Category: Sports

NM State beat Oregon 2-1 in their second-ever matchup and first in Las Cruces on Aug. 22 at the NM State Soccer Complex. Goals from Ariana Leamons and Brooke Schultz propelled the Aggies to their first-ever win over a Power-four conference opponent.

On Tuesday, a pair of New Mexico schools got together to play a volleyball game, but what led up to the first serve was an act of true sportsmanship.

This is Scott’s second time winning Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week

Here is a breakdown of the districts in our broader community, and whom they will be competing with. The schools names are links to the MaxPreps page associated with each team.

The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) has migrated all ticket sales to GoFan, an online ticketing management system where your phone is your ticket. There are no cash purchases of tickets available.

The Aggies earned their second win over UNM in program history.

Thursday afternoon, Shiyazh Pete was one of 90 individuals named to the 2024 Lombardi Award Watch List.

Today, August 17, 2024, the Hatch Valley Bears Boys and Girls Soccer teams square off against Deming. These are the first high school contests in our broader community for this school year.

The kickoff to the rivalry will be held this weekend on Saturday August 17th from 9am -1pm at the Field of Dreams Softball Complex. This is a one-of-a-kind student only event where students from both schools will be admitted if they have their student ID and a can of food to donate to charity.

The Aggies came back from a two-goal deficit to tie #23 USC, 2-2, in the season opener on Aug. 15, 2024. Kennedy Herrera and Meredith Scott secured the draw, with both goals coming in the final 14 minutes of the match.

As summer winds down and students return to campus, the Aggies have been hard at work, bringing in new members of the Crimson & White. In total, NM State adds 18 student-athletes for the 2024-25 season, including six males and 12 females.

Las Cruces Public Schools has initiated a clear bag policy at the district’s Field of Dreams outdoor events venues, including the LCPS football, soccer, baseball and softball fields, a step that district administration says will expedite security lines and enhance public safety.

NM State will compete in four regular season meets, including hosting the 2024 Lori Fitzgerald Memorial Open.

NM State Soccer wrapped up their exhibition against Cochise College with a victory on Friday, Aug. 9, at the NM State Soccer Complex.

Our local teams are spread out over five (5) different districts. Here is a breakdown of the districts teams in our broader community will be competing in.

The Las Cruces High School vs Mayfield High School football game is widely regarded as one of the best rivalries not only New Mexico, but the entire country. 

Golf in the Olympics is very similar to what we are used to in our broader community with two distinctions. 1) There is no “cut” after the second round of 18–all competitors play 72 holes. 2) There are sudden-death tie breaker rounds for all medals.

Competing naked is widely accepted as the only way the Greeks would perform in the original Olympic games.

Our broader community is dynamic. Because of the changing nature of the place we call home, the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) has been forced to play the district shuffling game.

In the final game of Group C play, Team USA dominated Puerto Rico, 104-83. Of the impressive roster of star basketball players to take the court for Team USA, Tyrese Haliburton was the only player to not score a single point.

Larrison joins the Aggies after an extensive career as private throws coach and volunteer for the University of Kansas.

For the first time in the history of the Cruces-Mayfield (or Mayfield-Cruces, if you prefer) rivalry, the storied match up will be the season opener.

Both the New York Post and Sports Illustrated made hay about Team USA Women’s High Jump competitor, Rachel Glenn, and her decision to leave the University of South Carolina for the Razorbacks of Arkansas for non-athletic reasons.

When the local community doesn’t have anyone “homegrown” to represent them in the Olympics, we have to find those athletes who represent something we are passionate about.

Both Chiles and Biles will compete in each of the four event rounds; Suni Lee will fill the third spot on uneven bars and balance beam and floor exercise, while Jade Carey will round out the slots on the vault.

No, Jordan Thompson is not from around here. In fact, one would be hard pressed to find any connection to our local community… except for her name–Jordan.