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Celebrating Cibola’s young athletes

Celebrating Cibola’s young athletes

Celebrating Cibola’s young athletes

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – Coinciding with the 39th Annual Mount Taylor Quad, the 2022 Kids Quad gives the youth athletes of Cibola the ability to compete alongside their older counterparts. The 2022 event was the 10th consecutive kids’ quad, allowing children aged three to 12 the ability to compete.
GHS senior Nicolas "Nico" Miera, 10, with a drive against Highland High School at an away game earlier in the month. The Pirates will host Highland (18-3, 6-0) on Tuesday, February 15 as both the boys and girls basketball teams wrap up district play this week. Franklin Romero - CC

GHS senior Nicolas "Nico" Miera, 10, with a drive against Highland High School at an away game earlier in the month. The Pirates will host Highland (18-3, 6-0) on Tuesday, February 15 as both the boys and girls basketball teams wrap up district play this week. Franklin Romero - CC

Pirate wrestler prove worth

Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – At 106 points, it was enough to place the Grants High School wrestling team in second place at the 5 4-A district wrestling meet this past weekend at Belen High School, the host of the district tournament.
Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week

News Staff
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
This week's Athletes of the Week are Larry Meader (left) at a 138 pounds, and Manuel Gonzales (right) at 126 pounds of the Grants High School wrestling team who placed first in their respective weight classes at their district wrestling meet over the weekend.
Senior Nicholas Miera, 10, with a lay-up as teammates look on at a recent game against the Belen Eagles at the Port of the Pirates. Franklin Romero - CC

Senior Nicholas Miera, 10, with a lay-up as teammates look on at a recent game against the Belen Eagles at the Port of the Pirates. Franklin Romero - CC

“Pirates Teams Split Week”

Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
District play is in full swing this week as the Grants High School boys’ basketball team, currently 9-10 and 2-2 went 1-1 this week. The lady Pirates (6-14, 1-3) also split last week as both teams start wrapping up their district play this next week.
Grants Pirates senior Isaiah Hernandez, 23, with bucket last Friday in a district game between the Highland Hornets (14-3,3-0) and the Pirates. The Pirates lost that game by a score of 69-31 and are currently 8-9 and 1-1. Franklin Romero - CC

Grants Pirates senior Isaiah Hernandez, 23, with bucket last Friday in a district game between the Highland Hornets (14-3,3-0) and the Pirates. The Pirates lost that game by a score of 69-31 and are currently 8-9 and 1-1. Franklin Romero - CC

Pirates Teams Starting District Play

Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – The Grants High School basketball teams are coming off a two-week closure due to COVID-19 protocols and are just starting to play their district schedule. Without practices the GHS Pirate basketball teams have been slow to regroup and started their district play slow.

RAMS OPEN AS FAVORITES TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL

Press Release-thelines
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
LAS VEGAS, N.V. — Fueled by a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams have claimed favorite status to win Super Bowl 56, according to analysts TheLines, which tracks odds in the U.S. regulated sports betting market.

NM United announces schedule

Press Release
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - New Mexico United is excited to unveil their 2022 USL Championship schedule, which features 34 regular season matches, 17 of which are scheduled to be played at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.

News for New Mexico Activities Association in January

Press Release
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR STATE SWIMMING & WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Adjustments have been made to both the State Swimming & Diving Championships and State Wrestling Championships schedules. Swimming & Diving will now take place Wednesday, February 16th (Boys ONLY) and Saturday, February 19th (Girls ONLY).
Basketball is rolling loud and fast as both Grants High School boys and girls basketball teams are busy playing in tournaments around the state. The lady Pirates went 1-2 at a recent tournament at Hobbs High School while the boys basketball team, coming off a loss to Taos (68-37), gear up for the Gallup Bengals Boys Invitational this upcoming weekend. Franklin Romero - CC

Basketball is rolling loud and fast as both Grants High School boys and girls basketball teams are busy playing in tournaments around the state. The lady Pirates went 1-2 at a recent tournament at Hobbs High School while the boys basketball team, coming off a loss to Taos (68-37), gear up for the Gallup Bengals Boys Invitational this upcoming weekend. Franklin Romero - CC

Pirates Dominated by Tigers

Franklin Romero Cibola Citizen Sports
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
The first game of the 2022 New Year was not the start the Pirates envisioned.