Sports
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Boxing club taking registrations
The Los Tigres Boxing Club is registering all interested youth ages 8 years and older for the 2017 season. There is no deadline to join, and the club is also accepting newcomers to the sport.
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/18/17
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The Taos Tigers lost their first district game of the 2016-17 season on the road in Pojoaque Valley Jan. 17. The final score was 50-31 in favor of the Elks (11-6, 1-0) and extends Taos' current losing streak to three games.
The Tigers (8-11, 0-1) …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/17/17
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The Taos Tigers beat the Socorro Warriors, 59-45, in the opening round of the Hope Christian Tournament in Albuquerque Jan. 12. This was the second meeting between these two schools, and the second time Taos came away with the victory - beating …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/12/17
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All good things must come to an end. Ben Lujan Gymnasium at Pojoaque Valley High School would be the site of the end of the Peñasco Lady Panthers’ double-digit win streak in basketball.
Staying undefeated in any sport is tough to maintain. …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/12/17
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In only their third appearance at the Northern Río Grande (NRG) basketball tournament, the Questa Wildcats came away with the third-place trophy after an exciting overtime win against the Mora Rangers Jan. 7. The win ended a long drought against …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/11/17
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Peñasco Panthers
The Peñasco boys basketball team participated in the 69th annual men’s Northern Río Grande (NRG) basketball tournament, but came away without a win during its weekend slate of games Jan. 5-7. Peñasco lost to the Questa …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/11/17
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It was late-game heroics that blew the lid off Otero Gymnasium Jan. 10.
The Taos Tigers won another home game to remain unbeaten on their home court. The latest team to fall to the Tigers at "grandma's house" was the class 5A Los Alamos (LA) …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/10/17
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The unbeaten streak ends for the Lady Panthers
In the semi-final game between the Peñasco Lady Panthers and the Pecos Lady Panthers, Peñasco overcame a 13-point deficit to beat Pecos, 68-59, and advance to the finals of the 22nd Annual Women's …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/8/17
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The Peñasco Lady Panthers are a quiet, 10-0. With two victories under their belts at this year's Northern Rio Grande (NRG) basketball tournament, Peñasco is poised to come away with another championship this season as they prepare for the NRG …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/6/17
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As the calendar year came to an end, so did the short tenure of Paul Passino as head of athletics at Questa High School. The change occurred Dec. 31, with Passino resigning his position as athletic coordinator. Ray Maestas, principal at Questa High …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/5/17
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The game between the Taos Lady Tigers and the Questa Lady Cats that was scheduled to take place inside the "Mini Pit" in Questa has been changed.Due to the ongoing water situation in the Village of Questa, the venue was changed earlier this week to …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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1/4/17
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The year was a prosperous one for many Taos County teams.
It was a pinnacle year for four separate sports programs that came away with the coveted blue trophy. Two of those teams held up three-peat signs, while one returned after a one-year …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/29/16
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Great first half, everybody. Now let’s take a breather.
The holiday break in Taos County brings family and friends together, but separates high school athletes from their studies and their winter sports teams for a couple of weeks – a …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/28/16
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Youth basketball skills camp
The Taos Pueblo Fitness Program will present the Spirit of Hoops Basketball Camp. This is a two-day basketball skills camp for all interested kids (all levels welcome) wanting to learn about the sport or improve their …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/28/16
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Due to their outstanding performance on the gridiron, Taos Tigers seniors Ryan McCarty, Johnny Montaño and Ronnie Salazar will soon trade their orange-and-black uniforms for the exclusive garnet hue of the top-half of New Mexico’s best. The Taos …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/28/16
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Sports Talk is a periodic commentary by The Taos News Sports Editor, Arcenio J. Trujillo.
One of the hardest things about this job is having to pick an “athlete of the week” for recognition in our weekly publication. In our area schools, …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/24/16
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Vulcanized rubber was flying fast inside the yellow snow cave at the Taos Youth and Family Center Dec. 17. Two fancy skating and hard-hitting teams converged and wrangled to prove the better of the big-cat teams in the New Mexico Interscholastic Ice …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo, The Taos News
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12/23/16
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Back inside the homely confines of Otero Gymnasium, the Tigers again put their best foot forward for the hometown crowd, and pulled off a much needed win over the visiting Socorro Warriors Dec. 20.
The mid-week game - and 56-48 win - was a nice …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/21/16
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The Taos Tigers boys basketball team will take on the Socorro Warriors at Otero Gymnasium Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. This is due to a cancellation and a schedule change that will affect the varsity game start time.
Due to a transportation glitch, the …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/19/16
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Coach Daniel “Doc” Trujillo and his Tigers boys basketball team traveled to Pueblo, Colorado over the weekend to participate in the East Coaches Classic Dec. 15-17. The Tigers lost three straight games to local Pueblo teams and fell to 1-6 on …
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By Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/18/16
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Rebuilding a basketball team can be a tough thing to endure. It takes time, patience and faith.
Benchmarks during such an undertaking can be difficult to lay out and, often, exactly what to strive for is a big unknown when dealing with the …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/15/16
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Sports Talk is a periodic commentary by The Taos News Sports Editor, Arcenio J. Trujillo.
I’ve got a fever! And the only prescription is ...
Seems silly, really. But in this day and age of the mantras “compete with class” and …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/15/16
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Lady Tigers defend the den
The Lady Tigers won their fourth in a row with a 50-42 win against the Mora Rangerettes at home Dec. 10. Led by Aaliyah Quintana – who scored 18 points in game – the Lady Tigers wore down the bigger Rangerettes with …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/13/16
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Boys and girls basketball games scheduled against the Cimarrón Rams and Lady Rams Dec. 17 have been postponed due to the ongoing water situation in Questa. The games were set to take place in the “Mini-Pit” in the afternoon and evening, but …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/13/16
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The Peñasco Lady Panthers won the 2016-17 Cowbell Tournament over the weekend (Dec. 7-10).The Lady Panthers beat Questa in the opening round 50-32. The two Taos County and District 5-2A teams squared off for the first time this season in Springer …
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Arcenio J. Trujillo
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12/11/16
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