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College roundup: Two nailbiters...

Highlands’ baseball team (15-27, 10-18 RMAC) has shown a flair for the dramatic this spring.
This past weekend, the Cowboys won with another late-game rally and lost in a similar fashion during a four-game split with visiting Colorado-Colorado Springs.

NMHU trailed the Mountain Lions 7-5 going into the bottom of the ninth inning in Friday’s series opener. Auggie Francis hit a game-tying RBI single, and then Joseph Cilladi won it with an RBI single to cap a three-run at-bat for the Cowboys.

Cash flows to Democrats in N.M....

By Russell Contreras and Morgan Lee, The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE  — A Latina Democrat in a closely watched race for an open congressional seat along the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico is seeing a fundraising surge, Federal Election Commission filings show.

Little Leagues open seasons

Both local Little Leagues opened their seasons with emotional tributes this past weekend.
Las Vegas Little League, dedicating its season to the late Lacy Houdek and brothers Tom and John Gallegos on behalf of their supportive family, kicked off on Saturday morning at Keyes Park.

La Plaza Little League honored three families at its opening ceremony on Sunday afternoon at Rodriguez Park. The season was dedicated to Art Archuleta, Tony Lopez and Manuel Ortega, with salutes to the Archuleta, Lopez and Ortega families.

County Commission tables...

After a lengthy discussion Tuesday about what it should take to make an ordinance or a resolution presentable at a San Miguel County Commission meeting for a vote, the Commission fittingly agreed to table such a policy change proposal. 

Looking Ahead: Sports, April 18-...

WEDNESDAY (April 18)
Baseball
• Albuquerque Isotopes at Tacoma Rainiers, 8:05 p.m., Tacoma, Wash.

Editorial cartoon, Wednesday,...

Editorial cartoon, Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

Editorial cartoon, Friday, April...

Editorial cartoon, Friday, April 20, 2018.

Tuesday's gone with the wind

Maybe the 76 mph peak wind gusts should be considered part of the home-field advantage.

Robertson and West Las Vegas baseball and softball teams all hosted games on Tuesday afternoon despite extreme windy conditions — and all four local squads came out victorious.

To be sure, the wind did plenty of damage. As the Optic reported, the gusts tore chunks of roofing materials off local buildings, and they created havoc with power lines and electrical currents.

LV summer softball is on tap

Rosters are now being accepted for this year’s Meadow City Adult Summer Softball League.

Deadline to submit rosters to the city recreation office (Abe Montoya Rec Center, 1751 North Grand Ave.) is Friday, May 11. Contact the office at 426-3212 for more information.

Fees are $550 per team, which includes sponsor fee and team player fee. Both men’s and women’s leagues are planned.

A co-ed softball league and mush-ball league are also in the works, according to the city recreation department.
 

Go Fish: Friday, April 20

This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.

Catches of the week
Monastery Lake: Jonah Montano, age 7, of Belen, caught three rainbow trout Apr. 14. He was fishing with his dad and nino and using orange PowerBait.