Category: Sports
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NM State Earns CSCAA Spring Scholar All-America Honors
Aggies conclude spring semester with 3.64 team GPA to collect award.
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ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NEW MEXICO BOYS TRACK & FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Corbin Coombs of Organ Mountain High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Track & Field Player of the Year.
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LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NEW MEXICO GIRLS TRACK & FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Kaselle Davis of Las Cruces High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade New Mexico Girls Track & Field Player of the Year.
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Las Cruces Tikes N’ Spikes Flag Football Registration on July 11 (online) and July 13 (in-person)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will offer individual registration for Youth Flag Football.
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Local Fishing Report for June 25
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org (“supporting disabled anglers”), has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers.
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Leftover draw licenses on sale June 26 (Corrected)
A total of 630 deer licenses left over from the 2024-2025 big-game draw will go on sale at 10 a.m. MDT June 26, through the Department’s Online License System.
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Volleyball Unveils Fall 2024 Roster Additions
Veteran Head Coach Mike Jordan brings in nine new Aggies.
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State Wildlife Action Plan for New Mexico topic of public meeting in Las Cruces
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is holding two public meetings to discuss the 10-year review and revision of the State Wildlife Action Plan for New Mexico (SWAP).
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NM State Adds Former Aggie Shunn Buchanan to Coaching Staff
Buchanan makes his way back to Las Cruces after a two-year stint at Mississippi State under Head Coach Chris Jans.
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NM State Adds Forward Nate Tshimanga to Roster
Teams up with brother Emmanuel Tshimanga on Aggies’ roster.
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Local Fishing and Stocking Reports for June 18
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org (“supporting disabled anglers”), has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
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Former Aggie Ortiz Named National League Rookie of the Month–And More on Aggies Gone Pro
The Pro Aggies continued the tear in the show with Joey Ortiz named NL Rookie of the Month for May.
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12 Aggies Named to Phil Steele’s 2024 Preseason All-CUSA Team
A group of 12 Aggies were named to the Phil Steele 2024 Preseason All-CUSA Team, the well-known publication announced Tuesday.
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Local Fishing and Stocking Report for June 11
Jake Johnson of Las Cruces caught and released a 7-inch Gila trout using a homemade, barbless quail-tail Stone Fly on June 7 at Willow Creek.
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NM State to Compete in NB3 Matchplay Event on Golf Channel This Fall
Aggie men and women to compete alongside Texas, Stanford and New Mexico in inaugural NB3 Matchplay at Twin Warriors.
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Special military and veteran oryx and pronghorn hunts opening June 12: Application Deadline is July 17
Three special military and veteran drawing opportunities for oryx and pronghorn will open Wednesday, June 12.
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Hunter Education Instructor Training Workshop in Las Cruces
This workshop is required to become a certified hunter education instructor and will certify the instructor to teach both the Traditional and the Field Day Hunter Education student courses.
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Deer, elk and bighorn enhancement hunt raffle tickets are now available!
All proceeds from enhancement hunts are used solely for habitat enhancement, conservation, research and management projects in New Mexico for the species raffled.
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Local Fishing and Stocking Report [June 4, 2024]
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org (“supporting disabled anglers”), has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
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Watch “GAME OVER TOURNAMENT” on Twitch
Help raise fentanyl awareness by watching teams battle it out in the One Pill Can Kill Game Over Tournament!
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NM State Adds Preston Laird to Coaching Staff
On Monday evening, Preston Laird was welcomed back to Las Cruces to be part of Head Coach Jason Hooten’s staff.
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UC San Diego Transfer Emmanuel Tshimanga Commits to NM State
On Thursday evening, Emmanuel Tshimanga made it official that he will don the Crimson & White for Head Coach Jason Hooten and the Aggies this fall.
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Desirae Spearman Earns Two All-American Honors
Desirae Spearman earned two All-American awards this week after a stellar freshman campaign.
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NMSU Foundation to sponsor Homecoming weekend Nov. 8-9
The New Mexico State University Foundation will sponsor the annual NMSU Homecoming weekend, including the Homecoming football game taking place at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 at Aggie Memorial Stadium.
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Conference USA Releases Kickoff Times and Television Schedule for Upcoming Season
Wednesday the league office announced start times and the television schedule for the 2024 campaign.
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Local Fishing and Stocking Reports for May 28
Catch of the Week! Elephant Butte Lake: John Falcon Jr., age 9, of Las Cruces caught a 7-pound, 13-ounce striper using a salt-and-pepper-flavored Old Trapper snack stick on May 13.
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Jhana Downie Breaks School Record as Aggies Close 2024 in Fayetteville
After competing through difficult weather conditions on Thursday, NM State returned Saturday to John McDonnell Field for the final day of NCAA West regional action. The Aggies competed in a trio of events, the 200m dash, 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay, looking to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene,…
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Las Cruces International Airport Hosts Historic Aviation Event
Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) hosted Sport Class Air Racing Association’s (Sport Class) independent Pylon Race Training Camp May 8-11, 2024. Nearly 30 air race teams from America and Europe as well as officials and a large cast of volunteers supported an inaugural FAA-accredited training event organized by the Sport Air Racing Council (SARC) –…
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CONGRATULATIONS ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL–Winners of the Inaugural “Copa de Vecinos” [Comments Open]
[Note: “La Copa de Vecinos” (Neighbors Cup) is not endorsed, affiliated or sanctioned by the New Mexico Activities Association nor any of the schools or school districts represented in the competition.] What is “La Copa de Vecinos”? La Copa de Vecinos ( or “Neigbors Cup”) is a competition among our local scholastic sports teams. Since…
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Fish with a Cop June 1 at Young Park
The free event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1, at the Young Park lake, 1905 Nevada Ave. All ages and genders are invited to participate. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is assisting and will provide rods, reels and tackle to young anglers who do not already have…
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GAME OVER: DEA’s One Pill Can Kill Tournament Returns!
America is in the midst of a deadly opioid epidemic. The national rate of teenagers overdosing has tripled in the past two years.
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NMSU Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule
The Aggies will host ten home contests as part of an 18-game slate in 2024.
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Centennial Comes Back from Round 2 Loss to WIN 2024 NMAA Softball Championship [Video Content]
Hawks take Title in spectacular fashion, retiring the Alamogordo Tigers on a line drive double play.
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Organ Mountain’s Corbin Coombs Puts On a Running Clinic, taking home FOUR GOLD MEDALS at the 2024 NMAA State Track & Field Championships
More than one State Record fell this year, as the Knights of Organ Mountain High School rake in 6 gold medals.
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Local Fishing and Stocking Report for May 14
Patrick Stafford of Las Cruces caught a 4.5-pound catfish using PowerBait on May 11.
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ProAggies: Ortiz and Gonzales Faceoff in the Show
It was a big week for Pro Aggies as Joey Ortiz and Nick Gonzales played against each other with Kyle Bradish earning a start.