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Bulletin report
The Centennial High School baseball and softball teams both grabbed 5A state championships at the NMAA tournaments in Albuquerque.
The Hawk baseball squad took down Belen, Los Alamos and St. Pius X in the tournament before getting past Goddard 5-4 in the state championship showdown.
In 6A action, Las Cruces won its first game 2-1 against Sandia but then fell 5-1 to Rio Rancho.
Mayfield lost its first game to La Cueva 2-1.
On the softball fields, the Hawks had to play two games against Aztec in the finals, but overcame an initial 6-1 loss to beat Aztec 1-0 and snare the state crown.
Centennial beat Valencia, Miyamjura and Piedra Vista to set up the showdown with Aztec, which had lost earlier and needed to beat the Hawks twice to win the title.
In 6A softball, the Oñate Knights topped Cleveland twice, 11-1 and 11-3, to win the state championship. On their way to the finals, the Knights beat Las Cruces 4-3 and then topped La Cueva.
Las Cruces nearly made it back to a rematch with the Knights as the Bulldawgs advanced in the consolation bracket before falling 7-3 to Cleveland. Las Cruces made it to Albuquerque by beating Mayfield 13-11 in a play-in game.
