Pecos beats Mora for key District 2AA win
| The New Mexican
PECOS -- One minute. One long, insufferable minute. That's how long Pecos' John Vigil had to wait before shooting a pair of game-clinching free throws with 4.6 seconds left. In a game his team desperately needed to stay alive in the District 2AA ...Story, »

Hilltoppers rally past rival Demons
The New Mexican |
If it looked familiar to Los Alamos, that's because it was. Santa Fe High can attest to that after Tuesday night. Once again, the Hilltoppers rallied past their District 2AAAA rival, turning a 22-13 deficit into a 47-41 win in Toby Roybal Memoria ...Story, »

Santa Fe Waldorf stumbles to loss
The New Mexican |
Santa Fe Waldorf is not a complete team. At least, not when it comes to putting together a complete game. The Lady Wolves crumbled in the fourth quarter of their District 1B opener against New Mexico School for the Deaf on Tuesday, as the Lady Ro ...Story, »

Drake issues statement on alleged hazing
James Barron | The New Mexican
Ron Drake released a statement Tuesday defending his actions as head girls basketball coach at Española Valley in regards to an alleged hazing incident. Drake, who is in his fourth year with the program, wrote that the incident was a prank p ...Story, »

Statistics speaking for District 5AAA teams
Isaac Avilucea | The New Mexican
We hold these truths to be self-evident: This year's Class AAA boys basketball titleholder will come from none other than District 5AAA. One look at the AAA landscape will make it clear. If the state tournament started today, and the New Mexico A ...Story, »

Ainsworth resigns at Pojoaque Valley
James Barron | The New Mexican
Family versus family. That was the decision Pojoaque Valley head volleyball coach Brian Ainsworth faced. On Monday, he grudgingly chose his personal family and opted for a new opportunity at Rio Rancho Cleveland as its new head coach. He tendered ...Story, »

[Photo Gallery] Senior-led Mora rolls past district rival Pecos
Isaac Avilucea | The New Mexican
PECOS -- The truest barometer of a flustered team is a 10-second violation. On one particular second-quarter possession, the Lady Panthers didn't have the presence of mind to advance the ball past the timeline, and as such, time quickly ran out on ...Story, »

Demons' Roybal heading to Fort Lewis
James Barron | The New Mexican
Ray Holladay had been Santa Fe High head football coach only a month in April 2009, when he met a lithe sophomore named Josh Roybal. He was just 5-foot-7 and weighed "maybe 140 pounds," Holladay recalls, but Roybal already had a goal in mind -- he ...Story, »

Lady Panthers rout Santa Fe Prep
The New Mexican |
The Peñasco girls basketball team has found a recipe for success. It's feeding the ball to Marcella Sanchez and Abigail Soto. The pair combined for 39 points as the District 2AA-leading Lady Panthers roared to a 50-25 win over Santa Fe Pre ...Story, »

Swimmers, grapplers take center stage with key meets
James Barron | The New Mexican
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 u ...Story, »

New Mexico's Condit shocks Diaz for UFC title
| The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Carlos Condit, from Albuquerque, earned the interim welterweight title and a match with champion Georges St-Pierre with a unanimous decision victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 143 Saturday night. "It will be an honor to fight St-Pierr ...Story, »

Blue Griffins take down Dragons, 82-56
James Barron | The New Mexican
Potential is finally meeting expectations for the Santa Fe Preparatory boys basketball team. It's been a four-year wait for Blue Griffins senior post Dan Van Essen, and he's not about to let the moment slip past him. Ever since he started playing f ...Story, »

Lady Braves win while coach is out
| The New Mexican
No head coach, no problem. The Santa Fe Indian School girls basketball team was without the services of recuperating head coach Cindy Roybal for Saturday night's District 5AAA visit to Pojoaque Valley. The Lady Braves won anyway, 64-39. Roybal ha ...Story, »

Sundevils scrape by Horsemen in upset
| The New Mexican
Just two weeks after mopping the floor with Sandia Preparatory in a District 5AAA rout in Albuquerque, the second-ranked St. Michael's boys basketball team was upset at home 51-50 by the third-ranked Sundevils on Saturday night in Perez-Shelley Memor ...Story, »

Lady Sundevils utilize defense to beat Demonettes for share of 2AAAA lead
Will Webber | The New Mexican
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 w ...Story, »

Lady Panthers hand Mora second loss of season for District 2AA lead
The New Mexican |
It was just one of those nights. One where a 6-foot post hit a halfcourt shot and a freshman supplied the dagger to Class AA's second-ranked team. Peñasco's Abigail Soto hit a 45-footer at the first-quarter buzzer, which contributed to a 2 ...Story, »

St. Pius X defeats struggling Jaguars
Todd Bailey | For The New Mexican
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, ...Story, »

Character counts when on Twitter
Will Webber | The New Mexican
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. ...Story, »

Horsemen can't handle Huskies senior center in District 5AAA overtime loss
Will Webber | The New Mexican
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 visi ...Story, »

Blue Griffins rally, defeat Pecos in overtime
The New Mexican |
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 ...Story, »

Fans back in stands for basketball rivalry
James Barron | The New Mexican
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 ...Story, »

[Photo Gallery] Despite missed free throw, Jaguars knock off Demons for District 2AAAA lead
James Barron | The New Mexican
Christian Martinez is a stone-cold lock at the free-throw line. That's why the best place for the 5-foot-10 Capital junior in the fourth quarter is 15 feet away from the basket with the game on the line. That's why his head coach, Mark Senteney, ...Story, »

Pecos takes down Santa Fe Preparatory
The New Mexican |
Freshman Ida Valencia led four Pecos girls basketball players in double figures with 16 points as the Lady Panthers picked up a 56-40 home win against Santa Fe Preparatory in District 2AA on Wednesday. Valencia added seven steals while Brittany Gal ...Story, »

Possible hazing probed at Española Valley
James Barron | The New Mexican
The Española Public School District is investigating a hazing claim within the girls basketball program that occurred during the summer. Española Valley High School athletic director Lenny Roybal confirmed Wednesday that the district ...Story, »