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New Mexico High School Coaches Association Releases 2013 Boys & Girls All-State Basketball Teams

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 29, 2013

NMHSCA News:

The New Mexico High School Coaches Association has released its 2013 Boys & Girls All-State Basketball teams for the 2012/2013 school year.

View all of the teams online at View All-State Teams (If the link doesn’t work, go to www.nmhsca.com.) Read More

Bueck and Ulrich Earn Level 5 State Champion Titles

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 28, 2013

The Atomic Tumblers Level 5 and 6 State Championship Team. Photo by Laura Trader

Gymnast Katie Wingo takes the gold on beam. Photo by Robert Wingo

LASG News:

Lilly Bueck and Charlotte Ulrich became the New Mexico State All-around Champions in their divisions for their performances at the Level 5 State Gymnastics Meet in Albuquerque March 2.

The Atomic Tumblers Level 5 team, consisting of eight gymnasts, earned a total of 22 medals including 11 gold, six silver and five bronze.

Bueck competed in the Junior C Division, becoming the New Mexico State vault (9.0), bar (9.3), and all-around (37.075) Read More

Otero Junior College Rodeo Signs Abiquiu Standout Cowboy

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 28, 2013

Jake Trujillo of Abiquiu. Courtesy/Fain Photo

Otero Junior College

LA JUNTA, Colo.—Otero Junior College Rodeo program has announced the signing of New Mexico high school rodeo standout Jake Trujillo of Abiquiu, N.M.

Trujillo signed a National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association letter of intent with Otero Junior College Rattler Rodeo. The Las Animas High School senior is a top steer wrestler and team roper.

Trujillo is in the last semester of his senior year, where he competes in the National High School Rodeo Association in New Mexico.

He is a National High School finals rodeo qualifier and Read More

Los Alamos Athletes Eli Iramk-Bent and Alicia Gonzales Win State Free Throw Tournament

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 27, 2013

State Free Throw champions Eli Iramk-Bent, 10, and Alicia Gonzales, 11, of Los Alamos show off their trophies after winning their divisions in the Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Competition March 23 at Grants High School. Photo by John Bent

Watch ‘Whip It’ and Meet Local Derby Dames

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 27, 2013

MPL News:

See “Whip It,” the movie that inspired a whole generation of derby girls.

Meet Los Alamos’ own roller derby team, the M’Atom Bombs, before the movie.

The team is part of the local league, the LA Derby Dames. The event starts at 6 p.m. and the movie begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at Mesa Public Library.

This is a free event.

“Whip It” is based on the 2007 novel “Derby Girl” by former competitor Shauna Cross.

The film stars Ellen Page as Bliss Cavendar, a small-town misfit who finds