http://www.santafenewmexican.com Santa Fe Sports. Sports news from New Mexico en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Live-blog-coverage-of-the-boys-state-tournament-quarterfinals Stop in and join today's live blog coverage of the state semifinal and final rounds. Sports writers James Barron and Geoff Grammer will be live blogging from the tournament.Photographer Natalie Guillen has been working the basketball tournament this week capturing incredible images of the highs and lows of the intense competition. Visit our photo galleries to see her work. You can browse the galleries free and buy your favorites, starting at only $4.99. These photos make great keepsakes or gifts. http://santafenewmexican.smugmug.com/ Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Live-blog-coverage-of-the-boys-state-tournament-quarterfinals Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Espa-amp-ntilde-ola-boys-get-a-chance-at-the-title-at-last ALBUQUERQUE — Generations have waited as the decades have passed. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Espa-amp-ntilde-ola-boys-get-a-chance-at-the-title-at-last Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Lady-Dons--West-Las-Vegas-makes-history-with-win-over-St--Micha ALBUQUERQUE — Eyes red and wet with emotion, the trio of West Las Vegas High School basketball players and their head coach entered the interview room beneath The Pit after Thursday's semifinal of the Class AAA Girls State Basketball Championships in silence. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Lady-Dons--West-Las-Vegas-makes-history-with-win-over-St--Micha Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/12-SFIS-girls-win ALBUQUERQUE — With the season on the line in the final minute of one of the most thrilling, intense and improbable come-from-behind victories of the 2010 Girls State Basketball Championships, there was no time for jokes. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/12-SFIS-girls-win Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA-girls-Espa-amp-ntilde-ola-s-solid-run-ends ALBUQUERQUE — If ever there was a contrast in programs, it had to be in Thursday's semifinals of the Class AAAA Girls State Basketball Championships. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA-girls-Espa-amp-ntilde-ola-s-solid-run-ends Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Lobos-keep-fans-on-their-toes LAS VEGAS, Nev. — New Mexico fans planning to track the Lobos in the NCAA Tournament might want to get it cleared through their cardiologist. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Lobos-keep-fans-on-their-toes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Girls-Class-AA-Pe-amp-ntilde-asco-can-t-quite-keep-up-with-Texico RIO RANCHO — It's said success breeds success. That's one lesson Peñasco head coach David Sanchez said Thursday he wants his Lady Panthers to learn in the wake of a 58-41 loss to traditional powerhouse Texico in a semifinal of the Class AA Girls State Basketball Championships. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Girls-Class-AA-Pe-amp-ntilde-asco-can-t-quite-keep-up-with-Texico Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:23:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/New-Mexico-survives-scare-from-Air-Force LAS VEGAS — Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/New-Mexico-survives-scare-from-Air-Force Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/St--Michael-s-comes-out-on-top-of-physical-quarterfinal-in-Clas RIO RANCHO — To get a shot at the state's best Class AAA boys basketball team, the St. Michael's Horsemen first had to beat the state's best Class AAA football team. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/St--Michael-s-comes-out-on-top-of-physical-quarterfinal-in-Clas Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA--Espa-amp-ntilde-ola-Valley-hangs-on-to-advance-to-semifinals- ALBUQUERQUE — Thousands of children in the state of New Mexico are raised and encouraged to dream of playing in The Pit. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA--Espa-amp-ntilde-ola-Valley-hangs-on-to-advance-to-semifinals- Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Pojoaque-Valley-s-strategy-falls-flat-as-Sundevils-advance-to-s RIO RANCHO — Pojoaque Valley High School guard Luke Salazar held the ball, patiently waiting for counter from Albuquerque Sandia Prep's defense. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Pojoaque-Valley-s-strategy-falls-flat-as-Sundevils-advance-to-s Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAA---Clark-Kent-thing---defense-help-Braves-take-down-Ro RIO RANCHO — These Santa Fe Indian School Braves aren't worried about style points. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAA---Clark-Kent-thing---defense-help-Braves-take-down-Ro Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AA-Tularosa-trounces-Mesa-Vista-in-the-quarterfinals RIO RANCHO — Too big, too fast and too strong. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AA-Tularosa-trounces-Mesa-Vista-in-the-quarterfinals Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA-Jaguars-handed-painful-loss ALBUQUERQUE — All the pain, all the fighting, all the sacrifice; just for these scars. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA-Jaguars-handed-painful-loss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA-Chargers-deny-Kirk---Toppers ALBUQUERQUE — Alex Kirk's career in The Pit has not been a happy one, but it's bound to get better. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA-Chargers-deny-Kirk---Toppers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AA--Son-Blazers-rout-Mora-in-quarterfinals RIO RANCHO — It's not often that you see coaches and players who've just lost a game in the boys state basketball tournament enter a room with heads held high. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AA--Son-Blazers-rout-Mora-in-quarterfinals Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AA-Bobcats-claw-way-into-the-semis RIO RANCHO — Coronado High School head coach Ezau Rios will tell you his school one of the smallest in its class. Not his team. His School. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AA-Bobcats-claw-way-into-the-semis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/women-s-MWC-Tournament-Utah-continues-dominance-over-New-Mexico LAS VEGAS, Nev. — You can't fault the Utah women if they've got that bullet-proof feeling when they play New Mexico. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/women-s-MWC-Tournament-Utah-continues-dominance-over-New-Mexico Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/men-s-mwc-tournament-No--8-New-Mexico-headlines-Fantastic-4 LAS VEGAS, Nev. — It was supposed to be a rebuilding year in the Mountain West Conference. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/men-s-mwc-tournament-No--8-New-Mexico-headlines-Fantastic-4 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/11-Locally-Local-Local-Sports-Briefs NMHU reaches D-II NCAA Tournament for the first time Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/11-Locally-Local-Local-Sports-Briefs Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Baseball--Santa-Fe-High-rolls-past-St--Michael-s It wasn't the Baseball Gods, but Mother Nature, who smiled on the Demons of Santa Fe High School on Tuesday afternoon. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Baseball--Santa-Fe-High-rolls-past-St--Michael-s Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAA--Lady-Horsemen-upset-No--1-Portales-to-meet-West-Las- ALBUQUERQUE — St. Michael's High School never had a sense of awe about facing No. 1 Portales in Tuesday's quarterfinal of the Class AAA Girls State Basketball Tournament in The Pit. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAA--Lady-Horsemen-upset-No--1-Portales-to-meet-West-Las- Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/girls-state-basketball-tournament-Emotional-Lady-Braves-run-pas ALBUQUERQUE — The embrace lasted only about a minute. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/girls-state-basketball-tournament-Emotional-Lady-Braves-run-pas Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA--Guard-helps-Lady-Sundevils-post-win-over-Lady-Hillt ALBUQUERQUE — In a freshman, Ron Drake trusts. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Class-AAAA--Guard-helps-Lady-Sundevils-post-win-over-Lady-Hillt Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Lady-Dons-take-down-Thoreau-to-earn-shot-against-familiar-foe-S ALBUQUERQUE — Local fans are used to the Class AAA Girls State Basketball Tournament serving as a showcase of District 2AAA. Once the semifinal round arrives, The Pit often houses what feels like the district tournament redux. Read Story... ]]> http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/Lady-Dons-take-down-Thoreau-to-earn-shot-against-familiar-foe-S