Gonzales, Robinson help Eagles to second place
One of Belen High's state wrestling champs might have been able to get his second title even quicker.
One of Belen High's state wrestling champs might have been able to get his second title even quicker.
When Carlos Montaño captured the 132-pound Class 4A state wrestling title Saturday, one word went through his mind: "finally."
While the Los Lunas High wrestling team was hoping to finish a little higher than fifth place at last weekend's state championships, there is reason to celebrate.
After an exciting final weekend of the boys basketball regular season, the district 6-4A playoff brackets are set and the early rounds will all be played on Valencia county soil.
In a county-heavy opening night of the District 6-4A girls basketball tournament, Class 4A's No. 7 team, Valencia, met expectations, and Los Lunas exceeded them.
Compared to how their school had been represented in the past few years, Marissa Candelaria and Ryan Lupi had a lot of impact last weekend.
A number of high school wrestlers and swimmers represnted Valencia County well at state championship events this weekend.
Several Valencia County wrestlers and a pair of swimmers had fruitful performances at the first day of state-championsip competition Friday.
In the first quarter of Thursday night's District 6-4A boys basketball game against county rival Valencia, the young Belen Eagles looked like they were in awe of the senior-laden host Jaguars.
Gone are many of the familiar players that helped Belen High's baseball team do lots of winning over the past four years.
Two years ago, the Los Lunas High baseball team was super-young. The Tigers weren't a particularly veteran team last season.
For a fledgling program, Valencia baseball coach Carlos Carrasco has seen improvement, in leaps and bounds, every campaign.
Weightlifting, as any coach will tell you, is a critical component of most athletic training. Yet, when I talk to many Valencia County athletes, especially females, I get a wide variety of responses as to how much lifting takes place.
Some basketball players seem to think about their sport 24-7 — 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Once the Los Lunas boys basketball team got things rolling on Thursday, it wasn't tough for the Tigers to get a win.
In a key District 6-4A girls basketball contest Tuesday night, host Miyamura broke open a close game in the second quarter and posted a 51-43 win over Los Lunas.
Two Valencia county boxers will play a prominent role in the inaugural fight card on Friday, Feb. 24 produced by Chavez Promotions. Seven fights are set for a maximum of four rounds each to take place at the Wool Warehouse, 518 First Street, next to Warehouse 508.
At times in his career, Belen High wrestler Stephen Barba has struggled to hang on to late leads.
With the Los Lunas and Belen wrestling teams being so evenly matched, a couple of injuries to regular contributors might have been devastating to LLHS.
With two district champions and seven total state qualifiers, the Valencia High wrestling team will be a small group at this weekend's state championships.