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Mesa Vista’s Boys Metal At State Track Meet

by Staff Reporter / May 15, 2018 / 0 comments

Mesa Vista’s Boys Medal At State Track Meet

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

Coming off a disappointing (for him) fourth-place finish in the long jump May 4 on the opening day, Mesa Vista senior Frankie Ortiz was in the finals of the 100-meter dash the second day of competition May 5 at the Class A-3A state track and field meet at the Great Friends of UNM track and field facilities in Albuquerque...

Mesa Vista’s Griego Wins 200, 400 At State

by Staff Reporter / May 14, 2018 / 0 comments

Mesa Vista’s Griego Wins 200, 400 At State

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

Mesa Vista High School junior Abrianna Griego had a bad memory from the 2017 Class A-3A state track and field meet. She had finished second in the 400-meter dash. She realized that she couldn’t settle for second best this year.

Weekly Fishing Report

by Staff Reporter / May 10, 2018 / 0 comments

Weekly Fishing Report

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

The State Game and Fish Department has resumed its stockings of bigger-than-average rainbow trout throughout Northern New Mexico. These fish will average over 15 inches in size and provide anglers with a chance to catch a big trout they would not otherwise have...

Escalante’s Blea Brings Back Five Medals, Breaks State Record

by Staff Reporter / May 07, 2018 / 0 comments

Escalante’s Blea Brings Back Five Medals, Breaks State Record

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

Escalante High School junior Andres (AJ) Blea will need a strong neck after the New Mexico Class A-3A State Track and Field Meet May 4-5 at the Great Friends of UNM track and field facilities in Albuquerque. Blea will be bringing back five medals, one of them gold, after an outstanding performance for the Lobos...

Local Athletes Look to Bring Back Medals from State Meet

by Staff Reporter / May 01, 2018 / 0 comments

Local Athletes Look to Bring Back Medals from State Meet

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

Athletes from Classes A-3A had their final chance to qualify for the ClassA-3A State Track and Field Meet at district meets April 27 and April 28 across the state. Those that had not run fast enough, thrown far enough or jumped high enough could still qualify for state by finishing first or second in their respective events at the district meets. Athletes who did qualify for state will compete at the Great Friends of UNM Track and Field Facilities in Albuquerque Friday and Saturday...

Mesa Vista, McCurdy And Escalante Have State-Qualifying Times At Northern Rio Grande Meet

by Staff Reporter / Apr 27, 2018 / 0 comments

Mesa Vista, McCurdy And Escalante Have State-Qualifying Times At Northern Rio Grande Meet

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

Escalante High School, Mesa Vista High School and McCurdy Charter School competed at the Northern Rio Grande track and field meet April 21 at Pecos High School. All had state-qualifying times in several events. Escalante finished second in the team standings with 75 points. Mesa Vista was third with 67 points and McCurdy was sixth with 30 points...

Lady Lobos Take First At Northern Rio Grande Meet

by Staff Reporter / Apr 25, 2018 / 0 comments

Lady Lobos Take First At Northern Rio Grande Meet

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

After a week of wild weather, it turned out to be a great day for the Northern Rio Grande (NRG) track and field meet April 21 at Pecos High School. It was especially good for the Escalante High School girls track and field team, as they edged past Pecos by .5 points to take first place with 96.5 points. The Lady Lobos turned in state-qualifying times in several events...

Local Team Takes 2nd In National Tournament

by Staff Reporter / Apr 24, 2018 / 0 comments

Local Team Takes 2nd In National Tournament

The Northern New Mexico Believers, coached by Monica Romero, were invited to play in the Hall of Fame National Showcase in Wichita, Kansas on April 14th & 15th .  The young ladies took 2nd place... 

Pojoaque’s Consuelo Quintana Signs with Regis University

by Staff Reporter / Apr 24, 2018 / 0 comments

Pojoaque’s Consuelo Quintana Signs with Regis University

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

Pojoaque Valley High School senior Consuelo Quintana will continue her career as a cross country and track and field athlete at the next level after signing a National Letter of Intent to compete for Regis University in Denver. With her mother, Feliz Esparza, and coaches Chris and Edwina Roybal looking on, Quintana signed her name to the scholarship April 17 in a ceremony at Ben Lujan Gymnasium in Pojoaque...

Abiquiu Lake Gives Up A Big Rainbow Trout

by ericv / Apr 13, 2018 / 0 comments

Abiquiu Lake Gives Up A Big Rainbow Trout

By George Morse Sports and Outdoors

As the writer of a weekly fishing report, I draw on my experience of 50 years fishing the lakes, rivers and streams of Northern New Mexico. I also use several websites as sources of information. Among them are the United States Geological Survey, where I can find out about streamflows. This information can be very useful. One example is the Rio Grande, where the annual caddis hatch is drawing fly fishermen. On Monday (4/9), the flow in the Rio Grande was 257 cubic-feet-per second. Great for fly fishing...

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