Sports

Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

News Staff
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
This week’s athletes of the week are theLaguna-Acoma Ladies Basketball Team.Congratulations on making it to the semi-finals in the NUSENDA 2Astate basketball tournament!

Cibola Water Monitoring Report – March 10–16

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – As Cibola County moves deeper into March, the latest water data shows Bluewater Lake continuing its gradual decline, the Rio San Jose holding steady at low levels, and mountain snowpack in the Zuni/Bluewater River Basin effectively disappearing.With the traditional snowpack...
Lowell Smith caught a trout using a green, yellow and orange Kastmaster on Feb. 27. Courtesy Photo

Lowell Smith caught a trout using a green, yellow and orange Kastmaster on Feb. 27. Courtesy Photo

Cibola Fishing Report – March 11–16

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
13,109 Trout Stocked at Bluewater Lake CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. - Mid-March brought the kind of momentum anglers like to see at Bluewater Lake: fresh stocking, successful trout reports, and steady access as the lake stays open and prepares for extended hours.

No Pit for the Pirates This Year

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. Basketball craze strikes Pirate teams right out of the gate in March.The Grants High School Boys’ Basketball Team, a 16th seed, had a tall order to fill and ended up with an early first round exit from the Nusenda boys 4A state basketball tournament after losing in the first round to...
Senior Coudy Melonas,2, of the GHS boys basketball team took one of his last shots as a high school senior last Saturday at Highland High School in the first round of the Nusenda 4A boys state basketball tournament. The Pirates lost that game to the number 1 ranked Hornets by a score of 76-31 ending this years season for them. The lady Pirates also lost their first round game by a score of 47-25 to the Hope Huskies. Franklin Romero - CC

Senior Coudy Melonas,2, of the GHS boys basketball team took one of his last shots as a high school senior last Saturday at Highland High School in the first round of the Nusenda 4A boys state basketball tournament. The Pirates lost that game to the number 1 ranked Hornets by a score of 76-31 ending this years season for them. The lady Pirates also lost their first round game by a score of 47-25 to the Hope Huskies. Franklin Romero - CC

Bats are Flying as Baseball and Softball Kick Off

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. Boom, just like that we are several games deep into the Spring team sports baseball and softball seasons.“After four games – and to be 2-2 is not a bad start considering we are down three key players who are out for basketball,” said Grants High School Head Baseball Coach Mike Furbee.
Cibola Water Monitoring Report – March 4–9

Cibola Water Monitoring Report – March 4–9

Cibola Water Monitoring Report – March 4–9

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Early March data shows Cibola County entering a critical stretch of the water year with no snowpack in the mountains.Precipitation over the past week was nearly nonexistent across most of the county, Bluewater Lake held steady at low levels, the Rio San Jose remained flat,...