Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Colt golfer Sergio Amieiro continues to burn up every course he plays. Monday, on the opening day of the Roswell Spring Classic, Amieiro shot a blistering 65, seven shots under par and five shots ahead of his closest competitor, Ricky Silva from Socorro. He was playing on his home NMMI…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The home-run derby that started in Hobbs Friday continued in Roswell Saturday, but unfortunately for NMMI, it was New Mexico Junior College that was sending everything out of the park. The No. 2 team in the WJCAC had 11 home runs in 10 innings, winning 21-3 and 21-5. NMMI sprinkled…
NMMI Sports Press PLANO, Texas — The Lady Bronco tennis team had a solid finish at the Southwest Junior College Championships Saturday, getting some big victories to finish near the top of the eight-team draw. “We did pretty well, I think,” said coach Dan O’Connell. He said he wasn’t quite sure how his squad finished…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The NMMI boys tennis team earned the No. 1 seed headed into the district tournament in two weeks with victories over each of the four district rivals Friday and Saturday. Playing in the District Quad tournament at NMMI, the Colts made it look easy over Portales and Silver Friday,…
NMMI Sports Press RUIDOSO — The Colt track teams had some good individual finishes and got several state qualifying times at the Warrior Invitation in Ruidoso Saturday. As a team, the Colts finished sixth and the Lady Colts fifth, but that was in a meet that included three 5A schools — Valencia, Belen and Goddard…
NMMI Sports Press HOBBS — The Broncos came out of Friday’s doubleheader vs. New Mexico Junior College with mixed emotions. They were elated they beat the Thunderbirds 9-8 in the nightcap after falling 12-6 in the opener. It was the first win for NMMI over NMJC since 2009, and the first victory since coach Chris…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Colts and Cobre Indians played a double header Friday that probably didn’t mean a lot to either squad — it was a non-district matchup in the middle of the district season — but both teams played like it did matter. After falling 12-2 in the opener in six, the…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The five District 4A-AAAA tennis teams are at NMMI this weekend, competing in the District Quad, basically a seeding tournament for the district tournament in two weeks. And while the boys pretty much did as expected — winning 9-0 over Porttales and 8-1 vs. Silver — the Lady Colts had…
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…
