Sports
Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
Isaiah Hernandez pounded in a put back literally at the last second of regulation to tie up the Pirates as they battled the 4-A Pojoaque Elks (3-4), 57-57, in their first game of the Armendariz Tournament at Capital High School.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
NMAA ANNOUNCES HALL OF FAME ‘CLASS OF 2022’
Special To The Cibola Citizen
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - The New Mexico Activities Association, in conjunction with the NMAA Hall of Fame Committee, announces the Class of 2022 for induction into the NMAA Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
“Bernalillo too much for lady Pirates”
Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
The Bernalillo lady Spartans (4- 0) were too much to handle for the lady Pirates last Tuesday in the Pirates home opener at the Port of the Pirates – the Pirates lost 73-33. The lady Spartans set the tempo for the night with a 17-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
JUSTIN SCHMIDT LEAVES NEW MEXICO UNITED TO JOIN UNITED STATES ARMY
Press Release
Albuquerque, NM - New Mexico United defender, and Albuquerque native, Justin Schmidt is transitioning from a career as a professional soccer player to a career in the United States Armed Forces. Schmidt is joining the United States Army, with his service set to begin immediately.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Road warrior Pirate boys’ basketball team opens season with two wins
Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
After dual four-hour bus rides to the four corners area to start off their first full season in over a year, the GHS boys basketball team pulled off a 44-37 victory over the Bloomfield Bobcats on Tuesday, November 23 and then went to put a dagger in the Aztec Tigers with a 75-47 on Monday November...
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
GHS boys and girls basketball team are moving along after tryouts to regular practice as the 2021-2022 season begins. Both teams began their season on Tuesday, November 3. Franklin Romero - CC
Pirate basketball teams hold tryouts
Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
GRANTS, N.M. – What’s more crowded than the traffic on I-40? Well, the Grants High School boys and girls basketball programs had large numbers for their tryouts last week. Fifty-five boys tried out for the GHS boys basketball program according to second year coach, Landon Chavez.
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Lady Hawks take 2A state volleyball title
News Staff
The Laguna-Acoma lady Hawk volleyball team entered the 2A state tournament as a number three seed and worked its way through the bracket to meet up with the number one seeded Tucumcari Rattlers where the Hawks swept the match 3-0. winning 25-22, 25-20 and 25-12.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Pirates wrap up 2021 football season
Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
Grants High School head football coach Brandon Hernandez and his squad stopped “rowing the boats” for this season and eagerly look forward to the post season workouts in preparation for next year’s season.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
GHS Sports Wrap-Up
Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
The lady Pirate GHS Cross country team traveled to the state cross country meet and placed ninth in the state in 4-A competition.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Grants High School senior William Archuleta,44, with a catch and run at this past Friday's last game of the season. GHS Pirates lost that game by a score of 35-6 to district rival the Bernalillo Spartans (5-5,1-3). The Pirates wrapped up the 2021 football with a 1-9,0-4 record and they will also graduate seven seniors this year. Franklin Romero - CC
Pirates falter against Bernalillo, 35-6
Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
The Pirates dropped their final home game to district rival, the Bernalillo Spartans, by a score of 35-6.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021