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Today's Sports

  • Fourteen locals named All-2-3A...

    After a season in which he piled up roughly 1,100 rushing yards and an additional 600 through the air, Robertson High School junior quarterback Daniel Martinez has been named one of District 2-3A’s most valuable players in football for 2009.

    Martinez leads a list of 14 Meadow City football players to be recognized by the district. Honors were announced Monday by district chairman Matt Martinez of Pojoaque Valley.

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  • Mora grounds Hawks in debut

    The Mora Rangers gave new head coach Hank Laumbach a winning debut Saturday, defeating the Dulce Hawks 73-51 on Saturday.

    The Rangers started fast, but allowed the visiting Hawks to close within five at the end of the first quarter. The Rangers regained composure, using full-court pressure to open a 38-22 lead by halftime.

    Coming out of the half, the Hawks, playing aggressive, closed to within 10 points mid-way through the third quarter.

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  • Redbirds show depth in opener

    Seven Robertson High players scored in Friday night’s season-opening 61-46 victory over Newcomb, hinting at the depth  the Cardinals enjoy this boys’ basketball season.

    Justin Bustos’ five three-point baskets and 24 total points showed something else — these Cards can shoot from deep, too.

    Bustos, a junior wing, hit his first three to end the first quarter amid an 11-0 Robertson run. As it turned out, that surge ultimately decided the game.

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  • WLV mid-school girls win in...

    A championship and a second-place finish were the rewards for a hard-fought effort by West Las Vegas Middle School girls’ basketball teams in the Pojoaque Invitational Nov. 19-21.

    The WLVMS seventh grade team beat St. Michael’s in one final, while their eighth-grade counterparts pushed DeVargas to the limit in the other.

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  • Cowboys riding four-game streak

    On Saturday night, the Wilson Complex became the Chop Shop.

    New Mexico Highlands wing Chop Tang scored 44 points, grabbed eight rebounds and chipped in with two assists, two blocks and three steals to lead his team to a 109-100 triumph over Angelo State University.

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  • NMHU's Graham All-RMAC in...

    The Thanksgiving holiday may be over, but New Mexico Highlands University can be grateful for one more thing this season — the fact that Angella Graham is suiting up on its women’s track and field team one more season.

    Graham was named to the preseason All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team in women’s indoor track and field, the league announced this past Wednesday.

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  • Outside shooting works for WLV

    Former Las Vegan Henry Gettler seemed to enjoy his return to the Meadow City over the holiday weekend, taking time to swap pleasantries with old friends.

    But Gettler’s homecoming — as head coach of the Newcomb boys’ basketball team — coincided with a tough defeat for his Skyhawks at the hands of the West Las Vegas Dons. WLV and coach Morgan Montaño debuted with a 64-39 victory Saturday at Gillie Lopez Gym.

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  • Crespin to fight on Holly Holm...

    For the second time in five months, Las Vegas boxer Amanda Crespin will fight in one of the featured bouts on the undercard of a Holly Holm pro boxing headliner.

    Holm is scheduled to face Melissa Hernandez in “Bad Blood,” a Lenny Fresquez promotion Dec. 4 at Isleta Casino in Albuquerque.

    Crespin, a 126-pounder, will be making her second appearance as a professional, with Jessica Sanchez (1-1-1) her announced opponent.

    Tickets are available via Tickets.com and through the Isleta box office.

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  • Armijo’s 29 lift...

    Jessica Armijo provided half of her team’s scoring offense Tuesday night, lighting up the board for 29 points and lifting New Mexico Highlands to a 58-49 win at Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell, Okla.

    The Cowgirls are 2-0 as they prepare to visit University of the Southwest this Saturday in Hobbs.

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  • Warriors avenge previous defeats

    The remarkable turnaround season of the 2009 Robertson football team came to a close Saturday in Socorro, with the host Warriors taking a 7-3 squeaker in the Class 3A state quarterfinals.

    Socorro QB Zach Esquivel scored the afternoon’s lone touchdown on a goal-line plunge with 3:22 left in the first half.

    Robertson’s Keen Martinez nailed a 31-yard field goal as time expired in the half.

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