The Pirates boys’ basketball team had a shot at getting their first “W '' in districts and came up short by a point after a 72-71 overtime defeat at the hands of the Belen Eagles. The Pirates led in the first quarter 20-17 and only trailed by a bucket at the half, 37-35. In the third quarter the Pirates led 51-47 and the Eagles bounced back and outscored the Pirates 17 to 13 points to tie it up 64-64. Belen outscored the Pirates 8-7 in the overtime period to give the Pirates their fourth loss in district play. The Pirates are currently 7-13, 0-4. Prior to the Belen game the Pirates hosted the Highland Hornets (14-6, 3-0) and lost the game 88-41 on Tuesday, January 24.

The Grants High School Boys’ Basketball team had a slow start in districts and are 0-2 in district play after two recent district games. The Pirates faced a tough Valencia Jaguar team in their home district opener on Tuesday, January 17.

The three Academy standouts are now eligible to play in first-team matches ALBUQUERQUE, NM - New Mexico United is thrilled to announce the Academy Contract signings of forward Alex Waggoner, midfielder Miles Merritt, and midfielder Andres Robles. These three young New Mexicans are making the jump after incredible, standout Academy performances in 2022.

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.

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. In the past, United has signed two (2) players to the squad that were identified at open tryouts Josh Goss and Phillip Beigl.

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. The Bengals regrouped and poured in 27-points to the Pirates 16-points to give the Bengals a 55-42 lead. The Pirates were able to fight back and match Gallup’s 22 points in the fourth quarter, however it didn’t break the 13-point deficit from the third quarter.

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 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. Douma-Sanchez was all over the board as he hit eight treys, 13 field goals and 10 free throws in that historic game. Douma-Sanchez reached a milestone in New Mexico basketball history with a 60-point score as he now ranks number nine overall in state scoring history and currently is the top scorer ever of the Albuquerque metro area schools shattering the previous record by six points set by Jude Tapia of Albuquerque High School who scored 54 points in 2019. Douma-Sanchez averages 34.7 points a game which would rank him currently number three in all-time top scorers in the state. Douma-Sanchez is the son of former Grants High School Boys Basketball Head Coach Joseph Sanchez. Douma-Sanchez has strong family ties to Grants, Cibola County and the Pueblo of Laguna.

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM - New Mexico United has its Opening Day! United will take on United States Men’s National Team legend Landon Donovan’s San Diego Loyal on April 15th at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park. The match will be United’s first home contest of the season, with the regular season beginning one month earlier on March 11th.