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PGA of America Chief Operating Officer Phil Anderson speaks during the KPMG Women's PGA Championship Ryder Cup Reception at Hazeltine National Golf Club on Friday, June 26, 2026 in Chaska, Minnesota.

Before sunrise, while most of Rochester, Minnesota, was still asleep, Phil Anderson climbed into his uncle's truck for the drive to Eastwood Golf Club. By the time daylight crept across the course, he had already decided there was nowhere else he... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 8/5/26

Speed isn't the whole story

The first thing you notice about Marlee Cavitt isn't how fast she runs. It isn't the Conference USA championships, or that she has become one of New Mexico State's most dependable defenders, or even that she somehow manages to split a school year... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 8/5/26

Baseball welcomes assistant coach to coaching staff

NM State Head Baseball Coach Jake Angier announced Wednesday the addition of Assistant Coach Gavin Grant to his staff. Like Angier, Grant joins the program from Oregon, where he most recently was the Ducks’ director of camps. Grant will primarily... more

Michael Navarrette
NMSU Athletics | 8/5/26

NM State football adds veteran coach

Head Coach Tony Sanchez has announced that veteran coach Jamie Christian will join the staff as the Aggies’ running backs coach ahead of the 2026 campaign. Christian adds nearly 30 years of coaching experience, including 25 seasons as an assistant... more

Michael Navarrette
NMSU Athletics | 8/5/26

Anita Maxwell, now Skipper, is on the broadcast team for NMSU men's home basketball games.

Where glory found her

Her selection to the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame wasn’t something for which Anita Maxwell campaigned. She says she didn’t even know it was a thing. "I don't even know who nominated me for this honor," she said. "It wasn't on my radar at... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 8/4/26

New Mexico State University graduate Raymy Brown was one of a select few chosen to umpire the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series. In August, Brown will umpire the Little League Southwest Region Tournament, which includes New Mexico, in Waco, Texas. Before he became a Little League umpire, Brown was a helper parent who went on to serve as a team manager.

NMSU graduate umpires Little League Baseball World Series

Raymy Brown, a 1979, 1980 and 1982 New Mexico State University graduate, doesn’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. He was an umpire at the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in August 2025. The selection as a... more

Tiffany Acosta
NMSU | 7/30/26

Aggies ink Joseph Rath to contract extension

Coming off an impressive campaign that saw the Aggies claim four individual conference champions at the 2026 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, NM State Director of Athletics Joe Fields has announced a contract extension for... more

Emilio Garcia
NMSU Athletics | 7/23/26

Return of the city champion

The "City" is officially back. The Las Cruces City Golf Championship returned July 18 and 19 after a 13-year hiatus. Play began Saturday at New Mexico State University Golf Course and continued Sunday at Red Hawk Golf Course. Dona Ana County... more

Bulletin Report | 7/23/26

Five Aggies featured preseason conference watch list

Conference USA has unveiled its 2026 preseason watch list, identifying five student-athletes from each of the league’s 10 programs as key players for fans to watch ahead of the upcoming year. NM State is represented on the watch list by wide... more

Michael Navarrette
NMSU Athletics | 7/18/26

Incoming Aggie freshman swimmer Juliet Nicholson.

Incoming freshman will represent Canada at Pan Pacific Championships

A future Aggie is making a splash before her freshman campaign even begins. Swimming Canada announced this week that Juliet Nicholson has been selected to represent her country at the upcoming 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships. Nicholson is... more

Michael Navarrette
NMSU Athletics | 7/17/26

Chasing the next finish line

The runners settling into the starting blocks at the USATF Masters National Championships have spent years chasing fractions of a second. Many were accomplished track athletes long before they reached the Masters ranks, refining starts, perfecting... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 7/15/26

Novice bodybuilder finds fast success

Joseph Vasquez is very unusual in the world of professional bodybuilding: He won his very first competition, taking first place in all three events. The 30-year-old Las Cruces native won the debut and novice events and was the overall open winner... more

Mike Cook
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 7/9/26

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Lori Mabrey accepts the award for her husband, Dr. Thomas “Buster” Mabrey.

National prep sports organization honors New Mexico pair

Sunday in Salt Lake City, Utah, former NMAA Executive Director Sally Marquez and former New Mexico High School Coaches Association Executive Director Dr. Thomas “Buster” Mabrey were honored by the National Federation of State High School... more

J.P. Murrieta
NMAA Sports Information Director | 7/1/26

Eric Chaves with his grandfather (and a golf cart).

Linked to his grandparents through golf

Ask Eric Chaves where his golf career began and he'll tell you it wasn't with a tournament victory or a lesson from a golf professional. It began with his grandmother. She was the one who took him to Las Cruces Country Club as a young boy. She... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/25/26

Organ Mountain High School is one of several LCPS campuses hosting summer athletic camps this year.

Coming full circle

Years after wearing the uniforms themselves, former student-athletes are returning to summer camps across Las Cruces to teach drills, mentor younger players and help shape the programs that once shaped them. At Organ Mountain High School,... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/24/26

Aggie trio makes mark in major leagues

In 2018, the New Mexico State University baseball team won its first Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. Eight years later, three players from that squad, Kyle Bradish, Joey Ortiz and Nick Gonzales, were inducted into the US... more

Tiffany Acosta
NMSU Public Information Officer | 6/17/26

The Red team heading to the dugout after the fifth inning.

Nearly five decades later, Ogas Classic remains a tradition

Under a bright June sun at the Field of Dreams Baseball Complex, some of New Mexico’s top graduating baseball players gathered in Las Cruces one final time before moving on to college programs and the next chapter of their lives. The 49th... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/17/26

The last champion

Long before he became a four-time Las Cruces City Golf Tournament champion, before decades spent on fairways across southern New Mexico, before construction jobs and business ownership and memberships at local country clubs, Ron Giron was just a... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 6/12/26

LCPS plan: maintain current transfer rules despite NMAA vote

When the New Mexico Activities Association voted to loosen transfer rules for student-athletes, Las Cruces Public Schools already had its answer. For months, district officials had been preparing for the possibility that New Mexico's governing... more

Bulletin Report | 6/11/26