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Julian Griego caught a 27in rainbow trout at Bluewater Lake March 11 Courtesy Photo

Julian Griego caught a 27in rainbow trout at Bluewater Lake March 11 Courtesy Photo

Cibola Fishing Report – March 17–24

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Fire Restrictions in Place at Bluewater Lake CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. - BLUEWATER LAKE – This week finally looked and felt like spring fishing at Bluewater Lake.After a quieter stretch earlier this month, multiple reports came in of successful trout catches – along with one standout tiger muskie.
The Lady Hornets 7th grade girls basketball team poses after winning first place in its division at the Ball Out Tournament in Bernalillo, held March 5-8. The local AAU team is made up entirely of Los Alamitos Middle School seventh graders. Back row: Jozline Fernandez, Morissa Aldaz, Rylee Sanchez, Tamaris Desiderio, Scarlett Brown, Valeria Gonzales Front row: Layla Chavez and Mireya Marquez Courtesy Photos

The Lady Hornets 7th grade girls basketball team poses after winning first place in its division at the Ball Out Tournament in Bernalillo, held March 5-8. The local AAU team is made up entirely of Los Alamitos Middle School seventh graders. Back row: Jozline Fernandez, Morissa Aldaz, Rylee Sanchez, Tamaris Desiderio, Scarlett Brown, Valeria Gonzales Front row: Layla Chavez and Mireya Marquez Courtesy Photos

Lady Hornets win division title at Ball Out Tournament

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. - A local group of Los Alamitos Middle School students brought home a championship this month after the Lady Hornets 7th grade girls basketball team finished first in its division at the Ball Out Tournament in Bernalillo.

Lady Hawks Fall to Trojans

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. - A great run for 1st year head coach Jolynn Martinez and her Lady Hawks came to an end at the Rio Rancho Events Center last Thursday when the Mesa Vista Trojans defeated them 49-28 in the NUSENDA Credit Union 2A girls semi-final game.

Cibola County Sports Update

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. - The Grants High School Ladies Tennis Team is currently 2-4 after a tournament at Piedra Vista where they placed 5th. In that tournament they squared off with Espanola where they lost 8-0.In the Espanola match number 1 Kylee Sandoval was defeated by Gabriela Fulgenzi 6-0, 6-0.

Pirate Baseball 4-4

Franklin Romero, Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. - The Grants High School Baseball Team is currently 4-4 after splitting with Los Alamos in a double header last week, losing the first game 5-6 and winning the second game 4-4.“We are still trying to get things situated with the line up,” said GHS head baseball coach Mike Furbee.
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.
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.