Melrose Wins 1A Title as Yeary Shuts Down Logan
In Santa Ana Star Field Melrose Buffaloes beat top-seeded Logan 9-1 to claim back-to-back state titles. Dathan Yeary tossed five shutout innings and aided by timely hitting built a 4-0 lead, then Melrose added five in the seventh to salt away the championship. Logan finished 17-5 after a semifinal rally and had four runners left stranded early.
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Albuquerque
Logan
Dathan Yeary
Melrose
Yeary
Santa Ana Star Field
University of New Mexico
Buffaloes
Longhorns
Grady
Jared Wilhoit
Wilhoit
Dathan
Kyle Griffiths
Burns
Josiah Roybal
Aydin Kotara
Gray Brandon
Roybal
Briar Larson
Kotara
Larson
Nolan Devaney
Kaeden
Ron Warnick
Mitchell Wall
Gonzales Huffman named THS top senior athletes
Antonio Gonzales and Haisley Huffman were named Senior Male and Female Athletes of the Year at the Tucumcari High School Athletic Banquet attended by about 350 at the Tucumcari Convention Center. The event honored athletes across cross country, football, cheer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, powerlifting, softball, baseball, golf and track.
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Antonio Gonzales
Haisley Huffman
Rattler
Tucumcari
Huffman
Lady Rattlers
Nolan Ryen
Kirksey Smith
Ryen
Smith
Dana Benavidez
Tucumcari Public Schools
Ruidoso ends Tucumcari season in 3A tourney clash
In Rio Rancho at Cleveland High School Tucumcari drops 13 3 defeat to Ruidoso in first round of Class 3A playoffs. Tucumcari trail 5 3 after two innings but Ruidoso rattles off eight straight runs. Tucumcari seniors Huffman McKinney Ramirez and Estrada depart after season ending 12 13 overall.
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Ruidoso
Tucumcari
Lady Rattlers
Cleveland High School
Rio Rancho
Warriors
Haisley Huffman
RBI
Harley McKinney
Caylee Benavidez
CJ Oglesby
Huffman
McKinney
Alexis Ramirez
Mia Estrada
Oglesby
Cobre
Mesilla Valley ousts Lady Longhorns from state tourney
Logan’s first post season trip in six years ended 18 8 in a first round loss to Mesilla Valley Christian. Marilyn Moreno went 3-for-3 with a triple and two homers driving in four. Teammates Jadyn Garcia Presley Griffitt Camryn Cantrell and Hailee Robertson added key hits as Logan finishes 8 8 and 12th seed. Mesilla Valley reached the finals by beating Tularosa then fell 16 0 to Loving in the title game.
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Logan
Mesilla Valley Christian
Lady Longhorns
Marilyn Moreno
Marilyn
Dustin Robertson
Jadyn Garcia
Presley Griffitt
Camryn Cantrell
Hailee Robertson
Robertson
Zaiyana
Grijalva
Mesilla Valley
Tularosa
Loving
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Brock Burns
Ron Warnick Logan
Benavidez
July Lafferty
Cambree Benavidez
Kylie’ Ann Rincones
Patrick Benavidez
Santa Fe Indian
Kyla Lopez
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