Sports

RAMS OPEN AS FAVORITES TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL

Press Release-thelines
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
LAS VEGAS, N.V. — Fueled by a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams have claimed favorite status to win Super Bowl 56, according to analysts TheLines, which tracks odds in the U.S. regulated sports betting market.

NM United announces schedule

Press Release
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - New Mexico United is excited to unveil their 2022 USL Championship schedule, which features 34 regular season matches, 17 of which are scheduled to be played at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.

News for New Mexico Activities Association in January

Press Release
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR STATE SWIMMING & WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Adjustments have been made to both the State Swimming & Diving Championships and State Wrestling Championships schedules. Swimming & Diving will now take place Wednesday, February 16th (Boys ONLY) and Saturday, February 19th (Girls ONLY).
Basketball is rolling loud and fast as both Grants High School boys and girls basketball teams are busy playing in tournaments around the state. The lady Pirates went 1-2 at a recent tournament at Hobbs High School while the boys basketball team, coming off a loss to Taos (68-37), gear up for the Gallup Bengals Boys Invitational this upcoming weekend. Franklin Romero - CC

Basketball is rolling loud and fast as both Grants High School boys and girls basketball teams are busy playing in tournaments around the state. The lady Pirates went 1-2 at a recent tournament at Hobbs High School while the boys basketball team, coming off a loss to Taos (68-37), gear up for the Gallup Bengals Boys Invitational this upcoming weekend. Franklin Romero - CC

Pirates Dominated by Tigers

Franklin Romero Cibola Citizen Sports
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
The first game of the 2022 New Year was not the start the Pirates envisioned.
Count the bucket! GHS senior Isaiah Hernandez, 23, takes the ball to the hole against the Shiprock Chieftains last week in the Pirates’ last game of the year. The Pirates defeated the Chieftains by a score of 68-45 and will end 2021 with a 6-3 record as they have a break before facing the Taos Tigers on Monday, January 3 at the Port of the Pirates. Franklin Romero - CC

Count the bucket! GHS senior Isaiah Hernandez, 23, takes the ball to the hole against the Shiprock Chieftains last week in the Pirates’ last game of the year. The Pirates defeated the Chieftains by a score of 68-45 and will end 2021 with a 6-3 record as they have a break before facing the Taos Tigers on Monday, January 3 at the Port of the Pirates. Franklin Romero - CC

Pirates 6-3 headed into the Break

Franklin Romero Cibola Citizen Sports
Thursday, December 30, 2021
GRANTS, N.M. – The Grants High School boys basketball team is 6-3 as they head into the Christmas break after a 68-45 win over the Shiprock Chieftains this past Wednesday, December 22nd.
Franklin Romero-CC Holiday Hoops! The lady Pirates placed 2nd in the Robert Daily Classic this past weekend at the Port of the Pirates. They went 2 for 3 over the weekend.

Franklin Romero-CC Holiday Hoops! The lady Pirates placed 2nd in the Robert Daily Classic this past weekend at the Port of the Pirates. They went 2 for 3 over the weekend.

Lady Pirates take second, boys JV takes first

Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
When you think of the holidays, you think of Christmas shopping and Christmas decorating; in Cibola County, you have to think of hoops in that holiday mix as well.