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Thursday, June 05, 2008

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      Estancia Hosts First Mini-Ironman
The inaugural Estancia Mini-Ironman competition will be held Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at the town's outdoor swimming pool, event coordinator Jody Weidner said.
    The athletes will start with a half-mile swim at the pool. The race will also include a 10-mile bike race and a concluding 3-mile run/jog/walk.
    There will be women's, men's and youth (18-and-under) divisions in individual and 3-racer team categories.
    Winners will be awarded medals. All competitors will receive a free lunch and a T-shirt.
    Cost is $15 per participant. Proceeds will support the Estancia Bearacudas, said Weidner, also the local youth swimming club's coach.
    For information, call Weidner at 514-6225.
   
    Moriarty Seeks Baseball Coach
Moriarty High School is looking for a new baseball coach, according to a news release from the school's athletic director, Joe Butler.
    Pintos coach Michael Chavez resigned at the end of the 2008 season. He said he is moving to Texas to take a new job.
    Moriarty was 19-10 overall, 10-5 in District 5-4A this past spring. The Pintos, who were the state runners-up in 2007, advanced to the state quarterfinals this year.
    Application deadline for the vacant position is July 25. Call 832-5947 for information.
   
    Middle School Coaches Sought
Moriarty Middle School needs three football coaches, Moriarty High coach Bob Allcorn said.
    For information, call Allcorn at 463-3559.
   
    Young Shines At Youth NRA Event
Sandia Park's Canyon Young won the sub-junior (11-and-under coed) division of the New Mexico Youth Hunter Education Challenge at the National Rifle Association's Whittington Center in Raton.
    The three-day event was held this past weekend and was sponsored by the NRA, 4H, the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association and state Game and Fish, said Larry Foster, NMYHEC's 18-year director.
    Young, who recently graduated from San Antonito Elementary and is a 5-foot-6, 150-pound Roosevelt Middle School rising sixth-grader, was in the top five in six of the competition's eight categories. He took first place in shotgun/clay shooting, wildlife identification and the hunter responsibility exam.
    “Canyon did very well for his first time,” Foster said. “He's a smart kid.”
   
    Hartshorn Makes 5-5A First Team
Manzano High first-baseman Russell Hartshorn, who recently graduated, was named to the 2008 all-District 5-5A first-team baseball squad, as announced in a news release from district coordinator Bob Kelly.
    Hartshorn is a resident of the Juan Tomas area.
    Other selected Monarchs were Kelly Fillinger (first-team utility player) and Nick Nelsen (second-team outfielder).
    Hartshorn said he is playing summer ball with his club team, the Albuquerque Bombers. He also will compete in the Class 4A-5A all-star series at Las Cruces' Apodaca Park on June 13-14.
   
    Lady Monarchs Reel in the Honors
Five Manzano High softball players made the 2008 all-District 5-5A first-team list.
    The honored Lady Monarchs included shortstop Amity Livingston, pitcher Evangeline Samora, infielder Jennifer Holyfield and catcher Courtney Leslie, according to a news release from district coordinator Bob Kelly.
    In addition, utility player Victoria Ramirez and outfielder Tylor Romero made the second-team roster. Romero, who was a freshman, is the granddaughter of Margarito Marquez of Moriarty.
   
    Boys Hoops Camp Around the Bend
The Pinto Basketball Camp of Champs for Boys will be held June 16-19 at the Moriarty High School All-Sports Practice Facility, according to a news release from the school's varsity boys coach, Frank Gonzalez.
    The camp, for children in grades 1-8, will run from 8 to 11 a.m. each day. Cost for each participant is $50, and preregistration is encouraged.
    Emphasis will be on basic skills instruction. Campers must have tennis/basketball shoes, T-shirt, and, if possible, their own basketball.
    For information, contact Gonzalez at 832-5996, 832-5951 or frank.gonzalez@moriarty.k12.nm.us.>   
    Girls Hoops Camp Begins June 16
Moriarty High will host a girls basketball camp for girls in grades 1-6 at the school's All-Sports Practice Facility on June 16-19, 10 a.m. to noon each day.
    Emphasis is on learning basic skills. Camp participant cost is $30 each.
    For information, call Lady Pintos coach Joe Bailey at 832-5951 or 832-6725.
   
    AYSO Registration Is on June 28
The East Mountain boys and girls league of the American Youth Soccer Organization will hold a registration session for the fall 2008 season on June 28 at Los Vecinos Community Center in Tijeras, according to a news release from the local entity's spokesman, Todd Alam.
    The registration period will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, see the organization's Web site at www.eastmountainsoccer.org.
   
    All-Star Game Likely To Stay Put
The state's Eight-Man East-West All-Star Football Game will probably remain in Ruidoso, Leonard Velasquez, president of the New Mexico Eight-Man Football Coaches Association, said Saturday after this year's postseason contest.
    “The businesses in Ruidoso take care of us,” Velasquez said. “We put the players up in condos instead of motels, and the East players room with the West players.”
    The West, with five Mountainair players on its roster, beat the East 38-16 on Saturday.
    “We invited six-man to join us this year, but they wanted to be separate,” Velasquez said. “Six-man (all-star game) now is basically a senior bowl, not an all-star game. If you're a senior, you get to go.”
   
    Monarchs 3-3 At The N.M. Games
The Manzano High baseball team, sans its recent graduates, went 3-3 in the prep division of the New Mexico Games baseball tournament played at the Monarchs' field on May 29 through Sunday.
    Manzano coach Jim Briggs couldn't remember the scores or his team's placement in the competition during a telephone interview on Tuesday. But the coach did know one thing.
    “We have a lot of work to do,” he said.
   
    Volleyball Camp Slated for August
Moriarty High will hold its annual summer volleyball camp, for girls in grades 7-12, at the Pintos' All-Sports Practice Facility on Aug. 4-7 from 1-4 p.m. each day, according to a news release from the school's athletic department.
    The fee for participation is $70. Emphasis is on skills instruction and playing.
    For information, contact Lady Pintos coach Kim Bell at 832-5933 or 281-9808.
   

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