Austin Curtis ’25 / Journal Staff Writer An Albuquerque Academy senior is headed to college on a scholarship to play flag football. At a recent showcase in Houston, Emanee Cerda caught the eye of Mars Hill coach Max Switzer, who offered her an opportunity to be on the Division II college’s inaugural women’s team. Cerda […]

Academy sophomore Grace Erinle, coming off a high-point performance at her home Harper meet, made her final attempt in the long jump her best, soaring 17 feet, 5 inches. Her sister, Funmi, an eighth-grader, finished second. Read the full article in the Albuquerque Journal.

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer Call her a weapon, call her an asset, call her completely invaluable to the cause. On Tuesday, Melissa Purcella fit all those descriptions in bulk. The Albuquerque Academy senior has a Division I career awaiting her on the East Coast, at Rider University in New Jersey, but she […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer A birdie binge sent a Manzano freshman to the Albuquerque Metro Golf Championship on Tuesday. Isaiah Schmedes overcame a poor start and finished with a flourish to shoot a 2-under par round of 70 — the only player in the field to finish in red numbers — and […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer The thing about a good short game is that it translates just about everywhere. On Monday afternoon at Ladera Golf Course, consider the dilemma facing sophomore Addy Haas of Albuquerque Academy: In the second hole of a playoff with West Mesa’s Alyssa Rodriguez, Haas turned a perfect tee […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer One of the athletes who found herself surprised at her victory was junior Antonella Begay, the daughter of former Academy athlete and New Mexico golfing legend Notah Begay III. Begay, a Charger like her dad, was among the final three in the girls high jump, along with Highland’s […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer The difference Saturday afternoon between an outright team championship for the Albuquerque Academy girls track and field team, and a first-place tie with Los Alamos, was this: 0.08 seconds. The Richard A. Harper Memorial meet at Academy was in doubt — at least for the girls — until […]

By Tristen Critchfield / for the Journal Austin Curtis and Ketan Garg have been playing tennis against each other since elementary school, but the stakes were arguably at their highest for their showdown on Saturday. The latest chapter in their rivalry played out in the finals of the APS Metro Tournament, with Albuquerque Academy’s Curtis […]

Albuquerque Academy’s record for the 3200m was broken again this season, by Elliot Hickey ’26 at the Mt. SAC Relays in California. His time of 9:14.46 edged out the record set by Nicholas Ponte ’26 on March 21. “This record, as impressive as it is,” says Coach Adam Kedge, “may be trimmed and sliced a […]

By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer This was just about the purest definition of a team win you could find. And it put Albuquerque Academy’s baseball team on the verge of a district championship. Friday afternoon’s showdown against Valley was a prime opening for the Vikings — win at home, and they’d tie the […]