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By Arnie Leshin  Well, at least St. Michael’s finally scored against Albuquerque Sandia Prep.   This is girl’s soccer and the three-time state champion Sundevils disposed of District 2/1A/3A/rival St. Michael’s for the fifth straight time, all with shutouts except for Thursday afternoon’s 2-1 win in Albuquerque. This time, it …

By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s and Robertson are competitive rivals in just about every sport, so it was a plus Tuesday afternoon when both the Lady Horsemen and Horsemen soccer teams got past the Cardinals. At the Christian Brothers Athletic Complex, the Lady Horsemen prepared for Thursday’s key match at …

By Arnie Leshin  It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2015, when St. Michael’s girl’s soccer team traveled to play Sandia Prep in Albuquerque. They returned with a 2-1 win, and that’s when it became all zeroes.   All zeroes the next five times the Lady Horsemen went up …

By Arnie Leshin  It was a good Saturday morning for Pojoaque Valley at the annual Capital City cross country run over the MRC’s 3.1–mile course as it settled for the girl’s varsity team championship and finished second in the boy’s run.   Sophomore Mia Vigil was the first Elkette to …

By Arnie Leshin  Pojoaque Valley, which won the Tournament of Champions volleyball tournament, ran into a 3-0 sweep against Texico, but then bounced back to sweep Santa Rosa, 3-0, in a busy weekend for the Elketttes.   Then there was Santa Fe High dropping all three sets against Albuquerque St. …

By Arnie Leshin  Ten straight times St. Michael’s was more than just an approximate mile better than Siringo Road rival Santa Fe High.   During that span, each time they faced off on the football field, games ended early via the mercy-rule, the usual impressive, enthusiastic turnout left early, and …

By Arnie Leshin  Granted, Capital’s football team has offensive weapons with the dynamic running back duo of juniors Luke Padilla and Gio Munoz, but how about kudos for its defense.   Defense, defense, defense, has been added to the Jaguars’ bag of tools, with Friday night’s 27-0 whitewash over visiting …

By Arnie Leshin  The Academy of Technology and The Classics girls will be off and running at Friday night’s annual Desert Twilight 5-killometer Cross Country Invitational on the lit-up course at Casa Grande.   Head coach Tim Host, who has been a successful XC coach through the years, has entered …

By Arnie Leshin  On its way to last year’s 3A state championship match, the St. Michael’s girl’s soccer team, then under head coach Anthony Casados, first eliminated District 2-3A rival Albuquerque Bosque Charter School, 3-2, in the semifinals.   Next came the tough 1-0 loss in the final to Albuquerque …

By Arnie Leshin  When it comes to the Oklahoma University football team, don’t be confused by the number three. No. 1, the Sooners are undefeated in three starts, and No. 2 their starting quarterback Jalen Hurts can become the third-straight Oklahoma quarterback to hoist the prestigious Heisman Trophy.   Under …