GRANTS, N.M. - Last week, three Grants High School seniors traveled to AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Texas to play in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl. Bryan Hernandez, 17, Terrell Hocker, 18, and Cyler Aragon, 18, each went through a nomination and application process and were invited to play in the game.

MILAN, N.M. - The Village of Milan Natatorium, Cibola County’s only public indoor pool, created the 500 Mile Club last summer. The swim club currently has 22 participants. Swimmers schedule times that they would like to come in and there are only five people allowed in the pool at one time.

Bryan Jacob Hernandez, Cyler Aragon, and Terrell Hocker will be representing Grants High School and the State of New Mexico at the Offense/Defense All American Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas, January 26-29. The Offense-Defense AllAmerican Bowl Week is currently in its tenth year and is a week-long series of events including awards dinners, press conferences, the ODFL National tournament, Youth All-American Bowl Games, a youth football convention, a coaches clinic, and many other exciting events. The top 80 high school athletes across the country are invited to play in showdowns for the greatest football players in the world to show their stuff. Athletes who have participated in the Bowl include such players as Cam Newton, Dez Bryant, Joe Haden, Rolando McClain, Earl Thomas, Golden Tate, Carlos Dunlap, and many more.

ORLANDO, FL – Brian Hernandez, a Grants High School football player made the catch of a lifetime in Florida. Hernandez, played on the National Team at the All-American Classic in Orlando, FL. The game where Hernandez made the impressive feat was played at the Feltrim Sports Village in Orlando.

New Mexico Activities Association Executive Director Sally Marquez answers questions about the return to athletics and activities for the 2020-2021 school year. Here is this week’s interview.

Amanda Young and Nathan Mullins are a young married couple who joined the Cibola community in July. Young works in the medical field and had been making work-related visits to Grants since 2018. When Cibola General Hospital invited her to join the staff full-time, Young “knew this is somewhere we wanted to be.”

New coach at the pirate helm for GHS boys’ soccer program, Charles Lundstrom, brings AYSO experience to the soccer field this upcoming season. “I really enjoy soccer, coaching and developing student athletes,” said Lundstrom when asked about why he applied for the position.

New Mexico Activities Association Executive Director Sally Marquez answers questions about the return to athletics and activities for the 2020-2021 school year. Here is this week’s interview.

GRANTS, N.M. – Bryan Hernandez is a 17-year-old senior who attends Grants High School and plays football for the GHS Pirate Football team. Hernandez has been playing football since he was seven years old and now, ten years later, has been invited to play in a national football game with 110 other athletes from all around the nation.

LAGUNA, N.M. – Laguna-Acoma lady Hawks athletics is sending four talented athletes to the next level.