By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Class 4A Both Hope Christian and Albuquerque Academy should have strong teams, even as both transition with new head coaches. Michael Smith has taken over the Chargers, who return senior hitter Emma Eden. She is committed to play at Pepperdine — in beach volleyball. “We talked about our […]
New Mexico prep volleyball: Contending teams and 10 players to watch
Number of Black head football coaches in Albuquerque area triples
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer There aren’t many Black men serving as the head coach of a high school football program in New Mexico. But that is not true of the Albuquerque metro area. Four Black men were hired to take over metro programs during the most recent offseason. Now, 26% (6 of […]
Linebacker Brody Whitaker ’24 is in Van Tate’s Sports Office
Clark Sonnenberg ’24 wins New Mexico/West Texas Amateur Tournament
Albuquerque Journal LAS CRUCES — Albuquerque Academy’s Clark Sonnenberg shot 5-under-par 67 Friday in the third and final round and earned a three-stroke win in the New Mexico/West Texas Junior Amateur tournament held at the New Mexico State University course. Sonnenberg went 67-71-67 for a 205 over the three rounds and finished ahead of three […]
Academy Wins NMAA Director’s Cup for Fifth Straight Year
Albuquerque Academy has been awarded the New Mexico Activities Association 4A Director’s Cup for the 15th time since its inception in 2005 and for the fifth consecutive year. “It should not be a surprise,” says Athletic Director Taryn Bachis, “with as many championships we competed in. In fact, we had the most points overall, regardless […]
Spring Athletics Honors
Honors for individual spring athletics have been announced. BASEBALL All Metro 2nd Team Satish Raichur ’24 All District 1st Team Matt Delaney ’25 Michelangelo Duva ’23 Satish Raichur ’24 All District 2nd Team Luke Laskey ’24 All State 1st Team Luke Laskey ’24 Satish Raichur ’24 All State 2nd Team Matt Delaney ’25 Michelangelo Duva […]
16 Student-Athletes Commit to College Sports
Sixteen members of the Class of 2023 will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. They are: BASEBALL Michelangelo Duva, Swarthmore College GOLF Hallie Vigil, Oklahoma Wesleyan University FOOTBALL Cole Conway, Trinity University Kellan Gehres, Rhodes College Spencer Lyon, Austin College AJ Rivera, Case Western Reserve University SOCCER Anna Babinski, California Polytechnic State University […]
Prep baseball: Academy spoils Grants’ title dreams
BY CARL KNAUF/FOR THE JOURNAL Grants’ quest for the school’s first state baseball title ended Thursday, falling to Albuquerque Academy 7-5 in the Class 4A quarterfinals. In the first inning, Academy juniors Satish Raichur and Mat McNaney gave the No. 8 seed Chargers (17-10, 6-2 in 6-4A) a 2-0 lead , and the No. 1 […]
Prep tennis: La Cueva, Academy extend team dominance
BY PAT NEWELL / FOR THE JOURNAL Albuquerque Academy and La Cueva aced their final exams Saturday afternoon at Jerry Cline Tennis Center. The Academy boys captured their 20th straight team championship, giving up nary a team point, while the girls’ burgeoning program garnered a fourth straight team title. The Bears, too, built on dynastic […]
