James Barron

1 day ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

Nothing earth-shattering happened at Thursday’s board of directors meeting for the New Mexico Activities Association. Still, a Class 1A state cross-country meet could be on the horizon. The biggest decision the board made at its final meeting of the school year was to increase the number of weight classes in boys and girls wrestling from 12 (girls) and 13 (boys) to 14 for both.

1 day ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

Blackwell 16, Santa Fe 15The Fuego needed a wake-up call after two days off. The FlyCatchers provided it with 10 unanswered runs through 3 1/2 innings to build a 10-0 lead in a Pecos League game at Fort Marcy Ballpark. It was just enough cushion, as Santa Fe (1-5) scored three runs in the bottom of fourth and fifth.

2 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

Small schools, big problems? There is nothing quite like watching the state cross-country championships, a sea of running humanity exploding from the starting line to determine the best individuals and teams in each classification. Perhaps no race exemplifies this more than the Class 1A/2A boys and girls races, which annually have the largest fields of the four classes that run at Albuquerque Academy.

3 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

James Voight earned his reputation as a program builder during his prep and college basketball coaching career. He will put that distinction to the test when Voight returns to the high school coaching ranks. Voight accepted an offer last week to become boys basketball head coach at Los Alamos. Guy Meyer, Los Alamos’ athletic director, said Voight’s ability to create strong programs played a significant role in his hire.

4 days ago | santafenewmexican.com | James Barron

Cecily Decker was born to go fast, whether it was on a ski slope or a gravel road. Ever since she started skiing at the age of 1, Decker has had a need for speed that continues to this day — even if it now manifests as riding a bicycle down a gravel road. And what hasn’t changed is the level of success Decker achieved in both sports. Once a burgeoning downhill skiing star, Decker overcame a severe knee injury by switching from skis to a bicycle.