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  • Lady Cards fall to Pojoaque in...

    The fourth time was the charm for No. 7 seeded Pojoaque Valley, which upset No. 2 Robertson 58-52 in overtime Tuesday morning in the Class 4A state girls' basketball quarterfinals at Dreamstyle Arena AKA The Pit.

    The Lady Cardinals, who finish 25-4 under head coach Leroy Barela, had beaten their district rivals three times, by scores of 17, 21 and 16 this winter.

    But poor free throw shooting and the loss of leading scorer Alianza Darley to fouls with 6:30 left hurt Robertson in a game that spilled into overtime.

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  • Williams helps U.S. rugby win on...

    Ke’Von Williams may have been one of the relative newcomers to the United States lineup, but he didn’t play like a rookie when he got his chance.

    Williams helped the U.S. defeat Argentina 28-0 in the gold-medal match of the HSBC World Sevens Rugby Series tournament in Las Vegas, Nev., over the weekend.

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  • Five area teams win state hoops...

    A 3-for-3 showing by Las Vegas-area girls basketball teams served up good news for local fans on Friday night as the state tournaments opened at campus sites around New Mexico.

    CLASS 4A GIRLS
    No. 9 West Las Vegas (19-10) beat No. 8 Hope Christian (13-16) 59-49 in Albuquerque.

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  • Luna puts softball coach on leave

    Details remain sparse on the reason Luna Community College head softball coach Lucas Griego has been placed on administrative leave.

    Griego has been on paid leave since early last week, with top assistant Roy Sanchez handling the head-coaching duties in his absence.

    LCC President Ricky Serna said that the school is investigating allegations of “a potential conflict of interest” but declined to elaborate because it is a personnel matter.

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  • WLV, RHS sluggers sweep to...

    Baseball teams at West Las Vegas and Robertson got off to a strong start by sweeping doubleheaders against Kirtland Central and Capital, respectively, at home on Saturday.

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  • Tough weekend for NMHU

    New Mexico Highlands’ baseball and softball teams had trouble matching the offensive firepower of their hosts over the weekend in a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference road trips.

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  • Looking Ahead: Sports, March 7-9

    WEDNESDAY (March 7)
    Basketball
    • Class 2A boys’ state tournament: Mora vs. Menaul, 5 p.m., Cleveland High, Rio Rancho
    • Class 3A boys’ state tournament: Pecos vs. Cuba, 6:30 p.m., Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho
    • Las Vegas youth league girls’ games, 5:30 p.m., Rec Center
    Softball
    • Robertson JV at St. Michael’s (DH), 3 p.m., Santa Fe

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  • State basketball: Panthers,...

    As their state tournaments began Saturday evening, the Pecos Panthers and Mora Rangers left nothing to chance.

    Both teams rolled to decisive first-round victories and advanced to the quarterfinal rounds, while West Las Vegas and Robertson fell on the road against a couple of the top four squads in Class 4A boys' basketball.

    CLASS 3A BOYS

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  • State basketball: Area girls...

    A 3-for-3 showing by Las Vegas-area girls basketball teams served up good news for local fans on Friday night as the state tournaments opened at campus sites around New Mexico.

    CLASS 4A GIRLS

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  • College sports — Spring 2018...

    Editor’s note: Events subject to change. Check the latest edition of the Optic.

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