Alamogordo Daily News Sports

06/30/2013

Sports Writer Kyle Newman's last installment of the Mound Visit column series: The fallacy of the sports hero

To elevate an athlete to hero status is dangerous territory.

06/27/2013

Final score from tonight at The Aquarium: White Sands Pupfish 9, Roswell Invaders 8. White Sands is now 21-22 on the 2013 Pecos League season. Pupfish take on the Invaders once again tomorrow at 6 p.m. at home. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased online at whitesandspupfish.com or at the gate

06/27/2013

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"Pupfish Man" fires up the crowd between innings tonight at The Aquarium.

06/27/2013

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Roswell first baseman Roger Bernal is caught stealing at second in the third inning tonight at The Aquarium.

06/27/2013

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Pupfish rightfielder George Ban is caught stealing at second to end the second inning at The Aquarium.

06/27/2013

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Roswell's Dallas Burke and White Sands' Mark Leacox watch Invaders leftfielder Jonathon Sa swing and miss at a pitch in the second inning at The Aquarium.

06/27/2013

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White Sands catcher Joey Friedman hacks at a pitch during the first inning of the Pupfish vs. Invaders game at The Aquarium tonight.

06/21/2013

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Brad Adam, a mechanic at Outdoor Adventures, works on a bike at the shop on Tuesday. The store has managed to be successful through tough economic times by taking a community-focused approach to business.

06/21/2013

Outdoor Adventures Bikes and Sports has proved that with an intimate, community-focused approach to business, solid management and a self-sufficient mindset, local entities can survive even the toughest of economic climates.

Running a small business in a modest town like Alamogordo can be difficult, especially considering the recent bearish economy.

06/14/2013

If New Mexicans want a professional sports team badly enough, it can happen.

New Mexico is one of 24 states in the union that does not have a professional sports team.

06/13/2013

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Shown is Matt Grinberg's chessboard and analog chess clock. Grinberg, the winner of the 2011 and 2012 New Mexico Senior Chess Championship, has won approximately 40 tournaments and been rated as high as FIDE master over the course of his 45-year career.

06/13/2013

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Matt Grinberg analyzes his one of his past tournament games at his house in Alamogordo. Grinberg goes over every one of his tournament games again at his house in order to learn from his mistakes and become a better player.