A broken bus, karaoke and a blue trophy: West Las Vegas softball coach reflects on team's title run

The celebratory parade in Las Vegas, N.M., had to be put on a hold for a day when the bus of the Class 3A softball champion West Las Vegas Lady Dons broke down in the hours following their 2-1 victory over Cobre in Friday’s final. The misfortune couldn’t spoil their elation from winning their secon…

Spring sports teams vie for titles, Kiké Hernández visits ABQ and Eric Olen signs an extension

It’s the last week of spring sports and much remains to be decided, with state softball, baseball and large school track and field squads competing to lift a blue trophy. Santa Fe New Mexican sports writers Will Webber and James Barron are looking not blue but red, with the smoldering sun melting t…

Santa Fe Indian School baseball coach Jude Torres reflects on Braves' first-ever District 2-3A title

The 2026 season for the Santa Fe Indian School baseball team is history in the making. The Braves, who finished at the bottom of District 2-3A last year, captured their first-ever district crown in Class 3A on Saturday with a win at West Las Vegas. Now, the determined squad is looking to make some…

‘You gotta love it’: West Las Vegas baseball coach excited for crucial final week of district play

In a decade and a half with the West Las Vegas Dons baseball team, Sal Archuleta has seen the program go from an afterthought in its district to a title contender. Now in his fourth season as head coach, Archuleta has the Dons in the hunt for their first district title in more than four decades. A…

Discussing Jake Hall's decision to return to UNM, plus NM United stadium and prep sports talk

University of New Mexico sports fans got a big lift late last week with star sharpshooter Jake Hall announcing he’ll be returning to the men’s basketball team for his sophomore season. The only underclassman on the All-Mountain West First Team, Hall will be a key cog for head coach Eric Olen as the…

St. Michael’s standout Kamal Stith talks stacking titles and his college plans

With state championships in football and basketball in hand, Kamal Stith has visions of a perfect senior year in focus as his attention turns to the track. Santa Fe New Mexican sports reporters Will Webber and James Barron have spent a lot of time speaking with Stith over the years following big w…

Will’s Final Four takeaways: The gap between the Lobos and the big dogs of college basketball

Santa Fe New Mexican Sports Editor Will Webber has a lot on his mind after returning from the Final Four in Indianapolis — the uncertainty around the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team that will experience a major retooling this offseason, the expansive gap between UNM and the power pro…

Lobos stumble vs. Tulsa in NIT Final Four; Will and James discuss UNM’s uncertain future

The rims may be the same height at Hinkle Fieldhouse as they are at The Pit, but they weren’t kind to the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team Thursday as a rough shooting night from 3-point land bit the Lobos in a 74-69 loss to Tulsa in the National Invitation Tournament semifinals in In…

The road to Indianapolis: Will becomes a Buc-ee's disciple, talks Lobos on his way to NIT Final Four

Santa Fe New Mexican Lobos beat writer Will Webber is about to live out a sports writer’s dream by experiencing college basketball euphoria in Indianapolis, where the NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III and NIT men’s Final Fours will play out in the next handful of days, but is the highlight…

Will and James discuss the Lobos’ run in the NIT, state spirit and spring sports

They just missed out on the Big Dance but the Lobos have been having fun at home while routing their first two opponents in the National Invitation Tournament. In the latest episode of “The Sports Den” podcast, Santa Fe New Mexican sports writers Will Webber and James Barron discuss the University…