By James Yodice

1. Matadors Off to a Fast Start in 5A Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / basketball ) ...Tech Coach Scouts Sandia, Cibola To find the concentration of power in Class 5A girls basketball for the 2009-2010 season, one need not stray much farther than the boundaries of Bernalillo County... November 24th, 2009 Word count: 758

2. Mayfield Drops Eldorado in OT Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... LAS CRUCES - Imagine you're the Eldorado Eagles and you've traveled to the Field of Dreams. Next, imagine that your defense forces five Mayfield turnovers, returns a fumble for a touchdown, g... November 22th, 2009 Word count: 680

3. Mike Roberts Talks Preps, UNM Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... At 76, Mike Roberts is enjoying a renaissance. The longtime voice of the University of New Mexico, who was forced out by UNM in April 2008 after 41 years as the play-by-play man for Lobo football an... November 21th, 2009 Word count: 947

4. Hawks Rumble Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... Don't let the 42 points fool you. This was a night for the Volcano Vista defense. The third-seeded Hawks (10-1) blocked a punt, had a pick-6 and also recorded a safety Friday at Milne Stadium as... November 21th, 2009 Word count: 404

5. A Wild Turnabout for Sandia Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Football ) ...Shake-Up Has Matadors on RollThe more things changed with the Sandia High School football team in 2009, the more they … well, changed.By seed, the No. 10 Matadors (6-5) are not the most unlikely tea... November 19th, 2009 Word count: 925

6. NMAA Ponders Cuts In Games Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( OTHER / misc tidbits ) ...Two competing money-saving options to be discussed todayWith Legislative budget cuts looming next year, the New Mexico Activities Association Commission today will hear competing plans that suggest a ... November 18th, 2009 Word count: 899

7. Rio Rancho Rolls La Cueva for Title Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... RIO RANCHO - The team of the decade closed out the aughts in grand style. The top-ranked Rio Rancho volleyball program, which has appeared in every championship game since 2001, captured its sixth C... November 15th, 2009 Word count: 672

8. Eldorado Whips Cibola Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... What looked to be the most competitive of the first-round playoff games in Class 5A was, in a word, not. Ninth-seeded Eldorado scored its touchdowns in bunches - two within 17 seconds of each other ... November 14th, 2009 Word count: 633

9. Favorites Prevail In First Round Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / volleyball ) ...Quarterfinals Set For This Morning Begin This MorningRIO RANCHO — Literally everything on the first day of the Class 5A state volleyball tournament went according to seed.In first-round matches Thur... November 13th, 2009 Word count: 427

10. 5-Foot-1 Dynamo Dazzles on Court Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( College / LOBOS ) ...Pojoaque’s Lovato is widely considered to be state’s best liberoThe best player on the best high school volleyball team you don’t know about just might be a 61-inch tall whirling dervish named M... November 12th, 2009 Word count: 635

11. Eagles Best When It Counts Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... Cinderella at this year's Class 5A girls state soccer tournament was adorned in burnt orange and black. Eldorado's magical playoff run came to a head Saturday afternoon as the the Eagles cap... November 8th, 2009 Word count: 632

12. Bears Win Short-Handed Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... Any blueprint the La Cueva Bears might have drawn up to win a state soccer championship would surely not have included a rather bleak scenario by which they play not only a man down for most of the g... November 8th, 2009 Word count: 596

13. Academy Gets It Done Again Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... Of all the No. 1 seeds at this year's state soccer tournament, the one with the biggest chip on their shoulder might have been the girls from Albuquerque Academy. "No one has given us the t... November 8th, 2009 Word count: 320

14. Matadors Are a Surprise at No. 10 in Brackets Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... The seeds are out. Let the debate and prognosticating begin as we take a quick peek at the Class 5A, 4A and 3A playoff brackets. CLASS 5A Obviously, Mayfield's mega come-from-ahead, 32-31 loss... November 8th, 2009 Word count: 717

15. Rams Survive in OT Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... If Eldorado-La Cueva is considered the metro area's best prep football rivalry, it might be time to say that Rio Rancho-Cibola is a close second. A very close second. Adam Shapiro's 6-yard ... November 7th, 2009 Word count: 666

16. Cibola Forward Heading to ACC Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... The Atlantic Coast Conference means Cameron Indoor, the Dean Dome and regular trips to South Beach. And it's where Korina Chapman will be calling home starting next year. Cibola High's vers... November 7th, 2009 Word count: 360

17. St. Pius Soccer Loss Shocking Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Soccer ) ...Loathe as I am to give credit to ESPN’s self-serving Chris Berman, one of his many catch phrases was tattooed on my brain Thursday afternoon.That’s why they play the game.Hundreds of soccer fans s... November 6th, 2009 Word count: 691

18. Eldorado Stuns No. 1 Matadors Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Soccer ) ...Eagles Will Play Las Cruces TodaySandia’s girls were stung by the upset bug, too.The top-seeded and once-beaten Matadors were toppled 4-3 in penalty kicks by No. 8 Eldorado in the Class 5A state soc... November 6th, 2009 Word count: 407

19. Cibola Cross Country Has a Winning Pair Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / more high school ) ...With his bloodlines, Cibola coach Kenny Henry knows a thing or two about families and running.But he even admits that his senior twins, Vince and Chris Montoya, baffle his imagination.“I have brothe... November 5th, 2009 Word count: 1361

20. NMAA Prepares for Tournament Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Soccer ) ...Fans Are Advised To Arrive EarlyThe cast of characters looks pretty much like it always has.Now they have a new stage.The APS complex on the West Side today begins its run as the primary host site for... November 5th, 2009 Word count: 463

21. Maya May Be Best in 5A Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / basketball ) ...Valley Guard Has Shooting TouchFor Mike Maya, it starts with the eyes. Always the eyes.“I’ll look at the defender’s eyes, and after I hit one shot, if he gets worried, then that’s when I keep ... November 3th, 2009 Word count: 753

22. Rams Pummel Cleveland Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... RIO RANCHO - So long, Cleveland. Hello, Cibola. Rio Rancho on Friday night set up its annual District 1-5A championship showdown with the Cougars, battering cross-city rival Cleveland 50-19 in the f... October 31th, 2009 Word count: 468

23. Keep Eye On the 'Birdie' Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... When Savannah Whitaker arrived in this world, she weighed 6 pounds, fitting snugly into her mother's hands. "She was just so tiny," her mother, Barbra, said. "When I first saw her... October 31th, 2009 Word count: 696

24. Bears Have Too Many Weapons Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Football ) ...In and of itself, La Cueva’s suffocating defense would have been plenty to lock up the District 2-5A football championship.The return of Ronnie Daniels didn’t hurt, either.The Bears’ senior tail... October 30th, 2009 Word count: 410

25. Spartans Are Great Feel-Good Story Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... On Feb. 16, 2006, two local high schools hired head football coaches. The one that was splashed all over the news, including the pages of this paper, was the announcement that Highland's Judge C... October 25th, 2009 Word count: 1052

26. Belen Brutally Efficient Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... BELEN - There isn't much glitz to these Belen Eagles, but then they didn't ascend to the penthouse of Class 4A on wings. The top-ranked Eagles aren't terribly fancy, but what they do, th... October 24th, 2009 Word count: 645

27. Belen, Volcano Vista Showdown Tonight Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Football ) ...Unbeaten Teams In 6-4A OpenerIn any given season, if you’re in search of an important Class 4A football game in late October, tradition dictates that the best places to look are the Wool Bowl in Ros... October 23th, 2009 Word count: 357

28. Rams Keep Hold on No. 1 Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... For a fleeting moment during Saturday night's match at La Cueva, even Rio Rancho volleyball coach Toby Manzanares was almost ready to concede. "Hell, I was about to give them the No. 1 vote... October 18th, 2009 Word count: 524

29. La Cueva Rolls To Easy Win Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ... Will all due respect to Stan Sedberry - and even the absent Ronnie Daniels - sometimes it's easy to overlook the fact the La Cueva Bears are just very adept at pushing people around. The second-... October 18th, 2009 Word count: 424

30. Reunion Turns Sour Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ...CARLSBAD - As homecomings go, there surely have been more joyous reunions than this one.    Even the proverbial family black sheep gets better treatment than what Kirk Potter was treated to ... October 17th, 2009 Word count: 654

31. St. Pius’ Brennan Scores 4 Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Soccer ) ...The long and short of St. Pius’ 5-1 rout of Los Alamos on Tuesday afternoon boiled down to one name:Kaelan Brennan.The Sartans’ senior forward burned the visiting Hilltoppers with two long goals, ... October 14th, 2009 Word count: 450

32. Whitworth Hits for Charity Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( Pro / all others ) ...Golf Legend Talks About the TourSANTA ANA PUEBLO — Jal’s favorite daughter did a rare thing Monday: she picked up her sticks and played golf.“Not good,” Kathy Whitworth said with a laugh, when... October 13th, 2009 Word count: 660

33. Football Powers Separating Themselves Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ...Can it be that we only have four Friday nights left in the regular season?   Can it be that we only have four Friday nights left in the regular season? In a month, the Class 5A seeding committee... October 11th, 2009 Word count: 1063

34. Chargers, Bears Take Titles Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ...Albuquerque Academy's nationally ranked boys and La Cueva's girls took top honors Saturday morning at the Albuquerque Metro Cross Country Championships.    Cibola's Vincent Montoya and Acade... October 11th, 2009 Word count: 497

35. Keeping Cool Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Soccer ) ...La Cueva’s Schunk May Be Best Goalkeeper in StateSometimes, goalkeepers are to the pitch what relief pitchers are to baseball: strange birds in a strange land.“Goalkeepers are a different breed,�... October 7th, 2009 Word count: 720

36. Oñate Stakes Its Claim in 5A Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ...Life as a high school football team in Las Cruces for the Oñate Knights usually means being consigned to third billing.    But the Knights aren't so sure they can't make a better deal... October 3th, 2009 Word count: 606

37. Monarchs Overwhelm Rio Rancho Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Football ) ...Krueger Throws For 255 YardsThings were going so smoothly for Manzano on Thursday night, the Monarchs even had the luxury of going a little retro.The state’s fourth-ranked high school football team ... October 2th, 2009 Word count: 599

38. Rams Earn Landmark Victory Over Clovis Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Preps From the Newspaper ) ...RIO RANCHO - Streaks are made to be broken, and the Rio Rancho Rams ended a frustrating one Friday night.    Tyler Baker's 27-yard touchdown pass to Zack Rogers in the back of the end zone w... September 26th, 2009 Word count: 453

39. Bears Show Patience in Win Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Football ) ...Eagles Can’t Hang Onto 14-0 LeadAlbuquerque’s best high school football rivalry was renewed Thursday night, and it boiled down to this: La Cueva operating at 75 percent efficiency was still too mu... September 25th, 2009 Word count: 547

40. Beat Goes On Written by: James Yodice / Journal Reporter ( New Mexico High Schools / Soccer ) ...Sandia’s Sells, La Cueva’s Driggs continue winning traditionsThe names may change, but traditions live on, so the mutual admiration society between the boys soccer programs at Sandia and La Cueva ... September 23th, 2009 Word count: 597

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