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Hope-WLV: Clash of the Titans

If Saturday night’s marquee matchup between No. 1 Hope Christian and No. 2 West Las Vegas is any indication of things to come, this March’s state tournament should be a treat.

The Huskies prevailed 73-68 in the championship game of Hope’s three-day boys’ tourney in Albuquerque.

The two teams battled to a 17-all stalemate after one period, with Hope pulling ahead 31-28 by halftime. It was 48-42 going into the final period.

Jordan Leake led the defending champs with 24 points. Dedric Milford had 22.

City hires community services...

The City Council voted unanimously last week to confirm Las Vegas native Philip Ortiz as its community services director, a new administrative position that oversees several city departments.
“It’s an important position in the city,” said City Manager Elmer Martinez, who appointed Ortiz to the job after he emerged as the top candidate. “It really deals with customer service.”

Rodella gets 10 years in road...

By Russell Contreras
The Associated Press

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former New Mexico sheriff to 10 years in prison for abusing a driver in a bizarre, off-duty traffic stop that prosecutors described as a fit of road rage.

Ex-Rio Arriba County Sheriff Thomas Rodella told the judge at the sentencing hearing that he did good deeds during his tenure, and the court received letters from community members praising his service.

A preview of the session

By Susan Montoya Bryan
The Associated Press

SANTA FE — Their priorities aren’t much different — lift New Mexico from the bottom of the nation’s education rankings, keep the state’s children safe and find a way to boost economic development and job creation.

The best route for accomplishing those goals is what Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and the state Legislature will be hashing out when the 60-day session begins Tuesday.

Obama seeks paid leave for...

By Darlene Superville
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Renewing a push for paid leave for workers, President Barack Obama on Thursday planned to call on Congress, states and cities to pass measures to allow tens of millions of workers to earn up to a week of paid sick time a year, the White House said.

He’ll also ask Congress for more than $2 billion in new spending to encourage states to create paid family and medical leave programs.

Candidate forums set for this...

In just a few weeks, voters will head to the polls to cast their vote in either the West Las Vegas School board or the Las Vegas City Schools board elections.

In an effort to provide voters an opportunity to talk about the issues with the candidates, the local chapter of American Association of University Women and the Las Vegas Optic have joined forces for two candidate forums this week.

Slack earns RMAC honor

NMHU Sports Information

In a vote of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference sports information directors, New Mexico Highlands senior Salcia Slack was named RMAC Field Athlete of the Week on Wednesday.

This past weekend at the Texas Tech Open in Lubbock, Texas, Slack moved into the top five in the nation in three different events while moving into the top 10 in a fourth as she qualified for the NCAAs in all four events.

Shorthanded Lady Cards find a way

With a sideline that bore a strong resemblance to a MASH unit, the Robertson girls’ basketball team needed a big game out of the healthy players it had available Thursday night against visiting Bernalillo.

It got that.

Mandate transparency

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of getting ill and having to go to a hospital for treatment or a procedure, then you’ve likely also experienced anxiety as you wonder what the ordeal is going to cost you.

Sadly, when it comes to health care costs in New Mexico, consumers are pretty much in the dark until they get the bill in the mail. By then, the expense has already been incurred and there’s little to do but suck it up and fork out your portion of whatever that bill happens to be.

Buzzer beater lifts Cowboys

Las Vegas Optic

Highlands’ Jonathon Mines racked up 27 points Friday night, but none were sweeter than the last three.

Mines’ 3-pointer with 0.9 on the clock lifted the Cowboys past visiting Chadron State 98-95 for NMHU’s second victory of the winter under Craig Snow.

Kendrick Nichols led all players with 30 points. Ricky Norris had 15 points, 10 boards, three assists.