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  • Five NM colleges' shared plan sees state funding

    James Barron, Syndicated content|Updated Apr 6, 2021

    For the five state colleges collaborating on a student services project they see as transformative, calling it the Shared Services Enterprise Resource Planning system didn’t sound bold. Now, CHESS? That’s more like it. The five participating schools invested in the project — which would streamline student recruitment, registration, financial aid and advisement — announced they had created a nonprofit to help it come to fruition. College leaders say the new nonprofit, called the Collaborative for Higher Education Shared...

  • Rams top Capital, improve to 5-1

    James Barron - Santa Fe New Mexican|Updated Oct 5, 2019

    SANTA FE — Go big or go home. The Portales Rams chose the former Friday night. Big plays were abundant for visiting Portales in its nondistrict football game against Capital, scoring all five of its touchdowns on plays of 29 yards or more in fashioning a 35-26 win at Jaguar Field. In all, the Rams (5-1) had six plays of 30 yards or more, and four of them led to touchdowns. Perhaps no play had more of a lingering impact than Kellan Hightower’s 91-yard kickoff return in whi...

  • Rams beat Robertson to gain semis

    James Barron The Santa Fe New Mexico

    RIO RANCHO — Sometimes, numbers don't add up. Like three being greater than six. Or one is better than five. But they added up to a 7-0 Portales lead over Las Vegas Robertson through 4 1/2 innings in the Class 3A state quarterfinals at Rio Rancho High School on Thursday. Ultimately, the third-seeded Rams grabbed an 8-4 win and a spot in today's semifinals, where they face the Cinderella of the bracket, No. 7 Sandia Prep, at noon for the right to play for the state title. The Sundevils beat No. 2 Hope Christian 4-1 in an a...

  • Rams beat Robertson to gain semis

    James Barron The Santa Fe New Mexico

    RIO RANCHO — Sometimes, numbers don't add up. Like three being greater than six. Or one is better than five. But they added up to a 7-0 Portales lead over Las Vegas Robertson through 4 1/2 innings in the Class 3A state quarterfinals at Rio Rancho High School on Thursday. Ultimately, the third-seeded Rams grabbed an 8-4 win and a spot in today's semifinals, where they face the Cinderella of the bracket, No. 7 Sandia Prep, at noon for the right to play for the state title. The Sundevils beat No. 2 Hope Christian 4-1 in an a...