BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Last into the field. Last one standing. Technically, Albuquerque Academy sophomore Oliver Lorenz did not even quality for this week’s high school state singles tournament. But on Thursday afternoon, it was the 6-foot-5 Lorenz towering over the field with a Class 1A-4A championship at the Jerry Cline courts. […]

BY RANDY HARRISON / JOURNAL SPORTS EDITOR Cleveland’s boys and Albuquerque Academy’s girls won team titles Friday night at the Albuquerque Metro Track and Field Championships at Nusenda Community Stadium. The Storm, led by the meet’s high-point athlete, Nic Trujillo (17½ points, including the high jump title Friday), easily outdistanced rival Rio Rancho (100-66). The […]

BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER At least a part of Clark Sonnenberg probably had to be wondering, how did I end up here? The Albuquerque Academy junior, by his own admission, stumbled down the stretch Monday afternoon at the Albuquerque Metro Championships at Ladera Golf Course. Missed a short putt at 16, he […]

BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The Albuquerque Journal each year selects an individual metro athlete of the year in prep baseball and softball. As the regular season enters its final 10 days, here are our top five candidates in both sports. Softball SARAH POST, sr., SS, Albuquerque Academy: Post, who has signed with […]

Boys Basketball All District First Team Kellan Gehres ’23 Joe Jack ’24 Second Team Dillon McCleskey ’24 Honorable Mention Justin Mask ’24 AJ Rivera ’23 All Metro First Team Kellan Gehres ’23 Joe Jack ’24 Third Team Dillon McCleskey ’24 Academic AJ Rivera ’23 All State First Team Kellan Gehres ’23 Second Team Joe Jack […]

BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER During New Mexico’s 2021-22 high school sports calendar, there was only major team sport in which the metro area didn’t have at least one school in a state championship game: softball. It may take something special to change that in 2023. CLASS 4A: In District 6, both Albuquerque […]

BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER It’s not March yet, but we’ve arrived at the Madness. The 160 participants in New Mexico’s high school basketball playoffs were revealed on Sunday, setting the stage for the state’s premier sporting event — best event period — which will unfold over the next two weeks. The first […]

BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Academy’s girls in District 6-4A locked up a playoff bid with a 54-48 victory on the Huskies’ floor Saturday night. It was Academy’s first district tournament title since 2011. Noelani Montoya had 16 points, Addie Spratley 15 for Academy (13-15) as the Chargers’ inside players took advantage of […]

BY GLEN ROSALES / FOR THE JOURNAL Leave it to the Albuquerque Academy girls to find new ways to win a state high school swimming and diving championship. The Chargers came into the 2023 finals at their own pool having won six straight championships and 21 overall. Academy added to those totals Saturday by scoring […]

BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER By the map, it’s about 1,600 miles, the stretch of interstate that connects Albuquerque to Charlotte, North Carolina. By any other metric, the contrast between those two cities, and those two distinct realms, is even greater for James Borrego. Borrego, who forged a longtime coaching career in the […]