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Haisley Huffman won two individual events and finished runner-up in another as the Tucumcari girls track team finished a strong second Saturday at the Mario Martinez Qualifier meet at Fort Sumner. The Lady Rattlers finished with 60 points, behind only Class 1A defending champion Melrose at the 13-team meet. Huffman, a senior, easily won the long jump with a distance of 16 feet, 7 3/4 inches and the triple jump with an effort of 35-8. She is the defending Class 3A champion in both events. She also was a member of the winning 400-meter relay...
LOGAN - Longhorns coach Kyle Griffiths said pitching is his team's strength and that his players needed to shore up their defense after a recent doubleheader loss at Gateway Christian. Logan (4-2) appeared to do both well - at least for now - during 24-0 and 30-2 non-district victories over visiting Questa on Thursday. In the opener, Brock Burns and Diego Sanchez combined on a five-inning no-hitter against the Wildcats (1-5). They walked three and struck out 10. In the nightcap, Logan pitchers...
A bunch of area athletes will be competing in this weekend’s state powerlifting championships in Rio Rancho, including a few contenders for a first-place trophy. Logan junior Haden Judd, also a standout on the Longhorns’ track team, is a defending state champion in powerlifting at 148 pounds and is ranked second in the latest standings of that weight class. He’s behind only Corbin Barrera of Legacy Academy, who has lifted a total of 1,060 pounds in the bench press, dead lift and squat. Judd has lifted a total of 945 pounds. Other Logan boys...
Yes, the Tucumcari baseball team did host district foe Sandia Prep on Saturday afternoon despite the wind. It was clear early in the first game the Sundevils weren't used to playing in such chilly, blustery weather. But they adjusted and swept the doubleheader by scores of 19-6 and 14-7. Sandia Prep, winners of six of eight, improved to 7-7 overall and 2-1 in district play. Tucumcari fell to 3-8, 0-3. Wind gusts on Saturday consistently measured more than 50 mph at Tucumcari Municipal Airport...
The Tucumcari High School cheerleading squad finished fifth during the Class 3A championships on Saturday at The Pit in Albuquerque. The Lady Rattlers squad scored 75.73 points in the first performance and 62.8 points in the second for a total of 138.53. The THS girls finished just behind fourth-place Robertson and its 140.63 points. District foe Ruidoso won the state title with a total score of 162.83 points, well ahead of runner-up Cobre and its 158.63. Raton finished third with 151.6 points. THS coach Jolene Garcia said her team continues...
Haden Judd won five individual events, powering the Logan boys team to a team title at the 17-team Logan Varsity Meet on Saturday. Judd won the 200-meter dash (23.36 seconds), 400-meter dash (51.62 seconds), 110-meter hurdles race (16.42 seconds), pole vault (14 feet, 6 inches) and long jump (20-4). That enabled the Longhorns to edge Farwell, Texas, by 86-84 in the race for total team points. Fernando Ureste of Tucumcari won two individual events for the Rattlers — the 1,600-meter run (4:57.76) and 3,200-meter run (10:31.05). Tucumcari f...
Tucumcari had a rough week, suffering three losses at the West Las Vegas Baseball Tournament. In the tournament finale Saturday, district foe East Mountain grabbed a 9-0 lead before the Rattlers got on the scoreboard during a 12-4 loss. Tucumcari coach George Montano noted his team started slow, stranding runners on base in the first two innings without scoring. East Mountain (7-6) rapped 15 hits during the game. Tucumcari starting pitcher Kamren Apodaca and reliever Josh Griego each gave up four earned runs. “Ham started the game and threw w...
Tucumcari scored 13 runs in the final three innings to secure a 20-8 victory over Mora on Saturday and capture third place in the West Las Vegas Softball Tournament. Caylee Benavidez and Harley McKinney of the Lady Rattlers, who finished 2-1 during the weekend, each were named to the all-tournament team. Tucumcari head coach CJ Oglesby said he could have selected six players to the all-tourney team, including also Alexis Ramirez, Mia Estrada, Haisley Huffman and Kylee Carmichael. "But the play of Caylee and Harley stood out," he said. "Not...
Logan blew two late leads during a baseball doubleheader loss Friday to Gateway Christian at Roswell. In the first game, the Longhorns led 7-5 at the top of the final inning, but the Warriors rallied for three runs to win it 8-7. In the nightcap, Logan commanded a 10-1 lead in the sixth but lost it completely when Gateway scored 13 runs in the bottom half of that inning during a 14-10 loss. “Our youth and inexperience in big games showed a little yesterday,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “We have some new pieces that we are working into...
The Logan softball team hit well but dropped a season-opening doubleheader Friday at Dora by scores of 29-23 and 20-13. For the Lady Longhorns in the first game, Camryn Cantrell went 3-for-5 hitting with a walk, a double, four stolen bases and four runs scored. Marilyn Moreno went 2-for-2 with a double and a triple and six RBI. She also reached base additional times on three walks and being hit by a pitch. In the second game, Presley Griffitt went 3-for-3 with a double and four RBI. She also was hit by a pitch and scored four runs....
Two of the biggest stars on the Logan boys and Tucumcari girls track teams seemed to be in midseason form during the season-opening Rattler Relays meet Saturday at Rattler Stadium. Logan junior Haden Judd, who won multiple events at the Class A state championships last year, won three on Saturday, including the triple jump in school-record distance. Tucumcari senior Haisley Huffman, a two-time Class 3A champ in the long jump and defending state champion in the triple jump, won both those events...
The Tucumcari softball team won the consolation title Saturday in the Lady Lion Softball Classic tournament by blasting the host team 17-0. Lady Rattlers starting pitcher Mia Estrada earned the complete-game shutout, allowing just two hits and no walks while striking out 11. “Mia has been locked in,” Tucumcari coach CJ Oglesby said. Estrada and Harley McKinney were named to the all-tournament team. Tucumcari scored in every inning against Santa Rosa, totaling 17 hits. McKinney went 5-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles and a triple. Haisley Huf...
There's no avoiding the ugly truth: The Tucumcari baseball team blew a late three-run lead during a 20-15 non-district home loss last Tuesday against West Las Vegas. However, the Rattlers program had some good takeaways from the game. The fact the Rattlers made the Dons battle for the win was noteworthy in itself. The rebuilding THS baseball program hadn't been competitive against West Las Vegas in years. In their last half-dozen games against the Dons, the Rattlers lost nearly all of them by...
Junior guard Caylee Benavidez earned first-team all state honors in Class 3A girls basketball in addition to being all-district. Junior guard July Lafferty was an honorable mention all-state in addition to being named first-team all-district. Also earning first-team Class 4-3A honors for the Lady Rattlers were senior guard Haisley Huffman, senior center Kirksey Smith and sophomore center Kyla Lopez. Senior guard Alexis Ramirez was an honorable mention in district honors. All-state honors by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association...
Logan senior guard Brock Burns earned all-state honors in Class 1A boys basketball as well as all district honors that were announced last week after his team advanced to the state semifinals. Sophomore strong forward Hayden Bruhn earned second-team all-state honors as well as being all-district. Sophomore center Mason Wallin earned honorable mention in the all-state listings in addition to being an all-district center. Stats from the Longhorns this past season: — Burns averaged 12.9 points, 4.7 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. — Bruhn ave...
Logan sophomore guard Desta Rose earned Class 1A girls basketball first-team all-state honors, in addition to being all-district, after helping lead her team to a runner-up finish in the state tournament. Rose, a varsity starter since she was an eighth-grader, was the Lady Longhorns’ leading scorer on a team that made it all the way to the state championship game. Rose averaged 19.3 points, 3.4 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. Logan senior guard Hailee Robertson also earned honorable mention all-state and also was first-team all-district. S...
The fourth-seeded Santa Fe Indian School girls basketball team pulled away late, handing fifth-seeded Tucumcari a 49-40 loss in the Class 3A quarterfinals last Tuesday at the Rio Rancho Events Center. The Lady Rattlers cut their deficit to two points with less than three minutes left, but the Lady Braves finished with an 8-2 run. Caylee Benavidez led Tucumcari with 18 points and added 11 rebounds. Kyla Lopez added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Lady Rattlers, who finished 23-4. July Lafferty totaled 10 rebounds. Emma Lewis scored a...
The New Mexico Activities Association announced Thursday that current Tucumcari athletic director and longtime THS multisport coach Wayne Ferguson would be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame. Ferguson will be formally inducted during the second annual New Mexico High School Sports Award Show and Dinner on July 25 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Ferguson, whose career in education spans over 30 years, has coached boys and girls basketball, wrestling, football and, currently, trac...
By Ron Warnick QCS senior writer [email protected] ALBUQUERQUE - It stings for a team to lose to district rival after winning the two previous matchups. It especially stings when the loss occurs in the state championship game. That's what happened to the Logan girls basketball team Saturday at The Pit at the University of New Mexico. District nemesis Fort Sumner-House dominated most of the game and cruised to a 54-36 victory for the Vixens' second Class 1A title in three years. The...
RIO RANCHO – Despite being down by 20 points, the fifth-seeded Logan boys basketball team mounted a furious comeback in the fourth quarter and gave a big scare to No. 1 Magdalena during a 58-54 Longhorns loss in the Class 1A semifinals. The Steers (30-1), which made nine 3-point shots during the contest Thursday at the Rio Rancho Events Center, surged to a 48-28 lead late in the third period and still commanded a 53-36 advantage with 4 1/2 minutes remaining. The Longhorns switched to a f...
Matt Hughes, the rodeo coach at Mesalands Community College since 2017, soon will leave to guide a newly launched rodeo program in his native Missouri. Missouri State University-West Plains is adding a co-ed rodeo team to its athletic programs in the fall that will compete in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association in the Ozarks Region. Hughes is a native of West Plains, Missouri. He was a professional rodeo athlete before becoming a coach. Mesalands interim president Allen Moss talked about Hughes’ imminent departure during the board o...
The Tucumcari baseball team’s first game on its new baseball field Saturday turned out to be a triumphant one, an 8-6 victory over Estancia. Juano Martinez hit a key two-run triple for insurance runs late in the game. Luis Archuleta also went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Josh Griego earned the win, pitching 3 1/3 innings and allowing just one earned run while striking out four. Griego also scored four runs after drawing three walks and being hit by a pitch once. Tucumcari coach George Montano also praised the defense by second baseman A...
It's road-trip time for the Lady Rattlers. The fifth-seeded Tucumcari girls basketball team advanced to the Class 3A quarterfinals with a solid 54-32 victory over 12th-seeded Ruidoso in a first-round playoff game at Rattler Gymnasium. In four games against their district foe, the Lady Rattlers' performance Friday was the most dominating of the lot. Tucumcari grabbed an early lead from the outset, never trailed and commanded a 20-point advantage by the third quarter. Ruidoso ended its season...
The third-seeded Logan girls basketball team punched their ticket to the Class 1A quarterfinals with a dominating 78-29 home victory Friday over 14th-seeded Alamo Navajo in the first round of the tournament. The Lady Longhorns jumped to leads of 23-6 after the first quarter and 42-17 at intermission. Desta Rose led Logan with 31 points. Hailee Robertson made five 3-pointers and totaled 17 points. In all, the Lady Longhorns made 11 3-point shots. Logan coach Dustin Robertson said his team played hard, despite their foe being overmatched....
LOGAN - After a closely fought first half, the big men on the Logan boys basketball team asserted their will on Roy-Mosquero in the second half during an 81-66 victory Saturday in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs. Six-foot-6 forward Hayden Bruhn scored 24 points, and 6-foot-4 center Mason Wallin added 23 - mostly in the critical second half when the Longhorns led by as much as 23. Point guard Brock Burns totaled 21 points. Fifth-seeded Logan (24-5) advanced to the quarterfinals, where...