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Lobos head to Reno

Friday, 09 October 2015 04:12 Staff Report

ALBUQUERQUE — The University of New Mexico Lobos (3-2, 1-0 MW) head back into the rigors of the Mountain West as the team heads to Reno, Nevada to take on the Nevada Wolf Pack (2-3, 0-1 MW). New Mexico is in first place in the Mountain Division of the conference after its 38-28 win at Wyoming, while Nevada lost at home...

Scenes from ‘Mother Road Bicycle Classic’

Friday, 09 October 2015 04:10 Staff Reportby Tom HartsockPhotos

Bicycles must be maintained and checked for tire pressure before these riders start on their rides on Oct. 3 for the Mother Road Bicycle Classic.

Resting and chatting before the Mother Road Bicycle Classic in the lobby of the Lexington Hotel in downtown Gallup are Josh Kanter providing a softer seat for Sarah Weinstein while talking and listening to Cassie Fleming.

Sanjay Chouderie (left), director of CARE66, talks with Eryn Hannink prior to the start of the Mother Road Bicycle Classic on Oct. 3 in the lobby of the Lexington Hotel in downtown Gallup.

Sports Schedule

Friday, 09 October 2015 04:00 Staff Report

Friday, Oct. 9

GHS FB vs Aztec, 7

WHS FB @ Bloomfield, 7

WHS XC @ Bloomfield, 3

Saturday, Oct. 10

GHS FB JV @ Aztec, 4

GHS XC @ Los Lunas Invite, 8

MHS FB C @ Shiprock, 1

MHS XC @ Zuni Invite, 9

RCHS BS @ Hope Christian, Noon

RCHS GS @ Hope Christian, 10

RCHS XC @ Zuni, 8

RCS MS XC @ Zuni MS, 8

Monday, Oct. 12

GHS GS JV vs Miyamura JV, 5

GHS VB vs Farmington, 4:30

MHS GS JV @ Gallup JV, 5

Tuesday, Oct. 13

GHS BS @ Miyamura, 6

GHS GS @ Miyamura, 4

GHS VB vs Farmington, 4:30

MHS BS vs Gallup, 6

MHS GS vs Gallup, 4

MHS VB vs Aztec, 4:30

RCHS VB vs Navajo Prep, 4

WHS VB @ Shiprock, 4

Thursday, Oct. 15

GHS BS vs Farmington, 5:30

GHS GS vs Farmington, 4

GHS VB vs...

Sports Schedule Friday, Oct.2 - Friday, Oct. 9

Friday, 02 October 2015 03:38 Staff Report

Friday, Oct.2

GHS FB @ Moriarty, 7

MHS FB vs Albuquerque, 7

WHS FB @ Tohatchi, 7

Saturday, Oct. 3

GHS BS vs Tierra Encantado, 11

GHS FB JV @ Kirtland, 11

GHS VB vs Kirtland, 4:30

GHS XC vs Gallup Invite, 8

MHS FB JV/C @ Aztec, 11/1

MHS XC @ Gallup Invite, 8

RCHS BS vs Hope Christian, Noon

RCHS GS vs Hope Christian, 10

RCHS XC @ Gallup Invite, 8

RCS MS XC @ Chief Manuelito MS, 8

WHS XC @ Navajo Pine, 9

Tuesday, Oct. 6

GHS GS vs Navajo Prep, 4

GHS VB vs Piedra Vista, 5

MHS BS @ Farmington, 4

MHS GS vs Farmington, 4

WHS VB @ Kirtland, 4

Wednesday, Oct. 7

Gallup Mid FB vs Crownpoint, 5

MHS VB @ Farmington, 4

RCHS BS vs Bosque, 5

RCHS GS vs Bosque, 3

Thursday, Oct...

How Meaningful Are Sports/Athletics in America?

Friday, 02 October 2015 03:35 By Tom Hartsock Sun Correspondent

I’ve been rambling in my column for the last several weeks – not unusual perhaps as constant deadlines combine with PTSD in creating this confusing brain-warp I am subjected to daily. Trying to focus more narrowly is of little use when one is also assaulted with other stories on similar topics from around the country. Making sense of it all is almost a full-time job, one that has served more than one career, I’m sure.

One of those careers is that of a well-known political writer, David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for his early work in Vietnam. His favorite job though was as a sports writer, which he inserted into his more ‘serious’ life and in his book...