By Adrian Gomez / For the Journal Kenneth Miller ’07 went from living on his personal Texas ranch to the set of “Ransom Canyon” last year. The Albuquerque native is one of many celebrating the success of the Netflix series as it continues to hold in the top five in its third week of streaming. […]
ABQ author Kit Rosewater ’07 debuts first young adult novel ‘All’s Fair in Love and Field Hockey’
By David Steinberg / For the Journal Kit Rosewater’s book “All’s Fair in Love and Field Hockey” is a thoughtful, luminous romance novel for young adults. It’s a tale not unlike the rival families in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” — the Montagues and the Capulets. In the novel, two young people overcome team rivalry […]
Cleveland boys, Academy girls continue track and field dominance at metros
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer The team standings at the Albuquerque Metro Track and Field Championships followed exactly the standings from the previous week, at least at the top as Cleveland’s boys and Albuquerque Academy’s girls claimed the gargantuan metro trophies. The Storm put up a huge number, 125 points, which was 49 […]
Albuquerque athlete earns college scholarship to play flag football
Austin Curtis ’25 / Journal Staff Writer An Albuquerque Academy senior is headed to college on a scholarship to play flag football. At a recent showcase in Houston, Emanee Cerda caught the eye of Mars Hill coach Max Switzer, who offered her an opportunity to be on the Division II college’s inaugural women’s team. Cerda […]
Prep Track & Field: Cleveland javelin thrower, Academy long jumper wow at Metros
Academy sophomore Grace Erinle, coming off a high-point performance at her home Harper meet, made her final attempt in the long jump her best, soaring 17 feet, 5 inches. Her sister, Funmi, an eighth-grader, finished second. Read the full article in the Albuquerque Journal.
Academy softball routs Bernalillo, claims district title
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Call her a weapon, call her an asset, call her completely invaluable to the cause. On Tuesday, Melissa Purcella fit all those descriptions in bulk. The Albuquerque Academy senior has a Division I career awaiting her on the East Coast, at Rider University in New Jersey, but she […]
Manzano freshman, Academy boys are metro golf champions
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer A birdie binge sent a Manzano freshman to the Albuquerque Metro Golf Championship on Tuesday. Isaiah Schmedes overcame a poor start and finished with a flourish to shoot a 2-under par round of 70 — the only player in the field to finish in red numbers — and […]
Junior Wins Scholarship at National Science Competition
Aarush Tutiki ’26 was one of 48 students recognized for his work – ICEFAB-Nano: An Integrated Computational-Experimental Framework to Accelerate the Development of Highly Biofunctional Nanotherapeutics for Healthy and Cancerous Applications – at the 63rd National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS). Aarush placed second, earning an $8,000 scholarship, in the chemistry oral presentations category. […]
Albuquerque Academy sweeps at metro girls golf
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer The thing about a good short game is that it translates just about everywhere. On Monday afternoon at Ladera Golf Course, consider the dilemma facing sophomore Addy Haas of Albuquerque Academy: In the second hole of a playoff with West Mesa’s Alyssa Rodriguez, Haas turned a perfect tee […]
Record-breaking day by familiar faces at the Harper
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer One of the athletes who found herself surprised at her victory was junior Antonella Begay, the daughter of former Academy athlete and New Mexico golfing legend Notah Begay III. Begay, a Charger like her dad, was among the final three in the girls high jump, along with Highland’s […]
