It's not a common sight to see Peñasco’s Gilbert Valdez finish in anything but first place for a long distance race, but that's what happened on Saturday (July 30) in the National High School …
Last March, in the 2020 New Mexico State Cross Country Championship Meet, there was one name dominating the conversation on the boys side, Gilbert Valdez. The Peñasco runner placed first in the individual results, finishing the 5k race in 17:04.78, a full six seconds ahead of first place. The feat was even more impressive because nobody saw it coming. Valdez was the sole runner for Peñasco.
On Oct. 16, Gilbert Valdez stepped to the starting line at the Academy Extravaganza in Albuquerque. His mind, his heart, his body were all pointed toward one goal: the finish line. He tensed his …
Gilbert "Gilly" Valdez and Eddie Duran are runners, first and foremost. Sometimes they're competitors. But more than that, they're friends.
The Peñasco Panthers cross-country team recently won the District 5-A/2A meet in Mora a little over a week ago. Then the Panthers traveled to Rio Rancho High School on Saturday (Nov. 9) to compete in the Class A/2A State Cross-Country Championships.
The junior division of the Los Alamos Triathlon for racers not older than 16 follows the same unusual bike, swim, run format as the full-length sprint triathlon. …
The Peñasco Panthers brought eight athletes to the A-3A state track meet on Friday and Saturday (May 10-11), held at the University of New Mexico Track and …
Peñasco harriers went home with some hardware from the state championships Saturday (Nov. 10)
Success came in the form of two historic wins for the Peñasco Lady Panthers Nov. 4.
Peñasco Lady Panthers are district champions again. Carly Gonzales led the team and was the overall winner – claiming her third straight district title.
