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Mountainair football routs Roy/Mosquero, sets sights on ‘Bowl Game’

by Ger Demarest | Mar 31, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

Mountainair High School’s six-man football team continued its winning ways during this shortened,...

Estancia volleyball outlasts Mountainair in emotional regular-season finale

by Ger Demarest | Mar 31, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

In the final regular-season volleyball match for both area high schools, Mountainair’s Lady...

East Mountain’s Dewey wins bronze at state as ‘wonky’ cross country season ends

by Ger Demarest | Mar 30, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

East Mountain’s Henry Dewey grabbed a third-place finish, multiple area runners scored personal...

High school athletes back in the weight room and hoping for sports to return

by Ger Demarest | Jan 22, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

Moriarty and Estancia high school student-athletes returned to their schools’ weight rooms this...

First-ever virtual induction ceremony for Moriarty’s Athletic Hall of Fame

by Ger Demarest | Jan 12, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

Just before Christmas, Moriarty High School brought some good tidings to the end of 2020 with its...

A fall without football in Moriarty: Missing everything about the game, especially Pete Sandoval

by Ger Demarest | Sep 11, 2020 | Sports | 0 |

Moriarty High School football head coach Gabe Romero could not recall a time when there wasn’t...

Departure of longtime coaches has East Mountain’s cross country program in limbo

by Ger Demarest | Aug 28, 2020 | Sports | 0 |

For the first time in more than a decade, East Mountain High School is devoid of a cross country...

East Mountain standout runner elevated her game at Lubbock Christian

by Ger Demarest | Aug 28, 2020 | Sports | 0 |

Not many high school student-athletes go on to play sports in college and only a few accomplish...

East Mountain boys soccer returns to workouts and ‘making do’

by Ger Demarest | Jul 3, 2020 | Sports | 0 |

They have temporarily swapped their usual pitch for concrete, pavement, and a small patch of...

Moriarty, Estancia student-athletes ‘pumped’ about summer workouts

by Ger Demarest | Jun 19, 2020 | Sports | 0 |

“Push it! Push it! Dig! Dig!” a mask-wearing coach yelled to a small group of Moriarty High School...

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