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Following Friday’s 57-43 victory over Pecos to clinch the district championship, the Peñasco Lady Panthers earned themselves the second seed in the state basketball tourney, and will face Dexter on Friday.
The boys will be seeded 13th, while Mora, who tool the district championship this year, earned the #2 seed on the boys’ side.
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Panthers on Track in District Tourney
In the district basketball tournament, both the Penasco boys and girls team are sitting pretty so far. An undefeated district record earned the Lady Panthers a top seed in the tournament, meaning they’re guaranteed a home game in the championship round on Friday.
The boys topped Monte del Sol in a nail-biter, 56-50 on Tuesday, which [...]
Panthers Go Down Swinging in ABQ
The Panthers lost a nail-biter at the Bosque tourney in the Duke city on Saturday, falling to Monte del Sol 59-58, despite a dazzling 26 point performance by Gerrick Romero and another 10 from Brandon Medina.
The boys will be looking for their second win tomorrow against Mesa Vista. So far they’ve lost two heartbreakers including [...]
Lady Panthers Top Santa Rosa, Dulce
Those lady black cats from the valley have started off the basketball season on a roll, with victories on the road in Santa Rosa just after Thanksgiving, and in Dulce a few days later.
The girls first took down Santa Rosa handily with a 50-32 victory, powered by Lexy Trujillo, Marcella Sanchez and Melanie Gonzales all [...]
Record Breaking Opener @ Sipapu
Sipapu’s opening week saw as many as 500 skiers a day hitting the slopes at the small resort, packing both the parking lot and the powder that’s fallen in the last few days. The area officially opened first in New Mexico on Saturday, November 20, thanks to a few early season snow showers and [...]
Panthers Narrowly Downed by Taos
The Panthers lost their season opener by a slim margin last night in Taos, falling 62-60 to the Tigers. Here’s the full recap from the Taos News – http://taosnews.com/articles/2010/11/24/news/doc4ceca96875cb7266720495.txt.
The Panther girls open their season on November 26 vs. Santa Rosa. Next up for the boys is Dulce on the 27th.
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Sipapu Opening Saturday
[ November 20, 2010; 9:00 am; ] No more long drives to Wolf Creek for powderhounds – Sipapu started making snow a few weeks ago when the temperatures dropped, and have announced plans to open this Saturday. Good news for seasonal workers, snowboarders and skiers alike. Taos Ski Valley also announced this week that they plan to open on Thanksgiving. Angel Fire [...]
X-Country Championship Results, Photos
Area runners made a very strong showing at this year’s cross-country state championships, held November 6th in Rio Ranch0. Thanks to John Denne for the photos below.
On the boys’ side, Pecos’ Antonio Varela clocked the fastest time in this year’s meet, but Peñasco’s Kyle Fernandez and Brandon Medina were not far behind, coming in 12th [...]
Panthers Take 2AA Trophy
The Lady Panthers brought home the gold in La Jicarita gymnasium on Saturday night. Defeating the Pecos Panthers in the finals of the district 2AA girls volleyball district tournament, Peñasco is now bound for the upcoming state tourney.
“It would be nice to finally get the respect I think we deserve,” Panthers head coach Maxine [...]
Panthers to Host 2A Volleyball District Tourney
The Lady Panthers redeemed themselves in Mora on Friday, topping the Rangerettes who were one of only two teams that were able to take the steamrolling and digging team from Penasco down in regular season play this year. The prize is home-court advantage for this week’s 2A district tournament where the two teams will again [...]
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