By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer There was a fair bit of team suspense near the end of Saturday’s Class 5A/4A state track and field meet. Consider the Rio Rancho girls, who trailed Eldorado by two points entering the meet’s final event, the 4×400-meter relay, at the University of New Mexico complex. The Rams […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy’s girls and boys swept first place Tuesday in Farmington. The girls won by 37 shots (673-710) over Kirtland Central, with Lovington (712) a close third. Academy has won five consecutive state championships in girls golf. Academy’s boys, in going back-to-back in 4A, prevailed with an 11-shot […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer At Piñon Hills Golf Course, Albuquerque Academy’s boys and girls both are leading following the first round. The Chargers’ 306 leads Lovington’s boys by 12 and Artesia by 13, with Los Alamos (324) and Goddard (325) looking to win a trophy as well. There are nine boys within […]

By Sean Reider / Journal Staff Writer As the sun set on another season, the loudspeaker at Jerry Cline Tennis Center crackled to life and for another year, the most dominant sound in New Mexico high school sports casually warbled over the courts: ”… Congratulations, Albuquerque Academy Chargers …” Not much else needed to be […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer There was a repeat state champion. There was a tremendous comeback story. One school produced a state champion for the first time. The state singles tennis championship matches Thursday at the Jerry Cline courts offered quite a variety. A freshman, Savannah Reiman, gave Organ Mountain its first-ever tennis […]