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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Rio Rancho Rams win a wet, wild overtime thriller in Las Cruces

Plus, a free dental clinic wraps up today and United hosts a playoff match tonight.

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Rio Rancho beats Las Cruces 21-⁠20 in overtime to open the 6A playoffs

Rio Rancho avenged its season-opening loss to Las Cruces

  • Las Cruces14
    Rio Rancho7
    FinalSeason opener on Aug. 21 at Rio Rancho High School
  • Rio Rancho21
    Las Cruces20
    FinalFirst round of the 6A playoffs, decided in overtime

Source: Rio Rancho Observer Home

If you missed a wet, wild Friday night in Las Cruces, here's the short version: Rio Rancho beat Las Cruces 21-20 in overtime in the first round of the . Las Cruces had won 14-7 on Aug. 21 to open the season at Rio Rancho High School. Revenge, served wet.

At the rainy Field of Dreams, Rio Rancho quarterback Micah Takahashi threw a 2-point conversion pass to a wide-open Noah Lovato. Elsewhere, Belen beat Grants on a late field goal, and Sandia rolled Farmington.

  • Next up: Cleveland in the quarterfinals next week
  • Seeds: Rio Rancho No. 9, Las Cruces No. 8

Three teams won as the playoffs opened Friday night

WinnerOpponentHow
Rio RanchoLas Cruces21-20 in overtime
BelenGrantsLate field goal
SandiaFarmingtonDominant win

Source: Albuquerque Journal

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News Notes

Schools

Rio Rancho Public Schools held a Horizon 2040 community meeting at Rio Rancho High School on Thu., Nov. 5, where residents, district staff, students and board members talked about the direction the district should take to improve student success. The planning initiative is named for the graduation year of current pre-school students. Rio Rancho Observer Home

Dental

If your teeth have been waiting, the free dental clinic at Tingley Coliseum runs again today, with doors opening at 5:15 a.m. and no insurance or appointment needed. It offers cleanings, fillings, extractions and simple root canals, and organizers expect 1,000 to 1,200 patients, so plan on a wait in line. KOB 4

United

New Mexico United hosts Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the USL Championship Western Conference semifinals tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Isotopes Park. Forward Cristian Nava is out for the rest of the 2026 playoff run with a severe knee sprain. The club expects him to make a full recovery in time for 2027. abqjournalNew Mexico United

New Mexico won on the road and United plays tonight

  • New Mexico Lobos31
    Nevada3
    FinalThe Lobos' sixth straight win
  • Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
    New Mexico United
    Sat., 7:30 p.m.USL Championship Western Conference semifinals at Isotopes Park

Source: abqjournal

Lobos

No. 22 New Mexico beat Nevada 31-3 on Friday night in Reno for its sixth straight win. UNM held the Wolf Pack to minus-9 rushing yards, the first time since 1983 the Lobos held a team that low. Running back Scottre Humphrey had a game-high 107 rushing yards. abqjournalKRQE NEWS 13

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Around New Mexico

Court

A judge on Monday ordered the state to rewrite part of its nearly 200-page plan in the case, citing a lack of specific steps on class sizes, teacher training and evaluations, and services for at-risk students. The state must deliver a supplemental plan by Mar. KOB 4

Energy

Analyses from four independent nonprofit and industry groups say U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich's permitting bill would lower household electricity bills by $50 to $78 a year by 2040, though tribal and environmental groups worried it will fast-track fossil fuel production have pushed back. Heinrich says it will keep carbon-free energy and transmission projects from facing years of regulatory delays. KUNM

Four analyses say Heinrich's permitting bill would cut costs and emissions

$50 to $78
less a year in household electricity bills by 2040
20%
cut in power sector emissions, about
6,700
deaths prevented, approximately
$54 billion
in cumulative public health costs saved

Source: KUNM

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The Wrap

Route 66 turns 100 this year, and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque is marking it with The Old Road Mural. The mural remembers the first major highway to cross the United States, and you can see it Sunday, Nov. 8. A worthy detour for the Mother Road's big year.

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  4. Tues., Nov. 3Rio Rancho's football teams hit the road for the playoffs
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Daily Rio Ranchoto me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

Rio Rancho Rams win a wet, wild overtime thriller in Las Cruces

Plus, a free dental clinic wraps up today and United hosts a playoff match tonight.

The TLDR

  1. Rio Rancho edges Las Cruces 21-20 in overtime
  2. Rams play Cleveland in the quarterfinals next week
  3. Free dental clinic at Tingley Coliseum wraps up today
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From KRQE NEWS 13, Rio Rancho Observer Home and 3 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service.

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  3. Albuquerque Journal6 hours ago

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    Rio Rancho beat Las Cruces in overtime, Belen rallied past Grants and Sandia routed Farmington as the New Mexico high school football playoffs began Friday night.

  4. KOB 47 hours ago

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  5. KRQE NEWS 137 hours ago

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    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Lobos delivered another dominant performance on the defensive side of the football, making history during their road matchup against Nevada. UNM held the Wolf Pack to minus-9 yards, marking the first time since 1983 that the Lobos had held a team that low in rushing yards. Humphrey leads

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