Articles from the March 10, 2004 edition

Kevin Wilson

Thursday afternoon saw Ike Montoya doing the same thing a lot of Portales High alumni were doing in Albuquerque — watching a semifinal win by the Lady Rams. Today, though, Montoya’s at The Pit on business. Montoya, the 1982 Greatest Ram, is now calling plays for the Deming Wildcat boys team. The reigning District 3-4A coach takes his 17-7 squad against Kirtland Central in a 10:30 a.m. contest. “The first year I took over, I met with all of my basketball players at every level,” Montoya said, reminiscing over a time that has s...

ALBUQUERQUE — Kassandra Richards is determined to make the most of every second she has left in her prep basketball career. Forced to the bench by fouls early in the fourth quarter, the Portales senior had a hard time sitting and watching as Robertson made a determined run. She came out firing when she reentered the game, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers and triggering a game-breaking run as Portales held off Robertson 56-46 in a Class 3A girls semifinal Wednesday at The Pit. Richards finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds a... Full story

Dave Wagner

The Texico and Hope Christian boys basketball teams are separated by more than 250 miles, but they’ve become well-acquainted in recent years. Winners of the last three and four of the past five Class 2A state titles, they’ll meet in postseason play for the fifth time in six seasons in an 8 p.m. 2A state quarterfinal clash today at Albuquerque’s Cibola High School. The winner meets the winner of a 4:30 p.m. clash at Cibola between Tularosa and Loving in a semifinal game on Thursday at Cibola. In the other bracket, with games t... Full story