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Roswell Daily Record Hike It and Spike it Facts and Figures The Gridiron Gazette Memorial Day Weekend 2018

ECONOMIC IMPACT IN 2017

Teams..................................................................................................... 585 Total players......................................................................................... 4,107 Family/friends with teams (1:1 ratio).................................................... 4,107 Players/family/friends (PFF)................................................................. 8,214 Spent by in-town PFF ($70/day).................................................... $201,243 Out-of-town PFF ($128/day)....................................................... $683,404 Total spent by PFF in one day....................................................... $884,647 PFF during weekend................................................................ $1,769,295 Estimated crowd size (less PFF)....................................................... 38,286 Spectator spending ($30/day)..................................................... $1,148,580 During weekend....................................................................... $2,297,160 Direct impact............................................................................... $4,066,455 Indirect impact (3.7 multiplier)................................................... $15,045,885 • This year marks the 23rd year of the Hike It & Spike It Charity Flag Football Tournament.

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• The Hike It & Spike It Charity Flag Football Tournament is the world’s largest 4-on4 flag football tournament and also features the world’s largest payout with $6,000 in cash awarded. It is the largest weekend event in the city of Roswell and it is the second largest event in the state. • In 2017, 4,107 players, including 910 females, from 17 states and Mexico, ranging in ages from 5 to 56 participated in the Hike It & Spike It Charity Flag Football Tournament. • The 2017 estimated total attendance for the Hike It & Spike It Charity Flag Football Tournament was 43,000. • In 2017, the Hike It & Spike It Charity Flag Football Tournament donated a combined $20,000 to the United Way of Chaves County, the New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe Academy, The First Tee of Roswell, the Roswell High School Charlie’s Angels, Church on the Move, and the Goddard and Roswell Key Clubs. • In 2017, more than 500 volunteers donated their time to assist with the Hike It & Spike It Charity Flag Football Tournament. • In 2017, Dream Team from San Diego, Ca, took first place in the “Show me the money” divison. Ducks from Amarillo, TX., and Cobras from El Paso, TX., finished second and third, respectively.

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Every Roswell Gridiron division is treated exactly the same (with the notable exception of the Show Me The Money division)! Awards in each division are as follows: FIRST PLACE • Championship T-shirts • • Championship trophy footballs • DOWN & OUT BOWL • Hike It & Spike It caps •

FIRST PLACE $3,000 • Championship T-shirts • • Championship trophy footballs •

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THIRD PLACE • HISI T-shirts • • Sponsorship plaque •

CHARACTER COUNTS! / SPORTSMANSHIP • All winning teams will receive Character Counts! / Hike It & Spike It commemorative trophy footballs. (selected by the officials on the field for sportsmanlike conduct) • SHOW ME THE MONEY

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BEST DRESSED TEAM Sponsored by Graphic Connection, our retail partner, first, second and third place awards will be presented separately for teams playing on lettered fields and for teams playing on numbered fields. Judging will be based on effort, overall look, positive attitude and tastefulness. Bonus points will be awarded for a cheer/ chant or dance routine. Judging will be held on Saturday from 12- 3:30 p.m. at the registration tent. The winners will be announced on Saturday at 4:00p.m. Awards are as follows: LETTER FIELDS—First place: $50 gift certificate to Spikeʼs House for each player on the team; Second place: $30 gift certificate to Spikeʼs House for each player on the team; Third place: $15 gift certificate to Spikeʼs House for each player on the team. NUMBER FIELDS— First place: Hike It & Spike It trophy football and a $25 gift certificate to Spikeʼs House for each player on the team: Second place, $20 gift certificate to Spike’s House for each player on the team: Third place, $15 gift certificate to Spikeʼs House for each player on the team.

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Roswell Hosts World’s Largest Annual Flag Football Tournament New Mexico Tourism Dept. ‘Hike It & Spike It’ Attracts Players from Across the Country. More than 550 teams (4,000 +players) of all ages and experience from across the United States will take to the fields Saturday and Sunday (May 25-27, 2018) for Roswell’s annual “Hike It & Spike It” 4-on-4 Charity Flag Football Tournament this Memorial Day weekend, benefiting the United Way of Chaves County. Not only is this the world’s largest annual flag football tournament and a treat for the participants who battle it out on over 44 fields at the Cielo Grande Recreation Area; it is a

hoot for the more than 42,000 spectators planning to descend on this Southeast New Mexico city. Male, female (7 players per team) Co-ed teams and Over 30 & Over 40 teams (8 players per team) from 4 to 66 compete for five sets of awards in every division. (1st, 2nd, 3rd, Down and Out Bowl and Character Counts!/Sportsmanship). “The ‘Hike It & Spike It’ tournament is an excellent example of the good things that can happen with public-private partnerships are formed to impact a community in a positive way,” said John Mulcahy, President of the Roswell Chaves County Economic Development Corporation, “This event has

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The men behind Hike and Spike It J.T. Keith Roswell daily record Bill Saunders and Ronnie Parker sat behind a table at the end of a tent facing the entrance of Cielo Grande Recreation Area. People registering for Hike It and Spike It formed two lines, going nine rows deep. Unmoved, both men sat in their chairs with HISI gear on — Parker with his bucket hat turned up, and a smile on his face while chatting up the people he waited on; Saunders talking to the athletes he was registering in a measured manner. Both men asked the athletes where they had come from, and if it was their first time at HISI? Both men told the players to have a good time and thanked them for coming. The athletes were oblivious to who had waited on them. Perhaps they couldn’t have cared less that the co-owners had signed them up to play in the tournament they founded. Originally both men worked for and competed in Gus Macker basketball tournaments. Next, they started hosting flag football events with 15-20 teams. Some of the 4-on-

4 and 6-on-6 flag football games becoming extremely physical. Gus Macker basketball owners Mitch and Scott McNeil were not interested in doing both basketball and flag football; giving Saunders and Parker their blessings to take over the Gridiron Gus, i.e., Gus Macker football. Stepping away from Gus Macker Enterprises, Parker and Saunders formed PS Sports in 2001. In 2002, they changed the name to Hike It and Spike It. Saunders has a doctorate in education (EdD) and is a superintendent of Schools in Marquette, Michigan. Parker, who resides in Gaylord, Michigan, is a sales representative for Adidas.

How it began

Parker and Saunders recall playing in a double-elimination flag football tournament where they beat a major-league baseball player’s team, sending the other team into the loser’s bracket. Both teams met again in the championship game, with Saunders and Parker losing to the majorleague player’s team in the championship. Upset they had only lost once and that they didn’t have a chance to

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Hike It and Spike It CEO Billy Saunders, and Ronnie Parker, President at last year’s HISI. play a second game — it was supposed to be a double-elimination tournament — both men were not happy with the way the game and tournament ended. They felt they could do better. “That one game we lost upset us,” Parker said. “We lost once, and we were done. We didn’t get a chance to settle it on the field. It was supposed to be a double-elimination tournament. That’s what got us going.”

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“We can do this a lot better than these folks are doing it,’” Saunders said. Believing they could do a better job of hosting a flag football tournament, they decided to use their established relationships with people in the business to host a tournament on their own. And one contact, Cla Avery, who had hosted the first Gus Macker basketball tournament in Roswell, wanted to bring a flag football tournament to his

community.

Changes

The co-owners have made several changes since they started hosting the tournament. In the beginning, the games were played over the Thanksgiving weekend starting in 1996. The tournament would be played over that weekend for three years, then moved to Mother’s Day in 1999. In 2000, they decided to use the Memorial Day weekend to offi-

cially kick off not only the summer but their tournament as well. Along with Roswell’s local organizers, Cla Avery and Jim Matteucci, they also created “Show Me the Money” as its top division, with prize money of $15,000 split between the first ($10,000), second ($3,000) and third ($1,000) place teams. While the competition on the field allowed for more

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GAZETTE INDEX

Title.....................................................................Page Awards and Prizes..........................................................7 Gridiron Gazette credits.................................................8 Facts, figures and economic impact report.....................8 Roswell host largest annual Flag Football...................10 Meet the men behind the scenes..................................15 Character Counts! ensures sportsmanship..................23 Cielo Grande Map.......................................................26 Sponsor Page..............................................................31

Hike It and Spike It

Members of the Board Camron Adams

Mike Morgan

Cla Avery

Sherry Mumford

Charlie Blanco Patti Bristol Jim Burress Rudy Chavez Damian Cheatem J.P. Cheney Diedra Duvall Jay Gluck Kelli Goodpasture

Timothy Parker Michelle Pettit Mike Pettit Jeff Prince Mike Ramey Della Reeves Pastor Jim Reeves David Rocha

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Kaci Rodriguez

Andrew Hogan

Stephen “Lobo” Rodri-

Chad Holloway Jerry Janow Major Chris Lara Sabrina Lara Brooke Linthicum Jamie Luna Carolyn Madison Eric Mann Sammy Marquez Jim Matteucci

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The three-step procedure for registration is as follows:

STEP 1 — WAIVER STATION Receive and sign your waiver. If you are under 18, the waiver MUST also be signed by your parent or legal guardian. Waivers can NOT be signed by your coach. If you have a signed waiver when you arrive,

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STEP 2 — PLAYER REGISTRATION Present your ID (driver’s license, copy of birth certificate or photo ID) and signed waiver to receive your player wristband. STEP 3 — PLAYER T-SHIRT STATION Receive your player T-shirt and Gridiron you do NOT need to go to the waiver station Gazette. SUBSTITUTIONS: The team captain and the player who is substituting must go to the Substitution station to complete the process before proceeding to the second step.

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• 6-7 p.m., Officials meeting (press box bleachers) SATURDAY, MAY 26 • 7 a.m., Registration • 7-8 a.m., Officials meeting (Storage Unit) • 8 a.m., Opening ceremonies (Field A) Games begin!!

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access lots off of College Avenue, west of the existing playing fields, will have parking all the way to 8th Street. Our easiest access free parking is off of 8th Street, just west of the existing playing fields. And finally, our free, but extremely congested, parking is at the main reserved parking entrance on College Avenue. To avoid problems with law enforcement, do not park or drive on the walking path south of the playing fields and observe all NO PARKING signs. If someone double parks (blocks another vehicle in) or parks in a non-designated area, they will be towed at the vehicle owner’s expense ($150 minimum fee; see towing signs at all site entrances). RV parking will be located on the north side of College Avenue, off-site. Free RV is allowed. Please drive slowly and cautiously as we have many more pedestrian crossings this year.

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excitement, it created an unwelcome attitude among many of the competitors on the field. Instead of showing good sportsmanship and character, which is what

T h e 2 0 1 8 G r i d i r o n G a z e tt e the tournament is founded on, some teams were showing the opposite attitude. With children, adolescents, women and future athletes watching, the “Show Me the Money” title game in 2016 convinced Saunders and Parker, along with local organizers Matteucci and Avery, to

take a calculated risk — by lowering the prize money to restore order and get back to their core values, as well as the mission statement that embodies Character Counts! And Pursuing Victory with Honor. All the men agreed; they would be willing to lose the wrong teams in

order to keep the right teams that held to their core values. The “Show Me the Money” payout was reduced to a total of $6,000. First-place would receive $3,000, second-place $2,000, and third-place $1,000. “We are always tweaking and looking at how

we can make this a better tournament,” Saunders said. “We felt like what happened last year was taking away from our efforts to have a successful event.” In early November, all four men will sit down and evaluate what went right with the tournament, and if any changes

need to be made to make the tournament better. But Parker already feels strongly about this year’s tourney. “The 2017 HISI was the best tournament we’ve had in 22 years,” he said.

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Character Counts! ensures strong sportsmanship Hike It & Spike It reserves the right to remove any players and/or spectators whose conduct is deemed inappropriate and/or detrimental to the family atmosphere of the event. Character Counts! SPORTSMANSHIP: PILLAR BY PILLAR TRUSTWORTHINESS: Always pursue victory with honor • Demonstrate and demand scrupulous integrity : Observe and enforce the spirit and letter of rules • Don’t compromise education and character-development goals • Don’t engage in or tolerate dishonesty, cheating or dishonorable conduct RESPECT: Treat the traditions of the sport and other participants with respect • Don’t engage in or tolerate

disrespectful conduct including verbal abuse of opponents and officials, profane or belligerent “trashtalking,” taunting and unseemly celebrations • Win with grace and lose with dignity RESPONSIBILITY: Be a positive role model on and off the field and require the same of athletes • Further the mental, social and moral development of athletes and teach life skills that enhance personal success and social responsibility • Maintain competence including basic knowledge of: 1) character building, 2) first aid and safety, and 3) coaching principles, rules and strategies FAIRNESS: Adhere to high standards of fair play • Treat players fairly according to their abilities • Never take

unfair advantage • Be open-minded CARING: Assure that the academic, emotional, physical and moral well-being of athletes is always placed above desires and pressures to win • Do not permit reckless or potentially unsafe behavior of athletes CITIZENSHIP: Avoid gamesmanship and promote sportsmanship by honoring the rules and goals of the sport • Establish codes of conduct for coaches, athletes, parents and spectators • Safeguard the health of athletes and the integrity of the sport by prohibiting the use of alcohol and tobacco • Demand compliance with all laws and regulations, including those relating to gambling and the use of drugs.

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Friday, May 25, 2018

Tucson Turf Elite football loves coming to HISI By J.T. Keith Roswell Daily Record For some families, Memorial Day weekend means going on vacation, hanging out with loved ones, tossing a football back and forth and a little barbecue. For Toby Bourguet, he will be forever grateful to Roswell’s Jason Montoya, who volunteered years ago to put him and his best friend, Sean Roebuck, on his Hike and Spike It 4-on4 Charity Flag Football team. Montoya’s team had just won a national championship — and both Bourguet and Roebuck had driven eight hours from Marana, Ariz. to play with Da Bullies in the “Show Me the Money” bracket. They made it to the round of eight before losing. That set in motion a drive for Bourguet to compete — something he and his family could do together. Bourguet is the director of operations, head coach and quarterback for the Tucson Turf. He loves Hike and Spike It so much, he has teams competing in seven divisions this year: 15-16 male, 13-14 female, 13-14 male, 11-12 male, two 10-and-under squads, 8U and of course, the “Show Me the Money” bracket. Six of Bourguet’s children will be playing in the tournament: sons Trenton (18), Coben (16), Treyson (14), Kendren (9) and Emerson (6), and daughter Rylen (12) — they have all won national titles. “We’ve had a pretty good year since HISI,”

Bourguet said. “Our high school team won the high school club circuit, so they are the No. 1 team in the nation. It’s seven-on-seven. Our middle school team was a top eight in the nation, and our 14U boys, they just took the NFL flag championship in the Pro Bowl — and that was played live on ESPN — out of 40,000 teams, and are ranked the No. 1 team in the nation. Then our 14U girls are the No. 1 team in the nation. They took a national championship at the Pro Bowl as well.” No matter how much success his teams have when they play other places, Borguet feels compelled to come and play at HISI. For him, it is the start of their summer. This year school will be out on Thursday and he will be in Roswell Friday. “We’ve had other tournaments offer to pay for our transportation,” Bourguet said, “and to put us up and pay our entry fee, but we don’t do any other tournaments to start our summer off before we do HISI. This starts our summer vacation.” While here, Tucson Turf stays at the Roadway Inn Courtyard. Bourguet said it makes his family and team feel good to see their names on the billboards welcoming them to Roswell. Usually, on Saturday night the team will put up a big-screen TV and barbecue and watch their games. It is the family atmosphere of Roswell and the people that create a bond with them. To them, Roswell feels like a home away from home. Last season Tucson

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Tucson Turf’s quarterback Treyson throws a pass in the national championship game in the Pro Bowl. Turf won in four divisions at the HISI. This year they are bringing seven teams to compete, one more than last season, with more than 120 people making the trip. “Hike It and Spike It is what we do,” Bourguet said. “The whole Roswell national committee has made it so easy for us to come back. They’ve been so kind to us — we try to respect the tournament. We love Roswell, we plan for this every year. It’s how we start out summers. On the last day of

school, we pick up our kids at 12 p.m. There are 10-12 vehicles that will travel to Roswell.” Bourguet is encouraged by the fact that HISI gives a Character Counts! Sportsmanship Award to go along with a national trophy. “We cherish (sportsmanship awards) as much as we cherish national championships,” Bourguet said. “If we don’t display the character we’re looking for it doesn’t matter. We don’t talk about winning, we

talk about controlling your attitude and effort. We want the kids to be good people.” Bourguet tries to instill in his kids what his father instilled in him — that life comes before any sport. Sports are supposed to be enjoyable. Bourguet’s son (Trenton) was named National High School Quarterback of the Year. He has won 12-plus national championships in Roswell. “I like flag football,” Bourguet said, “because it limits their (players’)

injuries. ... kids can just play and not have to worry about getting injured. We teach life skills and a lot of speed and agility stuff. We create a lot of football intelligence. We’re not just great athletes, we just know what it takes to get it done. We teach our kids to keep their composure and they’re character driven. They’re not just focused on winning football games. Both our national championships were won on the last play of the game.”

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