Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Coming down to the wire is starting to be a trend for the Lady Colt basketball team. For the third game in a row, NMMI played right down to the final seconds, losing Thursday’s game by a single point, 43-42 to Gateway Christian, after getting two-point decisions in their first…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Colt swim team only has three returners from last year’s squad, but two qualified for state last year, and coach Jan Olesinski has high hopes for his crop of young freshmen and sophomores. ”We have an almost totally new team this year,” said coach Jan Olesinski. “I have a…
NMMI Sports Press TULAROSA — The Colt basketball went on the road Tuesday, and came out on the floor looking like they were still on Thanksgiving vacation. “It came down to we got outplayed,” said coach Christian Stevens. “It was very evident none of the kids played basketball over the break. I told them you…
NMMI Sports Press The Colt basketball team didn’t get a victory in its first game of the season, falling to Loving 56-52, but it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort. In previewing his team, Stevens talked about the defense the NMMI squad would put up, and early in the game that defense showed. The…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press It could be a very interesting season for the Colts boys basketball team. New head coach Christian Stevens hails from Indiana, a hotbed of both high school and college basketball, and said he’ll be bringing tricks and tips from his home state to the Land of Enchantment. “I’ve learned a…
Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press After winning a close game Monday, the Lady Colt basketball team lost a nail biter Tuesday, falling 36-34 to the Roswell High “C” team. The difference was another bad shooting night for NMMI, while the Coyotes were hot from outside, nailing five 3-pointers. Still, Colt coach Marisha Olesinski was happy…
NMMI Sports Press CLOVIS — The Lady Colt basketball team opened their season with a win Monday, but the 46-44 finale over Clovis Christian was a lot tighter than coach Marisha Olesinski wanted. “I didn’t expect it would be that close. But we won, and that’s what mattered,” she said. NMMI led 14-6 after one…
NMMI Sports Press HATCH — The Colt football team came into the first playoff game of the season the No. 12 seed: meaning they had nothing to lose and a lot to gain should they come out on top. They didn’t — falling 64-35 to Hatch Valley — but they showed the No. 5 team…
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Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press The Lady Colt basketball team comes into the 2016-17 season with a good mix of players, many of who saw time on the floor last year. The only graduate from last year’s 7-10 team was Katie Flury, with seven returners, a new senior and five freshman making up the team.…
