James Barron

4 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

For the first 12 games of the 2025 season, the West Las Vegas Lady Dons had the look of a defending Class 3A state softball champion. They were 11-1, with their only loss to 5A Farmington. They also had wins over Kirtland Central, Aztec and Belen — all teams ranked in the Top 10 in 4A, according to MaxPreps.com. Going into a road trip to Silver City on April 12 to play 4A’s No. 1 team in Silver and 3A contender Cobre, everything seemed to indicate West Las Vegas was the clear-cut favorite.

6 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

It’s hard to call balls and strikes through tears. But tears were what prep baseball umpire Oliver Torres tried to minimize Thursday afternoon. The emotion that hit Torres, Santa Fe Indian School and the basketball community as news spread of the deaths of Indian School’s Nate and Jason Abeyta in a car crash earlier in the day remained raw. Torres was on the baseball field at Española Valley High School umpiring a junior varsity baseball doubleheader between the host Sundevils and Moriarty.

6 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

It's hard to call balls and strikes through tears. But tears were what prep baseball umpire Oliver Torres tried to minimize Thursday afternoon. The emotion that hit Torres, Santa Fe Indian School and the basketball community as news spread of the deaths of Indian School's Nate and Jason Abeyta in a car crash earlier in the day remained raw. Torres was on the baseball field at Española Valley High School umpiring a junior varsity baseball doubleheader between the host Sundevils and Moriarty.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | James Barron

Santa Fe Indian School is mourning the loss of two important members of its community. Longtime boys basketball coach Jason Abeyta and his brother, Nathan Abeyta, the assistant athletic director at the school, were killed in a car crash early Thursday morning. The brothers, members of Ohkay Owingeh, were driving in Rio Arriba County when the crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 84 and N.M. 554 near Abiquiú, the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

6 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

Santa Fe Indian School is mourning the loss of two important members of its community. Longtime boys basketball coach Jason Abeyta and his brother, Nathan Abeyta, the assistant athletic director at the school, were killed in a car crash early Thursday morning. The brothers, members of Ohkay Owingeh, were driving in Rio Arriba County when the crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 84 and N.M. 554 near Abiquiú, the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office confirmed.