Atkins and Texas overpower Missouri to reach Sweet 16
Ariel Atkins scored 22 points as No. 2 seed Texas defeated Missouri 73-55 to advance to the Sweet 16 in Bridgeport. Lashawn Higgs added 11 points as Texas used perimeter defense and fast break offense to pull away, with Sophie Cunningham leading Missouri with 23 points. Texas will face UCLA in the next round.
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Local players named to state all star basketball games
Five local players earn spots in New Mexico High School Coaches Association all star events. Roswell High seniors Gali Sanchez and Alexis Angeles join Lovington’s Myra Salazar and Vallejo opponents Raeanne Herrera and Cera Chavez among the South 5A 6A girls team. Gallup center Ni Asia McIntosh headlines 1A 2A South with Gateway Christian’s Johnny Worrall. Boys selections include Roswell’s Daniel Amador and Goddard’s Noah Waide for the South, alongside Centennial’s Alex Baez Cesar Molina Artesia’s Carlos Caldera and Onate’s Johnny McCants. Girls game June 10 in Rio Rancho. boys games July 28 in Albuquerque.
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Lovington
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Raeanne Herrera
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New Mexico
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Buffalo
Warriors
Eldorado High School
Daniel Amador
Noah Waide
Goddard
Alex Baez
Cesar Molina
Centennial High Hawks
Coyotes
Carlos Caldera
Artesia
Amador
Johnny McCants
Onate High
Lin Lins Hornets Erase 23 Point Deficit To Beat Spurs
Jeremy Lin lifted the Charlotte Hornets with 29 points, 15 in the fourth, as they erased a 23 point first half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 91 88. Hornets coach Steve Clifford urged effort in a timeout early in the second quarter.
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Channing Frye
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Brittany Force wins first Top Fuel race at Gatornationals
Brittany Force captures her first Top Fuel victory at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, defeating Terry McMillen in the final. The win marks a Force family milestone with John Force Racing and vaults Brittany from a seven-race winless Top Fuel finals skid to a first career Top Fuel triumph.
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