al Armendariz tournament that begins Thursday morning at Capital High. It might have been a tuneup, but it was a …

By Arnie Leshin  Just to advise you that girl’s wrestling had been added to New Mexico’s activities list, but has yet to appear on the websites of the 63 schools listed. All that’s known is that there are two districts, 1 and 2, from 1A-5A, and that Santa Fe High …