HAGERMAN – The Lady Colt basketball team made short work of the Bobcats, evening up their record to 5-5 on the season with a 50-21 win. Consistent scoring on offense aided NMMI’s lopsided win, along with tenacious defense in the first and last quarters, allowing the Bobcats just three points combined in those two periods.…
NMMI Sports Press The Bronco basketball team snatched their second conference win of the season, downing Clarendon College at home, 75-64. The eleven-point win was closer than it seemed, but an NMMI combination of rebounding, three-pointers and made free throws down the stretch, helped the Broncos pull away from the Bulldogs, after leading at by…
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…
NMMI Sports Press RUIDOSO — It was a tough start to the District 4-4A season for the Colts, as an extremely slow first half led to a 70-46 loss at Ruidoso. “It was a typical game for our team,” said NMMI coach CHristian Padilla. “We only scored nine points at halftime. In the first quarter…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press One quarter and a few missed shots — a lot of missed shots actually — saw the Lady Colts fall to Gateway 48-45 at the Redrock Center Tuesday. But coach Marisha Olesinski had few regrets. It’s not the outcome we wish for or play for, but I’m always proud how…
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…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press It was a close game from start to finish, but after losing four of the first seven games by one or two points this year, the Lady Colt basketball team held on to top the Roswell High “C” team 51-45. “That was a very nice looking game, and I’m so…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press DEXTER — The Colts are still looking for that elusive second win of the season, but Saturday, they played a solid game while falling to Hagerman 62-52 at the John Reid Invitational at Dexter. “We have a good group,” said coach Christian Stevens. “Very athletic kids. Very young and they’re…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press DEXTER — It’s not often that you see a coach tearing up after a loss, but that’s exactly what happened Friday in Dexter, after the Colts lost to Melrose 55-49 in the second round of the John Reid Invitational tourney. “I think if we play every game the way we…
