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March 22

OPINION: Bobbleheads of the week

Rodney Prunty

Where there’s a victor, there’s a loser, and sometimes, certain athletes contribute to their team’s shortcomings. These athletes are favorably called bobbleheads. Miami Dolphins NFL free agency officially started on March 11, and ever since it began the Miami Dolphins have made some Bobblehead-esque moves. To Miami’s credit they cut quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was arguably one of the key contributors to the team's lack of success in recent years. To replace Tagovailoa, Miami decided to go out and sign quarterback Malik Willis from the Green Bay Packers, signing him to a three year, $67.5 million contract with $45 million guaranteed.

March 20

Men’s Basketball: Lobos trap the Bearkats in NIT

Alex Joe

March 17

Men’s Basketball: The Lobos sent home by San Diego State

Elizabeth Bolke

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Baseball: Texans sweep the Lobos for a second straight year

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | March 13

After their first loss of the season on the road against the New Mexico State University Aggies, the University of New Mexico baseball team returned to Santa Ana Star field and got swept in a four-game series against the Tarleton State Texans for a second year in a row. In game one, the Texans gambled with a double steal to try and bring home a run while Texans left fielder Kendyl Johnson was at the plate. It failed and the Lobos promptly responded with a 5- run inning. The Lobos used that momentum and built an 11-3 lead; however,Tarleton State went on to score 10 unanswered runs. Including two in the ninth inning that proved to be the dagger in the 13-11 game one loss.

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Men’s Basketball: Aggies sweep Lobos to close out regular season

Alex Joe | March 9

The Lobos men’s basketball team headed to Logan, Utah to wrap up their regular season in a crucial contest against the Utah State University Aggies where they had the opportunity to share the Mountain West regular season title and claim the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. After a high-scoring first half, they were unable to maintain their game as they got cold down the stretch, losing 94-90 on Saturday, March 7.

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Men’s Basketball: Rams spoil senior night at The Pit

Marley Herndon | March 5

The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team hosted their final game at The Pit for the 2026 season and lost 82-74 to the Colorado State University Rams. This was also the final game at The Pit for seniors Milos Vicentic, Chris Howell, Tomislav Buljan, Tajavis Miller, Deyton Albury and Luke Haupt, but it won't be their final game this year wearing silver and cherry. The game began with Colorado State forward Carey Booth getting the Rams on the board first. The Rams built an early lead, but the Lobos answered and the game became a back and forth affair early. Miller sent The Pit into a frenzy with a three-pointer that tied the game at 10.

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Ryan Berryman named athletics director

Jaden McKelvey-Francis | March 5

University of New Mexico alum and former Lobo basketball student manager Ryan Berryman has been named as the new Vice President and Director of Athletics. Berryman has been serving as the interim athletics director since Jan. 1, after former Athletics Director Fernando Lovo left to fill the same role at the University of Colorado Boulder after only one year at UNM.

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Baseball: Lobos sweep St Thomas and stay undefeated

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | March 3

The University of New Mexico baseball team completed a sweep against the University of St. Thomas, advancing to 12-0 on the season. The Lobos are one of three undefeated teams left in college baseball. Game one of the series saw the Lobos slug their way to an 11-6 win. They found themselves down 2 runs in the second inning, but the St. Thomas defense cracked the door open with 3 errors and the Lobos kicked that door down with a 6-run explosion. They rode that 6-run second to the series-opening victory as they tacked on more and never looked back. “We need to keep stacking up days like this and go out there like Coach Brown told us and keep competing,” Lobo Damian Garcia said.

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Men’s Basketball: Lobos win close one against San Diego State

Rodney Prunty | March 2

In front of a sold out home crowd on Saturday, Feb. 28, the Lobo men’s basketball team faced off against San Diego State University Aztecs in a game that went down to the wire, ending in a 81-76 win for the Lobos. The University of New Mexico was led by forward Tomislav Buljan, who had his way with the Aztecs all day. Buljan had a double-double, dropping a team-leading 24 points while grabbing 18 rebounds. Coming off a loss to another Mountain West foe, the University of Nevada, Reno Wolfpack, Lobo Head Coach Eric Olen said every game near the end of the season is important.

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Lobos hit the road in Las Vegas with bus tour

Elizabeth Bolke | March 2

The University of New Mexico men’s and women’s basketball teams will soon be on their way to the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas this year. Lobo fans who are looking for options to make the trip have access to the Lobos in Las Vegas bus tour presented by Amazing Tours. The trip will take place March 11-14 and includes round-trip transportation with a three-night stay at Excalibur Hotel and Casino.

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Men’s Basketball: Nevada pokes a hole in Lobos bubble

Wyatt S. Padilla | February 26

Wolfpack Head Coach Steve Alford continued to bring more heartbreak to Lobos fans as his University of Nevada, Reno team put a massive hole in the University of New Mexico men's basketball team's bubble and their hopes of making the NCAA Tournament with a win over the Lobos, 67-60. During the Tuesday, Feb. 24 game, Lobo guard Jake Hall led the Lobos with 17 points and broke the Mountain West Freshman record for most points scored in conference play, with 291; the previous record was 278, set by Brandon McCoy of UNLV in 2017-18.

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Baseball: Lobos keeps Northern Colorado Bears in hibernation

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | February 26

The University of New Mexico baseball team kept the good times rolling as it swept the University of Northern Colorado Bears and moved to 8-0, the team's best start since the 1973 season. On Friday, Feb. 20, it appeared that the Lobos simply picked up where they left off the previous week against the Fordham Rams. The Lobos dominated game one of the series against the Bears with a 16-5 victory that was called after 7 innings, as per the NCAA’s run rule. That was a productive day all around for the Lobo batters who had 11 walks to just 3 strikeouts to complement the 7 extra-base hits that included 4 home runs in that ball game.

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Goatheads partner with Colorado Avalanche

Elliott Wood | February 23

The New Mexico Goatheads are keeping it close to home in their search for a major league hockey affiliate, as they announced on Saturday, Feb. 21, that they are partnering with the Colorado Avalanche to light a path for their future players to ascend the hockey ranks. Goatheads General Manager Jared Johnson told the large crowd at The BLOCK, an outdoor food hall in Rio Rancho, that the Avalanche had been the ones to reach out to the Goatheads about a potential partnership. “We had lunch right here across the street at Turtle Mountain (Brewing Company) that day, and for that first in-person chat, I knew we shared the same vision: grow the game in New Mexico and build something that lasts,” Johnson said.

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Men’s Basketball: Lobos mount comeback, hang on against Bulldogs

Jaden McKelvey-Francis | February 23

Despite digging themselves into a 22-point hole, the Lobo men’s basketball team managed to claw its way back bucket-by-bucket to come away with a win against the California State University, Fresno Bulldogs, 80-78, keeping their NCAA tournament hopes alive. The University of New Mexico completed its largest comeback in program history during the Saturday, Feb. 21, game in Fresno, Calif. To ice the game for the Lobos, guard Jake Hall hit a midrange stepback jumpshot late, a shot nearly identical to his game-winner against Grand Canyon University the previous week.

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Women's Basketball: Lobos sweep series against Falcons

Wyatt S. Padilla | February 23

Senior night in The Pit is always a special occasion for players, coaches and fans, but it was so much sweeter for the Lobos when they put 20 points between them and a conference foe at the same time. On Saturday, Feb. 21, the University of New Mexico Women’s basketball team, led by guards Destinee Hooks and Nayli Padilla, beat down the Air Force Academy Falcons, winning 73-53. Before the opening tip of the game, the Lobos celebrated three seniors, guard Alyssa Hargrove, forward-center Clarissa Craig and manager Kaylyn Henry who has been with the program for four years. Hargove and Craig joined the program two years ago when the Lobos had a massive roster turnover that saw them lose nine of thirteen players to the transfer portal.

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Lobo baseball sweeps Fordham Rams in season opener

Elizabeth Bolke and Marley Herndon | February 21

Like the weather at the Santa Ana Star Field during the game, The University of New Mexico baseball team opened its first week of the new season with a turbulent but eventual sweep of the Fordham University Rams. Held on Friday, Feb. 13, game one of the series was a back and forth affair that started very promisingly for UNM, as Lobo pitcher Cristian Mogen began his season by striking out Fordham designated hitter Ernie Little and went on to retire his first six batters. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball, Lobo designated hitter Aidan Kuni grounded into a fielder’s choice and drove in the first run of the season to give them an early lead.

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Men’s Basketball: Lobos ground Falcons in blowout win

Wyatt S. Padilla | February 21

With an NCAA tournament berth on the line in the closing final stretch of Mountain West play, the Lobos, who are on the bubble of getting an at-large bid into the tournament, were able to avoid a stain on their resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17, as the University of New Mexico put up a dominant performance against the Air Force Falcons, winning 98-61. The win completed the season sweep against the Falcons and gave the Lobos their 20th win of the season, which allowed Lobo Head Coach Eric Olen to join Norm Ellenberg, Dave Bliss, Steve Alford and Craig Neal as the fifth Lobo head coach to win 20 games in their first season with the program. “It is important in situations like this to play good basketball throughout the game. I thought we did that tonight for the most part,” Olen said.

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Tajavis Miller: born to be an athlete

Rodney Prunty | February 16

Tajavis Miller comes from a family of athletes; his mother played softball at the University of Iowa and his father played football at Iowa Wesleyan University. Miller grew up in different places. He was born in Georgia and lived there until he was six, when he moved to North Dakota, then Iowa, then California and finally to Texas when he was a sophomore and finished high school there. Miller moved around a lot due to his mother coaching softball for different schools including North Dakota State University, Iowa State University, Loyola Marymount University and Texas Tech University. His mother currently coaches at East Texas A&M University.

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Women’s Basketball: Rams show no love to the Lobos on Valentine’s Day

Alex Joe | February 16

For the Lobos women’s basketball team, it turned out to be anything but flowers and chocolates on Saturday, Feb. 14, as Colorado State University pulverized the University of New Mexico 66-46 following a huge third quarter. After an early 4-2 deficit, the Lobos would respond with an 8-0 run in the first quarter. However, Colorado State would finish strong, going on an 11-0 run to close out the opening period and take a 19-12 lead. The Rams led by as much as 11 points in the second quarter, but the Lobos found some momentum late to take to the locker room as they went on an 8-2 run to close out the half only trailing 31-27.

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Destinee Hooks: Lobo and leader

Rodney Prunty | February 16

Since joining the team in 2024, Lobo guard Destinee Hooks has been an impactful starter for the University of New Mexico. Hooks grew up in Indiana in a predominantly white neighborhood with two older brothers. Hooks was very active as a child, wanting to do everything her older brothers did, and because of that she was able to find her passion for the game of basketball. “My family has always inspired me since I was little, my mom has the best work ethic that I’ve seen, she wakes up early, goes to work, comes back home and does everything she needs to do at home, takes care of us, and supports us and it’s really inspiring,” Hooks said. “My brothers also have a crazy work ethic as well, so if I can get (an) opportunity to make it to the league in a couple of years and retire my family that would be a big blessing.”