After decades of decay, the Capital football and soccer teams now have use of a new turf field that is gopher-free and ready for use once the fall season begins in a matter of weeks.

The run is the major fundraiser for the middle and high school cross-country program. The money raised goes to cover the cost of new uniforms, travel expenses and shoes for the athletes. Last year's Panther Run raised about $5,000. 

We are just one week away from the start of the 2024-25 prep sports season.

The New Mexico Activities Association gave Santa Fe native Joe Abeyta the Distinguished Service Award during last week’s annual New Mexico High School Sports Award Show and Dinner in Albuquerque.

You don't win 422 games and two state titles while reaching five championship games over a 26-year coaching span by luck.

Pojoaque Valley hired Mike Velarde on Monday as head volleyball coach, replacing Joe Rodriguez, who left the program after six seasons.

If sports dynasties and milestones are created by the athletes, there’s a special place for the men and women who diagram the plays and call all the shots.

Sitting at 14-30 and five games behind the Roswell Invaders for the last playoff spot, the Fuego are in a can't-lose situation heading into the final week of the season.

The players volunteered to help the shelter when it encountered a glut of displaced pets when it rescued pets from the Las Vegas, N.M., Animal Care Center.

Nine Pojoaque Valley athletes are heading to the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Championships that run from July 22-28 at College Station, Texas. 

Marissa Sandoval-Moya is no stranger to the bright lights and high intensity of the USA Volleyball club circuit.

Santa Fe High and Capital had their first sessions of the newly implemented two-week, full-contact summer practice period for football teams.

Sunday’s 4-2 loss at Trinidad extended the team’s losing streak to 14 games, dropping it to 7-25 — the third-worst mark in the 16-team league.

Burton, 17, earned a bronze medal in the under-20 female division at the USA Weightlifting Junior National Championships in Pittsburgh.

You thought school was out, but here is one report card everyone will be reviewing.

It was just like being in high school again for Joe Ray Anaya, and preparation was key.

We won't say these 10 records will never be broken, but it’s a safe bet it will be a while before anyone comes close to erasing them from the historical books.

More than a month after the season ended, the All-State baseball teams were slowly unveiled.

The track and field portion of the Olympics start Aug. 1, with the shot put scheduled for Aug. 8-9.

The best part about the hire, Bobby Romero said, is that he lives across the street from the school. It beats the 45-minute drive from work to ATC.

Montoya said he expressed interest in the position to Principal Martin Sandoval and received a job offer about a week later.

Alex Waggoner, a 2022 graduate of Santa Fe High, has transferred from the University of Michigan to Portland for what he hopes is the remainder of his college soccer career.

We’ve reached the dreaded summer doldrums in the world of sports.

This list highlights the top athletic programs from this season. You probably won't be surprised by who is at the top of the list, but there might be a school or two that gets a bump for all of their athletic success for the 2023-24 school year. 

Recent grads Terrin Dickey, Kevin Enriquez and Mekhi Martinez will be playing at new schools in 2024.

Coaches from around the North say getting padded summer reps will help players learn and get used to hitting before the grind of fall camp.

Estrella Flores, middle school athletic coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools and a 2012 graduate of Desert Academy, was introduced Wednesday as Capital's new head girls basketball coach. 

The NMAA is considering whether all state football championships should be played at a central site in Albuquerque. 

Valdez, who was a fixture at most games as the official scorekeeper and the public address announcer, died last week after a battle with cancer. He was 78.

The powerbrokers of New Mexico’s high school football community have spoken and it appears a break in tradition for the state playoff system is inevitable.

Manuel Gonzales, a 1991 Capital graduate, suffered a heart attack and died at his Rio Rancho home June 6.

If Roybal doesn't again return to coaching, she will leave a remarkable legacy. She holds a 403-137 record as a prep coach.

It was a good weekend for Northern New Mexico athletes at the Great Southwest Track and Field Classic in Albuquerque.

“Her energy is just unmatched,” said Los Alamos junior Allie Holland, who is a teammate of Wetteland’s on Los Alamos’ swimming and track and field teams.

That kid grew into a three-sport varsity star at Robertson, helping to lead the Cardinals to three straight state championship game appearances in basketball and two trips to the finals in three years in football.

The spring season saw state championship bliss continue to spread across several schools in Northern New Mexico, as 14 teams brought home blue trophies.

Santa Fe’s Academy for Technology and the Classics punctuated a memorable high school basketball season by becoming the fifth boys team from the city to capture a state title.

Correction appended

The recently completed 2023-24 prep sports season was painted primarily in green and gold or blue and white.

Honoring local standouts in football, volleyball, cross country and soccer.

When Anthony "Bones" Segura replaces Bill Moon. SFIS was 1-9 last season and just 2-17 over the past two years under Moon. 

In looking at the list of teams to consider, it was quite a task to figure out who was the top team in the region. But we feel comfortable with it. 

Success breeds opportunity.

Bonnie Rogers has given 18 years to the Santa Fe High tennis program, nine of them as its head coach.

Among the multiple discussion points of note regarded more changes to the football playoffs and a six-figure shortfall in the NMAA’s coffers following this season’s basketball and spirit state competitions.

Joe Alvarez resigned Monday. Alvarez leaves after posting a 46-75 record and getting the Lady Horsemen to the Class 3A State Softball Tournament four times. 

The organization will discuss the idea of allowing the higher seed to host all rounds of the state football playoffs.

"It is a year-round commitment," Darren Casados said. "One can only imagine the sacrifice my family made for the benefit of other kids and families."

Here's hoping Montoya lives up to the expectations and succeeds. Here's hoping he's also well aware that success guarantees nothing at a program like St. Michael's.