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Alamogordo, New Mexico – March 17, 2026 — The Tularosa High School track and field teams turned in impressive performances Friday at the Mike Tooley Relays in Truth or Consequences, with the girls squad finishing 4th overall and the boys team placing 7th.
Several Wildcats punched their tickets to the state championships, led by standout distance runner Kayleigh Bigas and thrower Alivya Young.
Kayleigh Bigas dominated the distance events for the girls. She captured 1st place in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:52.92 — qualifying her for state — and added a strong 3rd-place finish in the 1600m (6:08.63).
Alivya Young was unstoppable in the field events. She won both the Discus (1st, 96-0) and Shot Put (1st, 32-10) — both state-qualifying marks — while also taking 4th in the Javelin (71-10).
Other strong girls performances included:
• Desie Munn — 3rd in the 800m (3:02.49)
• Zemirah Guillory — 20th in the 100m (16.27), 22nd in the 200m (36.11)
• Julianna Vasquez — 4th in Long Jump (13-9)
• Relays: 3rd in 4x200 (2:06.53), 2nd in 1600 Sprint Medley (5:07.61), 6th in 4x100 (59.08)
On the boys side, Mason Garcia delivered a triple-threat performance, earning 2nd place in the 100m (12.01), 200m (24.23), and 400m (54.68).
Additional boys highlights:
• Relays: 6th in both 4x100 (51.92) and 4x200 (1:49.37)
• Robert Trujillo — 5th in Discus (87-6)
• Aidan Jaramillo — 8th in Shot Put (33-2.5)
• Chris Carper — 9th in Long Jump (17-0.25)
• Myles Gaston — 22nd in Javelin (67-11)
Tularosa will be back in action this Friday at the Rolla Buck White Sands Invitational in Alamogordo.
Full results available here: https://nm.milesplit.com/meets/730242-mike-tooley-invitational-2026/results
Congratulations to the Tularosa Wildcats on a great meet! Keep an eye out for more local high school sports coverage from 2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News & KALHRadio.org the voice of the Tularosa Wildcats.
Another disgruntled employee pandering to the government to save whatever failed in real life? Public employees are totally brainwashed into thinking that every problem has to be, and can be, solved by the government. Only they know. Why can't this guy raise the money and buy it to do what his vision is?
Imo, Mr. Dooling’s suggestions seem like a great way to preserve the observatory. If we stand by and watch it be demolished ($10m demo cost), where would the contaminated materials go?
Source of Revenue? For who? Some non-profit that gets government grants to pay for incompetent managers? They can't keep a liquor store open in Cloudcroft. Now, maybe they can make it an RV park.
Sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear overnight.
This is really good news because publicly we see that Brian Caesar is Amy Barela's cousin. Both are big fat losers who do nothing but whine and cry after riding the gravy train and doing nothing for decades. Let's Make Alamogordo Great Again and buy some Pampers for the crybabies.
Heck yeah! What size do you wear?
I see constant belittling by Josefosky? Notice what makes political opinions unique. Nobody lectures their electrician about voltage, but this one holds strong opinions on politics and economics because these things feel knowable because of low-education blogs.
What outstanding qualities does Mr. Hernandez possess that got him appointed as a City Commissioner for District 5?
The same as every other member: They're brain-dead poseurs who bully anyone trying to ask a question and therefore gain membership in the butt boy club of old school fools that could screw up a two-car funeral and not get a ticket. And these amateurs run your water system!
Thank you for your continued, detailed coverage of both the County Commission and City Commission meetings. Decisions made by both of these governing bodies directly affect everyone in Otero County, Republicans, Democrats, Independents and Undecided.
this is a sad ending, but certainly not unexpected.