Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press It was a back-and-forth game on Colt Field Friday night, with NMMI and Capitan trading scores for three quarters, before the Tigers finally got back-to-back TDs between the third and fourth then added a final score late to take a 35-21 victory. Head coach Randy Montoya was frustrated with the…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Colt soccer team lost their second game in a row Friday, but they continued to improve, as they fell 1-0 to 5A Goddard in the opening match of the Coyote Classic. “We definitely out-possessed them,” said NMMI coach John Barbour. “We completed more passes than they did. The problem was…
Monty Franks Sportswriter for the NEO Golden Norsemen MIAMI — First-year Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College head football coach Clay Patterson is more than exuberant about the 7 p.m. (CDT) season opener Saturday with the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos at Colt Field. “It may sound strange, but this is the first time I have ever…
NMMI Sports Press LOVINGTON — The Colt cross country teams had a successful day at their opening meet in Lovington Thursday, with senior Sierra Walker winning the varsity girls race and two boys just missing the 19 minute mark. “All of them did very well,” said coach Jan Olesinski. And it wasn’t a small meet,…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press This years Colt cross country teams are short on numbers and, except for a few returners, fairly young. But that’s OK, said coach Jan Olesinski. “We have kind of a small team,” he said. “We graduated good runners last year, and a few runners decided the sport wasn’t for them.…
NMMI Sports Press HONDO — The Colt volleyball team lost its second match of the season to Hondo Tuesday, but playing on the Eagle’s home court they kept it close, falling 25-23, 25-21, 25-20. Game 1 started with several ties before NMMI pulled ahead 8-5, but then Hondo went back up, stretching the lead to…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Colt soccer team opened its home season against a team that already had five games under its belt, and came loaded with returning juniors and seniors. So it was no surprise the NMMI squad fell 3-0 to 5A Lovington, but despite the loss, they played better than they had…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Bronco volleyball team had a rough start at their tournament Saturday but turned things around in the finale to close the NMMI Classic with a 2-2 record. After losing the early-morning game to Hutchinson 25-13, 25-17, 25-14, the Lady Broncos topped Cedar Valley 25-15, 25-13, 25-11 in the tourney…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press After a back-and-forth first quarter — which saw a lot more offense than defense from both sides — the Bronco football team put everything together, routing Air Force Prep 62-27 in the season opener. “I’ll take it. I’ll take any win, so that’s a good way to start for us,”…
NMMI Sports Press SANDIA PARK — The Colt soccer team only managed a 2-2 tied in its opening game of the season Saturday, but there was one very bright spot: the goaltending. “It was outstanding,” said coach John Barbour. “That was probably the one highlight to really take away from this game. Luis Ortiz did…
