Berger Allstate Holiday Hoops Classic Tips Off
The Jalene Berger Allstate Holiday Hoops Classic expands to an eight-team field at the Rams Athletic Center in Rio Rancho High School. Four games Wednesday feature Piedra Vista vs Eldorado, Hope Christian vs Ostate, Espafiola Valley vs El Paso Socorro, and Rio Rancho vs Mayfield, with later rounds set through Friday's final.
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Rams
Rio Rancho High School
AAHS
Brian Smith
New Mexico Oil & Gas Association
Central
Marcus Williams
Basha
Midwest City
Jalene Berger
Piedra Vista
Eldorado
Panthers
Golden Eagles
Hope Christian
Ostate
Jim Murphy
Huskies
Hope
Knights
Albuquerque Academy
el Paso Socorro
Espafiola Valley
Bulldogs
Sundevils
la Cueva
Valley
RAC
Espaniola Valley
Holiday Hoops Classic Champs by Year
A summary of the Holiday Hoops Classic winners from 2007 to 2015 noting round robin in 2007, and title outcomes including Hope Christian multiple wins against rivals such as Eldorado Las Cruces Rio Rancho Manzano Espaiola Valley and El Paso schools with scores listed for several finals.
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Highland
Rio Rancho
Hope Christian
Eldorado
el Paso Franklin
el Paso Coronado
Las Cruces
Manzano
Espafiola Valley
Top Rio Rancho sports stories of 2016
Rio Rancho Observer recaps the year naming 13 notable athletic feats from AAHS and CHS, highlighting two high schools rising in prominence. The list notes departures of coaches, Director’s Cup repeat, national recognition, and alumni moving to major programs. The piece previews the top three for a future issue.
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Observer
Rio Rancho
City of Vision
Leilani Baker
Rams
Bruce Carver
Larry Chavez
Cleveland
Vince Metzgar
AAHS
Brian Smith
Corey Anderson
Cleveland High
CHS
NMAA
Storm
MaxPreps
Breonna Castaneda
Utah
Henry Hattis
Stanford
Grant Hermanns
Purdue
Gabe Ortega
Marcus Williams
UNM
Wally Salata
Wendy Lopez
Jim Tillery
New Mexico High School Coaches Association
Blake Swihart
Boston Red Sox
New Mexico State University
Santa Ana Star Center
Chris Williams
Nicole Pendley
Williams
Ottawa RedBlacks
Pendley
University of Oklahoma
Rams fall in 6A final after late rally falls short
Rio Rancho Rams 25-6 season ends with a 2-1 loss to Carlsbad Cavemen in the 6A championship at Isotopes Park. Key moments include a sixth inning rally stalled by a strikeout, a ninth inning failure to convert two walks into runs, and a late Cavemen sac fly. Rams coach Ron Murphy reflects on overachieving under adversity and notes future milestone as he nears 500th win.
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Richard Martinez
Devils
Rio Rancho
Mayfield
Rams
Trojans
Artesia
Isotopes Park
Carlsbad
Cavemen
Wille Baez
Zach Bravo
Mark Dominguez
Trevor Rogers
Fernando Jara
Baez
Bravo
Jackson Maestas
Jara
Noah Montafio
Tariq Levesque
Rogers
Jacob Cook
Garrett Gouldsmith
Carr
RBI
Ron Murphy
Cook
Eric Hernandez
Seth Olguin
Murphy
Ray Chavez
Chavez
Storm girls win another state track title at mid May meet
Cleveland High School’s Storm girls repeat as state champions led by senior Nia Powdrell who scored 24 points and won the 100 and 200. They defeated Volcano Vista by 39.5 points as CHS swept relays and claimed multiple school records and meet records.
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Cleveland High School
Nia Powdrell
Volcano Vista
Powdrell
Jade Altheide
Caitlin Barnard
Sarah Mackin
CHS
Altheide
Abbi Rael
Barnard
Flores
Storm
Storm boys win fourth track title in five seasons
Cleveland High School’s Storm boys track and field team clinched its fourth title in five seasons in a May meet. coach Kenny Henry praised a tight finish led by the 4x400 and 4x100 relays plus strong performances from Virgin, Rodriguez and Sandoval as Volcano Vista was edged 67-61 in the team race.
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Cleveland High School
Kenny Henry
Storm
Dylan Sandoval
Kyle Trochie
Roope Henry
Veto Virgin
Volcano Vista
Virgin
Alejandro Armijo
Sandoval
Malachi Bennett
Demetry Rodriguez
Troche
Bennett
Henry
Armijo
David Apodaca
Volcano
Cibola High School
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Dream Weaver
Gary Herron
Tyrique Weaver
RRHS
Hobbs
Gallup
Rio Rancin
Amanda Mayoral
Mayoral
Liz Davis
Mackin
Rael
Savanah Vasquez
Tim
Vincen
Sme
Aio Rancas
Flephot Roope Henry
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