Molly Klein snared most of the Rio Rancho headlines, but much of how Rio Rancho does next year will be determined by those around her, like freshman-to-be Sierra Delaware. Photo by Alan Versaw.
So, who do you go with in New Mexico 6A girls in the fall of 2014? Do you take the team that stunned everyone--and most especially highly favored Eldorado--and loses only one senior from its scoring five to graduation? Do you take the team that was very young, but also very promising, all through the fall before struggling just a little at the state meet? Or do you send a nod in the direction of the rising power on the west side of Albuquerque?
They're all great choices!
But, since La Cueva won it all in rousing fashion last fall, we'll start with the Bears. Nick Martinez's crew returns a stalwart lineup of Mackenzie Everett, Abigail Napier, Elizabeth Weeks, Noelle Hendrickson, Lindsay DeGolyer, Mason Swanson, and Kirsten Fotieo. They are not only fast, they are deep. If this...