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  • Williams scores 24 despite ankle injury
    LAS CRUCES (AP) — Despite a gimpy right ankle that sent him to the bench for several minutes early in the first half, New Mexico guard Kendall Williams put on a show Wednesday night against rival New Mexico State. Williams tied his career high with 24 points, made all eight of his free throws and played 35 minutes to lead the No. 16 Lobos to a 68-63 victory over the Aggies at the Pan Am Center. With its second win over the Aggies in a week, New Mexico (12-0) equaled the second-best start in school history. Williams rolled his right ankle one minute into the game and sat out the next five minutes. “He came back and was just terrific,” New Mexico coach Steve Alford said. “Best player on the floor. Kendall Williams is extremely talented. He had a big game for us both offensively and defensively. He was a great leader. He is playing at a very, very high level.” When Williams returned, New Mexico State (5-6) was in the midst of a 16-4 run that included four 3-pointers to go up 25-14. But Williams took over at that point, scoring nine points during an 11-0 run. He started by converting both ends of a 1-and-1, then dropped a 3-pointer and hit a short jumper before capping the run with a drive through the lane.
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  • Topes Notes 12-20-12
    Ely dealt to Astros for Rasmussen The Albuquerque Isotopes, the Triple-A farm team of the Los Angeles Dodgers, announced Wednesday that the Dodgers traded pitcher John Ely to the Houston Astros. Ely, who was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year for 2012, was 14-7 with the Isotopes last year and finished with a ERA of 3.20. He was traded to the Astros for left-handed pitcher Rob Rasmussen. Rasmussen was in the Astros’ farm system. Ely, who is 26, was acquired by the Dodgers in 2009 in a trade with the Chicago White Sox. He is 4-13 in the Major Leagues in 25 appearances and has a big league ERA of 5.70. Rasmussen, 23, is a native of Southern California. The Dodgers actually drafted him out of high school, but Rasmussen elected to play ball at UCLA. Rasmussen was drafted again in 2010 by the Marlins organization, then traded to Houston in July as part of the deal that sent Carlos Lee to Miami. In three minor league seasons, Rasmussen is 20-21 with a 3.88 ERA. He went 4-4 at Double-A Corpus Christi last year. Stubbs is team’s new hitting coach
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  • Ski Report 12-19-12
    Angel Fire 20-inch base of machine-groomed snow. No new snow reported. 4 trails and 3 lifts open. Enchanted Forest 14-inch base of packed powder. 1 inch of new snow reported. 25 trails open. Pajarito 12-inch base of variable conditions. 2 inches of new snow reported. Tentative opening date scheduled for Friday. Red River 278-inch base of powder. 2 inches of new snow reported. 16 trails and 5 trails open. Sandia Peak 6-inch base. No new snow reported. Limited opening on beginner runs scheduled for Saturday. Sipapu 18-inch base of packed powder. No new snow reported. 11 trails and 3 lifts open. Ski Apache 10-inch base of machine-groomed snow. No new snow reported. 2 trails and 2 lifts open. Ski Santa Fe 39.5-inch base of powder. No new snow reported. 4 lifts open. Taos 24-inch base of powder. 2 inches of new snow reported. 11 trails and 6 lifts open. Valles Caldera No report.
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  • Tuesday’s state basketball scores
    Boys basketball   Bernalillo 48, St. Michael's 43 Deming 50, Silver 43 Farmington 56, Durango, Colo. 54 Goddard 63, Lovington 40 Hondo 63, NMMI 60 Kirtland Central 61, Miyamura 46 Laguna-Acoma 103, Crownpoint 28 Las Cruces 67, Santa Teresa 66, OT Monte del Sol 96, East Mountain 52 Moriarty 46, Valencia 37 Oñate 52, El Paso Riverside, Texas 47 Pecos 86, Santa Rosa 62 Shiprock 63, Piedra Vista 60   Girls basketball   Bloomfield 40, Piedra Vista 39 Hondo 63, NMMI 40 Las Cruces 61, Deming 43 Miyamura 58, Aztec 34 Monte del Sol 46, East Mountain 40 Portales 41, Lubbock Christian, Texas 23 St. Michael's 44, Bernalillo 15 Trinidad, Colo. 55, Raton 45 Vaughn 35, NMSD 25
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  • State Notes 12-19-12
    UNM, NMSU meet for second time in five days The University of New Mexico Lobo men’s basketball team will face its in-state rival New Mexico State University for the second time in less than a week. The Aggies will host the Lobos at the Pan American Center. The game is scheduled to be shown on ESPN3. UNM, after defeating NMSU Saturday night in Albuquerque, moved up one spot in the Associated Press national poll to No. 16. UNM won handily 73-58 to improve to 11-0 on the season. For the Lobos, 7-foot center Alex Kirk is coming off a 15-point, 6-rebound performance. It was Kirk’s eighth game in a row with at least 10 points and ninth game so far this season. Kirk and Kendall Williams both finished with 15 points Saturday, the high-point men in the game. Chad Adams had 13 points and a team-high 10 boards. This season, Kirk has averaged 12.0 points per game and leads the team with 8.0 rebounds per game. The Aggies were paced by Daniel Mullings’ 14 points. He was the only Aggie to get into double-digits. Tyrone Watson had a game-high 11 rebounds.
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  • Ski Report 12-18-12
    Angel Fire 20-inch base of machine-groomed snow. No new snow reported. 4 trails and 3 lifts open. Enchanted Forest 14-inch base of packed powder. 3 inches of new snow reported. 25 trails open. Pajarito 10-inch base of variable conditions. No new snow reported. Tentative opening day is Friday. Red River 25-inch base of packed powder. No new snow reported. 14 trails and 5 trails open. Sandia Peak 6-inch base. No new snow reported. Will open when conditions permit. Sipapu 18-inch base of packed powder. No new snow reported. 11 trails and 3 lifts open. Ski Apache 10-inch base of machine-groomed snow. No new snow reported. 2 trails and 2 lifts open. Ski Santa Fe 39.5-inch base of powder. No new snow reported. 4 lifts open. Taos 24-inch base of powder. 1 inch of new snow reported. 11 trails and 6 lifts open. Valles Caldera No report.
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  • Fishing Report 12-14-12
      Northeast   Cabresto Lake: The lake and campground closed May 14 and will stay closed while the dam is being rebuilt. Charette Lakes: Closed for the season. Clayton Lake: Closed for the season. Conchas Lake: The Cannon Cove Campground boat ramp is open and fully functional. Fishing was slow for all species. Coyote Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week. Eagle Nest Lake: Snow and ice covered the lake Monday morning, shutting down fishing from boats as well as from the bank. For updated ice conditions contact the state park office at 575-377-1594. Lake Maloya: Fishing pressure was light but there were some trout caught by anglers using homemade dough baits, marshmallows and Power Bait. There was some ice forming around the edges of the lake but plenty of open water for bank fishing. Los Pinos: We had no reports from anglers this week. Manzano Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. Maxwell Lake 13: Closed for the season. Monastery Lake: Trout fishing was good using Power Bait and salmon eggs. Morphy Lake: Closed for the season. Pecos River: Water flow near the town of Pecos on Monday was 24 cfs. Trout fishing was fair using salmon eggs, worms and small copper John Barrs.
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  • State prep basketball scores
    Boys Basketball Cibola 64, Hope Christian 57 Cliff 72, EP Immanuel, Texas 36 Eldorado 81, Highland 60 Floyd 67, Clovis Christian 32 Fort Defiance Window Rock, Ariz. 78, Jemez Valley 31 Grady 69, Vaughn 30 Grants 60, Centennial High School 44 Mayfield 60, Los Alamos 49 Mora 71, Tucumcari 64 Volcano Vista 81, Bernalillo 63 Capital Tournament West Las Vegas 41, St. Michael's 59 Capital 47, Gadsden 44 Pueblo Central, Colo. 50, Santa Fe 39 City of Champions Tournament Carlsbad 45, Chaparral 37 Lovington 52, Artesia 49 Moriarty 51, Goddard 29 Roswell 84, EP Jefferson, Texas 62 Cloudcroft Mountain Top Tournament Mescalero Apache 57, Cloudcroft 41 Elida Tournament Dora 81, Melrose 35
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  • Tuesday's prep basketball scores
    Boys Basketball Atrisco Heritage 69, Del Norte 55 Bloomfield 59, Navajo Prep 35 Centennial High School 60, Hot Springs 17 Dexter 61, Lovington 53 Eldorado 60, Highland 32 Espanola Valley 71, West Las Vegas 57 Goddard 65, Portales 63 La Cueva 105, Rio Grande 82 La Cueva 105, Rio Grande 82 Laguna-Acoma 89, Rehoboth 38 Los Lunas 63, Santa Fe Indian 39 Rio Rancho 75, Gallup 64 Ruidoso 60, Artesia 56 Santa Fe Prep 46, Escalante 37 Santa Teresa 52, Alamogordo 42 Shiprock 67, Aztec 43 Silver 39, Chaparral 38 St. Pius 55, Grants 35 Tohajilee 72, Evangel Christian 36 Valley 56, Valencia 29 Girls Basketball Aztec 52, Cortez, Colo. 22 Centennial High School 56, Hot Springs 27 Cleveland 52, Piedra Vista 45 Clovis 63, Lovington 39 Goddard 52, Alamogordo 47 Hobbs 49, Lubbock Estacado, Texas 43 La Cueva 62, Rio Grande 33 Laguna-Acoma 54, Rehoboth 31 Las Cruces 76, EP Parkland, Texas 27
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  • Lobos trip up Valparasio, 65-52
    The University of New Mexico Lobo men’s basketball team made up for a slow start against Valparasio thanks to a big performance by Alex Kirk in the second half. Kirk scored 10 of his team-high 12 points after the break, making up for his team’s lackluster 8-for-25 shooting performance in the first 20 minutes. The Lobos improved to 10-0 on the season with a 65-52 win over Valparasio’s Crusaders. The 65 points they scored was a season low for the Lobos, but so was the 52 points allowed. Kirk, who hit 4 of 7 attempts from the field, said UNM played more consistent offense in the second half to pull away. “It was patience and getting a little bit better shots,” Kirk said. “I think we got the ball inside a little bit more in the second half. We started finishing, or at least getting to the line a little bit more. We started off a little slow in the beginning and picking it up and hitting some shots to pull away from them.” Kirk, Chad Adams and Demetrius Walker all finished with 12 points to pace the Lobos, who are 10-0 for the second time in coach Steve Alford’s tenure. Walker scored 8 of the Lobos’ final 9 points.
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