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BASKETBALL
Prep
State tournaments
(Seeds in parentheses)
Boys
Class 5A
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
(1) Rio Rancho Cleveland 60, (8) Santa Fe High 49
(5) Sandia at (4) Atrisco Heritage 70, (5) Sandia 55
(6) Los Lunas at (3) Las Cruces High 46, (6) Los Lunas 38
(2) Roswell High over (7) Carlsbad, forfeit
Thursday’s semifinals
Cleveland 58, Atrisco Heritage 54
Las Cruces High 68, Roswell High 64
Saturday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Las Cruces High vs. Cleveland (n)
Class 4A
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
(1) Del Norte 43, (8) Highland 30
(4) Espanola Valley 62, (5) Kirtland Central 40
(3) Gallup 70, (6) Bernalillo 67
(2) Artesia 76, (7) Silver 58
Thursday’s semifinals
Del Norte 58, Espanola Valley 51
Artesia 66, Gallup 56
Saturday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Artesia vs. Del Norte (n)
Class 3A
Monday’s quarterfinals
(1) LV Robertson 64, (8) Cobre 46
(4) Sandia Prep 43, (5) St. Michael’s 42
(3) Navajo Prep 48, (6) New Mexico Military 47
(2) Hot Springs 70, (7) Thoreau 43
Wednesday’s semifinals
Sandia Prep 55, Robertson 51
Hot Springs 46, Navajo Prep 29
Friday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Hot Springs 45, Sandia Prep 43
Class 2A
Monday’s quarterfinals
(1) Rehoboth Christian 45, (8) Monte Del Sol 32
(4) Mescalero 68, (5) Tularosa 40
(3) Pecos 73, (6) Escalante 57
(2) Jal 47, (7) Texico 40
Wednesday’s semifinals
Rehoboth Christian 46, Mescalero 34
Jal 61, Pecos 43
Friday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Rehoboth Christian 55, Jal 50
Class 1A
Monday’s quarterfinals
(1) Magdalena over (8) Pine Hill, forfeit
(4) Fort Sumner 50, (5) Mesilla Valley 20
(3) Elida 78, (6) Evangel Christian 69
(2) Melrose 74, (7) Springer 45
Tuesday’s semifinals
Magdalena 60, Fort Sumner 43
Melrose 93, Elida 44
Thursday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Magdalena 56, Melrose 43
Girls
Class 5A
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
(1) Hobbs 59, (8) Sandia 42
(4) Los Lunas 55, (5) Rio Rancho Cleveland 48
(6) Eldorado 47, (3) Centennial 44
(2) Volcano Vista 58, (7) La Cueva 24
Thursday’s semifinals
Hobbs 63, Los Lunas 40
Volcano Vista 56, Eldorado 44
Saturday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Volcano Vista vs. Hobbs (n)
Class 4A
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
(1) Portales 63, (8) Silver 41
(4) Gallup 53, (5) Highland 51
(6) Kirtland Central 48, (3) Bernalillo 45
(2) Espanola Valley 62, (7) St. Pius 36
Thursday’s semifinals
Gallup 77, Portales 63
Espanola Valley 42, Kirtland Central 38
Saturday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Gallup 63, Espanola Valley 51
Class 3A
Monday’s quarterfinals
(1) Navajo Prep 75, (8) Thoreau 46
(4) Hatch Valley 47, (5) Sandia Prep 24
(6) LV Robertson 80, (3) Dexter 53
(7) Thoatchi 61, (2) West Las Vegas 50
Wednesday’s semifinals
Navajo Prep 53, Hatch Valley 29
Robertson 41, Tohatchi 37
Friday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Navajo Prep 63, Robertson 47
Class 2A
Monday’s quarterfinals
(1) Pecos 54, (8) Rehoboth Christian 27
(5) Tatum over (4) Escalante, forfeit
(6) Clayton 46, (3) Mescalero 38
(2) Lordsburg 52, (7) Academy for Technology and The Classics 37
Wednesday’s semifinals
Pecos 66, Tatum 46
Lordsburg 60, Clayton 43
Friday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Pecos 61, Lordsburg 55
Class 1A
Monday’s quarterfinals
(1) Roy/Mosquero 51, (8) Evangel Christian 12
(5) Animas 43, (4) Alamo Navajo 29
(3) Melrose 54, (6) Gateway Christian 30
(2) Fort Sumner 63, (7) Ramah 32
Tuesday’s semifinals
Roy/Mosquero 54, Animas 36
Melrose 29, Fort Sumner 28
Thursday’s championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Roy/Mosquero 44, Melrose 38
Prep summaries
State tournaments
Boys
Tuesday
Class 1A semifinals
Melrose 93, Elida 44
Elida (11-2) — Jose Jimenez 7, Ryan Fair 4, Mason Pritchett 5, Aiden Yates 6, Dalyn Taylor 2, Rylan Creighton 15, Teagan Burton 5. Totals 19 2-15 44.
Melrose (13-0) — Michael Cardonita 16, Logan DeVaney 3, Dathan Yeary 2, Brandon Garcia 16, Kayden Cones 2, Troy May 4, Trace Jackson 21, Tate Sorgen 22, Nash Martin 3, Brody McAlister 2, Brady Sorgen 2. Totals 38 8-13 93.
Elida 14 8 12 10 — 44
Melrose 33 20 25 15 — 93
3-pointers — Elida, Jimenez 2, Burton, Creighton. Melrose, Jackson 5, Garcia 3, Cardonita.
Girls
Tuesday
Class 4A quarterfinals
At Santa Rosa
Portales 63, Silver 41
Silver (9-4) — Alizae Torres 4, Maleah Diaz 3, Lexi Lopez 7, Camedron Secret 2, Alexis Flores 2, Alexys Salas 2, Aryana Gomez 21. Totals 14 9-10 41.
Portales (10-1) — Taris Rippee 6, Riley Shillings 10, Kylyie Paden 16, Teagan Faust 5, Adrianna Garcia 1, Mattison Blakey 12, Kinzie Davis 13. Totals 25 9-12 63.
Silver 5 19 11 6 — 41
Portales 18 19 15 11 — 63
3-pointers — Silver, Gomez 2, Diaz, Lopez. Portales, Blakey 2, Shillings 2.
Class 1A semifinals
Melrose 29, Fort Sumner 28
Melrose (12-1) — Hailey Martin 11, Johanna Roybal 3, Isabelle Sena 9, Kye Ward 2, Anjalina Sanchez 4. Totals 9 9-13 29.
Fort Sumner (11-2) — Keeli West 7, Emily Mack 3, Megan Oberg 13, Olivia Lucero 2, Kaycee Sultemeier 3. Totals 12 2-9 28.
Melrose 7 8 4 10 — 29
Fort Sumner 6 7 9 6 — 28
3-pointers — Melrose, Roybal, Sena. Fort Sumner, Mack, Sultemeier.
Thursday
Boys
Class 1A championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Magdalena 56, Melrose 43
Melrose (13-1) — Brandon Garcia 6, Devon Bailey 7, Tate Sorgen 30. Totals 16 9-17 43.
Magdalena (15-0) — Joren Mirabel 19, Isaac Lopez 5, Kael Stephens 14, D’Shaun Vinyard 2, Joshua Baca 8, Krae Stephens 2, Joseph Zamora 3, Mason Greenwood 3. Totals 19 13-16 56.
Melrose 11 9 7 16 — 43
Magdalena 11 17 17 11 — 56
3-pointers — Melrose, Garcia 2. Magdalena, Mirabal 2, Ka. Stephens 2, Baca, Lopez.
Girls
Class 4A semifinals
At Santa Rosa H.S.
Gallup 77, Portales 63
Gallup (13-1) — Trinity Juan 7, Esther Cowboy 5, Kennedy Smiley 7, Michaela McCuirtain 20, Jordan Joe 14, Hailey Long 24. Totals 22 24-28 77.
Portales (10-2) — Taris Rippee 16, Riley Shillings 4, Kylyie Paden 21, Teagan Faust 17, Mattison Blakey 2, Kinzie Davis 3. Totals 25 12-15 63.
Gallup 17 20 13 27 — 77
Portales 8 21 14 20 — 63
3-pointers — Gallup, Cowboy, Joe, Juan, McCurtain, Smiley. Portales, Davis.
Class 1A championship
At The Pit, Albuquerque
Roy/Mosquero 44, Melrose 38
Melrose (12-2) — Hailey Martin 16, Johanna Roybal 6, Graci Odom 8, Isabelle Sena 6, Ajalina Sanchez 2. Totals 13 6-10 38.
Roy/Mosquero (14-0) — Arantza Covarubius 6, Tanna Crisp 14, Riley Clavel 19, Sydney Turner 3, Natalie Smith 2. Totals 11 18-30 44.
Melrose 6 5 17 10 — 38
Roy/Mosquero 8 11 7 18 — 44
3-pointers — Melrose, Odom 2, Roybal 2, Sena 2. Roy/Mosquero, Clavel 3, Turner.
BASEBALL
Prep linescore
Tuesday
Lovington 7, Clovis 3
Clovis 010 100 1 — 3 3 1
Lovington 011 320 x — 7 5 3
Will Jordan, Josh Martin (4) and Donavan Usery; Diego Brito, Jonathan Aceves (4) and Victor Tejeda. W — Aceves. L — Jordan. Top hitters — Clovis: Martin 2-3, RBI, 2 runs, BB; Johnny Jimenez 1-4. Lovington: Brito 2-4, RBI, run, Jordi Tavera 1-2, RBI, run; Aceves 1-1, 2 runs. Records — Clovis 0-1, Lovington 1-1. Junior varsity — Lovington 7, Clovis 6.
SOFTBALL
Prep linescore
Thursday
Lovington 9, Clovis 0
Clovis 000 000 0 — 0 4 4
Lovington 300 222 x — 9 6 0
Kayleigh Vega and catcher n/a; Jordan Angeles, Bryana Gallagher (6) and Jenice Hudson. W — Vega. L — Angeles. Top hitters — Clovis: Esperanza Tafoya 2-3. Lovington: Honey Morales 2-3, 2B; Vega 1-3, HR. Records — Clovis 0-1, Lovington 2-1.
College linescores
Lone Star Conference
Wednesday
First game
St. Mary’s 3, ENMU 1
St. Mary’s 010 000 2 — 3 6 1
ENMU 000 010 0 — 1 6 2
Julia Cruz, Alex McLennan (5) and Alex Moreno; Brook Leger and Mikenzey Patterson. W — McLennan (9-7). L — Leger (3-9). LOB — St. Mary’s 7, Eastern New Mexico 7. 2B — St. Mary’s: Ericka Gomez. Eastern New Mexico: Jokaira Paredes, Kianna Galindo. T — 150.
Second game
St. Mary’s 12, ENMU 0
St. Mary’s 253 02 —12 12 0
ENMU 000 00 — 0 2 3
McLennan, Isabella Saldivar (5) and Moreno; Maite Bustillos, Leger (2), Azalea Martinez (4) and Patterson. W — McLennan (10-7). L — Bustillos (1-3). LOB — St. Mary’s 6, Eastern New Mexico 2. 2B — St. Mary’s: Abigale Carney. 3B — St. Mary’s: Victoria Aldridge. HR — St. Mary’s: Carney (9). T — 1:29. A — 123.
Friday
First game
St. Edward’s 8, ENMU 4
St. Edward’s 050 000 3 — 8 6 0
ENMU 004 000 0 — 4 8 3
McKenna Leamon, Lauren Jaresh (3) and Valerie Brant; Brook Leger and Mikenzey Patterson. W — Jaresh (3-2). L — Leger (3-10). LOB — St. Edward’s 4, Eastern New Mexico 7. 2B — St. Edward’s: Brant. Eastern New Mexico: Kianna Galindo. T — 1:58.
Second game
St. Edward’s 5, ENMU 3
St. Edward’s 100 200 2 — 5 4 1
ENMU 000 030 0 — 3 5 2
Cadie Belle Currie, Jaresh (5) and Brant; Azalea Martinez and Patterson. W — Jaresh (4-2). L — Martinez (0-2). DP — St. Edward’s 1. LOB — St. Edward’s 4, Eastern New Mexico 7. HR — St. Edward’s: Lauren Werning (3). T — 1:55. A — 75.
TRACK
Prep summary
Friday
Wildcat Relays
At Lovington
Boys
Team standings: 1. Portales 116; 2. Lovington 89; 3. Artesia 76; 4. Roswell High 22.
Portales results
Field events
High jump: 1. Traise Cain 5-8; 2. Allen Parks 5-6. Pole vault: 1. Traise Cain 14-0; 3. Allen Parks 12-6. Long jump: 1. Dason Davis 20-10 1/2. Triple jump: 1. T.J. Salas 38-4.
Track events
100: 1. L.J Jackson 11.88; 4. Donovan Garcia 12.22; 5. Robert Encinias 12.36. 200: 1. Dason Davis 24.46. 400: 2. Damian Jacovo 1:02.06; 3. Uriel Flores 1:02.89; 5. T.J. Salas 1:03.61. 800: 1. Michael Riess 2:10.26; 5. Evan Carfbajal 2:24.17. 1,600: 2. Michael Reiss 4:578.73; 3. Evan Carbajal 5:22.01. 3,200: 5. Cody Webster 13.28.87. 110 hurdles: 1. Traise Cain 14.79; 5. Cade Cameron 20.43. 400 relay: 1. Kevin Ivarbol, Donovan Garcia, Dason Davis, Carflos Delgado 46.67. 800 relay: 1. Kevin Ivarbol, Donovan Garcia, Dason Davis, Carlos Del Gdo 1:37.42. 1,600 relay: 1. Kevin Ivarbol, Traise Cain, Robert Encinias, Carlos Delgado 3:51.43. 3,200 relay: 1. Brock Fowler, Luis Cruz, Damian Jacovo, Eric Roberts 11:56.66. 1,600 medley relay: 1. Donovan Garcia, Brayden Mignard, L.J. Jackson, Allen Parks 4:12.63.
Girls
Team standings: 1. Artesia 151 1/2; 2. Lovington 50; 3. Portales 36; 4. Roswell High 10 1/2.
Portales results
Field events
Long jump: 5. Alondra Acosta 13-8 1/2. Triple jump: 4. Zoe Roy 28-4. Discus: 3. Keariana Killette 81-3; 4. Irene Cruz 71-3 1/2.
Track events
100: 3. Savana Heflin 13.52. 400: 3. Zoe Roy 1:11.48; 5. Alondra Acosta 1:13.34. 800: 2. Emma Hurren 2:36.73; 4. Aliyah Miranda 3:13.85. 1,600: 2. Emma Hurren 6:21.00. 300 hurdles: 3. Savana Heflin 56.66. 3,200 relay: 1. Zoe Roy, Brooke McNeil, Karleah Hulett, Aliyah Miranda 15:35.75.
GOLF
Prep summary
Thursday
Coyote Invite
At Roswell (NMMI golf course)
Par 72
Boys
Team standings: 1. Lovington 292; 2. Clovis Christian 325; 3. Roswell High 336; 4. Clovis 376.
Individual medalist: Peyton Jones, Roswell High 68.
Clovis results: Ryan Rowley 44-43 — 87, Taylor Martin 47-44 — 91, Robert Albin 47-50 — 97, Asher Millender 51-50 — 101.
Portales results: Valon Low 35-38 — 73, Nate Cota 40-40 — 80, Baylor Diaz 53-48 — 101.
CCS results: Tyler Lingnau 39-40 — 79, Carter Teune 38-43 — 81, Noah McKay 40-42 — 82, Bodee Bratcher 41-42 — 83, Dawson Teune 43-42 — 85.
Girls
Team standings: 1. Texico 367; 2. Clovis 391; 3. Lovington 395; 4. Dexter 407; 5. Roswell Goddard 414.
Individual medalist: Jadin Ware, Goddard 79.
Clovis results: Jolei Atkins 46-47 — 93, Kiaya Gallegos 49-48 — 97, Gracie Beevers 50-49 — 99, Madison Harmon 51-51 — 102, Cara McWilliams 51-57 — 108.
Texico results: Grace McDaniel 42-41 — 83, Emily Delarosa 47-43 — 90, Liz Elam 47-47 — 94, Libby Douoma 50-50 — 100, Anneke Douma 47-54 — 101.
TENNIS
Prep summaries
Tuesday
Boys
Clovis 9, Portales 0
Singles
No. 1 — Brandon Heath (C) def. Kevin Ivarbol 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 — David Case (C) def. Addison Pritchett 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 — Gerald Gonzales (C) def. Joey Rutter 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 — Drew Waltz (C) def. Devin Diaz 6-3, 6-2; No. 5 — Titus Wampler (C) def. Emmitt Saiz 6-0, 6-0; No. 6 — Topher Oaks (C) def. Paxton Culpepper 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
No. 1 — Heath/Case (C) def. Ivarbol/Pritchett 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 — Gonzales/Wampler (C) def. Diaz/Saiz 6-4, 6-0; No. 3 — Waltz/Brenin Hillis (C) def. Culpepper/Rutter 6-3, 6-3.
Girls
Clovis 6, Portales 3
Singles
No. 1 — Laura Blaeser (P) def. Brittney Albin 6-0, 6-4; No. 2 — Ayia Alsaleh (C) def. Taryn Wood 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 — Alex Gonzales (C) def. Madi Sena 6-1, 6-1; No. 4 — Niliyaah Hall (C) def. Jenna Brown 6-2, 6-0; No. 5 — Charlese Phillips (C) def. Maggie Duong 5-7, 6-2, (10-6); No. 6 — Lorena Fernandez (P) def. Kaelynn Rodriguez 4-6, 6-3, (10-8).
Doubles
No. 1 — Albin/Gonzales (C) def. Blaeser/Wood 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 — Alsaleh/Hall (C) def. Sena/Brown 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 — Duong/Fernandez (P) def. Phillips/Lydia Johnson 3-6, 6-2, (10-5).