.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Coach Ben Trujillo stands behind his Hatch Valley girls’ basketball team. Trujillo’s wife, Karen, the Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent, passed away on Feb. 25. (Courtesy of Hatch Valley High School) LAS CRUCES — Ben Trujillo looks at the upcoming high school girls basketball season as a blessing. The Hatch Valley athletic director and girls basketball head coach usually has a lot on his plate when his work and coaching duties overlap, but he’s glad to have the distraction this time around. Trujillo and his family suffered a tragic loss on Feb. 25 when Karen Trujillo, the Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent and wife of Ben Trujillo, was killed after being struck by a vehicle while walking her dogs at night.