Academy sports continue to earn recognition from MaxPreps, making its latest honor rolls for most state championships and the longest win streaks in the U.S. With 200+ state championships (203 per MaxPreps, 209 per Academy records, the Chargers are #15 on the list. View the full list on MaxPreps. And Charger tennis made the list […]

Here are the Sept. 2 coaches top 10 polls for high school football teams in New Mexico. The number in parentheses is how many points the team received — and how many first-place votes, if any. Class 4A 1. St. Pius X, 2-0 (113 – 7) 2. Bloomfield, 1-1 (112 – 5) 3. Bernalillo, 2-0 […]

Journal Staff Report Here are the Sept. 2 coaches top 10 polls for high school volleyball teams in New Mexico. The number in parentheses is how many points the team received — and how many first-place votes, if any. Class 4A 1. St. Pius X, 2-0 (100 – 9) 2. Albuquerque Academy, 2-0 (86 – […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Defending 4A state champion Albuquerque Academy graduated 14 players, leaving the Chargers somewhat in transition. But they’ll lean on players such as sophomore forward Cruz Tomori, senior defender Joshua Ma and senior goalkeeper Alex Saiz. “We’re asking players that are fresh in the pool to step up and […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Academy has a small senior class, but has several impact players on the pitch, such as senior goalkeeper Sophia Hasse, senior forward Isabella Barnes and junior center back Addison Cates, who missed last season with a knee injury. Academy is similar to Hope in that a large majority […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Albuquerque Academy already was one of the state’s winningest schools, but the 2024-25 school year saw the Chargers bag a record 10 sports blue trophies. And with those 10 comes some national recognition. MaxPreps named Academy the 13th best high school athletics program in the country for the […]

Following a banner school year in which the Academy Chargers won a record 10 state championships, the school’s athletic program was named #13 in the U.S. in MaxPreps’ annual ranking. “I’m always proud of our students and coaches — not because they win, but because of how they practice, how they play, and the dedication […]

La Cueva was the recipient of the 2024-25 Director’s Cup for Class 5A, the competition for the top performing schools from the last school year. The Cup is given each year to the top member schools of the New Mexico Activities Association, and the standings are based on athletics, activities and sportsmanship. La Cueva won […]

Kathy Brion has been named New Mexico’s Track & Field Girls Coach of the Year. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association honored one girls coach and one boys coach from all 50 states for their success during the 2025 season. The committee making selections considered team score and placement at the […]