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2 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
No one occupying the roster for the St. Michael’s boys golf team was even in middle school the last time the Horsemen were this close to the top of the small-school state golf standings. The Horsemen sit just six strokes behind four-time defending champion Mesilla Valley on Monday after the first round of the Class 1A/3A state golf championships at Riverview Golf Course in Kirtland.
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4 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
ALBUQUERQUE — Winning by the skin of your teeth has a different feeling to it, like it just feels earned. For the St. Michael's Lady Horsemen, the previous four track and field team state championships had little drama as they romped their way to easy wins. Saturday saw them challenged like they never had before during their reign.
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4 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
ALBUQUERQUE — The pain is just temporary. The memories that result from it are unforgettable. Sometimes, the pain is just enduring that second 100 meters of a 200-meter dash, as acknowledged Saturday afternoon by Santa Fe Prep's Weston Stump. Or, it can be a grueling march of compiling 3,400 meters of pure intensity in one day, which Pecos' Brandyn Encinias heartily accepted.
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5 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
ALBUQUERQUE — Go with what you know. At this point of the track and field season, teams aren't about to reinvent themselves in the quest for championship glory. So, Santa Fe Prep leaned into its middle-distance girls runners; St. Michael's, its depth. For West Las Vegas head track and field coach James Esquibel, he chose the power of prayer. They were effective for each program needed Friday in the opening day of the small-school state track meet at Great Friends of UNM Track Complex.
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6 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
For the past four Mays, the small-school state track and field championship has been a playground dominated by St. Michael’s. The program has dominated Class 3A in the 2020s, having swept the boys and girls titles every year since 2021 (no spring sports were played in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic). This spring appears to be no different for the Horsemen and Lady Horsemen.
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6 days ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
The heart of a champion still lives within the Las Vegas Robertson Cardinals — champion blood courses through the veins of senior Ariana Sanchez. Robertson’s pitching ace is one of two players left over from the program’s back-to-back state championships in 2022 and 2023, and she showed the kind of mettle that helped guide the Cardinals to championship glory Thursday afternoon.
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1 week ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
The heart of a champion still lives within the Las Vegas Robertson Cardinals — champion blood courses through the veins of senior Ariana Sanchez. Robertson’s pitching ace is one of two players left over from the program’s back-to-back state championships in 2022 and 2023, and she showed the kind of mettle that helped guide the Cardinals to championship glory Thursday afternoon.
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1 week ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
The optimism is palpable at Santa Fe Prep. Hope is still alive at Santa Fe High. This week’s state tennis individual and state tournaments will determine whether those two schools will transform feelings into hardware. Wednesday brings the start of the two-day state individual tournament for classes 1A/4A and 5A in Albuquerque, while the team portion of the tournament takes to the courts Friday and Saturday.
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1 week ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
Julie Esquibel can’t wait to see how the new state softball tournament format plays out for her West Las Vegas Lady Dons — mainly because her team is playing host. Oliver Torres, meanwhile, is not looking forward to it. The New Mexico Activities Association changed the state tournament format for all classes, going with a pod system hosted by the top four seeds. It will make its debut Wednesday when the Class 1A/2A and 3A teams play the opening round and quarterfinal matchups.
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1 week ago | 
santafenewmexican.com | James Barron
West Las Vegas and St. Michael's get to enjoy the spoils of the new state softball tournament format. The Santa Fe Indian School Lady Braves? Not so much. The Lady Dons and Lady Horsemen get the coveted top-four seeds in the Class 3A bracket, which was revealed Sunday afternoon by the New Mexico Activities Association. West Las Vegas, the District 2-3A champion, will try to defend its title as the third seed in this year's 12-team field, while St. Michael's nabbed the fourth seed.
