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In Memoriam: Notable sports deaths in 2022
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 31—KAREN FEY — A coach and longtime senior women's administrator at New Mexico State — "The mother of Title IX" at NMSU, said Aggies athletic director Mario Moccia — Fey died on Dec. 20 ...
Title IX, The Coach: Ciccarello got girls track up and running
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 30—It's a fact that Norma Sims, Manzano High School's athletic director from 1975-89, hired Jim Ciccarello as the Monarchs' first girls track-and-field coach in 1976. It's not a fact, yet ...
Prep notes: Martinez, Battle, Swedberg join Cibola Hall of Fame
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 23—The late Missy Martinez is one of three new inductees into the Cibola High School Athletics Hall of Fame. Martinez, Amber Battle and Valerie Swedberg were formally inducted earlier this ...
Abeyta recalls son's knee injury during broadcast
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 24—His voice has become synonymous with high school sports in Santa Fe, his emotionally injected inflection now ingrained as a historical account for more than a decade's worth of athletes ...
Highs and lows of 2022
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 31—To say we had a lot going on in 2022 would be an understatement. There were state championships aplenty, controversies here and there, sad goodbyes and even a criminal case or two. On ...
Yodice: Top five prep stories of 2023
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoDec. 31—I hope it was a happy and prosperous year for everyone. As we prepare to usher in 2024, there is one final bit of business to clear off the decks: my choices for the top five prep stories ...
Longtime area coach dies at 87
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 17—Longtime area basketball coach Jimmy Joe Robinson passed away at the age of 87 last weekend, and the news has affected many locals that knew and loved him. According to his obituary, ...
Legislative roundup, March 11, 2023
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 10—Days remaining in session: 7 Cowboys for Cancer: Both chambers unanimously approved memorials proclaiming Friday "Cowboys for Cancer Research Day." Cowboys for Cancer Research started ...
Estes was linchpin in UNM's reach for sports equality
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 24—Linda Estes, watching from her home on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, thoroughly enjoyed the 2022 women's NCAA basketball tournament as televised on ESPN. "You're seeing how (the athletes ...
The most memorable moments of prep sports in 2022-23
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 20—My annual year-ender column is sort like a movie trailer in reverse. Not a peek of what's ahead, but a reflection of what's come and gone. These nine months blow by so quickly. Let's ...