New Mexico United to host Liga MX’s FC Juarez on 6/19 at Isotopes Park Albuquerque, NM - New Mexico United is thrilled to announce that the club will host Mexican stars FC Juarez in an incredible international friendly on June 19th at 7:00 PM Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. The match is the third international friendly in United’s history, and the first against a Mexican Club. FC Juarez are in Mexico’s top division - Liga MX. United Season Ticket holders can take advantage of an exclusive presale for the next 48 hours ONLY - and can utilize their 20% STH discount - before all seats are released to the general public on Friday at 12 PM, noon MT!

There’s always one game that’s closer than expected, the Valencia Jaguars rolled into Grants last Friday, April 19, played the Grants High School baseball team for eight innings in one of the Pirates toughest challenges at home. The Pirates, who were on a 10-game winning streak, were up 3-1 after the first two innings.

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A colossal baseball game last Friday as the Pirates went 9 innings and bested the 4th ranked Belen Eagles by a score of 7-6. A single by junior Boudy Melonas to center field allowed teammate Niko Young to score the winning run securing the 8th “W” in a row for the Pirates and a second place ranking in 4-A baseball.

Attention, Cibola County athletes and enthusiasts! Whether you're scoring goals, hitting trails, lifting weights, or just enjoying a game of catch in the park, your moments of athletic endeavor light up our community. The Cibola Citizen Newspaper is eager to showcase your fun and accomplishments in our beloved sports section.

After rehabbing from a knee injury for more than a year, Nava could see action in Tuesday’s 3rd round match at Rio Rancho ALBUQUERQUE, NM - After more than a year of hard work spent on rehab, New Mexico’s own Cristian Nava is finally available for selection ahead of Tuesday’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match to be played at Rio Rancho High School.

The Grants Pirates baseball team are off to a great start in district play after going 2-0 last week in district play with an 112 rout of the Valenica Jaguars (7-11,0-1) on the road on April 2nd followed by a narrow 4-3 defeat of St. Pius High School on April 5th at home. “I thought we played well after a shaky first inning—once we settled into the game, we pretty much had control of it,” said GHS head coach Mike Furbee of the Valencia game. Pirate notables in that game included pitcher Niko Young who pitched 5.1 innings and had allowed 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run and 8 strikeouts. Eric Barela Jr., Noah Lundstrom and Dominick Gonzales with 2 RBI’s a piece. Izeyah Manzanares and Diego Lopez had 1 RBI each.

Attention, Cibola County athletes and enthusiasts! Whether you're scoring goals, hitting trails, lifting weights, or just enjoying a game of catch in the park, your moments of athletic endeavor light up our community. The Cibola Citizen Newspaper is eager to showcase your fun and accomplishments in our beloved sports section.

The lady Pirates tennis team is currently 6-3, 1-0 after a recent win over Hope Christian 5-4 and Manzano 9-0. At the Manzano meet number 1 Alexia Munson defeated Gabriella Mc-Carthy 6-1, 6-0.

This week's Athlete of the Week is senior Izeyah Manzanares of the GHS baseball team, whose recent pitching was crucial to the Pirates victories over district rivals. Manzanares recently pitched 7 innings allowing 4 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned run and 6 strikeouts in a close game against district rival St.