History in the Making: East Mountain Secures First-Ever District Title
SANDIA PARK — The drought is over. For the first time in school history, the East Mountain girls basketball team has captured the District 5-3A...
East Mountain High School Innovators Secure Top Honors at Governor’s STEM Challenge with Autonomous Wildfire-Fighting Robot
LAS VEGAS – A team of visionary students from East Mountain High School has taken a major step toward protecting New Mexico’s landscapes from the...
An Oasis in the East Mountains: The Heart and Heritage of Lantern Ridge Farm Market
Nestled along the scenic NM-14 in Sandia Park, where the air is a little crisper and the pace a little slower, sits a burgeoning community...
Lady Timberwolves Extend Win Streak to 15 Games
SANDIA PARK – The East Mountain Lady Timberwolves keep rewriting the history books. With an edge-of-your-seat 40-36 home victory over the Sandia Prep Lady Sundevils,...
Bernalillo County Traffic Camera Fails Federal Safety Standards on Frost Road
A Bernalillo County traffic enforcement camera on Frost Road violates the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) by failing to meet the required...
Timberwolves Refuse to Break: East Mountain Extends Record Streak to 14
It wasn’t always pretty, and for a while, it looked like the historic run might finally hit a wall. But the East Mountain High School...
East Mountain High School Announces Key Dates for 2026-2027 Enrollment Lottery
SANDIA PARK, NM — East Mountain High School (EMHS), the No. 1 top-ranked public charter school in New Mexico, has officially released its lottery calendar...
“Bear-nado” Predicted to hit East Mountain High on Feb. 5
In the hallways of East Mountain High, the locker talk isn’t just about zone defense or three-point percentages this week. It’s about “the plushie strategy.”...
Timberwolves Survive Defensive Grind to Edge Sandia Prep
SANDIA PARK – It wasn’t pretty, and at times it felt a bit like a root canal, but the East Mountain Timberwolves found a way...
Eight and Counting: East Mountain Extends Record Streak in District Opener
The East Mountain Lady Timberwolves are rewriting the history books, though you wouldn’t know it by talking to their coach. With a 43-32 road victory...
Timberwolves’ Perfect Streak Snapped in District Opener Against Bosque
The state’s last remaining undefeated high school basketball team finally met its match on Wednesday night. The No. 4 East Mountain Timberwolves saw their historic...
A New Breed of Wi-Fi: Pablo the Data Dog
By RUSSELL HUFFMAN Did you know you can get a Wi-Fi signal from a Great Dane, but you can’t cruise the Internet with it? Oh,...
Lady Timberwolves tie School Record for Consecutive Wins
The 2025-26 East Mountain Lady Timberwolves basketball team is one of the most intriguing stories in New Mexico high school girls basketball, and history is...
PHOTO GALLERY: Moriarty Pinto Duals & Senior Day
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Means, Shoemate-Means Capture Gold at Lady Pinto Invitational
MORIARTY, NM – The Moriarty Lady Pintos wrestling team showcased their strength on home mats Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, as two Pintos secured individual titles...
PHOTO GALLERY: Lady Pinto & JV Boys Wrestling
Check out our snaps and results from the Moriarty Lady Pinto Wrestling Invite and JV boys wrestling on Jan. 9. Lady Pinto Wrestling Invitational Results...
Major Grid Upgrade: New Substation Transformer to be Energized Saturday; Planned Outages Expected
EDGEWOOD, NM — Residents in the East Mountain area are looking at a more reliable future for their electrical grid, though it comes with a...
Unstoppable: Coach Ron Drake Leads Lady Timberwolves to Victory Amid Personal Battle
SANTA FE, NM — In a program that has long searched for its footing, the East Mountain Lady Timberwolves are currently rewriting their history books....
East Mountain stays perfect with historic 61-47 win over Santa Rosa
SANDIA PARK, N.M. — History was made on the hardwood Friday night as the East Mountain Timberwolves extended their perfect start to the season with...
Where Twigs Become Tools: The ‘Soulful’ Science of Learning Beyond Four Walls
By RUSSELL HUFFMAN TIJERAS, N.M. — In the modern world, the average American child spends between four and seven minutes a day in unstructured outdoor...

