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Eastern New Mexico historic season comes to an end in South Central Regional Quarterfinals

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March 16, 2024

Eastern New Mexico historic season comes to an end in South Central Regional Quarterfinals

CANYON, Texas (KFDA) – The Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds fall in the NCAA South Central Regional Quarterfinals to the Colorado Mesa Mavericks, 95-77.

The Greyhounds historic season comes to an end. This team went from being picked in 15th in the preseason polls of the 2022-2023 season to making an NCAA tournament berth one season later.

“They are one of the most fun groups I have ever been around,” Eastern New Mexico head coach Brent Owen said. “At the beginning of the season, we set the goal of making the NCAA tournament, and for a lot of programs it might seem like that is a low goal, and perhaps I should have set the goal higher, but in preseason we were picked 8th in the league. For this team to make the NCAA tournament for the third time in program history, that is something that I am really proud of.”

Eastern New Mexico won it’s first Lone Star Conference tournament title for the first time since 1993, second ever in school history. The program also broke numerous records including most conference wins in a season with 15, most 100-point games with 12, and its scoring recording averaging 90.0 points per game.

It was basically a home crowd for the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at the First United Bank Center, and the Greyhounds leaned into the crowds energy.

It was a back-and-forth battle the first 20 minutes of action. At the first media timeout, Eastern had the lead, and then at the second, Colorado Mesa found its way back to be ahead by one, 22-21.

Midway through the first half, the Greyhounds went on a 7-0 scoring run to take their biggest lead of the contest, 30-24. The Mavericks were too hot from beyond the arc as they shot 46.7% from three. Going into the locker room, the Mavs held a four-point advantage, 46-42.

To start the second half, Colorado Mesa put 13 on the board compared to the Greyhounds five. Eastern New Mexico sparked another 7-0 run by Greg Johnson alone. With under 12 minutes left in the ball game, the Greyhounds battled back to cut the deficit to four again, 63-59.

The Mavericks proved to be too much. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference player of the year Trevor Baskin took over. Baskin sparked a 13-0 run for Colorado Mesa with a dunk giving them the cushion they needed. Baskin ended with a game-high 31 points. Colorado Mesa defeats Eastern New Mexico, 95-77.

Colorado Mesa moves on to the NCAA South Central Regional Semifinals on Sunday. They will take on Fort Lewis at 5:00 p.m.

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Los Alamos Public Schools Students Compete At 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair

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April 20, 2026

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Los Alamos Public Schools Students Compete At 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair

Students from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School, and Los Alamos High School at the 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair at New Mexico Tech. Photo CourtesyLAPS

LAHS junior Tate Plohr and freshman Linus Plohr qualified to attend the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo Courtesy LAPS

Los Alamos Middle School student Branden Keller was awarded the CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 at the 2026 New Mexico State Science & Engineering Fair. Photo Courtesy/LAPS

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Twenty students from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) and Los Alamos High School (LAHS) competed, with several garnering awards at the 2026 New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair held at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.

LAHS junior Tate Plohr qualified to attend the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) next month in Phoenix, Ariz. He was awarded the 3rd-place Grand Award. Freshman Linus Plohr qualified as an alternate and will also be attending the Regeneron ISEF.

Students who participated in the state competition include, from Barranca Mesa Elementary, Sydney Chen, Mary Beth Kelsey, Lily Neale, Aurora Roberts Voss and Henry Rodarte; and Glyn Lo and Ernest Maupin, Mountain Elementary.

Students from LAMS who competed include Evelyn Fobes, Mason Garcia, Andrew Gilbertson, James Junghans, Sequoya Ke, Brandon Keller, Nejan Liyanage and Daniel Yampolsky.

LAHS students Julia Neale, Linus Plohr, Tate Plohr, Lilia Veteva, Helena Welch and Kalliope Welch competed at the senior level.

2026 Award winners:

Category Awards – Junior Division

Animal Science, Cellular & Molecular
Biomedical & Health Science
- Honorable Mention: Sequoya Ke
Embedded Systems, Math, Robotics, Software & Technology
- 2nd place: Nejan Liyanage
Physics & Astronomy
- 1st place: Sydney Chen
- 2nd place: Mason Garcia
- Honorable Mention: Marybeth Kelsey
Plant Science

Category Awards – Senior Division

Behavioral & Social Science:
- Honorable Mention: Linus Plohr
Earth & Environmental
- Honorable Mention: Lilia Viteva
Embedded Systems, Math, Robotics, & System Software
- 3rd Place: Helena Welch and Kalliope Welch
Physics & Astronomy

Grand Awards

ISEF finalist 3rd place: Tate Plohr
Brandon Keller received the CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Scholarship in the amount of $2,000. James Jungans and Marybeth Kelsey garnered Thermo Fisher Awards.

Other special award winners include:

CO2 & Greenhouse Reduction Awards (Junior Division)
- Daniel Yampolsky, 2nd place, Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Sequoya Ke, 1st place, Biomedical & Health Science
- Brandon Keller, 1st place, Energy & Materials Science
- Andrew Gilbertson, 1st place, Physics & Astronomy
CO2 & Greenhouse Gas Reduction Award (Senior Division)
- Lilia Viteva, 1st place, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Office of Naval Research Award
David Shortess Award
New Mexico AVS Award
Citadel Award
Naval Research Award
NM Network for Women in Science & Engineering Award
Yale Science & Engineering Award
Rose Baca Rivet Award

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ASU baseball to host New Mexico State, Baylor

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April 19, 2026

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ASU baseball to host New Mexico State, Baylor

Arizona State baseball will host a four-game homestand, beginning with New Mexico State on Wednesday, April 22.

The Sun Devils and Aggies faced each other in late March, with ASU winning 10-4. The two teams will meet for the final time at 6:35 p.m. at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.

ASU will then welcome Baylor on Friday, April 24, for a three-game series. The Sun Devils have yet to face the Bears this season, but ASU has been doing well so far and has been in the top 25 for four weeks.

Sophomore center fielder Landon Hairston earned Big 12 player of the week honors on April 13, after delivering five home runs in five games. His 10 runs in that stretch were tied for the second-most nationally and his 14 runs batted in were tied for third-most nationally. All nine of his hits went for extra bases, three more than any other player.

ASU’s series against Baylor will start at 6:35 p.m. for the first two games, followed by a 1:05 p.m. start on Sunday, April 26.

April 19

Softball at Houston, Cougar Softball Stadium, noon.

April 22

Baseball vs New Mexico State, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.

April 23

Women’s golf at Big 12 Championship, Dallas Athletic Club, TBA.

Track and field at Penn Relays, Franklin Field, 1:22 p.m.

Beach volleyball at Big 12 Championship, Bear Down Beach, all day.

April 24

Baseball vs Baylor, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.

Softball vs Texas Tech, Farrington Stadium, 7 p.m.

April 25

Lacrosse at Colorado, Prentup Field, 11 a.m.

Softball vs Texas Tech, Farrington Stadium, 3 p.m.

Baseball vs Baylor, Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 6:35 p.m.

Reach the reporter or send tips for stories at jenna.ortiz@arizonarepublic.com, as well as @jennarortiz on X.

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Calm and warmer conditions move into New Mexico

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April 19, 2026

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Calm and warmer conditions move into New Mexico

Josh’s Saturday Night Forecast

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Calmer weather has moved back into the state this afternoon. Temperatures are slightly warmer across northwestern New Mexico, while southeastern areas are cooler thanks to the backdoor cold fronts that moved in on Friday. Breezier winds will return Sunday and will help kick off a warming trend across the state, along with an elevated fire threat in eastern New Mexico.

Warmer weather will continue building in across the state throughout the upcoming week. A few isolated rain chances will return Monday in parts of New Mexico, but some of that rain may evaporate before reaching the ground.

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