Running with friends

Becky Archuleta/For the Taos NewsEddie Duran charges up a hill during the Junior Olympic Region 10 Cross-Country Championships at the Santa Ana Golf Club on Saturday (Nov. 16).

Gilbert "Gilly" Valdez and Eddie Duran are runners, first and foremost. Sometimes they're competitors. But more than that, they're friends.

Basketball tryouts test physical, mental toughness in players

Matthew Narvaiz/Taos NewsNoah Armijo and Alejandro Gonzales participate in a box-out drill on Monday (Nov. 18). The drill teaches physical toughness, one of the pillars of tryouts, according to head coach Hernando Chavez.

With the fall prep sports coming to an end, it is basketball that will now reign supreme in New Mexico over the coming months. In Taos, it's no different.

Peñasco makes strong run in Class 2A state tournament

John T. Denne/For the Taos NewsFrom left to right, seniors Alexandra Sandoval, Jennifer Aguilar, Carly Gonzales, Ariana MacAuley, Leandra Romero and Adrianna Tafoya get applauded by the appreciative Peñasco crowd during a ceremony before a matchup with Mora on Oct. 17.

The Peñasco Lady Panthers gave it their best shot. Four games spanning three days -- and with three separate 8 a.m. matches -- the Lady Panthers made it all the way until Championship Saturday of the Class 2A state volleyball tournament before falling to Mescalero Apache in five sets on Saturday morning (Nov. 16) in the quarterfinals.

Sports Sidelines

Katharine Egli.The Taos Ski Valley Children's Center, location of this year's TSV Arts Festival.

Taos Ski Valley set for Thanksgiving opening dayTaos Ski Valley's skiing season is getting closer, getting its start on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28).

Snowstorm underway for Taos

Woman charged in two strong-arm robberies in Taos

Legislature calls for new UNM center due to neurologist shortage

Sugar Lane murder suspect denied bail

Taos Air to offer flights to California

School sports

The Taos girls varsity runners pose for a picture after their race at the district meet in Edgewood on Friday (Nov. 1). The girls would finish in second place at the meet.

Cross-country

Taos girls, boys place second in district meet, will move on to state

The Taos Tigers cross-country teams will be moving on to the state meet. After a strong performance by the girls and boys varsity squads, the Tigers placed second in both races in the District 2-4A meet at Edgewood Middle School on Friday afternoon (Nov. 1).

Sports Roundup

Taos Tigers boys soccer might have lost their final game of the season when it traveled to Moriarty on Saturday (Oct. 26) and lost 0-2, but they have better things in store for the future. On Sunday afternoon (Oct. 27), the Tigers were chosen as the sixth seed in the state tournament and will host Valley High School on Saturday (Nov. 2) at Taos Eco Park.

Courtesy of Susan FioreZoe Colfax of the Taos Composite team makes a turn during the girls junior varsity race at the Colorado High School Cycling League State Championships in Durango, Colorado (Oct. 19-20).

Sports roundup

Taos Composite, the high school mountain biking team managed by Field Institute of Taos, had members of its team compete in, and place, in the Colorado High School Cycling League State Championship this past weekend in Durango, Colorado (Oct. 19-20).

Summer baseball begins in Taos

The Taos Baseball League had its first official game of the season Sunday (June 9). Both Taos teams, the Taos Blizzard and Taos Lightning were in blue, a …

John T. DenneTaos Tiger baseball players celebrate their 9-8 win over Soccorro at home in late March.

The mysteries of state tournament bracket seeding

Baseball athletes work hard all season. Then, as soon as the in-field dust settles on the regular season, baseball state tournament brackets are announced.And this …

Sheila Miller / The Taos NewsTeammates celebrate with Israel 'Izzy' after he scores the winning run in the final game of the Taos Tiger baseball season on May 4.

Tigers baseball closes season with class

The girls' softball team arrived from Española Valley for their 11 a.m. game Saturday (May 4) right on the adjacent softball field on schedule, but the …

Reel Report

This fishing report, provided by Dustin Berg and Go Unlimited (supporting disabled anglers) and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.

Running and biking and hockey, oh my!

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Cut carp to catch a catfish (say that fast three times)

This fishing report, provided by Dustin Berg and Go Unlimited (supporting disabled anglers) and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.