NMMI Sports Press PLANO, Texas — The Bronco tennis teams came up against some of the toughest teams in the country Friday on the opening day of the Southwest Junior College Championships. The flighted tournament saw the men playing at the Collin College Courts and the women at the University of Texas at Dallas, and…
NMMI Sports Press PLANO, Texas — With only four players — Hector Rodriguez is on an ROTC trip — the Bronco tennis team came close, but couldn’t quite get a win against tough Collin College Thursday, falling 5-4 in a regional match for the two teams. “Everybody played excellent,” said coach William O’Connell. “They came and…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Bronco volleyball player Elizabeth Muliaga is headed to Texas for the next phase of her college career. Muliaga inked her letter of intent Wednesday in the Cahoon Armory, signing with DII Tarleton State University in Stephensville, Texas. “I’m excited about where she’s going,” said Bronco coach Shelby Forchtner. “I feel…
NMMI Sports Press MESA, Ariz. — The Bronco and Lady Bronco tennis teams had a long day in a Phoenix suburb, facing off against tough teams from Mesa and Glendale Community colleges. The Lady Broncos took a 7-2 victory over Glendale before falling 6-3 against Mesa, and coach Dan O’Connell was pleased with how his…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Broncos baseball team did what it needed to do Saturday, sweeping Clarendon 13-3 and 8-7 on a combination of pitching, hitting and fielding to stay in the running for post-season WJCAC play. “We knew coming into this weekend that this team was tough and that they could really hit…
NMMI Sports Press TUCSON, Ariz. — The Bronco tennis teams started their Arizona weekend with a pair of 6-3 victories over Pima Community College Friday and a national honor. The men got victories in all but one of the matches actually played — they had to default No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles because…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press For 14 innings of the Bronco’s 15 innings of baseball Friday, NMMI and Clarendon rarely had more than two or three runs separating the teams. That led to an 8-7 Bronco victory in Game 1, and Game 2 looked as though it would be just as close, with the Bulldogs…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Two NCAA D1 schools played on the NMMI baseball field Tuesday, and while UNM took a close 3-2 victory over NMSU in front of an estimated 615 cheering fans, the match meant more to some participants than just what went on on the field. Two former Broncos, Ruger Rodriguez and…
NMMI Sports Press POTTSBORO, Texas — It was another tough tournament for the Bronco golf team, as they finished 10th at the NJCAA Southwest Championship at Tanglewood Golf Course after three rounds of what coach Skip Gooch called “brutal” play. “The greens weren’t holding,” he said. “Nobody could get a read on the greens. We’re…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press A late-game home run by Justin Felix and solid relief pitching by Chris Suarez gave the Bronco baseball team a 4-3 win in Sunday’s first game vs. Howard College, but some mistakes in Game 2 put the Hawks on top 12-4, giving NMMI another WJCAC split. “It’s not the worst…
