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Take Heed:
New Mexico Bowl By Isaiah Montoya
The 5th Annual New Mexico Bowl was played at University Stadium December 18 and it featured two exciting college teams: Brigham Young University aka BYU and the University of Texas at El Paso aka UTEP. Both finished the 2010 regular season with 6-6 records. Jeff Siembieda, ESPN New Mexico Bowl executive director, deemed the fifth installment a rousing success. BYU pummeled UTEP 52-24 by the end of the day.
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Before joining ESPN, Jeff served as the Deputy Director of the New Mexico Sports Authority (NMSA), a position to which he was appointed by Governor Bill Richardson in May 2005. During his time at NMSA, Siembieda and cohorts worked to have a bowl game licensed by the NCAA to promote football and Albuquerque through national scale events. For the 2010 game, Siembieda helped secure BYU rather easily. “With BYU it was a convergence of circumstances, and we wanted them to play here because of their reputation and tradition,” said Siembieda after the game. “They were attractive, and it worked out for us.”
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He added that UTEP, from Conference USA, was a tad harder to confirm, but worth it. “It took a concentration of efforts to put it together but UTEP made sense, and we wanted them.” The New Mexico Bowl was the first played bowl game of thirty-five 2010 post-season bowl games. “It has worked well for us, since there was a lull between football games since the season ended,” he said. “We want to be first.” The game began with large crowds of UTEP and BYU fans. El Paso’s proximity to Albuquerque and BYU fan devotion ensured the sizeable out-of-town crowd. Additionally, swarms of fans donning Lobo gear filled the stands. They wanted to see a great game in the stadium at least once this year. It didn’t exactly happen that way. BYU came out impressively strong and scored on UTEP in the first minutes of action with a Bryan Kariya 4 yd td run. After Mitch Payne made an extra point, the score was 7 – 0. Six minutes later, Luke Ashworth took in a 9 yd pass from BYU freshman QB Jake Heaps. After a Mitch Payne extra point the score was 14 – 0. With 2:42 left in the first, UTEP scored three points on a Dakota Warren 52 yd field goal. Score: 14 – 3. Continued on next page
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Mitch Payne closed out the first quarter with a 38 yd field goal bringing the score to 17 – 3. Early in the second, Cody Hoffman caught a 31 yd pass from Heaps and add the Payne extra point, the score was an already lopsided 24 – 3. Another Hoffman score left the tally at 31-3. UTEP then showed a glimmer of hope with an exciting Kris Adams 67 yd pass from QB Trevor Vittatoe. The score was 31 - 10. But a JJ Di Luigi 2 yd run took the score to 38 – 10. UTEP’s Kris Adams soon caught another Vittatoe 37 yd pass and it was 38 - 17. Cody Hoffman then caught a 29 yd pass from Heaps and it was 45 – 17. A Joshua Quezada 8 yd run for BYU made it 52-17 and then Kris Adams caught another Vittatoe pass for a 49 yard td. Final score: 52-24. Despite the surprising blowout by BYU, Siembieda was pleased with the overall benefits brought to Albuquerque due to the game. “People were fired up and the energy was passionate,” he said. “It was quite a success, but we still have room for growth. Overall, I am proud of the event, it was a good show and it was positive for the community.” See you there next year ABQ Sports readers!
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ictoria Barba is a mid-fielder at Sandia H.S. who has just been selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas High School Girls All-America Soccer team. She also earned the title of New Mexico Player of the Year for district 5-A, and she is also a First Team AllMetro player; and she’s only a junior! Gloria attributes her soccer success to playing since she was five years old; following in the footsteps of her father and older brother. She originally played on AYSO teams and then she made her way to her current club: New Mexico Rush. For Sandia, Barba scored 21 goals and passed for 16 assists. She has now accumulated a staggering 71 goals in her first three years of high school soccer; all three of which she has spent on the varsity team. Additionally, she made six game winning goals in her junior soccer season. As a result both UNM and NMSU have already showed interest in acquiring Barba. Other interested universities are Texas Tech, SDSU, St. Mary’s College, Pepperdine, Notre Dame, Santa Clara, and UCLA. She’s the fourth-leading scorer in state, second leading scorer in the city and the leading scorer in the biggest district in state (5A).
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Barba is a star but her attitude seems to convey that she doesn’t know it. She does not get caught up in the accolades. Her mother Michelle says of her daughter, on behalf of the rest of the Barba family, “She is modest and humble and we are overjoyed at her accomplishments.” Young Barba says, “I have not changed due to the success. I am still the same.” She defers attention away from herself but does admit, “I can see the field really well. My speed of play and conditioning and field vision have improved over the last three years. It may be because I worked on my own on these parts of my game.”
she was eight years old and she was playing on a 10 year old boy’s team and she was the best player on the team! I said to myself, ‘I have to coach her.’ Her skill level is incredibly high, both feet are great, she has good vision, she strikes the ball well, she takes the ball out of the air well, and she is sneaky fast.” What, then, does coach work with her on at this point? “The speed of play and movement off the ball is what we are working on now and her agility,” he said. “It is fun to be around Victoria due to her love of playing and her passion. It comes from within her.” Her coach at Sandia, Vladi Stanojevic, says of Barba, “For the past three years I have had an immense pleasure and honor to coach Victoria. She is truly a unique soccer player whose finesse on the field and amazing tactical awareness clearly separate her from other high school players. Her superb technical skills (first touch, ball control, and dribbling moves), combined with her keen sense of positional awareness on the field, make her a lethal force on the soccer field.” He concludes, “More important than her superior soccer skills is her humble attitude toward success. She is a true team player who always puts her team’s needs before individual recognition. Without any doubt, Victoria is every coach’s dream player.” Victoria is currently seeking sponsors in order to attend the All-American banquet in Baltimore, Maryland on January 15. Call ABQ Sports to help sponsor this amazing local athlete.
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ecember 4th the State Fair Grounds in Albuquerque played host to Que Loco Cage fighting’s “Bully Bash and Brawl 3”. In a flyweight title bout Roberto Nater and Angel Castillo thrilled the crowd with great stand up and ground action. Castillo controlled the bout on the feet landing sporadic kicks and many two punch combinations. The ground game, like the majority of the contest, belonged to the champion Nater, who finished Castillo in the final seconds of the fight with a rear naked choke, successfully defending his belt. In the evenings main event Jiu-Jitsu ace Sammy Silva made quick work of Andrew Gallegos in a Lightweight title defense. Silva showed he has the stand-up skills to go with his ground game by finishing a game Gallegos by TKO in the first round, retaining his championship belt.
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aturday December 18th The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Albuquerque was the site of Jackson’s MMA Series III. All ten bouts on the card thrilled the aficionados and citizens of the fight capital of the world. The event itself, from setup to ambiance easily rivalled any top organization. The amateur bouts were anything but that, and could have easily passed as professional fights with the excitement and skill-sets the fighters displayed. The professional side was headlined by former WEC participant 14 January 2011
and Albuquerque’s own Frank Gomez (8-3) against Fort Worth’s veteran fighter, Johnny Bedford (17-9). Bedford quickly attacked Gomez, landing two good combinations that dazed the Albuquerque native and led to a momentary battle on the ground. Gomez used Bedford’s aggression against him and was able to switch to top position but did not have a good base to rely on. This led to Bedford taking advantage on the ground with his quickness,
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immediately manoeuvring a rear-naked choke that Gomez instantly tapped out to. Silence filled the Hard Rock Showroom as onlookers stared in disbelief. The only thing that could be heard was Bedford’s steps as he paraded victoriously around the cage. “I planned on coming out and pushing the pace hard from the beginning. I didn’t expect to take his back in the first round and the choke being there; it was there and I took it,” said Bedford in a post-fight interview. abqsportsmag.com • 15
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he 2010 Jingle Bell Triathlon took place at and around the Rio Rancho Aquatic Center on December 12. The chip timed Run-Bike-Swim included a 5K run, a 25k bike race and then a 400yd swim. The timing chip is attached to a Velcro band put around the ankle, and in team action the chip is simply passed along. Tri Sport Coaching put on the event, represented by Mark Mico, who spearheaded the event and was on hand to urge the participants into the utmost production. Then there were the competitors. Air Force Captain Ken Corigliano, 30, of Clovis, New Mexico finished first overall with a time of 1:04:43.15. “I was cold so I wanted to finish quickly,” he said, half-jokingly, “That was my driving force.” Corigliano then seriously added, on how to prepare for a triathlon. “Diet is everything,” he said. “Sixty to 80% of my diet is carbohydrates and 60-80% of that is fruits and vegetables. If you can maintain that, you don’t even have to work out; you will be fit and healthy.” He also did lactate threshold workouts. “I flushed my thighs full of lactate and then emptied them out,” he said. “Your body has to buffer that and then it returns it as a fuel.” He finds time to train while maintaining a 13 hours a day work schedule, which can be tough. “Pain is good,” he explains. “If you hurt in training you will feel great in races and I have 100% satisfaction from this win.” For New Years Day Corigliano will be swimming from Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands. Second place finisher was Rance Irvin, who is a 20-yearold student at New Mexico Junior College at Hobbs. “I’m a triathlete year round but this is my offseason, so I wasn’t as fast as I wanted to be,” he lamented. To be ready for a triathlon, Irvin said, “You have to prepare for all three sports. It takes a lot of time. At the peak of my season I train 30-40 hours a week.” Irvin wants to go pro next season. He finished with a time of 1:05:10:10. Kristin Carlino, of Durango, Colorado finished first among women with a time of 1:25:37.95. Ariel Esquibel was one third of a relay triathlon team which finished with a top time. She did the swimming portion and she practiced by playing water polo at UNM. Jason Beem did the Continued on next page
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run portion for the team. “I really pushed myself pretty hard because there were a lot of hills and I have been doing run training for last three weeks for a 5k run.” Beem is working toward a PhD in Exercise Science. Adam Cadez was the cyclist on the relay team. “I wanted to do it for fun. I compete as a road racer on a regular basis. Find something you like to do and then do it as much as you can. I am looking forward to next year which I may do on my own.” Fernando Zapata was a relay participant whose team; Z and K, finished sixth overall with a time of 1:26:18.65.
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His partner Kevin Burns cycled and swam. “ I’m a runner. We work together,” he said. “It was a good run with lots of hills with dirt. It is great for health and it gives you a lot of energy throughout the day. If you want to start running, start off slow. You will get better and better and then it becomes part of your life.” Jeremy Barela competed individually and he finished with a time of 1:23:22. He trains six days a week. “I didn’t train as much as I have in the past and the great thing about triathlons is that it is more you racing yourself; so anybody can do it.”
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outh West Sports Institute (SWSI) is a workout gym but it looks and feels like a training facility. In fact, SWSI is more focused on helping individuals with proper workout needs to aid in their athletic development and composure than a standard gym. SWSI CEO Adam Halpern gave ABQ Sports an exclusive look at the gym where pro athletes and sexy movie stars like Eva Mendez and Hilary Swank have trained and worked out. SWSI specializes in aiding injured or mentally flustered people, whether they are pro athletes, weekend warriors or office workers. “We do private training,” says Halpern. “Once a physical therapist is done with them we utilize our professional experience to help people from age 8 to 80. We get them back to normal and then focus specifically on getting them back into their sport.” Notice Halpern refers to his cohorts as ‘we’. The vibe at SWSI is friendly yet professional, down to earth yet physically conscious. According to Halpern, “A lot of people sit all day and turn off half of their body. We teach their body how to turn on the muscles that have been turned off, so when they go out to play their body is able to react to certain movements. At a regular gym it is different.” Indeed SWSI is a different type of gym. There are expansive spaces and minimal weights, no convoluted workout rooms and each client seems to be accompanied by an expert. The space allows for innovative workout techniques, many of which use the weight of the body as a way to build speed, power and endurance. Halpern calls it, “Functional training.” “We provide structure,” says Halpern. “Every new customer gets three orientations to show them what they want
to do with themselves.” SWSI sets itself apart by using a team approach to training an individual, including an athletic trainer, an endurance trainer, a dietician and a sports psychologist too, all with at least five years training and some college or pro experience in various sports. Continued on next page
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Jump Start
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Halpern hopes to help ABQ turn into a hotbed for pro athlete offseason training, but, he says, “We want to create an opportunity for everyone; a program to get them ready to start off.” Halpern himself was a Cimarron H.S. golf, cross country, track and basketball star in Angelfire. Jessica Otero was a high school tennis and soccer star at Eldorado H.S. and then she played soccer at Ft. Lewis. She is now the business development and event coordinator at SWSI.
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“I am passionate about helping athletes further their career,” she says. “If I would have had something like this when I was coming up I would have gone pro. Everyone here is so knowledgeable - but we are trying to cater to the general public.” She has helped coordinate a New Year program for people who need direction with their resolutions. The three month program addresses nutrition and body assessment from start to finish. The program requires training three times a week. The Wedding program is so you will, “be hot when you tie the knot,” explains Otero. Savannah Russo, an ABQ native, does sales and marketing for SWSI and she works with youth athletes through community soccer and by coaching at Eldorado H.S. The former Eldorado and East Carolina soccer star helps athletes beyond the workout. “We provide college recruiting help, we teach how to approach coaches and how to write letters,” she says. “We care about overall status and getting you to your goals.” She adds, “We help assess physical and emotional goals. It is a real mental thing.” SWSI is the real McCoy. For a regimentalized and personal workout, call 505-344-3600 or go to www.swsinm.com or stop by at 5910 Midway Park Blvd., NE, suite A.
It’s the time of year that begs for new beginnings both on the calendar and in our psyches. We promise to start working out on a regular basis; we’re going to lose weight; we’re going to be more patient/ambitious/studious/disciplined … you fill in the word that works for you. But you get the point. And this is also the time of year that we (the experts!) have advice for you. I’m not going to cite the newest research on how to fine tune your body to perfection. I find that perfection is elusive, and chasing it sets us up for failure time and time again. But I will share with you some practical tips on real life nutrition and how you can have your cake and eat it too (literally). Life is to be lived, some would argue with passion and intent. It means finding balance somewhere between excess and denial. First, my disclaimer: These are general tips which are not intended to replace recommendations provided by your health care provider to treat a specific medical condition. See a Registered Dietitian for in-depth dietary management of your unique condition, if applicable. Okay, here they are listed in no specific order. Those of you who have worked with me have heard these mantras before. • Eat something from the ground at each meal. What I mean by that is eat something that looks the way it did when it was harvested from whatever it was growing on. This means fresh fruits and vegetables. Start with breakfast -- and please eat breakfast! • By the way, people who eat breakfast eat fewer total calories per day when compared to those who don’t. It’s not important to eat traditional American breakfast foods. Eat what you like. Just eat something to “break your fast.” • Fill your plate with as much color as possible. The more color the “things from the ground” have, the more variety and nutrient diversity you’re getting. Be creative! • Start your day by drinking a tall glass of water. So many of us have a hard time drinking enough water. Either we habitually drink caloric beverages (sodas, juices, etc.) or we simply don’t get in the habit of drinking water. Water is truly the staff of life. Carry a refillable bottle and drink often. How much fluid we need depends on our weight and physical activity (8
cups/day is NOT the magic number for everyone). A Registered Dietitian can help determine what’s appropriate for you. • Eat fish twice a week. • Whenever you can make a low-fat choice, make it. This means low-fat dairy (milk, yogurt, cheese, etc.), lean cuts of meat (chicken, pork and, yes, even lean cuts of beef), low-fat mayonnaise, low-fat salad dressings. In essence, it includes anything that’s made from animal products. Low-fat is heart healthy and will spare calories to spend on other (more fun?) foods. • Whenever you can make a low-sodium choice, make it. Sodium is used as a preservative and you’ll find it used a lot in canned goods. The go-to example is soup: always choose the low-sodium version. Stay away from things like Ramen noodles that are loaded with sodium. Choose low-sodium soy sauce. Taste your food at the table before you add salt. • Always box half your restaurant food before you start to eat. Our portions are enormous and we all suffer from portion distortion. We tend to eat what’s in front of us, so removing half of it will keep your intake in check. • And now for the best part: Enjoy those foods you consider indulgences … in moderation. If you like cake, have a piece. A PIECE, not a quarter of a cake! Like ice cream? Eat a small bowl of low-fat ice cream. Eat a little less during the day to allow for the added calories. You can eat what we call “discretionary calories” but, just like a bank account, you have to budget for calories you want to spend at the end of the day. Food is not only nourishment, it’s also how we connect socially and we often use it to help manage our trials and tribulations. Therapy notwithstanding, if we’re present to what we put in our mouths and if we’re mindful of following these few tips, 2011 might Paula West RD, LD is the Official just bring some sucDietitian to the NBA D-League New Mexico Thunderbirds and cess in improving the Founding Partner of Southwest Dietetic Group, Inc. Her pracquality (and quantity) tice is located at 201 Cedar SE, Suite 505, Albuquerque, NM of what we’re eating. 87106. Paula can be reached at 505.353.5226 or pawest@swdiHappy New Year, eteticgroup.com everyone. abqsportsmag.com • 23
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“Drop all your pre-conceived notions about hockey,” said Tim Morlock; Renegades Girls U19 Hockey Head Coach. “A lot of people think it is a sport with a lot of fighting, and that it is rough and dangerous. The real facts are there’s no fighting in youth hockey. Obviously it is a very safe sport. I think you will see fewer injuries in ice hockey than girl’s soccer.”
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orlock is a major spokesperson for youth involvement in New Mexico girl’s hockey. Why? “A lot of people do not know that there is girl’s hockey available,” he said at a mid-season practice on Christmas Eve at the Outpost. “The girls are wonderful and it is good to see them grow. Some of my former players are now in college. My goal is to get them to enjoy the game so much that when they graduate out of the youth portion they want to play in the adult league.” Additionally, Morlock says girls deserve their own league because in co-ed hockey play, girls are often intimidated and shunned by boys. This is a way for the girls to play among their peers. His own daughter, Shannon Morlock is 16 and on the Renegades team. “My dad got me into it,” said Morlock. “I love the team thing. Being on the team is awesome because you have such good friends. We work well on the ice and we are friends off the ice. It’s a great sport and it is one of the best times ever. It is fun.” She currently attends Bosque School. Kristen Molina is 16 and also on the team. “My brother played in-line hockey so I started playing because I wanted to be just like my brother,” she says. “Being out there skating is so much fun. It is my favorite thing in the world. I love my teammates too. You have to experience the thrill of the cold air, hitting people and bonding with your team.” She attends Albuquerque Academy.
Adrienne Templeton, 17, is another team member. She attends school at Volcano Vista. “It is the most fun sport I have ever played in my life,” she adds. “There are so many things you can learn and it is a fast game. It gives me an adrenaline rush. It is exciting to play and watch because it is aggressive.” What is her team currently working on? “We are working on keeping our heads up because you must always watch where everyone is,” she said. “If you are not watching you can get nailed. It is also good to see where everyone is for passing. Hockey is the most addicting thing ever. I can’t stop playing it. I will play until I am 80 years old. Hopefully it will keep growing.” Jeff Schultz is the U14 Renegades Girls Head Coach. Players as young as eight years old play on his team. “Girls listen better and are easier to coach,” he says. “Girls tend to be a little more forgiving and if they see someone much smaller, they will back off.” His daughter Hannah Schultz, 12, agrees. “Playing with all girls is fun. Sometimes it is tough but it is also easy. I feel happy because I can play my favorite sport.” She attends Eisenhower Middle School. His other daughter Olivia Shultz is eight and also on the U14 team. “I’ve been playing since I was a Mini Mite. I have improved a lot since then.” She goes to SY Jackson Elementary School. You go girls! For more info go to: www.nmrenegades.com.
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2010- 2011 High School Basketball The year 2011 begins with 29 local boys’ high school basketball teams in a competitive race, of various divisions. Here are all 29 teams, from Los Alamos to Belen, ranked within their respective divisions.
Boys 1-5A’s 1 Cibola High is led by Coach Ray Rodriguez and players Alexander Westfall and John Thompson. There is no record update from ABQ Sports for Cibola. 2. Cleveland High boys are coached by Brian Smith. They are 4-1 so far. Top players are Matt Apodaca and Josh Todd. 3. Volcano Vista Coach Greg Brown has led his team to a 4-4 record, with players Johnny Cordova and Isaiah Nix. 4. Rio Rancho is coached by Wally Salata and are 1-5. Top players include Tyler Barrett and Ifeanyi Nwagbologu.
Boys 5-5A’s 1. Albuquerque HS is coached by Ron Garcia and they are 3-1. Top players include Joey Demartino and Drew Barnwell. 2. Highland is coached by Danny Brown. Players Darrell Lampkin and Larry Rhodes helped the team to 3-4. 3. Valley is coached by Joe Coleman and top players are Josh Thurgood and Mario Flores. The team is 2-4. 4. West Mesa coach is Shonn Schroer. His team is 1-2 with players Kasheem Range and Stanley Tyrale. 5. Rio Grande is coached by Sean Jimenez and led by players Jaylen Spraggins and Brian Carrasco. They are 1-4.
Boys 6-4A’s 1. Valencia under Coach Dominic Romero is 5-3. Players include Austin Buck and Orey Feerer. 2. Los Lunas under Coach Albert Aragon is 4-4. Two top players are Dominic DeHerrera and Richard Ruiz. 3. Belen – Dale Jaramillo – Matthew Adams – Carl Ntiforo -1-3
Boys 5-3A’s 1. Hope Christian is coached by Jim Murphy and led by players David Buehler and John Pierce. They stand at 7-1. 2. Sandia Prep is coached by Willie Owens. The team is 6-1 and led by players Michael Eaton and Harry Hampden-Smith.
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Boys 2-5A’s 1. La Cueva led by Coach Frank Castillo and players Kory Alford and Isaiah Walker are 4-0. 2. Eldorado coached by Roy Sanchez are 5-2. Ace players are Eric Barthel and Matthew Crockett. 3. Sandia coached by Alvin Broussard are 5-2. Brandon Ashbaugh and Nicolas Sheridan-Perez are top players. 4. Manzano coached by Travis Julian is 3-3 with players Michael Holyfield and Louis Nuttall.
Boys 2-4A’s 1. Bernalillo coach is Terry Darnell. Top players are Steven Baca and Ryan Garcia. The team is 2-4. 2. Los Alamos coach is Matt King and top players are Travis Milligan and Roger Gray. They are 1-7.
Boys 5-4A’s 1. Albuquerque Academy under Coach Roy Morgan is 3-3. Players include Simon Miller and Brandon Branch. 2. Atrisco Heritage Academy is 1-3 under Coach Adrian Ortega and players Patrick Roark and Phillip LaCour. 3. Del Norte Academy under Coach Gerome Espinoza is 1-5. Nicholas Rizzeri and Matt Martinez are top players. 4. Moriarty under Coach Mike Mondragon are 1-9, with players Eric Garcia and Carl Lucero. 5. St. Pius X is 1-4 under Coach Damian Segura and players John Doughty and Nicholas Sapien.
Boys 3-2A’s 1. Bosque School is coached by Craig Snow and led by players Jesse Chavez and Myles Coven. They are 6-1. 2. East Mountain H.S. is coached by Christopher Cordova and led by players Ryan Berryman and Mike James. They are 3-2.
Boys 2-1A’s 1. Menaul is coached by Kelvin Scarborough and led by players AJ Aaron and Josh Deale. They are 3-3. 2. Evangel Christian Academy is led by coach Adam Herrera and players Daniel Aragon and Cameron Butcher. They are 1-4.
The high school 2010-11 girls basketball season is developing nicely as 29 local teams, from Los Alamos to Belen are in the midst of varsity play. How are the teams faring to enter the New Year?
Girls 1-5A’s 1. Volcano Vista, led by Coach Lisa Villareal is now 7-2, led by Cassie Hampson and Mandy Lee. 2. Manzano, led by Coach Lori Stephenson and players Amber Battle and Alex DeLao are 5-2. 3. Cleveland is now 3-3 and is led by Coach Felicia Boatman. Two standout players include Jade Abramson and Mariah Gonzalez. 4. Rio Rancho is coached by Patrick Puentes and is 1-5. Emily Doney and Alicia Herrera are two team players with major skill.
Girls 5-5A’s 1. Valley led by coach Richard Harbin and players Desiree Archibeque and Kylie Davidson are 6-3. 2. West Mesa, led by Coach Brett Jones and players Raquel Alonzo and Kayla Hale are 6-4. 3. Albuquerque HS, coached by Doug Dorame and led by players LaPorchea Birdon and Briana Chacon are 3-3. 4. Highland is coached by Nick Salazar and led by players Veronica Maldonado and Adreanna Nunez. They are 1-4. 5. Rio Grande is led by players Ashley Gallegos and Dailene Lujan. They are 1-7.
Girls 5-4A’s 1. Albuquerque Academy, coached by Lisa Logsdon and led by players Anna Algermissen and Bridget Connor are 4-2.
2. Del Norte is coached by David Medina and led by players Maricel Medina and Brittany Meyers are 5-3.
3. Moriarty is coached by Phil Clark and led by Victoria Alderete and Brandi Wells. They are 2-3. 4. St. Pius X is coached by Phil Griego, and led by players Alle Ortega and Megan Martinez. They are 1-3. 5. Atrisco Heritage Academy coached by Joe Montoya is led by Paola Huerta and Natasha Clovis. They are 1-6.
Girls 5-3A’s 1. Hope Christian is 9-1 so far for Coach Terry Heisey. Tessa Flores and Aasha Marler are top team players. 2. Sandia Prep is coached by Rick Wettin and led by players Ryley Bennett and Lauren Lee. They are 0-6.
Girls 2-5A’s
1. Eldorado is coached by Michael Huston and led by players Kayla Dobson and Madison Lopez. They are a stellar 7-1. 2. Sandia. Coach Susan Kubala has so far led 2-5A’s Sandia to a 5-3 record. Top players include Camille Boal and Ameena Cartwright. 3. La Cueva, coached by Abbie Carlson and led by players Lisa Caporale and Rashayla Daniels are 3-2. 4. Manzano, led by Coach DeMone Curry and players Natasha Aguilar, Destiny Bragman are 2-3.
Girls 2-4A’s 1. Bernalillo, coached by Jeff King and led by players Ariel Archuleta and Olivia Layden are 5-5. 2. Los Alamos, coached by Tarah Logan and led by players Madison Ahlers and Kristina Radosevich are 0-4 so far.
Girls 6-4A’s 1. Valencia is coached by Shannon Vigil and led by players Emma Hart and Amanda Martinez. They are 6-3. 2. Los Lunas is led by Coach Shane Bell and players Allison Casillas and Vanessa Trujillo. They are 2-5 3. Belen High School is coached by David Marquez and led by players Ashlee Golliheair and Michaela Marquez. They are 0-5.
Girls 3-2A’s 1. Bosque School under coach Jim Pendergast and players Andi Letherer and Krystal Melendez are 1-3.
2. East Mountain HS is coached by Roger Abeyta and led by players Anne Marie Colson and Georgia Kaufman. They are 1-6.
Girls 2-1A’s 1. Evangel Christian Academy, coached by Ray Campos and led by Brook Maez and Tina Morris is so far 1-3.
2. Menaul School is at a perfect 4-0.
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20th Anniversary 2011 Supernationals Custom Auto Show TNT Promotions brings back the 20th Anniversary 2011 “Supernationals”, stronger than ever this year to Expo New Mexico (former New Mexico State Fairgrounds) in the Lujan Complex, Albuquerque, January 28, 29, 30, 2011. This show has gained national attention with a variety of the nation’s leading show cars, automotive manufacturers and suppliers participating along with top movie celebrities and the nations top custom automotive builders! This years show will have a variety of Custom Cars, Street Rods, Motorcycles, Performance Cars & Trucks, 4X4’s, and Restored Muscle cars on display coming in from 11 states. Many of the Nation’s finest vehicles will be competing for over $10000.00 in cash and awards. Last year, cars from New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Texas, Kansas, North Michigan and Colorado competed for the prestigious awards. Route 66 Casino Hotel returns this year as the Title Sponsor and will be present at the show with a multitude of goodies
to give away including the 2011 Route 66 Casino Hotel Calendar featuring the Route 66 Casino Hotel Girls along with many specials introducing all the new gaming and restaurant venues within the facility. Advance Discount Tickets and FREE kids coupons will be available at all NAPA Auto Parts Stores, your auto parts experts in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and while you are there register for free giveaways for the show. McDonald’s will be in full force with FREE TICKETS FOR ALL CHILDREN 6 to 12 at all local McDonald Stores in January; (50 cents from each coupon returning will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities). The show and silent auction produced a donation of approximately $7,500.00. There will also be a Hot Wheels Race for all children sponsored by RMHC at the show.
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