Category: Sports
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Gassama’s Perfect Game Leads to NMSU Womens Basketball Postseason Win
The Aggies are advancing. Last Saturday, NM State (13-17, 6-10 CUSA) took down FIU (20-11, 11-5 CUSA) 65-56 in Miami.
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Aggies Men Fall in C-USA Quarterfinals
Competing in their first CUSA Tournament since joining the conference on July 1, 2023, NM State (13-19, 7-9 CUSA) opened with a game against Western Kentucky (20-11, 8-8 CUSA) Thursday night in the CUSA Tournament quarterfinals.
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Knights Advance to 5A Championship to Avenge Only Loss Against Volcano Vista
Organ Mountain High School defeated Albuquerque High in the Class 5A Semifinals.
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Schmidt and Tinani Wrap Up Zone E Qualifier
Each diver strutted their stuff in their final rounds, demonstrating their ability and desire to compete at the highest level.
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Knights Boys Basketball Advances to NMAA Class 5A Final Four
The Organ Mountain High School Boys Basketball Team put in a solid four quarters in their upending of the Tigers of Los Lunas.
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Hunters: The draw application deadline is ONE WEEK AWAY!
The deadline for 2024-2025 Big Game Draw applications is ONE WEEK AWAY! Don’t wait until the last minute!
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Organ Mountain and Mayfield Ladies Fall in Round of 8 at NMAA State Basketball Championships
Both squads faced higher-seeded teams.
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Local Fishing Report
Fishing for trout was fair to good when using nightcrawler worms.
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NMSU Freshman Mira Tinani Completes 6 Dives in Zone E Qualifiers.
Tinani finished 33rd overall, but finished a strong 17th in the final round with an “Inward 2 Somersault Tuck”.
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NM State Men and Women Roll Past FIU To Finish Conference Play–“Rocket City Hoops” Up Next!
With the win, the Aggies get the sixth seed in CUSA tournament.
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Knights Boys Advance to Round of 8 at State Basketball Championships
The Organ Mountain High School Boys Basketball squad upended Roswell 79-70 in Round 1 of the 2024 State Basketball Championships.
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Mayfield and Organ Mountain Girls Advance in 2024 State Basketball Championships
The 2024 Championship season has begun with two of the three girls teams advancing.
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Lady Hoopsters Kickoff High School Basketball Postseason: 5 Local Teams total to play Round 1
For two nights, the Organ Mountain High School Gym (“the Castle”) will play host to State Championship tournament play.
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Local Fishing Report
Tell us about your latest New Mexico fishing adventure, or your catch of the week.
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High School Basketball Offers Three “16s” to Watch this Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad March.
The 2024 Nusenda Credit Union State Basketball Brackets have been released, and our broader community is represented in three of the ten Championship tournaments.
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Aggies, Bunch Bring Home GCU Invitational Title
After posting some low numbers to claim the lead through 36 holes, NM State returned to Grand Canyon University Course on Wednesday and did what it needed to do to earn the team title with a final 54-hole score of 846 (-18) to win the tournament by five strokes.
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Local Fishing Report
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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Offensive Explosion Leads Aggies to Second Power Five Win of the Year
Aggies use three-run seventh to takedown Arizona State on the road.
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Green Takes Gold, Amon Breaks School Record as Aggies Finish Fifth at CUSA Championship
Rebecca Green takes first place in the shot put, Cameron Hodges takes third in the triple jump, and Thulisile Amon breaks school record in the 800m.
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NM State Comes Up Short in Texas
The Aggie women’s tennis team took to the courts for a pair of matches in Texas over the weekend.
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Aggie Men Make Way to Nevada for Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate
After ending last week on a high note, the Aggie men’s golf program returns to action on Monday morning as they travel to southern Nevada to participate in the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate alongside 21 other programs and several individuals at Reflection Bay Golf Club.
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Alyssa Sedillo Brings GOLD to Las Cruces High School and our Broader Community
For two days (February 23-24, 2024), student athletes in our broader community traveled north to compete for State honors in Wrestling and Swimming.
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All Las Cruces Classes FULL for New Mexico Game and Fish Hunter Education Classes.
Did you know: before purchasing a game-hunting license, or applying for the big-game draw, all hunters 17 years of age and younger must obtain a hunter education number issued by New Mexico or another state or possess a New Mexico mentor-youth number?
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DEA Sponsors eSports Tournament and enlists Celebrities to promote ONE PILL/CAN KILL Campaign
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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2024 State Championships: Area Wrestlers and Swimmers Still in the Hunt After Day 1
After a grueling day on the mats and in the pool, our broader community remains well represented in this year’s NMAA State Championships.
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Our Broader Community Sends 13 Student Athletes to Albuquerque for the 2024 STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP.
This years Swimming & Diving State Championship will be held on February 23-24 at the Albuquerque Academy Natatorium. Those attending should be aware: “No seat saving. Unattended items may be removed.”
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True freshman tallied four home runs, seven RBI and a one-hit shutout versus Nebraska.
The legend of Desirae Spearman is quickly growing. In her first weekend of collegiate softball, the NM State phenom was named CUSA Freshman of the week. A week later, Spearman earned the honor after another incredible showing in four games. The El Paso native pitched twice, including a spectacular complete game, one-hit shutout against Nebraska.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: 5A DISTRICT 3 Showdown Set for Friday, February 23 [Updated]
Girls Basketball provides our broader community with a match-up between the Lady Trojans of Mayfield High School and the Lady Knights of Organ Mountain High School.
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Local Fishing Report February 20, 2014
Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
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NM State Cheer Takes home 3 National Titles at USA Collegiate Cheer Championships
1st in Large Co-Ed Intermediate Show Cheer 1st in Small Co-Ed Intermediate Show Cheer 1st in Mascot [For individual events, Ricardo and Danae earned 4th Place in “Partner Stunt”, and Lavina, Chariona, Angelina and Avery garnered a 3rd Place in “Group Stunt”
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5o Local Student Athletes Qualified for the 2024 NMAA Boys Wrestling Championship: Las Cruces High School Leads the Region with 13 qualifiers.
This years State Championship tournament will be held on February 23rd and 24th at the Rio Rancho Event Center. Girls will wrestle for a true State Championship, regardless of Class. The Boys Tournament is divided into two Class distinctions (A/4A and 5A). Wrestlers will face off in weight-specific designations until each weight in each designation…
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Regional “Catch of the Week” at Young Pond in Las Cruces–Local Fishing Report
Antoinette and her grandfather caught several trout at Young Pond on Feb. 3.
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Aliyah Logan Breaks School Record in 60m Hurdles as Aggies Close Regular Season
Since claiming the top spot in NM State history for the 60-meter hurdles at the Corky Classic in January 2023 with a time of 8.27 seconds, Aliyah Logan has continued to rewrite the record book. On January 20th, the senior from Markham, Ontario, Canada posted a time of 8.24 at the MLK Invitational.
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SPECIAL SPORTS EDITORIAL: “Listen to Local Baseball on the Radio this President’s Day”
This President’s Day weekend, our broader community will have the opportunity to tune in to four games (and one softball game) hosted by our very own New Mexico State Aggies.
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20 Local Student Athletes Qualified for the 2024 NMAA Girls Wrestling Championship: Centennial Leads the Region with 5 qualifiers.
NMAA sanctioned the Girls Wrestling Division four years ago, in 2020. It comprises all schools regardless of Class–from A to 5A.
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DEA Teams Up with NFL Alumni Health to Spread Awareness about Fentanyl Pills
(LAS VEGAS) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has teamed up with NFL Alumni Health ahead of Sunday’s big game to spread its important message, One Pill Can Kill. This outreach and educational opportunity aims to provide greater awareness about fentanyl and fake pills made to look like prescription medications. The Centers for Disease Control…