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Panthers dominate visiting Raton, 78-22, Thursday night to stretch their latest win streak to seven and with three more games until the district 2 tournament By Arnie Leshin  After handily disposing of visiting Raton Thursday night, Pecos’ defending state 3A champion boy’s basketball team can look down the road. At 23-3 …

Santa Fe Prep wins fifth straight and maintains first place in District 2-3A by defeating McCurdy, 85-65 By Arnie Leshin  In a repeat of the two overtimes at St. Michael’s last month, the end result was the same as Taos gained a 60-55 win in a tug-of-war with the visiting …

Jaguars also have leading scorer Kyannah Cole sidelined with a knee injury By Arnie Leshin  It wasn’t only a draught; it was a disaster when you are trying to hold on to the top spot in your district. That was the case Wednesday night for the Capital High girls in …

St. Michael’s ends 8-game losing skein by upending visiting Taos, 57-45, in District 2-4A as junior Carisa Padilla paved the way with 16 points that included two 3s By Arnie Leshin  The Capital High girls began their four-game win streak by defeating Albuquerque Del Norte on the road. Tonight, the first …

FRIDAY Boys Basketball – Espanola Valley at Capital, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball – St. Michael’s at Pojoaque, 7 p.m. Santa Fe Indian School at Moriarty, 7 p.m. Taos at West Las Vegas, 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Boys Basketball – Clovis at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m. Pojoaque Valley at St. Michael’s, …

She also swims a leg on the 200 and 400 freestyle relays that qualified for state, while St. Michael’s senior  Jacqueline Hays qualified in the 100-yard backstroke By Arnie Leshin  She’s an 8th grader on the Santa Fe Prep swim team, and at Saturday’s District I championships held at Los …

The Jaguars take to the mats at 2-5A at Espanola Valley, the Demons in 2-6A at Albuquerque La Cueva, the now healthy Horsemen at 2/5-4A in Tucumcari By Arnie Leshin  Saturday will be early rising for the wrestling teams of Capital, Santa Fe High and St. Michael’s as they compete in their …

Back-up quarterback Nick Foles the MVP as Philly offsets a record 1,151 passing yards thrown by 40-year- old Tom Brady, who fails to win a sixth Super Bowl By Arnie Leshin  It waited so long, it couldn’t wait for Tuesday’s parade down Broad Street. So when Tom Brady’s “Hail Mary” …

Pecos turns back Tierra Encantada, 57-52, to maintainfirst place in District 3-3A and up its record to 18-3 By Arnie Leshin  Everything was going well under new head coach Cindy Roybal. Her Santa Fe High girl’s basketball team was losing tight games, but on the positive side they also won …

Demons get stellar effort from senior guard Isaiah Andermann in advancing to 11-11 overall and 3-3 in district, with La Cueva up next in Santa Fe Saturday By Arnie Leshin  They’re not hanging by a thread; they’re right in the midst of where the District 2-6A standings will have an …