Austin Curtis / Journal Staff Writer An Albuquerque Academy junior who created a clinic to introduce Black youth to tennis has been recognized for her efforts with one of the highest distinctions in Girl Scouting — the prestigious Gold Award. Naomi Brundage welcomed a group of Black students who had little prior exposure to the […]
Garcia family’s $1 million donation goes toward improving Academy summer school program, upgrading tennis facility
Albuquerque Journal Staff Report Albuquerque Academy on Saturday recognized a $1 million gift from a family of former students who donated the funding to honor two former Academy teachers and to improve the school’s academics and athletics. The grant was used to both enhance a summer school program that introduces young students to the school, […]
Junior Breaks 3200m School Record
Nicholas Ponte ’26 set a school record in the 3200-meter run during the Chandler Rotary Invitational in Arizona on March 21. His time of 9:15.87 broke the existing record of 9:16.65 set by Benjamin Johnson ’08 in 2007.
Winter Sports Recognition
Congratulations to our Academy student-athletes for these winter sports honors. BOYS BASKETBALL All-State 1st Team Eli Dominguez ’25 All-Star Eli Dominguez ’25 Districts Player of the Year Eli Dominguez ’25 Coach of the Year Alvin Broussard 1st Team Hunter Aime ’26 2nd Team Ben Morgan ’25 Jadon Olson ’26 Honorable Mention Kasen Alter-Gonzales ’25 All-Metro […]
Highland and Academy advance; big night for 12 seeds
It was the 12 seeds that stole headlines on the opening day of the boys state high school basketball tournaments. Farmington, a 12 in Class 5A, was an upset winner Saturday. So were Taos in 4A and Mora in 2A as the first round played out. CLASS 4A: Seven of the top eight seeds advanced. […]
Prep baseball teams to keep an eye on in 2025
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer District 6-4A is heavy with ace starting pitchers: UNM-bound Jacob Gergen of Hope Christian, Uriel Castro at Bernalillo, Jayden Martinez at Valley and Matt Delaney for Academy. The Chargers lost in extra innings to Grants in the 4A state semifinals last May. Delaney, who also plays first base, […]
State swimming and diving: Albuquerque Academy, Cottonwood Classical awash in blue trophies
Divers don’t often steal the spotlight at the state swimming and diving championships, but they did this year with noteworthy performances on the 1-meter board Saturday at the Albuquerque Academy Natatorium. La Cueva’s Chloe Ashe capped her three-year reign as champion with a record-setting performance and Albuquerque Academy’s Oliver Mattox not only shared the top […]
Basketball Player Addie Spratley ’26 Scores 1,000th Point
Junior Addie Spratley scored her 1,000th point in a basketball game against Del Norte High School on February 13.
Joshua Martin ’08 Takes Gold at Invictus Games
Retired U.S. Army Special Operations Command Captain Joshua Martin, a 2008 Academy grad, has won gold in the Men’s Novice IAS2 – Standing Ski event at the 2025 Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded, injured, and ill active duty and veteran military personnel. Josh felt a strong calling to serve his country after […]
5 things to know about new Red Sox infielder Alex Bregman
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