NMMI Sports Press The Colt varsity basketball team (3-12) started the week off right by defeating Loving (6-6) 56-31 in the Godfrey Athletic Center on the campus of NMMI Monday evening. NMMI took control from the tip and never lost the lead thanks to a strong offensive and defensive performance by sophomore center Christopher Blair,…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press In the second district 4-4A match-up for both teams, NMMI’s combination of low percentage shooting and too many turnovers allowed the visiting Hope Christian Huskies to walk away with a 57-25 win. “Our defense keeps us in games,” said head coach Sean Schooley. “We just can’t turn over the ball 30-plus times.”…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press The Lady Colt basketball team continued their winning ways on Thursday as they faced the Hagerman Bobcats junior varsity and defeated them 52-27. NMMI took control of the game from the very beginning – Demitra Ulibarri scoring the first six points – and never surrendered that lead. “We started of the game…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press An improving Colt basketball team dropped their first district contest at home to Ruidoso, 48-40. The game versus the Warriors was closer than many might expect, considering the difference in overall records between the two clubs: Ruidoso came in with an 11-5 mark, compared to the Colts’ 2-7 count. The Warriors’ full-court…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press The Lady Colt basketball team got back to their winning ways defeating Gateway Christian for the second time this season, 40-29. The last time the two teams faced off, NMMI edged out Gateway 43-41 thanks to a Demitra Ulibarri rebound and put back to give the Institute the win. This time around…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press NMMI (11-7) earned their second consecutive WJCAC win Monday evening against Midland College (5-14) outscoring the Chaparrals 82-76 to improve their conference record to 2-3. “We took care of business on the road at South Plains last week,” said head coach Ralph Davis. “Tonight’s goal was to do the same here at…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press The Colt varsity basketball team (2-6) was defeated by the Melrose Buffalos (11-2) in the second round of the Dexter Invitational Friday evening. Despite having success on Thursday against Tularosa, NMMI came out very slow against Melrose and only scored three points in the first quarter. “Our energy level was just not…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press On Thursday evening the NMMI Lady Colt basketball team took on the Loving Lady Falcons and defeated them 60-29 in their first game back from Christmas break. Despite having a month off from their last game, the Institute was red hot from the field. Head coach Marisha Olesinski, “I am very surprised…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press The Colt varsity basketball team [2-5] picked up their first win of the new year and their second ‘W’ on the season, downing Tularosa [7-6] in Friday’s first round of the Dexter Invitational, 38-32. It was close back-and-forth game with NMMI pulling away in the fourth quarter, thanks to a combination of…
DetailsNMMI Sports Press During a halftime ceremony at the Bronco basketball team’s previous home game vs. Odessa on Jan. 8, the NMMI ‘Cadets For A Cure’ Campaign presented a check to the Chaves County Cancer Fund totaling $3,321.41. The campaign is a year-long series of events and activities, organized by Institute cadets, designed to help…
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