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Saturday’s marathon championship game played into the dark brought defending champion Santa Fe High a 4-3 win over host and neighboring rival St. Michael’s in the Jim Pierce Memorial tourney It went 12 innings and included a classic seven innings of relief by Demons’ hard hitting Izaiah Apodoca in what was a …

Still buzzing over 16th seeded UMBC’s historic win over No. 1 seed Virginia, along came 11th seeded Loyola-Chicago to gain the Sweet 16 with a buzzer thriller over 3rd seeded Tennessee Saturday Second final-second win for the Ramblers after ousting 6th seeded Miami of Florida in what has turned into a men’s tournament …

Host St. Michael’s comes from behind to nip Cobre, 7- 5, and gain the championship of the Jim Pierce Memorial baseball tournament against Santa Fe High, which turned back Bernalillo, 7-1 The title game of the Roseanne Noedel Memorial softball tournament pairs Bernalillo with Raton, with both finals set for 4 p.m. …

St. Michael’s, Santa Fe High gain today’s Jim Pierce Memorial baseball tournament semifinals, while the Lady Horsemen open with a setback in the Roseanne Noedel Memorial softball tourneyFavored Bernalillo teams advance in both semis, with four games at each St. Michael’s field By Arnie Leshin  Cell phones must have been a …

FRIDAY: Baseball – Jim Pierce Memorial tournament – Semifinals 11:15 a.m. – Cobre-Raton winner vs. Espanola-St. Michael’s winner 1:30 p.m. – SFHS-Taos winner vs. Pojoaque-Bernalillo winner Capital at Santa Fe Indian School Softball – Roseanne Noedel Memorial tournament – Semifinals 11:20 a.m. –Capital-Bernalillo winner vs. Pojoaque-Espanola winner winner 4 p.m. …

St. Michael’s hosts the Jim Pierce Memorial baseball and Roseanne Noedel Memorial softball tournaments with four games each in Thursday’s opening round of 3-day ball Horsemen, Bernalillo, Taos, Cobre head the baseball field, while softball appears to be wide open for the competition that concludes Saturday By Arnie Leshin  At St. Michael’s, …

Santa Fe Prep sophomore Hayden Colfax is off and running as the girl for all seasons won five of five events at the Jemez Valley Warriors Invite and the Griffins also won the team championship Prep boys place second as versatile junior Sam Sparks wins the long jump and high jump …

It is easy being mad when your school doesn’t make the March Madness field, but not easy for the NCAA selection committee to fill the field Getting angry doesn’t cut it, for it’s a no-win situation By Arnie Leshin  March Madness”. Whoever thought of it had several reasons, mainly that it …

Top seeded boys Bernalillo in 4A and Espanola Valley in 5A lose in finals, the Spartans to defending champions Albuquerque Hope Christian, the Sundevils to 3rd seeded Belen Fort Sumner-House wins girls and boys 2A championships By Arnie Leshin Another state basketball tournament brought the usual victories and tears, but for 2A Fort Sumner it …

Pecos boys reel in a second-straight state 3A basketball championship Saturday by downing unbeaten Texico, 58-44, at Dreamstyle Arena Panthers were “relaxed” before they took the floor, said head coach Ira Harge, Jr., “they weren’t going to give up their championship” By Arnie Leshin  With the schedule they played, with the players they returned, …