Swimmers, grapplers take center stage with key meets
We interrupt the basketball love fest to tell you that swimming and wrestling are in the final throes of their 2011-12 season. This week: District meets. Next week: State meets. The week after that: Resume basketball fix. But let's give the underpublicized sports their fair share of attention for the moment. There's plenty of time to give basketball its due. Swimming Last week: The regular season ended in Genoveva Chavez Community Center with the Capital City Invitational. Desert Aca ...
Lady Sundevils utilize defense to beat Demonettes for share of 2AAAA lead
Short and to the point. That was the pregame, halftime and postgame assessment Española Valley head coach Ron Drake had for his team Friday night in Toby Roybal Memorial Gymnasium. Unlike most coaches who approach critical district games with a sense of intensity and laborious instruction, Drake took another approach when his Lady Sundevils faced host Santa Fe High for the second time in top-heavy 2AAAA. "You don't have to say much when everyone on the team knows what we have to do, ...
St. Pius X defeats struggling Jaguars
ALBUQUERQUE -- The writing was on the wall. For the past two weeks, the Capital Jaguars faced a handful of close, emotional wins. They have endured a rash of injuries. It took its toll on the team, and Friday night against Albuquerque St. Pius X, it all came to a head. The Jaguars looked like weary travelers driving cross country in a cramped compact car. They played like it as well, especially in the second half, as the Sartans dominated the second half of a 55-42 non-district win in St. ...
Character counts when on Twitter
It was about two weeks ago that this publication's new online editor -- himself a former sports scribe, no less -- set up a Twitter account for The New Mexican's sports department. Me likey. The handle (is that what it's called?) is @sfnmsports. Still not sure what a hashtag is, nor have I mastered the art of texting linguistics, but it's a safe bet we're onto something big. Like most middle-aged people who work lousy hours, cover sports and grew up in an age of Atari, Nintendo and the i ...
Horsemen can't handle Huskies senior center in District 5AAA overtime loss
It was nearly a year ago that Albuquerque Hope Christian capped an unbeaten regular season in District 5AAA with a buzzer-beating, game-winning basket from Paul Seaton in a visit to Perez-Shelley Memorial Gymnasium. In the Huskies' most recent visit to St. Michael's, all they needed were the long arms of 6-foot-7 senior center Arren Wells. Hope's all-time leading scorer padded his career stats with 19 points, 21 rebounds and three blocked shots in leading the top-ranked Huskies (21-1, 4-0) t ...
Blue Griffins rally, defeat Pecos in overtime
If doubts still linger about Santa Fe Preparatory, it took a big step toward putting them to rest Thursday night. The Blue Griffins rallied from a 54-49 deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime and held off the host Pecos Panthers 77-76 in a key District 2AA win. Prep (16-4) jumps into second place in the district at 2-1, trailing Mora (3-0) by a game. The Blue Griffins withstood last-second scares by the Panthers (16-5, 2-2) in regulation and overtime. Darren DeHerrera had a game ...
Fans back in stands for basketball rivalry
It was a sight to see. On back-to-back days, the city of Santa Fe showed up for ... high school basketball games. Who would have thought? Actually, if it was a different decade, the thought wouldn't have entered your mind. The city had forged a reputation not too long ago of having a hearty craving for prep basketball. But reputations have a way of waning over time, and it seemed this one was going that route. Everyone tells the stories of how Sweeney Gymnasium would be packed back in ...
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