Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press With only one starting senior graduated off last year’s Colt baseball team — a squad that made it to the state tournament — this year’s NMMI crew will be senior heavy and looking to make some noise. “We’ve got a great crew back,” said coach Charlie Ward. “We expect to…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Colt boys tennis team got a sweep in a dual match Tuesday, downing Goddard 9-0 on the Gene Hardman Courts. And while Megan Lynch was the only Lady Colt to bring home victories — winning her No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles with JinXiu Dong — the girls get…
NMMI Sports Press RANGER, Texas — It was another “Jekyll and Hyde” day on the baseball diamond Sunday, as the Broncos eked out a 6-5 victory against Ranger College in the opening game of two seven-inning double headers, then fell 10-0 in the nightcap. “We split on the road, which you can’t really complain about…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Colt boys tennis team got their second victory of the season Saturday, taking the title at the Coyote Classic by a big margin. And while the girls finished fifth, there were only five points separating the second and fifth finishers. “Overall it’s been a really good weekend for the…
NMMI Sports Press CISCO, Texas — The Bronco baseball team (5-13) had another night-and-day effort Saturday, falling to Cisco Junior College 13-0 in the Texas opener, then coming back in the nightcap to win 8-7. Wrangler pitcher Jeb Bargfeldt two-hit NMMI in the opener, while Institute starter Anthony Martinez was rocked for nine runs and…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Colt boys tennis team seems to be back to championship form even without their No. 1 and 3 players on the court. On Friday’s opening day of the bracketed Coyote Classic — played on the Gene Hardman Courts at NMMI and at Goddard — the Institute won the No.…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Area track and field athletes got an early jump on the season Thursday, with every county school along with Artesia and Carlsbad competing in the RISD Early Bird meet at the Wool Bowl. The “qualifying scrimmage,” as meet organizer Tim Fuller called it, didn’t keep any team or individual places,…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press After graduating a number of key runners and jumpers from last season’s Colt track team, this year’s squad will be fairly young. Still, head coach Jan Olesinski is thinking positive. “It’s a good group,” he said. “A lot of young kids. We lost all the sprinters; all the relays. We…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press NMMI assistant cross country and track coach Jack Batson has been teaching and coaching for more than 40 years — almost everyone involved with athletics in Chaves County knows his name — and that experience earned him a special honor early this year. Batson was invited to speak on high…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Bronco catcher Justin Felix led the NMMI baseball team to a big win Sunday with a record-breaking day. In the Institute’s first-game, come-from-behind 20-19 victory over Garden City, the sophomore was 5-for-5 with three home runs, 5 RBIs and four runs, including a solo shot in the bottom of the…
