"Always over-deliver and under-promise." That's the motto co-owners Steve Horton and Chris Byrd teach their employees at Pro Image in Cottonwood Mall. The store, which opened Oct. 11, sells sports apparel, including jerseys, hats, T-shirts and professional and college sporting goods.
For five UNM women's soccer players, Friday's game against UNLV could be their last. But senior forward Hannah Hand has played with that approach her whole career. "I haven't changed anything since I was a freshman," Hand said about her game-time mentality.
UNM baseball is back - not necessarily in full swing, but in bunt mode. The Lobos squared off Tuesday in Game 2 of a five-game series of intrasquad scrimmages. Ken Jacome's Big Red Machine ran Chad Tidwell's Silver Slammers through the press 10-4. Jacome is the Lobos' recruiting coordinator, and Tidwell is a pitching coach.
In the midst of MLB Commissioner Bud Selig pushing the World Series to Thanksgiving, computer systems posing for a Texas and Penn State date in Miami for the BCS National Championship game and Kerry Collins quarterbacking the only undefeated team in the NFL, what about the NBA? The NBA season kicked off Tuesday in the homes of the two teams that played in the 2008 NBA Finals: the defending-champion Boston Celtics and the runner-up Los Angeles Lakers.
It wasn't the prettiest win for the UNM volleyball team Saturday, but the Lobos overcame sluggish play to edge San Diego State 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 in front of more than 1,800 fans at Johnson Gym. Unlike their previous win over the Aztecs on Sept. 25 - a 25-14, 25-22, 25-12 shellacking in San Diego - the Lobos had to dig deep for the 3-0 victory.
The UNM women's soccer team was tested on Senior Night, when the Lobos battled SDSU to a 1-1 tie in double overtime. "They showed a lot of character in overtime," head coach Kit Vela said. "We never quit and we never gave up. We were the aggressors. We kept pushing, pushing, pushing; we just couldn't get anything for the effort.
The UNM men's soccer team wasn't about to let an underachieving Stanford steal a win on Friday. The Lobos beat the Cardinals 2-1 at the UNM Soccer Complex. With the win, UNM improved to 7-5-2 overall and 3-2 in the Mountain Pacific Soccer Federation. Stanford, which came into the game winning only one match in its last eight games, fell to 3-8-2 overall and 1-3-1 in the Pac-10.
Morgan Grantham has come a long way since getting her first set of golf clubs as a kindergarten graduation present. Grantham remembers having a knack for hitting balls. But it took a nurturing mom to convince her that her dog wasn't the best target at which to blast tennis balls.
A half marathon is just another stroll in the park for Edgar Hernandez. The UNM freshman finished second out of 996 competitors in the half marathon run of the Duke City Marathon on Sunday, ending the day in first place in his age bracket. Hernandez blazed through the course in 1:11:25.
The UNM volleyball team swept UNLV on Thursday during "Volley for the Cure" night at Johnson Gym. More than 1,700 fans packed the stands, and players warmed up in pink T-shirts to honor the fight against breast cancer. To put the cherry on top of the night, the Lobos beat the Rebels 25-13, 25-19, 25-18.
The BYU Cougars lived up to their name Saturday at the UNM Soccer Complex, pouncing on opportunities. The Lobos had a strong performance, tying the game in the second half, but lost 2-1. The loss dropped the Lobos to 7-5-4 overall and 2-3-0 in the Mountain West Conference.
The UNM football team mauled San Diego State on Saturday at University Stadium. In a lopsided affair, UNM obliterated the Aztecs 70-7. Head coach Rocky Long said he couldn't remember ever winning by such a large margin. "The game got out of hand," he said.
Basketball racks lined the court as the steady sound of 3-pointers shredding nylon sent the crowd into a frenzy. Friday night at The Pit signaled the return of college basketball with the annual Lobo Howl. "We just wanted to let the teams run up and down the court a bit and let the fans get a first look at the players," men's head coach Steve Alford said.
The sizzling UNM volleyball team was too hot to handle Saturday night. The Lobos blazed past Air Force 25-9, 25-13, 25-18 in front of 2,086 fans at Johnson Gym. With the win, UNM improves to 15-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference. Air Force drops to 5-16 and 0-8.
I recently contracted a case of the Cowboy blues. In recent weeks, God's existence oscillated in my world, especially in Sunday's 30-24 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. One minute - when Nick Folk hit a 52-yard field goal to send the game into overtime - there was no doubt in my mind, God subsists.
Trying to figure out the NFL is harder than predicting New Mexico weather. Two weeks ago, I wrote a column proclaiming that the NFC had dethroned the AFC as the best conference in the NFL. It seemed the NFC East was clearly the best division in the entire league.
The UNM football team will try to redeem itself after losing to No. 9 BYU by 18 points. The Lobos will maintain the same Rocky-ball game plan - running the ball and controlling the clock - against another Mountain West Conference opponent Saturday when San Diego State stumbles into Albuquerque.
Steve Saunders has iron running through his veins. Since he can remember, he has been involved in golf. His father, Dave Saunders, was a member of the NMSU golf team back in his heyday. "My dad owns a golf store here in town called Golf Mart," Saunders said.
For Carl Ho, Christmas came early. The freshman won the finals in the UNM Balloon Fiesta Invitational. A few other newcomers put up some solid results as well. After six days of tennis last week at the ITA All-American Tournament in Tulsa, Okla., the tennis team was right back at it with the Balloon Fiesta Invitational this weekend.
If Sacramento State was a speed bag, the UNM men's soccer team thoroughly worked them early on Sunday at the UNM Soccer Complex with two quick, decisive blows, leading 2-0 less than seven minutes into the game. But as any boxer will tell you, it's not about how you start; it's how you finish - something the Lobos have struggled to do.
Solutions by The State News
