Magdalena Steers get a win at Alice King Invite
The Magdalena girls basketball team traveled to Moriarty over the weekend to participate in the Alice King Invitational, and it returned home with a victory and two losses.
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Cardiac Cats pull off wild victory in New Mexico Bowl
If anyone expected Saturday's Gildan New Mexico Bowl to be a defensive struggle, they obviously hadn't seen either Nevada or Arizona play football this season.
Socorro hangs with defending champs
Socorro played host to defending Class 2A champs Tularosa on Dec. 11, and although the Wildcats went home with a 46-41 victory, the Warriors can hang their hats on an impressive performance.
West Las Vegas hands Socorro second straight loss
The Lady Warriors basketball team played host to West Las Vegas on Dec. 11, and the Lady Dons walked away with a convincing 47-27 win over Socorro.
Eagles can't wrangle the Steers
The Magdalena boys basketball team was probably in need of a solid challenge after it ran through its first two opponents in the Steer Stampede by a combined score of 131-58. When it ran into Native American Community Academy in the tournament final on Saturday, a challenge is precisely what it got.
Magdalena girls power by the Bears
In stark contrast to its first two Steer Stampede games on Thursday and Friday, the Magdalena girls basketball team needed every one of the 32 minutes it took to put away Hatch Valley on Saturday night in the tournament final.
Elkettes take win
If there's one thing the Lady Warriors basketball team can say with full confidence, even this early in the season, is that it definitely has the poise and confidence to play from behind.
Steers dominate the Eagles in season opener
The Magdalena boys basketball team opened up its 2012-13 season at the Steer Stampede on Friday afternoon, and it made short work of the Evangel Christian Eagles in the first round of the tournament, beating them 70-30.
Steers obliterate Tularosa Eagles
After coming off a Nov. 29 win against Tularosa, a Class 2A playoff team from a year ago, the Magdalena girls basketball team built on their early momentum by beating Evangel Christian 95-26 on Thursday evening.
Eagles soar past Warriors
This early in the 2012-13 season the Warriors basketball team is obviously looking to notch a couple of confidence building wins, but for now, the name of the game is gaining experience and growing together as a team before the onset of District 3-3A play on Feb. 4.
Spartans no match for Lady Warriors
The Lady Warriors basketball team kept their early season momentum going on Friday night when they took care of the Bernalillo Spartans at home, 63-48. Socorro gained control in the second quarter with solid perimeter shooting, then simply powered past the visiting Spartans (0-3) to move to 2-0 on the season.
Estancia spoils season-opener
The Warriors basketball team took the court for its first game of the 2012-13 season against Estancia on Thursday, and the visiting Bears did not prove to be kind guests as they beat Socorro 61-54.
Lady Warriors hit the hardwood for 2012-2013
The Socorro Lady Warriors basketball team tipped-off the 2012-2013 season on Tuesday night, and they secured their first win of the year with an electrifying come-from-behind victory over Belen.
Academy ousts Socorro
Socorro head coach Damien Ocampo wasn't too keen on the idea of having to play Academy on consecutive weeks, especially with the rematch coming during the first round of the 2012 playoffs.
Season comes to an end for Lady Warriors
The Socorro Lady Warriors volleyball team traveled to Silver on Nov. 10 to take on the fourth-ranked (3A) Fighting Colts in the District 3-3A Championship and they needed a victory if they were going to receive and invitation to the 2012 state tournament.
Gridiron Steers fall to Lobos in first round of playoffs
Magdalena head football coach Billy Page knew his team was going to have to focus heavily on the defensive side of the ball in the days before it traveled to Tierra Amarilla to take on Escalante in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs.
Steers take District 2-1A undefeated
The Magdalena Steers volleyball team officially won District 2-1A on Saturday night when it defeated Mountainair in four sets, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22.
Warriors zap the Chargers, earn a post season berth
When the Warriors football team traveled to Albuquerque to take on the Academy Chargers on Friday afternoon, they weren't exactly sure what to expect.
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Socorro volleyball
The Socorro Lady Warriors volleyball team beat Hot Springs on Thursday night in the District 3-3A tournament to set up a third showdown with Silver this afternoon, in Silver City.
Lady Warriors lose in heartbreaker
Lots of words come to mind when trying to describe the Lady Warriors' quarterfinal loss to Robertson on Thursday morning. Heartbreaking, devastating, dramatic and lamentable might be a few, but the most accurate way to express the match might simply be "uncharacteristic."