Sports

Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
This week's Athlete of the Week is John 'JJ' Horacek, a sophomore on the Grants High School Boys’ Basketball team. Horacek had 10 points against the Gallup Bengals, 15 points against Valencia High School and 20 points against St. Pius last week.

NM United Open Tryouts

News Staff
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – New Mexico United is hosting an Open Tryout, presented by Fiesta Kia, on January 28th, 2023 at Kraemer Fields, in Albuquerque. This is the first open tryout that New Mexico United has hosted since 2018 and is an opportunity for all players to earn a chance to make our roster.
Isaiah Griego, 2, takes it inside for the Pirates last week in a home game against the Gallup Bengals (10-6), who defeated the Pirates 77-64. The Pirates are currently 79 and will start district play on Tuesday, January, 17 against the Valencia Jaguars (7-11). The Lady Pirates (8-9) will also begin district play on Tuesday, against the Lady Jaguars of Valencia (12-5) on the road. Franklin Romero - CC

Isaiah Griego, 2, takes it inside for the Pirates last week in a home game against the Gallup Bengals (10-6), who defeated the Pirates 77-64. The Pirates are currently 79 and will start district play on Tuesday, January, 17 against the Valencia Jaguars (7-11). The Lady Pirates (8-9) will also begin district play on Tuesday, against the Lady Jaguars of Valencia (12-5) on the road. Franklin Romero - CC

Gallup gallops past Grants, 77-64

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
The Pirates boys’ basketball team suffered a defeat this past week as they succumbed to I-40 Rival, the Gallup Bengals (106), by a score of 77-64. The Pirates jumped ahead in the first quarter with a 16-13 lead which changed to a 28-26 lead for the Bengals at halftime.
Pirates Take Sixth at Gallup Tournament

Pirates Take Sixth at Gallup Tournament

Cibola Sports

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The Grants High School Boys’ Basketball team went 1-2 at the Gallup Bengals Boys’ Invitational Tournament last week at the Gallup High School. On Thursday, January 5 the Pirates played and lost their first game of the tournament to the mighty Navajo Prep High School by a score of 6744.
Shane DSANCHEZ Courtesy Marty Saiz

Shane DSANCHEZ Courtesy Marty Saiz

Grants Blood Breaks Record

News Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Shane scores an impressive 60 points! Shane Douma-Sanzhez, a senior at Del Norte High School, scored the 60 points of the 72 total points scored by his entire team in the 7872 loss to the Eldorado Eagles on January 3 in the Albuquerque Metro Championship Tournament.

New Mexico United Announces New Players

Press Release
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – New Mexico United is excited to announce the signing of Swiss-American defender Timothie Zali. Zali has spent the last five seasons in the Swiss Challenge League - most-recently with FC Wil 1900 in 2022 - a year that saw him make 19 appearances, and score one goal.
Delany Duran,13, of the Lady Pirates basketball team plays defense at a recent home basketball game. The Lady Pirates went 2-1 in a recent tournament, Rumble in the Jungle, hosted by Aztec High School. The Lady Pirates are currently 6-7.

Delany Duran,13, of the Lady Pirates basketball team plays defense at a recent home basketball game. The Lady Pirates went 2-1 in a recent tournament, Rumble in the Jungle, hosted by Aztec High School. The Lady Pirates are currently 6-7.

Cibola Sports

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
The Lady Pirates rumbled their way to the jungle late last month to, the annual “Rumble in the Jungle” basketball tournament hosted by Aztec High School which took place on December 28-30.