A BRAWL AT AN ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY MAY HAVE CAPTURED THE HEADLINES, BUT DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THERE WERE FAR MORE TRIUMPHS THAN DISAPPOINTMENTS FOR APS ATHLETICS OVER THE WEEKEND. JOHANNA KING WITH THE DISTRICT SAYS TWO DISTRICT TEAMS WON STATE TITLES OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE DISTRICT WON TITLES IN GIRLS SOCCER AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY. THE BRAWL AMONG PLAYERS AT MILNE STADIUM BROUGHT THE GAME BETWEEN RIO GRANDE AND ALBUQUERQUE HIGH TO AN ABRUPT END EARLY IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
KING SAYS SUPPORT FOR ATHLETICS COMES FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, NOT ONLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT BOOSTER CLUBS AND VOLUNTEERS.