Track and field championships Taos pair leap to long jump titles

Taos senior Faith Powell jumps 18 feet, 4 inches in her first attempt in the finals of the Class 4A girls long jump event Friday at the State Track and Field Championships at Great Friends of UNM Track Complex. Powell came within a half-inch of the 4A record. She won her third straight long-jump title with a leap of 18-6 1/4.

ALBUQUERQUE – Taos standouts Jonah Vigil and Faith Powell aimed for state records Friday.Only Powell came close to doing it.The Tigers' jumping duo continued their sterling success, as …

Friends go head-to-head at state golf tournament

Courtesy PhotoFriends Aidan Thomas of St. Pius, left, and Josh Fambro of Taos, who have been golfing together since childhood and later finish 1-2 in the tournament, warm up for the final round of the Class 4A state championship Tuesday (May 11).

Taos Tiger golfer Josh Fambro tied for second place in the state at the Class 4A championship Tuesday (May 14) at the Piñon Hills golf course in Farmington.At …

Peñasco runners shine at A-3A state track

Sheila Miller / The Taos NewsGalvin Curly of Navajo Pines embraces Gilbert 'Gilly' Valdez of Pe&#241;asco after the 1600 meter race at the state track meet Saturday (May 11).

The Peñasco Panthers brought eight athletes to the A-3A state track meet on Friday and Saturday (May 10-11), held at the University of New Mexico Track and …

Another successful year of Taos Kids Races in Kit Carson Park

Sheila Miller / The Taos NewsThe fourth-grade classes of Taos Charter School and Taos Day School set out for a 1 kilometer race Tuesday (May 14) at Taos Kids Races in the Park.

Bruce Gomez has been organizing races for kids and adults since the 1980s, so it's no wonder the Taos Kids Races held in Kit Carson Park on Tuesday (May 14) went off without a hitch.Students from …

Former Taos U.S. Bank branch manager indicted on embezzlement charges

Woman's remains recovered from Angel Fire house fire, husband identified as man killed by police

Remembering Dennis Hopper

Woman arrested for robbing Ranchos business with BB gun

Hundreds of motorcycle riders cruise through Taos in Run for the Wall ride

School sports

Sheila Miller/The Taos NewsEighth-grader McKenna Sahd of Angel Fire as she crosses the finish line of the Class A 3200-meter race within three seconds of the 2018 record at the state track meet Saturday (May 11).

Angel Fire rising track star

The 3200-meters is among the most intense races at a track meet. At the Class A 3200-meter race on Saturday (May 11) in Albuquerque, a group of sprinters watching …

Sheila Miller / The Taos NewsDerek Vialpando hands the baton off to Miguel Romero, who ran the anchor leg of the 4 x 200 meter relay for the Questa Wildcats at the Class 2A state track meet Saturday (May 11) in Albuquerque.

Fifteen Questa track athletes travel to state

The Questa track team sent an impressive 15 athletes to the state meet this weekend, Friday and Saturday (May 10-11) at the University of New Mexico's Track and …

Sheila Miller/The Taos NewsTaos Lady Tiger golfer Caitlin Tafoya on the back nine of the Taos Country Club during the golf district championship Monday (May 6).

Taos hosts districts, sends two golfers to state

The Taos Country Club hosted a high school district golf tournament Monday (May 6).Though the Taos Tigers didn't have enough golfers for a team score, they did get …

The mysteries of state tournament bracket seeding

Baseball athletes work hard all season. Then, as soon as the in-field dust settles on the regular season, baseball state tournament brackets are announced.And this …

Sheila Miller / The Taos NewsTeammates celebrate with Israel 'Izzy' after he scores the winning run in the final game of the Taos Tiger baseball season on May 4.

Tigers baseball closes season with class

The girls' softball team arrived from Española Valley for their 11 a.m. game Saturday (May 4) right on the adjacent softball field on schedule, but the …

Courtesy PhotoNorm Cutliff directs a runner during the MLB Pitch, Hit and Run Competition in Kit Carson Park on Saturday (April 27).

Youth Pitch, Hit and Run competition at hit

At least 17 young athletes participated in the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run Competition held at Kit Carson Park in Taos on Saturday (April 27).

Taos County Sports Roundup

By Sheila Millersports@taosnews.comTaosBaseballThe Tigers are 4-2 in the district after winning 7-1 in Española Valley on Tuesday (April 16). They played on the road in Pojoaque Valley at 4 p.m. …

Sports Sidelines - April 25

Pitch, Hit and Run Competition for area youth takes place on Saturday (April 27), starting at 11 a.m. at Taos Little League Field at Kit Carson Park.

Community Sports

MEN'S COMPETITIVE BASEBALL LEAGUE For men 18 years and older, there's a competitive baseball league in town. Men's Senior Baseball League aspires to rebuild the Taos baseball tradition of the past and generate as much positive baseball participation as possible.