By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Here are the metro-area team/individual state champions for the 2023-2024 school year. [List reduced to only Albuquerque Academy teams/athletes] GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Albuquerque Academy (4A) Anna Hastings, Albuquerque Academy (4A) GIRLS SWIMMING/DIVING Albuquerque Academy (4A-5A) Maya Van Atta, Albuquerque Academy (50 free) BOYS SWIMMING/DIVING Albuquerque Academy, 200 free […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Josh Skarsgard is a former standout player at Albuquerque Academy; he was a teammate of James Borrego, who is one of the men who has interviewed for the current Los Angeles Lakers coaching vacancy. Skarsgard on Tuesday was named the new head coach of the Academy girls basketball […]

Albuquerque Academy celebrated the 16 graduates from the Class of 2024 who will participate in athletics at the college level. The Academy has a rich history of student-athletes who compete at the college level. Click here to learn more.  Baseball Mark McNaney, United States Air Force Academy Satish Raichur, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Basketball Joe Jack, Chapman […]

By Tristen Critchfield and James Yodice / Journal freelancer and staff writer NO. 6 ACADEMY 4, NO. 3 BELEN 1: Once Matthew Delaney got some momentum, there wasn’t much the Eagles could do to slow him down. The Chargers (18-10) star hurler shook off a slow start and got stronger as the game progressed, pitching […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Alvin Broussard coached the Sandia High boys basketball program from 2008-09 through the 2018-19 season. He is back in the fold. Broussard, 41, will be the new head coach at Albuquerque Academy. Marcos CdeBaca had to resign recently because of demands with his regular job; he led the […]

By Glen Rosales and James Yodice / Journal freelancer and staff writer Golf renegades would not exactly be the way most people would describe the Albuquerque Academy girls program. But don’t tell that to some private course operators around town. “We got kicked out of courses multiple times,” said No. 1 player Anya Parasher. Wait, […]

Journal Staff Report CLASS 4A: At neighboring Santa Ana Golf Club, Albuquerque Academy’s boys (312) have a five-stroke lead on Kirtland Central and Silver, with St. Pius sitting nine shots off the lead. There were three sub-70 rounds on Monday. Skyler Woods of Kirtland Central and Jacob Alcorta of Silver both finished with 5-under 67s, […]

6. Albuquerque Academy boys tennis There may not be a more dominant school in any high school sport in New Mexico than the Chargers boys tennis team. Academy won its 21st straight title (and 27th overall) over the weekend, this time playing in the 1A-4A class. The last time Academy didn’t win a state title […]

By Sean Reider / Journal Staff Writer Saturday at the Jerry Cline Tennis Complex had all the feel of a countdown, seconds ticking by on a long day that only got longer. Because, in a literal sense, that’s how the early afternoon was spent. With each lightning strike in a 10-mile radius pushing the final […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Longtime friends Connor Dils of Albuquerque Academy (1A-4A) and Leo Rocca of Albuquerque High (5A) dominated their state championship matches Thursday. Those two and Vivica Corley were joined by Avery Williams of Goddard, the 1A-4A girls champion. Rocca and Dils have been rivals — and good friends — […]