
Gary Herron
Sports Editor at Rio Rancho Observer
"Mr. Baseball in Albuquerque... Retired May 31, 2024, after 45 years of covering high school sports in Albuquerque metro area, … 24 years at Rio Rancho Observer
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1 month ago |
rrobserver.com | Gary Herron
RIO RANCHO — Rio Rancho High School junior Lilyrose Larrabee and her senior teammate Aleah Alvarado were the Rams’ All-District first-team selections for the 2025 softball season, along with Cleveland High’s Danika Jaime, a freshman, and senior Amanda McKinley. Alvarado and McKinley garnered lifelong memories this spring: Alvarado clubbed four home runs in a single game, while McKinley socked two grand slams and drove in a school-record 10 runs in a game.
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1 month ago |
rrobserver.com | Gary Herron
ALBUQUERQUE — A late-inning comeback wasn’t in the cards Friday afternoon for the Rio Rancho High School baseball team as their season ended with a 9-5 loss to Sandia in a Class 5A semifinal game at the Jennifer Riordan Spark Kindness sports complex. A five-run fifth turned a deadlock at 4 into a 9-4 lead for the Matadors, who lost the 2013 championship game to the Rams. The second-seeded Rams (23-7) grabbed an early lead with three runs in the bottom of the first.
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1 month ago |
rrobserver.com | Gary Herron
ALBUQUERQUE — Cleveland High School’s hopes of playing in the Class 5A championship for the second year in a row were derailed Thursday afternoon, when the Storm came out on the short end of an 8-7 battle with Eldorado. “Well, it was a good game,” Storm coach Shane Shallenberger said. “They scored one more run than we did.”It had been a seesaw affair, with the No. 4 Storm (20-10) clinging to a 6-5 lead going into the top of the seventh.
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1 month ago |
rrobserver.com | Gary Herron
RIO RANCHO – Why would a smart teenage baseball player want to be the catcher? After all, the mask, shin guards and chest protector have long been called the “tools of ignorance.”Cleveland High’s senior catcher, Owen “Opie” Bishop, says he likes the challenge and necessary leadership skills a catcher needs to help his team. “I like being involved.
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1 month ago |
rrobserver.com | Gary Herron
ALBUQUERQUE — The Rio Rancho High School baseball team beat Centennial 5-3 Thursday morning to advance into a 4 p.m. Friday semifinal at the Jennifer Riordan Spark Kindness sports complex. The Rams (23-6) got an RBI-single from junior second baseman Alex Gallegos to take a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth, and junior shortstop Wyatt Tinker added an RBI double to make it 5-3. Sophomore Logan Sunstrom pitched two scoreless innings in relief to earn the win. The Rams took the lead in the third.
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