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Chloe Marquez, senior, performs a cheer stunt while wearing a construction-themed safety vest during the Pirates’ football game at Grants High School on Aug. 28, 2026. Photo by Jay Langford

Chloe Marquez, senior, performs a cheer stunt while wearing a construction-themed safety vest during the Pirates’ football game at Grants High School on Aug. 28, 2026. Photo by Jay Langford

Cheer Team Ready to Support Pirates

Jenna Chavez, Ghs Student Journalist
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. — Grants High School cheer is back for another season stronger than ever.The team debuted on the first day of school during an assembly that the entire student body attended. With three years of experience under her belt, Coach Anna Sanchez is leading the team for yet another year.

Soccer Teams Improving Early in the Season

News Staff
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. — Girls' and boys' soccer has started up at Grants High School, and it looks like it's going to be an exciting year for both teams.First to the girls team, and their returning coach, Shaun Sanchez: Coach Sanchez took over coaching last season, and has since improved the team vastly.
Grants defenders converge on a Valencia ball carrier, bringing him down during the Pirates’ game against Valencia on Aug. 28, 2026, at Grants High School. Jay Langford- Student Journalist

Grants defenders converge on a Valencia ball carrier, bringing him down during the Pirates’ game against Valencia on Aug. 28, 2026, at Grants High School. Jay Langford- Student Journalist

Pirates Lose Tough Defensive Battle, 6-2

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. - The young Grants High School Pirates came up short in a physical defensive game against the senior heavy Valencia Jaguars last week in their first home game of the season.
Courtesy of the National Forest Foundation and U.S. Forest Service The Cibola National Forest badge available through the new National Forests and Grasslands Passport features a bison, reflecting the forest’s namesake. “Cibola” is the Spanish word for a female bison, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Courtesy of the National Forest Foundation and U.S. Forest Service The Cibola National Forest badge available through the new National Forests and Grasslands Passport features a bison, reflecting the forest’s namesake. “Cibola” is the Spanish word for a female bison, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Visiting Mount Taylor? Collect a Cibola National Forest Digital Badge

Diego Lopez, Editor
Friday, August 28, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Visitors heading into the Cibola National Forest can now collect a digital badge for the trip through a new nationwide Forest Service passport program.The U.S.