NMMI Sports Press Twin brothers Peter and Paul Choi have verbally committed to play golf for Sterling College next season. The two college sophomores are both important members of a Bronco golf team that hopes to earn another appearance at this year’s NJCAA National Championships. The Choi boys are Korean natives, but after age eight,…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press For Bronco Sandra Szpott, running is not just an athletic activity. It’s in her genes. Szpott’s mother ran cross country, her father and grandfather track; and her grandmother the 5K. The Polish native — she hails from Wyrzysk, a small town in northwestern Poland that also lays claim to rocket…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Broncos may not have beaten No.1 ranked South Plains at home Monday, falling to the Texans 67-48, but they totally frustrated the normally high scoring team with a tenacious defense. “We knew we could play defense on them,” said NMMI coach Ralph Davis. “We held them under 70. I…
NMMI Sports Press SNYDER, Texas — The Broncos (5-12, 1-3) lost another close WJCAC game Thursday, falling 57-50 to Western Texas (10-6, 2-1) after leading early. Will Sessoms put in the first two points of the game on a tip in, then made it a 3 the old-fashioned way when he got fouled. The Broncos…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Despite leading for most of the way, the Broncos fell to WJCAC rival New Mexico Junior College 66-60 in the first game of 2017. It was a low-scoring, sloppy game in Cahoon Armory Monday, and while missed free-throws were the biggest factor in the NMMI loss, other things played a…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Broncos put forth more than enough effort to win their final game of 2016 Thursday, but a few too many missed shots gave Ranger College the 71-65 victory. “Obviously, that’s two straight games we didn’t really shoot the ball too well in our home gym, so that’s a little…
NMMI Sports Press The Broncos made it three in a row at home and two in a row over the Northern New Mexico College JV with a 93-64 victory over the Eagles Thursday. “We got another win,” said coach Ralph Davis. “We think it’s important to protect our home court, of course. We didn’t shoot…
NMMI Sports Press ODESSA, Texas — The Broncos traveled to Odessa Saturday to match up with one of the two WJCAC teams ranked in the top 10 nationally. And despite the quality of the Wranglers (12-2, 3-0) , NMMI hung with them, falling 57-44 in a game that was decidedly much closer than the final…
NMMI Sports Press BORGER, Texas — Bronco basketball coach Ralph Davis told his team all week that the season started over Wednesday, when they traveled to Texas to take on Frank Phillips College in the WJCAC opener. “This whole week of practice, even though we came off of two victories, we were preaching 0-0,” he…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Bronco basketball team got their second win in a row Saturday with a close 78-74 victory over a tough military team from Fort Bliss. The Knights (9-3) fell Friday to Howard College while missing three players, and Saturday saw two of those active military athletes back on the court.…
