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Rio Rancho's Galbraith and Casaus win Class 5A cross country state titles

Plus, New Mexico United hosts Sacramento in the Western Conference final next Sunday.

The Daily Rio Rancho team2 stories18 sources5 min read

Prep SportsTop story

Rio Rancho's Mariah Galbraith and Alejandro Casaus win the Class 5A cross country state titles

Rio Rancho's girls finished second in Class 5A team scoring, behind Eldorado

Source: Albuquerque Journal

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Value
Eldorado22 pts
Rio Rancho80 pts
Cleveland105 pts

If you cheered for the Rams, Saturday was a big one. Rio Rancho High's Mariah Galbraith won the Class 5A girls race at in 17:05.31, nearly 34 seconds ahead of Eldorado's Isla Rahmer. Alejandro Casaus took the boys title in 15:12.74.

Both Rio Rancho teams finished second. Eldorado's girls won with 22 points to Rio Rancho's 80. Cleveland's boys won their second straight state title with 56 points to Rio Rancho's 81.

“I am incredibly proud of our boys for bringing home the state trophy.”

Kenny Henry, Cleveland head coach
  • Boys 5A: Matthew Casey, Rio Rancho's second finisher, placed 10th
  • Girls 5A: Lilly Bethoney placed 17th for Rio Rancho
  • Class 4A: Los Alamos girls scored 15 points to win

The Class 5A state meet by the numbers

17:05.31
Galbraith's winning time in the girls race
15:12.74
Casaus' winning time in the boys race
56
points for Cleveland's boys team title
80
points for Rio Rancho's second-place girls

Sources: Albuquerque Journal, Rio Rancho Observer Home

Billy Romero Jr. of Taos won the 4A boys race in 15:07.45. The Tiger boys took third.

Pro Soccer

New Mexico United routs Colorado Springs 4-⁠0 and hosts Sacramento in the Western Conference final

New Mexico United routed Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 4-0 in Saturday's Western Conference semifinal. Greg Hurst scored twice in a 3-0 first half, and Charlie Dennis opened the scoring in the second minute.

United shut out Colorado Springs in the West semifinal

  • Colorado Springs0
    New Mexico United4
    FinalWestern Conference semifinal, Saturday night

Sources: KRQE NEWS 13, Albuquerque Journal

United, the West's top seed, hosts second-seeded Sacramento Republic FC next Sunday at 5 p.m. The winner reaches the title match. United will be without forward Cristian Nava, who is out for the postseason with a severe knee sprain.

“This group losing in the Western Conference final last year made us even hungrier.”

Dennis Sanchez, New Mexico United manager
  • Sacramento beat third-seeded El Paso 2-1 on Saturday
  • Colorado Springs is now 0-9-2 all-time in Albuquerque
  • Last year: United lost the West final 3-0 at FC Tulsa

United and Sacramento split their two regular-season games

DateSiteResult
June 20SacramentoUnited won 1-0
Sept. 26AlbuquerqueSacramento won 3-2

Source: Albuquerque Journal

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Football

Cleveland, the top seed in the Class 6A playoffs, will face Rio Rancho in the quarterfinals next week. KOB 4

Bernalillo

Bernalillo's season ended with a 39-24 loss to Manzano in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs at . The seventh-seeded Monarchs beat the 10th-seeded Spartans. Rio Rancho Observer Home

Manzano outscored Bernalillo 39-⁠24 in the 4A first round

Source: Rio Rancho Observer Home

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Manzano39 pts
Bernalillo24 pts

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Around New Mexico

Boxing

Albuquerque's Abraham Perez kept his WBA interim flyweight title Saturday night with a unanimous decision over Puerto Rico's Yankiel Rivera at the . Perez is now 16-0 with seven knockouts. Albuquerque Journal

Girls soccer

Volcano Vista beat La Cueva 1-0 for the Class 5A girls state title, its first since 2019. Trinity Atma scored in the 64th minute, and the Hawks finished 19-2-2. KOB 4abqjournal

Sandia Prep

Sandia Prep beat Cottonwood Classical Prep 1-0 for the Class A-3A girls state title. Keira Rodriguez scored in the 72nd minute, and the Sundevils finished 17-6. The girls' win made it a sweep, a day after the boys' championship. KOB 4Albuquerque Journal

Lobos

New Mexico beat Northern Arizona 94-65 Saturday at The Pit, and its two turnovers tied a school record for the fewest in a game. Jake Hall led all scorers with 23 points. The Lobos host Arkansas-Little Rock Tue., Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. KRQE NEWS 13Santa Fe New Mexicangametime.co

The Lobos beat Northern Arizona by 29 points

  • Northern Arizona65
    New Mexico94
    FinalLobos tied a school record with two turnovers

Source: KRQE NEWS 13

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  1. Sat., Nov. 7Rio Rancho Rams win a wet, wild overtime thriller in Las Cruces
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  3. Thurs., Nov. 5Sandoval County declares a flood disaster in Navajo Nation areas
  4. Wed., Nov. 4UNM football breaks into the AP Top 25 for the first time
  5. Tues., Nov. 3Rio Rancho's football teams hit the road for the playoffs
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Daily Rio Ranchoto me · Sun., Nov. 86:00 a.m.

Rio Rancho's Galbraith and Casaus win Class 5A cross country state titles

Plus, New Mexico United hosts Sacramento in the Western Conference final next Sunday.

The TLDR

  1. Rio Rancho's Galbraith and Casaus win 5A cross country titles
  2. New Mexico United beats Colorado Springs 4-0
  3. Cleveland and Rio Rancho meet in the 6A football quarterfinals
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  2. Albuquerque Journal5 hours ago

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