Chargers won 140 titles since Taryn Bachis became athletic director James Yodice, Albuquerque Journal Taryn Bachis arrived on the campus of Albuquerque Academy in 1984. Forty-two years later, she’s preparing for her exit. The private school’s longtime athletic director, Bachis is set to retire, as soon as this flurry of state tournament activity ends over […]

James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Adrian Hanna of Albuquerque Academy is the top seed in the boys Class 4A division; that bracket opens with two rounds at Academy on Wednesday, then shifts to Jerry Cline for the remaining two rounds on Thursday. Sadye Bruce of the Chargers is the favorite in 4A girls singles and […]

James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer It was bound to happen, and it happened Friday: the sight of Gianna Rahmer not winning a race here in the metro area. No one has taken her down in a cross country race in her three seasons at Eldorado — not in a race staged in New Mexico, anyway. […]

James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy’s girls golfers owned the day at Monday’s Albuquerque Metro Championships. The senior-less Chargers, priming themselves for a run at another Class 4A state title in two weeks at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, put all five of their players in the top 12 at Arroyo del Oso Golf […]

James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Cleveland has won every big-school boys state track and field meet since 2016, and it’s clear the 2026 event is the Storm’s to lose. In what was likely a preview of the state meet next month, the Storm made it quite clear that if someone wants to end their dynasty, […]

Glen Rosales, for the Journal The Albuquerque High boys have been banging quite loudly on the door of the high school state tennis scene recently, finishing runner-up in consecutive years at the state championships, but the Bulldogs have not quite broken through. And while winning the Albuquerque Metro Championships is not nearly the same thing […]

GIRLS BASKETBALL All-State  Adeline Spratley ’26, first team Harper Dunn ’27, second team Lily Skarsgard ’28, second team All-District Addie Spratley ’26 & Lily Skarsgard ’28, co-players of the year Harper Dunn, first team Kiki Brown, honorable mention Rowan Jaime, honorable mention Mackenzie Saiz, honorable mention Joy Skarsgard, honorable mention All-Metro   Lily Skarsgard ’28, first […]

James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer In the end, the volume of Albuquerque Academy’s crooked numbers bested Hope Christian’s crooked numbers. The Chargers and Huskies had a wild Friday afternoon and early evening at the Academy, with the teams combining for 29 hits — and a dozen errors — in the seventh-ranked Chargers’ eventual 20-10 District […]

James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Anna Hastings of Albuquerque Academy recently won the “Elite” division of the 3,200-meter final at the prestigious Chandler Rotary Invitational in Chandler, Arizona. Hastings, a multiple-state champion for the Chargers, completed the race in 10 minutes, 29.20 seconds. It is an Academy school record at that distance, and the fourth-fastest […]

James Yodice | Albuquerque Journal Here is the Journal’s All-Metro Girls Basketball Team for the 2025-26 season. The list is headed by 5-foot-8 senior Jordyn Dyer of La Cueva, a future University of Pacific athlete. She scored 23 points a game, and also averaged 7.1 rebounds for the Bears last season. Dyer, the only senior […]