Prep Notes: Best Director BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER La Cueva and Albuquerque Academy were among the five schools that won New Mexico Activities Association Director’s Cup titles for 2021-22. The Bears scored 2,860 points in Class 5A, with Rio Rancho (2,020) and Cleveland (1,800) next on the list. It is the first […]
Title IX: The Athlete – AD Bachis and Hart ’71 Recognized
BY RICK WRIGHT / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The year was 1972, and 10-year-old Olivia Jones was growing tall, strong and well coordinated. She’d watch the boys play basketball and think, “I really like that.” But would she ever get the chance to play the game herself? Opportunities for girls in team sports were rare, especially […]
Golf’s Ups and Downs Have Proved Instructive to Stanford-Bound Parasher
BY STEVE VIRGEN / JOURNAL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Neil Parasher, an 18-year-old Albuquerque Academy graduate headed to Stanford to walk on for golf, knows to adjust when an 8-foot birdie putt turns into a four-putt frustration that results in a double bogey. Parasher has learned to apply the many lessons of golf in his life. […]
Academy Catcher to Try Out for USA Baseball
Academy Senior Named 4A Baseball Player of the Year
2022 New Mexico Baseball Coaches Association 4A All-State Team BY JOURNAL STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Player of the Year: Alex Gaeto (ABQ Academy), Sr. Coach of the Year: Walter Sarracino (Grants) FIRST TEAM Pitchers: Alex Gaeto (ABQ Academy), Sr.; Nolan Esterly (St. Pius), Sr.; Ruben Jepson (St. Pius), So.; Josh Madrid (Artesia), Sr. Catcher: Satish Raichur (ABQ Academy), So. […]
Spring Athletes Receive Individual Recognition
The following student-athletes received individual honors and recognition for spring sports: 4A Baseball Player of the Year Alex Gaeto ’22 All State Baseball First Team Dominic Baca ’22 Ethan Krebs ’22 Mark McNaney ’24 Satish Raichur ’24 All State Baseball Second Team Devan Johnson ’22 Andrew Harrod ’22 Henry Mitchell ’22 All District Baseball First […]
Wrestlers Receive Leadership and Academic Honors
The National Wrestling Coaches Association has announced the honorees for each of their High School All-American Awards programs presented by the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Academy wrestlers Samuel Budagher ’22 and Clark Hager ’22 each have been recognized with two awards. High School Scholar All-American Award – recognizes wrestlers who have demonstrated excellence in […]
17 Students-Athletes to Compete in College
Congratulations Chargers! Baseball Alex Gaeto, Samford University Caleb Lasher, Beloit College Devan Johnson, University of Chicago Henry Mitchell, U.S. Naval Academy Football Nico Fulgenzi, Willamette University Clark Hager, Catholic University Mark McIntosh, Mississippi State student assistant Golf Tay Hwang, Cal State, San Bernadino Neil Parasher, Stanford Track and Field Kane Demers, Bowdoin College Jocelyn Garcia, […]
Class 4A Golf: Academy, Belen Share Spotlight
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Albuquerque Academy’s boys and girls swept the Class 4A state golf titles on Tuesday at Santa Ana Golf Club, but it was Belen that shined individually at the top. Academy’s girls led by 29 shots at the end of Monday’s first round, and that was exactly the margin […]
Academy, La Cueva Sweep Team Tennis Titles
BY JAMES YODICE / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER La Cueva and Albuquerque Academy shared the riches at the state team tennis championships. The Academy boys, for the 19th consecutive time, won state. The Chargers were Class 1A-4A champs, as were the Academy girls. CLASS 1A-4A: The top-seeded Academy boys blanked No. 7 St. Michael’s 5-0 in […]
