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In the 114-pound weight class, sophomore Max Maes qualified by taking down Los Alamos wrestler Cooper Beavers by a tech fall (17–1) early in the second period of the fifth-place match. His older brother, junior Manuel Maes, felled Ian Vigil from Aztec High School in the last minute of the third period for the first-place match.

Sophomore Samuel Vigil in the 139 took the sixth spot after falling in the first period in the fifth-place match against Miyamura junior Shane Saucedo. In the 152 class, Taos senior Adam Szilagyi took fifth place over Los Alamos sophomore Adrian Oshel by a major decision with a final score of 10–0. Nathan Fraley, a Taos senior, placed fifth overall after Frank Sheppard forfeited the match. Finally, junior Tiger Reggie Suazo took sixth after Memphis Thomas of Kirtland Center outlasted Suazo and won by an 8–2 decision. 

Doors opens at 9 a.m. at the event center Friday. Wrestling will take place until 7:30 p.m., with a one-hour break from 1–2 p.m., and will continue on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

Questa vs. Mora

The Questa School varsity basketball teams traveled to Mora, where the girls took down the Rangerettes 45–35. The boys, with a 76–36 loss, were still hunting for that first win of the district. 

The Ladycats started strong and stayed formidable throughout the game. The invading girls outscored their opponents 24–12 in the first half. Despite Mora scoring more in the second half, Questa's initial lead carried them through the game. Senior Ladycat Kamryn Cardenas scored 13 points to lead the game, followed by senior Alexis Brown with 9 and senior Alianna Gonzales with 7. Ana Cisneros and Alyse Lovato scored 5 each. 

The boys have struggled in the district so far, failing to secure a win. In this loss against the Rangers, freshman center Larry Roybal led the team with 9 points, followed by sophomore Matthew Vigil with 8 and sophomore Jacovo Cardenas with 7. Senior Carlos Ortega and sophomore Juan Cisneros both contributed 6 points each. 

29th annual Ridge-A-Thon

This weekend (Feb. 21–22), Taos Ski Valley is hosting the Ben Myers Ridge-A-Thon, a charity event that benefits Taos Community Foundation's Emergency Medicines Fund, which funds area grants to support health and basic needs across Taos and western Colfax counties. 

The event is named after Ben “Ben Air” Myers, a local extreme skier who was diagnosed of cancer at age 26. His friends and family created the event to raise money for Myer’s insurmountable medical bills.

Over 28 years, Last year, the Ridge-A-Thon has raised over a million dollars, with $61,000 raised last year along. With that money, the Taos Community Foundation has been able to provide grants to nonprofits that provided the community access to medical advocacy and services.

Kit Carson Electric donates $1K to Taos Hockey

On Thursday (Feb. 13), the Taos Youth Hockey League received a $1,000 donation from Kit Carson Electric Cooperative at the company’s office at Cruz Alta Road. 

“We donate to many different organizations and sports,” Kit Carson representative Michael Santistevan said. “We want to be there for our community, and we want to help them achieve whatever goal or mission that they are trying to accomplish. These are our people. These are our families, our friends and our kids. That’s the main goal. It’s the minimum amount but it will help whether it’s for travel or food.”