Friday Night Fights
I went to cover a night of boxing at the Isleta Casino Friday night and it’s an event I love to cover but when the boxers get cut up and blood starts raining on you, that’s when I get nervous. As soon as the fighters get close to my corner I bring down my sunglasses [...]
2010 Tour of the Gila
Tour of the Gila 2010 – Images by Roberto Rosales When I was a teenager living in Maryland I remember driving to Harrisburg Pennsylvania to see Greg Lemond race in the Tour of Dupont. You see, I’m a big Cycling nut and getting a chance to see Lemond finish something like 80th was just awesome. [...]
Ladies Night.
I’ve been fortunate enough to have covered many Holly Holm fights over the years and the one guarantee they offer is that they’re never boring. Las night she defeated Chavelle Hallback at the Isleta Casino in a ten round bout.
Heartbreaker!
The Lobos ran into perhaps the toughest team they’ve played all year in San Diego State. They beat New Mexico two out of three times this year and last night was a heartbreaker! It came down to the last possession for Lobos who could not convert in the final seconds. Now is on to the [...]
Lobo Men’s Basketball Team Moves On in Las Vegas.
It was close against Air Force in the quarterfinal round at the Mountain West Conference Championship. Not much to talk about here except that they need to player better!
Lobo Women Win and Lose.
Time for you know, that madness thing , the one on every channel? I’m in Las Vegas following the University of New Mexico basketball teams in the Mountain West Conference Tournament. First the women. They won their first game over Colorado State and then they choked in the quarterfinals in overtime against Utah.
Lobos Win Mountain West Conference Championship.
Last night during Senior night, Roman Martinez, the only senior on the New Mexico Lobos basketball team was honored after the Lobos defeated TCU. The win gave New Mexico the Mountain West Conference Championship which was sweet but the star of the show was Martinez who over the years became the fan’s favorite Lobo.
Red Hot Lobos
The Lobo men’s basketball team returned home from Utah Sunday afternoon to be mobbed by hundreds of fans at the Airport. Pictured is Lobo guard Dairese Gary who was one of the heroes in the victory over BYU. Players had to be escorted by police because of the multitude demanding autographs and pictures.
A win is a win.
The Lobos were suppose to destroy Air Force at Pit yesterday but found themselves trailing by a couple of points with a few seconds left to play. The refs were not giving Steve Alford’s team any love with many calls that described as absurd. Read the story here: http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/live/component/content/article/35-college-from-the-newspaper/4476-Lobos-Weather-AFA-Scare.html
Amazing Andrew!
Andrew Foster is a wrestler at Moriarty High School who despite having been born without hands and feet is able to compete on the varsity team. This is a shot of him warming up before his match.
Lobos defeat San Diego State in OT
After spending a week covering the Legislature in Santa Fe, I was ready to photograph anything other than a politician. Saturday brought about an exciting game between New Mexico and San Diego State which went into overtime. The Pit was sold out for this one and no one left disappointed. I shot the entire game [...]
2009 New Mexico Bowl
The New Mexico Bowl game Saturday evening was as exciting as you can get with Wyoming coming from behind to beat Fresno State in double overtime. I got to give it to the Wyoming fans, they were a rowdy bunch who drove in masses to witness their Cowboys play a fun game. The only person [...]
Johnny Tapia
Former world champion Johnny Tapia is a hometown hero here in Albuquerque who has battled his demons outside of the ring with drug addiction which eventually put him in Jail and forced him to put boxing on hold for now. Today he is serving a one year sentence at the Los Lunas Correctional facility.
La Cueva Bears win state championship
La Cueva Bears made it to the state class 5A championship Saturday afternoon with a game that was rescheduled from the night before because of super cold weather conditions. La Cueva was the underdog in this game against Mayfield and the decision to play the game a day later perhaps helped the Bears.
First Win of the Year
Saturday was an emotional roller coaster ride of emotions starting with kids being adopted to the University of New Mexico Lobos wining their first football game of the season. Thanks to last week’s lame duck kicker James Aho who missed three field goals while hitting the cross bar, he overcame those nightmares to hit the [...]
Sudden Death
The Lobos soccer team gave up a shorthanded goal against the University of Portland Thursday during the first round of the NCAA Tournament in a game where the Lobos dominated the entire game. Everything locked up when Portland goalie got ejected from the game for throwing an elbow. All the Lobos had to do is [...]
New Mexico vs BYU
Saturday called for photographing my first college game of the season and only the second in two years. Reason? they don’t often fall on my schedule. I knew I would be a little rusty at first and thankfully it was a game which offered everything. BYU was in town and that meant the return of [...]
Cross Country Championship
Saturday called for going to Rio Rancho High School to cover the cross country championships. Pictured is Antonio Varela of Pecos winning the 1A/AA class. He looks like he’s winning the New York City marathon. Thank you Antonio, is not often you get this reaction from a top runner approaching the finish line.
Mercy
The game between Raton and Pojoaque resembled the aerial attack on London in WWII. Bombs away! Raton’s Justin Silva seen here on the right, falls into the endzone for a score which I believe gave the Elks a 36 point lead at halftime.
Lobo Howl
Well, basketball season is officially underway here in Albuquerque. Last night our Lobos held ‘Lobo Howl,’ where the teams are introduced to fans and run an inter squad scrimmage. Pictured is Lobo head basketball coach Steve Alford being introduced.
Mine That Bird
Monday was a working holiday and the story took me to Ruidoso, New Mexico where Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird would make an appearance in its home state to show appreciation for support of New Mexicans. The weather was awful and the light even worse. I didn’t dare use flash while around the stables [...]
Second Week of Prep Football
After driving across town and getting on the field for the start of the game between the La Cueva Bears and the Manzano Monarchs my next thought was to get some features prior to kickoff since the sun managed to peek through the clouds for about 10 minutes. This was the featured game for the [...]
Sue Cleveland High School’s fisrt Football Game
Sue Cleveland High School recently opened its doors for the first time in the city of Rio Rancho after a two year construction period. Their football team named ‘Storm,’ took to the field this past Friday against Capital High School of Santa Fe. Here are the images.
