Sports

Regular-Season and Tournament Champions: The Laguna Hawks captured both the regular-season title and tournament championship during the 2026 Grants Rec summer season in the 7–9-year-old baseball league. Courtesy Photo

Regular-Season and Tournament Champions: The Laguna Hawks captured both the regular-season title and tournament championship during the 2026 Grants Rec summer season in the 7–9-year-old baseball league. Courtesy Photo

10–12 Baseball League

News Staff
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
10–12 Baseball League
First Place: The Mariners finished first in the regular-season standings during the 2026 summer season in the 10–12-year-old Grants Recreation Department baseball league. Courtesy Photo

First Place: The Mariners finished first in the regular-season standings during the 2026 summer season in the 10–12-year-old Grants Recreation Department baseball league. Courtesy Photo

7–9 Baseball League

News Staff
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
7–9 Baseball League
Kristl Walker landed a tiger muskie while on a camping trip on July 11, using nothing more than a hot dog for bait. Courtesy Photos

Kristl Walker landed a tiger muskie while on a camping trip on July 11, using nothing more than a hot dog for bait. Courtesy Photos

Cibola Fishing Report – July 21–28

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
BLUEWATER LAKE, N.M. – Fishing continued at Bluewater Lake this week, with boats on the water Saturday and at least one reported muskie catch. New Mexico State Parks has posted that algae is present in the water and that visitors should swim or recreate at their own risk.
The Candelaria Sports Complex sign stands off Sakelares Boulevard in Grants. The Grants Recreation Department is preparing for the upcoming school year after updates to fencing and lighting for public safety purposes. Diego Lopez - CC

The Candelaria Sports Complex sign stands off Sakelares Boulevard in Grants. The Grants Recreation Department is preparing for the upcoming school year after updates to fencing and lighting for public safety purposes. Diego Lopez - CC

You’ll Know Me When I Come Through Your Town

Wesley Allen
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
New Mexico Author to Embark on Epic 38,000-Mile Pan-American Journey in Vintage 1952 Chrysler New Yorker. THOREAU, N.M. — While most people look at a 74-year-old classic car and see a museum piece, Thoreau resident and author Wesley J. Allen sees a vessel for an adventure of a lifetime.
Children climb a playground rope structure beyond the outfield fence during a Little League game in Grants, N.M., on Thursday, July 9, 2026. While the action unfolds on the field, siblings and friends enjoy the evening at the park. PHOTOS by Jay Langford, AJJ Student Jounralist

Children climb a playground rope structure beyond the outfield fence during a Little League game in Grants, N.M., on Thursday, July 9, 2026. While the action unfolds on the field, siblings and friends enjoy the evening at the park. PHOTOS by Jay Langford, AJJ Student Jounralist

City of Grants Highlights Safety, Upgrades at Candelaria Sports Complex

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. – The Candelaria Sports Complex is open and active again, with Grants Recreation baseball games underway as city leaders point to recent improvements and a broader push to upgrade parks across Grants.