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Mayfield sophomore midfielder Bella Jasso (16) advances the ball during a girls soccer match. Jasso is among the younger players contributing alongside the Lady Trojans' experienced senior class.

Mayfield's girls soccer team has six four-year varsity seniors, a freshman in the starting lineup and a chance to make its final weeks of the season count. Brisa Quintana, Nicole Garza, Callie Pacini, Juliette Moreno, Janelle Gutierrez and... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/15/26

Mesilla Valley Christian School's SonBlazers run an offensive play during football practice Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Las Cruces.

The eight-man equation

The Mesilla Valley Christian SonBlazers have been knocking on the door of a state championship. This season, they're looking to finish the job. The SonBlazers strengthened their position Friday with a 60-12 road victory over Mescalero... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/15/26

Aggies defeat North Texas in home meet

The NM State swimming and diving team opened its home slate with a 133-110 victory over North Texas on Friday evening at The Beast - Eastside Regional Recreation Center in El Paso, Texas. The Aggies claimed seven event wins and posted multiple... more

Izzy Palmisano
NMSU Athletics | 10/10/26

Davin Bowse, 10, prepares to release the ball while bowling. Davin participates in the Las Cruces United States Bowling Congress Youth Scholarship Bowling League, which gives young bowlers opportunities to compete and earn scholarship money.

Aiming beyond the pins

Ten-year-old Davin Bowse already knows who he wants to beat on the bowling lanes. I want to be better than my mom,” Davin said. Davin, a fifth grader at White Sands Elementary School, got interested in the sport through his mother,... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/9/26

Adam Damante with the give to TJ Washington.

Aggies drop weekday clash in Miami

Playing in its second midweek game of the season, the NM State football team returned to action on Wednesday night, taking on the FIU Panthers as part of Weekday CUSA. Behind a trio of giveaways, the Aggies recorded their lowest scoring output of... more

Michael Navarrette
NMSU Athletics | 10/9/26

The build-up to success

The Organ Mountain girls soccer team has spent much of this season scoring goals. Lots of them. There have been games with 18, 10, nine and seven. Through its first 14 matches, Organ Mountain had scored 86 times while allowing just two... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 10/8/26

Aggies on the road after winning conference opener

For at least one night, New Mexico State found a formula that worked. James Jones ran for 155 yards. The Aggie defense piled up six sacks. Adam Damante, making his first start of the season, directed the offense without turning the ball over, and... more

Bulletin Report | 10/6/26

James Jones breaks free for a scoring run during the Aggies' win over Western Kentucky.

Aggies shine in all three phases to defeat WKU

The NM State football team put together a complete performance as it earned a commanding 34-13 win over Western Kentucky on Thursday night at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The Aggies were fueled by 155 rushing yards from James Jones in addition to a... more

Bulletin Report | 10/4/26

Aggies rally past Sam Houston in five sets

The New Mexico State volleyball team tallied its first Conference USA victory of the 2026 season on Saturday afternoon, defeating Sam Houston in five sets inside Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum. Maggie Lightheart paced the team with a season-best 17... more

Bulletin Report | 10/3/26

Las Cruces boxer Ariana Carrasco competes during a recent Red Owl Boxing bout in El Paso. Carrasco enters Friday’s fight with a 3-0 professional record.

Ariana Carrasco isn’t slowing down

Three wins into her professional career, Ariana Carrasco hasn’t had much time between them. Twenty-one days after her latest victory, the 23-year-old Las Cruces boxer will step through the ropes again Oct. 2 at the El Paso County Coliseum,... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/30/26

Gadsden’s Deion Torres high-fives fans following the Panthers’ 34-20 victory over Goddard on Sept. 25.

A needed breather

September ended with local football programs heading in different directions. Las Cruces, Centennial and Organ Mountain enter bye-weeks after each lost over the weekend, while Mayfield, Gadsden and Mesilla Valley Christian School move... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/29/26

Aggies notch shutout victory in conference opener

Opening up Conference USA play from the friendly confines of the NM State Soccer Complex, the Aggie’s played host to FIU - facing off for the first time since the 2024 season. Following a scoreless first half, the Crimson & White found the back... more

Emilio Garcia
NMSU Athletic Communications | 9/28/26

Aven Benavente at Mayfield High with David Gallegos.

A respect earned through hard work

They were just the kids with the water. At least that was how Melanie Trevino remembers some athletes looking at the student athletic trainers when she was just starting out at Las Cruces High School. Then she learned and she watched and she... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/28/26

James Jones breaks loose for some good yardage Saturday against UNM.

NM State stumbles in 116th Rio Grande Rivalry

With 25,024 in attendance, NM State concluded its non-conference schedule on Saturday afternoon at Aggie Memorial Stadium as it hosted New Mexico in the 116th playing of the Rio Grande Rivalry. After a competitive first half, the Aggies fell to... more

Michael Navarrette
NMSU Athletics | 9/27/26

NM State records strong performances at Cowboy Jamboree

NM State made its first trip to the Cowboy Jamboree since the 2011-12 season on Saturday morning, competing with some of the best talent in the nation. Thomas Croshaw made his season debut, taking 11th after crossing the line with a time of... more

Emilio Garcia
NMSU Athletics | 9/26/26

Las Cruces High School senior linebacker Denton Walter takes the field during a game earlier this season. The unbeaten Bulldawgs enter Week 6 ranked No. 2 in New Mexico by MaxPreps.

Plenty left to prove

September is nearing its end, and the local football picture is beginning to sharpen. Las Cruces has yet to lose, Centennial carries a three-game winning streak into Albuquerque, and Mayfield finally has a victory behind it. Organ Mountain... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/23/26

Photo of NMSU team taken just before the first rivalry game.

Birth of a rivalry: The first Aggies-Lobos football game

Their average weight was around 147 pounds and most of them had barely even touched a football. But in November 1893, the newly formed football team at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts laid down the gauntlet, challenging the... more

Christopher Schurtz
Dona Ana Historical Society | 9/23/26

The running of James Jones is critical to NMSU's success.

Renewing the Rio Grande rivalry

The Rio Grande Rivalry has been around for 116 games, but most of the Aggies playing Saturday haven’t experienced much of it. That is one of the contradictions of college football’s changing landscape. New Mexico State and New Mexico have played... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 9/22/26

Aggies drop finale in Peoria, win one-of-three on weekend

The NM State volleyball team closed out play at the Bradley Invitational on Saturday morning, taking UTRGV to five sets inside Renaissance Coliseum. After dropping the first set, the Aggies responded by claiming the next two frames. However, the... more

Izzy Palmisano
NMSU Athletics | 9/19/26

Marlene Mosqueda second in El Paso

Two weeks removed from the season opening Art Morgan Classic, NM State returned to action for the 40th annual Lori Fitzgerald Memorial Open, hosted by UTEP at Ascarate Park in El Paso. A select group of student-athletes made the short drive... more

Emilio Garcia
NMSU Athletics | 9/19/26