(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Former New Mexico State women’s basketball star and Las Cruces native Paulina Blunt passed away Tuesday, July 20, her family has announced. A graduate of Onate High School, Blunt played for the Aggies from 1989-1994. During that time, Blunt racked up 1,148 points and 848 rebounds, good for
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OAKLAND, California – New Mexico State alum Daniel Johnson clearly feels comfortable at home. The Oakland, CA area-native hit his first career home run Sunday, a solo shot to right-center field to break 2-2 tie in the 7th inning to help key the Cleveland Indians past the Oakland A’s 4-2. Johnson, who was the WAC
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Same building. Same court. A fresh new look. This week, NM State athletics unveiled a new-look playing surface inside the Pan American Center which will be home to the Aggies’ men’s basketball, volleyball and women’s basketball teams for their respective 2021-22 seasons and beyond. The brand-new court
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LAS CRUCES , New Mexico – As an assistant coach with the Aggies’ track team, Rachel Dincoff usually wears the black and crimson colors of New Mexico State. But these days, she can be found be sporting a more patriotic color scheme: the red, white and blue of Team USA. That’s because Dincoff will represent
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Welcome back, Aggie Nation. In an announcement made Tuesday by NM State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia, all NM State athletics venues will return to 100% attendance capacity for the 2021-22 season. Complete stadium operating procedures, pregame tailgating and all gameday experiences will also be in full effect for the 2021-22 academic
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A New Mexico State assistant basketball coach has been found in violation of NCAA ethical conduct rules. Corey Barker has been an assistant at NMSU since 2019. The allegations against Barker did not occur during Barker’s time at NMSU, but when he was an assistant coach at Texas Christian University
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NM State football program has inked a home-and-home series with the FIU Panthers, NM State and FIU announced Wednesday. The two-game series calls for the Aggies to host FIU on Oct. 1 of 2022 and make the return trip to Miami on Sept. 6, 2025. NM State
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — School board members in Alamogordo plan to discuss a proposal that could restrict participation in sports by transgender athletes. The Alamogordo school board scheduled a work session for Saturday that will include time for the public to comment on the proposed resolution. Jerrett Perry, the school district superintendent, has said that
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Even though high school graduations have already taken place in the state of New Mexico, baseball playoffs are still in full swing. Tuesday, two teams from the Borderland took the field for their respective quarterfinal games. In Class 4A, Santa Teresa saw their season come to an end after falling
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — In the triple-digit Las Cruces heat, the Gibson brothers move quickly on the soccer field and sweat profusely. “You’re breathing out hot air because you’re running and it’s coming back in,” said Whitney Gibson, a sophomore soccer player at Centennial High School. “It just becomes harder to breathe.” Along with
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EL PASO, Texas — Even after a year of event cancellations due to Covid-19, the El Paso Border Youth Athletic Association continues to bring baseball to the underprivileged. Former El Paso Chihuahuas star and Borderland favorite Cody Decker has helped lead the organization with his Major League Baseball connections and willingness to give back to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The band is getting back together again over at New Mexico State. NMSU announced through social media Monday that Donnie Tillman, Johnny McCants and Clayton Henry will return to the Aggies next season for their extra year of eligibility. All three Aggies were the team’s top scorers last season, and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After the pandemic trashed financial budgeting throughout the nation for college athletic programs, a new program is offering aid. The New Mexico State University athletics department was staring down the barrel of a $3.5 million gap in its budget, partially due to the loss of big money games last year
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Things are getting spicy at New Mexico State, where the Aggies are again getting into the food and beverage game. This time, it’s the salsa! The New Mexico State athletic department held a salsa taste-test on Thursday, where a panel of six judges sampled salsas from vendors across the state to
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NM State football program and head coach Doug Martin have announced a home-and-home series with the Air Force Falcons, the Aggies announced Wednesday.The Aggies and Falcons will clash on Sept. 9, 2023 at Aggie Memorial Stadium, before the Aggies make the return trip to Fort Collins on
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) MESA, Arizona – Despite four strong innings from righty Chris Barraza, the NM State Aggies baseball program fell to the Seattle U Red Hawks 10-0 Friday in a WAC Tournament elimination game at Hohokam Stadium. Sophomore righty Rorik Maltrud (3-4) took the loss for the fourth-seeded Aggies (20-34), after pitching just 3.1 innings. Maltrud
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MESA, Arizona – It couldn’t have been a better start for the NMSU baseball team. Wednesday, in Mesa, Arizona, the Aggies defeated Seattle University, 7-5, in their opening game of the WAC Tournament. NMSU entered the tournament as a 4th seed, while the Seattle Redhawks were a 5th seed. With the Aggies trailing 3-2 in
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Three members of the NM State track and field team will head to College Station, Texas, for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary on Thursday and Saturday. The top 48 individuals in their respective events qualified for the east and west preliminaries. The top 12
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) MESA, Arizona – The NM State Aggies baseball program opens the 2021 Western Athletic Conference Tournament Wednesday night against Seattle. First pitch from Hohokam Stadium is set for 7 p.m. MT. The winner of Wednesday matchup between the fourth-seeded Aggies and fifth-seeded Redhawks will advance to the winner’s bracket where either No. 1 Grand Canyon or
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a big surprise that it took all of four games for the El Paso Chihuahuas to hit their first home at usually-friendly Southwest University Park. But as the adage goes, when it rains it pours. Robbie Podorsky, Ben Ruta, and Nick Tanielu all homered Sunday, to help El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas – Love was in the air Saturday night at Southwest University Park. And fortunately for the Chihuahuas and a pair of fans, the night ended with a toast. Jesse Scholtens continued his roaring start to the season, outdueling Colorado Rockies ace pitcher Kyle Freeland to help the Chihuahuas win their fourth straight
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) STANFORD, California – The New Mexico State women’s golf team posted its first top-10 finish at an NCAA Regional since 2016 as it tied for 10th at the Stanford Regional after three rounds of action at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. Pun Chanachai narrowly missed qualifying for nationals as a individual. Chanachai
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Former New Mexico State star Pascal Siakam has earned cent of his new 4-year $136 million dollar contract with the Toronto Raptors. But for Mothers’ Day, he decided to give it back to his mother Victorie in the form of a new house. In a video posted on his Instagram,
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – It was no secret that defending 5A champion Las Cruces High was underseeded in this year’s state tournament. And they nearly proved it tenfold in Saturday’s title game, but a 4th quarter run from Cleveland put that notion as well as potential repeat to bed. Tre Foster’s bucket with eight seconds
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive may have only come away with a 1-1 draw against New Mexico United on Saturday night, but the real victory was having fans in the stands at 70% capacity for the first time in two years at Southwest University Park. There were first-timers, die-hards and some even
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces Bulldawgs had to fight and claw their way back into their game against Roswell Thursday night. In the end, the Bulldawgs avoided the upset as they took down the Coyotes in the semifinals of the 5A boys state basketball playoffs. The final score was 68-64. The defending
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After capturing their first Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament title in a little over a half-decade, the NM State men’s golf team found out its destination for the 2021 NCAA Regional Wednesday afternoon. In an announcement made on The Golf Channel, NM State was chosen as the 12th seed
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The high school basketball playoffs in New Mexico are officially underway. Tuesday in Las Cruces, the Las Cruces boys teams and the Centennial girls team played their quarterfinal matchups. In the Class 5A boys high school playoffs, the Las Cruces Bulldawgs played host to the Los Lunas Tigers. It was
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Like 54 other golfers, 48-year old Javier Quevedo came to the New Mexico State Golf Course Tuesday with a dream. “Well, making it to the US Open,” said Quevedo, who played in amateur professional tournaments as a kid. “Especially at Torrey Pines.” After his top three finish in the Tuesday’s
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Bobby Unser, winner of the 1968, 1975 and 1981 Indianapolis 500s, passed away Sunday at the age of 87 at his New Mexico home. Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced his death in a news release Monday. Unser is one of 10 drivers to win the prestigious Indy 500 at least three times
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