Make room in the trophy case! Charger swimmers and divers successfully defended their state titles, the second in a row for the boys and a state record 10 in a row for the girls. “The girls absolutely dominated,” said Coach Bob Anderson, beating Clovis by a commanding 469-256, with La Cueva rounding out the top […]
New Mexico high school senior among best gymnasts in America
New Mexico has a storied history of male gymnasts competing for Team USA and advancing as far as the Olympics. Now, another young gymnast from Albuquerque is on his own path to potentially do the same. Nartey Brady, a senior at Albuquerque Academy, began competing in gymnastics when he was three years old. He won […]
Nicholas Ponte ’26 Named Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Player of the Year
By JP Murrieta, NMAA Gatorade today announced Nicholas Ponte of Albuquerque Academy is the 2025-26 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Player of the Year. Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their excellence in sport, academics and community. The award […]
Hastings to run two indoor races in Boston
James Yodice, Journal Staff Writer Next month, standout runner Anna Hastings of Albuquerque Academy will compete in the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston. She will compete in the 1-mile and 2-mile races on the trip. She punched her ticket to the 1-mile race with a qualifying time last month at an indoor meet at […]
Chargers Recognized with Fall Sports Honors
Congratulations to these student-athletes for receiving state, district, and metro honors at the close of the Fall 2025 athletic season! And with one fall state championship and four second-place finishes, Academy Chargers topped the MaxPreps state ranking for fall sports, with 574 points — nearly 100 more than Cleveland High School. CROSS COUNTRY All-Metro Boys: […]
Boys basketball preview: Who’s the ‘clear-cut No. 1’ in 4A?
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer In District 6, Albuquerque Academy, Hope Christian and Del Norte all could make a deep run in March. The Chargers were in the state semis last March, and if there’s one team that brings the size in any division, it’s this one, with 6-10 senior Hunter Aime returning, […]
Girls basketball preview: Is Academy now the favorite in 4A?
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Gallup beat Kirtland Central in last season’s state final, and those two, neither of whom lost much in graduation (this is slightly more true of the Broncos) are clearly the two teams at the top of the pecking order this season. Could that duo be joined by Albuquerque […]
Prep football: NM’s top teams clash as the the playoffs enter the late rounds
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer CLASS 4A: Three metro-area teams — Albuquerque Academy, Moriarty and Bernalillo — are on the road, while No. 2 St. Pius (8-1) is home Friday night at Nusenda Community Stadium to No. 7 seed Grants (7-4) at 7 p.m. No. 5 seed Academy heads to Taos on Friday […]
Signing period opens with large number of D1 signees
By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy has at least three D1 signees: recent Class 4A state cross country champion Nicholas Ponte (Harvard), girls standout cross country runner Anna Hastings (Brown) and Nartey Brady, who is going to Stanford to compete in men’s gymnastics. Brady is one of the top junior gymnasts […]
Prep boys soccer: St. Pius, Albuquerque Academy set for 4A rematch
Saturday’s Class 4A boys soccer state championship is a rematch from last year, although St. Pius and defending champ Albuquerque Academy took distinctively different routes to the final. In Wednesday’s semifinals, the top-seeded Sartans dominated Artesia 5-0, while the third-seeded Chargers went on the road and eliminated Santa Teresa in a six-round, penalty-kick thriller. The […]
