After 11 straight wins, No. 1 seed Avonite must have felt like Eliot Ness and the Untouchables. Homegrown, defending “A” tournament champs, enacted a little sting operation by upsetting Avonite’s applecart,...

The Los Lunas High School baseball team tightened up its defense and got its bats working against district foe Gadsden on Tuesday, sending the Panthers packing with a 13-2 beating in five innings. Setting the pace in the...

The Belen High School boys tennis team swept all three singles matches en route to a 3-2 win over Highland on Tuesday at Belen. Derek Lynch, Paul Moya and Charles Montoya easily won their matches — Lynch blanking his opponent...

Los Lunas High School girls basketball coach Mike Jenrette resigned last week after five seasons heading the Lady Tiger program. Under Jenrette, the Lady Tigers posted a 46-75 record (.380 winning percentage). His Tiger teams...

The Belen High School baseball team dropped two more district games on Thursday when the Silver High Fighting Colts came to town. The Eagles lost both ends of a doubleheader by scores of 12-8 and 5-3. The losses dropped the...

The Los Lunas High School baseball team took advantage of its opportunities in the first game of a district doubleheader with Las Cruces Mayfield on Thursday. But in the second game, the Tigers lost an opportunity to take...

Several powerhouse track squads will be racing for state qualification at the Socorro Invitiational on Thursday. The starters gun will fire on the first prelim race at 10 a.m. The field of competitors joining the Socorro and...

Socorro’s Lady Warrior got a taste Saturday of what is in store for them in district action when they faced Cobre in the Hot Springs softball tournament. Socorro held a 9-6 lead in the fourth, only to have perennial state...

Valencia County high schools are fortunate to have two quality coaches who are experts when it comes to running. Larry Padilla has been head cross-country coach at Los Lunas High School for a decade and has been named the...

THE EAST BROTHERS The East brothers — Tyler and Cody — took up wrestling just this year, which made things increasingly difficult for the other wrestlers in the state. Eleven-year-old Tyler is the younger of the two brothers. He...