NMMI Sports Press ODESSA, Texas — The Bronco volleyball team couldn’t pull off an upset victory over No. 1 WJCAC Odessa College Saturday, falling 25-14, 28-26, 25-22. NMMI came out the gate slow, but, as is their wont, picked up the pace as the match went on. Unfortunately, they couldn’t quite top the Wranglers (19-1,…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press SANTA CLARA — The bright orange, smiling pumpkins that lined the course at the District 4-4A cross country meet in Santa Clara couldn’t disguise the fact that the three-mile route was anything but cheery. “It was just really awful,” said Colt Sierra Waker. “A lot of sharp turns, uphill, and…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The top three slots in the WJCAC volleyball standings are in total flux, as No. 1 Odessa (24-5, 8-1) fell to Midland (17-13, 6-3) Saturday, then, after, beating West Texas in five the same day, the Broncos (7-2, 17-16) came back to edge the Chaparrals 25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 22-25, 15-7…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press With two teams ranked in the top five in the nation in offense set to meet Saturday at Colt Field, the SWJCFC game between NMMI and Tyler Junior College was expected to see a lot of scoring. And the fans at the homecoming-filled stands weren’t disappointed in that respect, although…
NMMI Sports Press SNYDER, Texas — It took five games, but the Bronco volleyball team moved to 6-2 in WJCAC play and .500 overall with a 25-19, 28-26, 15-25, 18-25, 15-6 victory over Western Texas College Saturday. As the scores show, it was another up and down performance by the Institute, but they managed to…
NMMI Sports Press PORTALES — The Colt soccer team (5-12-2, 3-4-1) was hoping to add one more victory to its regular-season stats Saturday, but couldn’t quite pull it off, as Portales topped the Colts 2-1 in the district finale in Portales. The Rams led 1-0 at the half, then made it 2-0 in the second…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press As has become a homecoming tradition at New Mexico Military Institute, Bronco baseball alumni gathered at NMMI field Friday afternoon to take on the current crop of players. And while the Broncos took a close 5-4 victory over the alum in a seven-inning matchup, the day was mainly about fun.…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Bronco basketball season doesn’t officially start until Nov. 11, but NMMI has been busy honing its skills at a series of pre-season events, playing nine different teams in scrimmages in Dallas and Hobbs. And coach Ralph Davis is feeling “cautiously optimistic” about the season ahead. “We’ve got a pretty good…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Solid blocking — something coach Shelby Forchtner said the Broncos have been fine tuning — led NMMI (15-16, 5-2) to a 25-17, 18-25, 25-13, 25-13 victory over Frank Phillips College in the Cahoon Armory Wednesday, getting the win after a pre-game ceremony honoring Forchtner’s mother, a cancer survivor, as part…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Colt soccer team moved one step closer to a berth at state Tuesday with a 4-0 victory over former 5A team Moriarty. It was probably the best effort by NMMI all season. “They really showed up to play today. They brought it,” said coach John Barbour. “They brought the…
