Powell takes home three state titles, Gunther seizes two

Morgan Timms/The Taos NewsTaos' Abigail Gunther competes in the 300-meter hurdles Saturday (May 18) during the 2019 NMAA State Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque. Gunther finished first with a time of 46.66.

The Taos Lady Tigers held their own at the state track meet Friday and Saturday (May 17-18), in Albuquerque, bringing home several medals, personal bests and a …

Taos boys break two state track records

Morgan Timms/The Taos News Abdul Khweis grins after finishing the 4 x 400-meter relay Saturday (May 18) during the 2019 NMAA State Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque.

Jonah Vigil: Speed, agility and personal recordsNo one at a track meet wants to miss a chance to see Jonah Vigil run. Spectators at the state meet were treated to …

Taos Tigers Vigil, Powell high point athletes at 4A state track meet

Taos senior Jonah Vigil jumps 22 feet, 41/2 inches on his final attempt in the preliminaries of the Class 4A boys long jump Friday at the State Track and Field Championships at Great Friends of UNM Track Complex. Vigil won the event for the third time with a jump of 22-101/4.

Between Jonah Vigil, Faith Powell, Abigail Gunther, and the boys 4 x 400 relay team, the Tigers bring home ten state championship titles.

Track and field championships Taos pair leap to long jump titles

Taos senior Faith Powell jumps 18 feet, 4 inches in her first attempt in the finals of the Class 4A girls long jump event Friday at the State Track and Field Championships at Great Friends of UNM Track Complex. Powell came within a half-inch of the 4A record. She won her third straight long-jump title with a leap of 18-6 1/4.

ALBUQUERQUE – Taos standouts Jonah Vigil and Faith Powell aimed for state records Friday.Only Powell came close to doing it.The Tigers' jumping duo continued their sterling success, as …

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School sports

Courtesy PhotoFriends Aidan Thomas of St. Pius, left, and Josh Fambro of Taos, who have been golfing together since childhood and later finish 1-2 in the tournament, warm up for the final round of the Class 4A state championship Tuesday (May 11).

Friends go head-to-head at state golf tournament

Taos Tiger golfer Josh Fambro tied for second place in the state at the Class 4A championship Tuesday (May 14) at the Piñon Hills golf course in Farmington.At …

Sheila Miller / The Taos NewsGalvin Curly of Navajo Pines embraces Gilbert 'Gilly' Valdez of Pe&#241;asco after the 1600 meter race at the state track meet Saturday (May 11).

Peñasco runners shine at A-3A state track

The Peñasco Panthers brought eight athletes to the A-3A state track meet on Friday and Saturday (May 10-11), held at the University of New Mexico Track and …

Sheila Miller/The Taos NewsEighth-grader McKenna Sahd of Angel Fire as she crosses the finish line of the Class A 3200-meter race within three seconds of the 2018 record at the state track meet Saturday (May 11).

Angel Fire rising track star

The 3200-meters is among the most intense races at a track meet. At the Class A 3200-meter race on Saturday (May 11) in Albuquerque, a group of sprinters watching …

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 …

Courtesy PhotoNorm Cutliff directs a runner during the MLB Pitch, Hit and Run Competition in Kit Carson Park on Saturday (April 27).

Youth Pitch, Hit and Run competition at hit

At least 17 young athletes participated in the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run Competition held at Kit Carson Park in Taos on Saturday (April 27).

Taos County Sports Roundup

By Sheila Millersports@taosnews.comTaosBaseballThe Tigers are 4-2 in the district after winning 7-1 in Española Valley on Tuesday (April 16). They played on the road in Pojoaque Valley at 4 p.m. …

Sports Sidelines - April 25

Pitch, Hit and Run Competition for area youth takes place on Saturday (April 27), starting at 11 a.m. at Taos Little League Field at Kit Carson Park.

Community Sports

MEN'S COMPETITIVE BASEBALL LEAGUE For men 18 years and older, there's a competitive baseball league in town. Men's Senior Baseball League aspires to rebuild the Taos baseball tradition of the past and generate as much positive baseball participation as possible.