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Thursday, February 28, 2008

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    Signups Continue
    For Volleyball
    Late registration for the Los Vecinos Community Center Youth Volleyball League will continue through Friday, according to a news release from the Tijeras center.
    Boys and girls, 10- to 13-years-old, can sign up for a fee of $50 per player.
    The eight-match season begins April 11. For information, call 314-0240.
    Monarchs Need
    Boys Tennis Coach
    Manzano High remains in dire need of a boys tennis coach.
    For information on the vacant position or to submit an application, call Manzano athletic director Brett Tomlinson at 559-2318 or e-mail him at senorbrett@msn.com.
    Madrid Native,
    Gibbs Retires Post
    Bobby Gibbs, the executive secretary of the New Mexico High School Coaches Association, will retire Friday, according to an association news release.
    Gibbs, who was born in the East Mountains community of Madrid, has held the position since 1974.
    Thomas Mabrey, a former athletic director at Farmington's Piedra Vista High, will take over on Monday.
    State Wrestling
    Results Listed
    Here are the team scores and the key matches for Manzano and Moriarty high schools at the 2008 state championships.
    WRESTLING
    STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    Friday-Saturday— Rio Rancho's Santa Ana Star Center
    Class 5A Teams: 1. Rio Rancho 2141/2, 2. Manzano 166, 3. Cibola 1541/2, 4. Rio Grande 136, 5. Eldorado 127, 6. Albuquerque High 122, 7. West Mesa 108, 8. Sandia High 971/2, 9. Las Cruces Mayfield 951/2, 10. Los Lunas 88, 11. Valley 83, 12. Carlsbad 78, 13. Las Cruces High 58, 14. Anthony Gadsden 48, 15. Las Cruces Oñate 431/2, 16. La Cueva 42, 17. Highland 37, 18. Hobbs 36, 19. Gallup 12, 20. Santa Fe High 10.
    5A Championship Round: 103— Justin Martinez, Man, dec. Johnny Garcia, AbqHS, 11-4. 152— Jesus Mesa, LCO, pin Matt Raymer, Man, 1:37. 215— Travis Barr, Man, pin Daniel Martinez, Ca, 5:58.
    5A Third-Place Matches: 112— Nathaniel Lujan, RR, dec. Kenneth Eye, Man, 6-2. 119— Jordan Eye, Man, maj. dec. Caleb Rubalcaba, RR, 10-2. Hwt— Albert Gonzales, Man, pin Pedrus Khodaie, LaCu, 1:28.
    5A Fifth-Place Matches: 140— Dominic Lopez, Man, dec. John Trujillo, RG, 8-5. 189— Caleb Krumel, Man, maj. dec. D'Andre Gonzalez, Ci, 12-2.
    Class 4A Teams: 1. Belen 253, 2. Silver 163, 3. Deming 138, 4. Moriarty 1371/2, 5. Aztec 1311/2, 6. Kirtland Central 1221/2, 7. Del Norte 119, 8. Farmington High 1041/2, 9. Santa Teresa 93, 10. Española Valley 911/2, 11. Farmington Piedra Vista 87, 12. Roswell Goddard 571/2, 13. St. Pius 50, 14. Bernalillo 48, 15. Roswell High 39, 16. (tie) Santa Fe Capital and Shiprock 37, 18. Los Alamos 35, 19. Albuquerque Academy 18, 20. Volcano Vista 12, 21. Taos 7, 22. Los Lunas Valencia 3, No score— Grants.
    4A Championship Round: 130— Bradley Spence, Mo, dec. Marcos Maynes, Si, 6-4. 160— Juan Carlos Maynes, Si, dec. Chris Apodaca, Mo, 10-4.
    4A Third-Place Matches: 119— Drake Frazier, Sh, dec. Kyle McMurray, Mo, 5-2. 145— Richard Sedillo, ST, maj. dec. Kiki Salcido, Mo, 12-0. 152— Lewis O'Mary, DN, dec. Alex Griego, Mo, 3-2.
    4A Fifth-Place Matches: 103— Chris Edwards, FPV, pin Josh Tripp, Mo, 1:10. 171— Jacob Griego, Mo, def. Mike Hathcock, Az, by forfeit. 189— Stephen Apodaca, Mo, pin Blaine Lattin, LA, 3:49.
    Lady Monarchs
    Swimmers 7th
    Here are the results from the state high school swimming meet, including the finishes by the Manzano High participants.
    SWIMMING
    STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
    Friday-Saturday— Albuquerque Academy
    Girls Teams: 1. La Cueva 312, 2. Los Alamos 2481/2, 3. Albuquerque Academy 232, 4. Farmington High 160, 5. Eldorado 150, 6. Las Cruces High 147, 7. Manzano 133, 8. Sandia Prep 128, 9. Cibola 127, 10. St. Pius 122, 11. Rio Rancho 99, 12. Santa Fe St. Michael's 65, 13. Santa Fe High 62, 14. Socorro 61, 15. Albuquerque High 561/2, 16. Sandia High 44, 17. Santa Fe Prep 34, 18. Volcano Vista 31, 19. Clovis 29, 20. Hobbs 26, 21. Carlsbad 19, 22. (tie) Los Lunas and Valley 12, 24. Artesia 4, 25. Alamogordo 3, 26. (tie) Rio Grande and Taos 2.
    Girls Event Winners and Manzano Finishers: 200-yard Medley Relay— 1. AA 1:54.48, 6. Ma 1:57.78. 200 Free— 1. Brenna St. John, LaCu, 1:57.95. 200 IM— 1. Kara Leasure, LA, 2:15.15; 15. Sanne van Swol, Ma, 2:25.12. 50 Free— 1. Marissa Campbell, Ma, 23.74. 100 Fly— 1. Michelle Howell, AA, 1:01.23; 8. van Swol, Ma, 1:04.34. 100 Free— 1. Campbell, Ma, 52.27; 12. Hannah Mercier, Ma, 57.55. 500 Free— 1. April Chee, F, 5:19.63. 200 Free Relay— 1. LaCu 1:42.84, 3. Ma 1:44.10. 100 Back— 1. Jessica Palacio, StP, 1:00.78. 100 Breast— 1. Kate Nelsen, SPr, 1:03.66; 19. Mercier, Ma, 1:16.46. 400 Free Relay— 1. LaCu 3:44.43, 18. Ma 4:13.54. 1-meter Diving— 1. Kaitlan Walker, E, 388.30 pts.; 2. Jennifer Wylie, Ma, 358.05.
    Boys Teams: 1. Albuquerque Academy 406, 2. Sandia Prep 206, 3. (tie) Eldorado and Sandia High 193, 5. Rio Rancho 186, 6. Albuquerque High 169, 7. (tie) Farmington and Los Alamos 136, 9. La Cueva 112, 10. Carlsbad 97, 11. Cibola 91, 12. Las Cruces High 62, 13. Santa Fe St. Michael's 61, 14. St. Pius 48, 15. Clovis 46, 16. Bosque School 38, 17. Valley 28, 18. (tie) N.M. Military Institute and Taos 26, 20. Santa Fe High 24, 21. Hobbs 11, 22. Santa Fe Prep 8, 23. Highland 5, 24. Gallup 4, 25. Artesia 1. Didn't qualify for state— Manzano, among others.
    How Monarch
    Wrestlers Fared
    Here is the rundown on how the Manzano High wrestlers did in district action.
    WRESTLING
    DISTRICT 5-5A DUALS
    Feb. 16— Rio Grande
   

Manzano 52, Los Lunas 15
   

Manzano 43, Rio Grande 25
    Feb. 9— Eldorado
   

Manzano 66, Highland 6
   

Manzano 37, Eldorado 27
    District Individual Champions: 103— Justin Martinez, M. 112— Kenneth Eye, M. 119— Jordan Eye, M. 125— Matt Whiting, M. 130— David Romero, RG. 135— Justin Vigil, RG. 140— Jason Garcia, E. 145— Jorey Schamberg, E. 152— Ray Contreras, LL. 160— Andrew Galloway, E. 171— Adam Gonzales, E. 189— Charlie Padilla, RG. 215— Travis Barr, M. Hwt— Albert Gonzales, M.
    Moriarty Hosts
    District Tourney
    Here are the results from the Moriarty High-hosted District 5-4A Duals Tournament.
    WRESTLING
    DISTRICT 5-4A DUALS TOURNAMENT
    Feb. 15-16— Moriarty
    Team Scores:
   

Moriarty 72, Valencia 6
   

Moriarty 46, Del Norte 23
   

Moriarty 60, St. Pius 16
   

Moriarty 71, Academy 6
   

Moriarty 66, Grants 9
   

Belen 58, Moriarty 14
   

Belen 81, Valencia 0
   

Belen 75, Abq. Academy 6
   

Belen 78, Grants 6
   

Belen 60, Del Norte 12
   

Belen 74, St. Pius 3
   

Del Norte 72, Grants 12
   

Del Norte 40, St. Pius 32
   

Del Norte 78, Valencia 6
   

Del Norte 68, Academy 12
   

St. Pius 36, Academy 18
   

St. Pius 66, Valencia 14
   

St. Pius 78, Grants 6
   

Academy 30, Grants 12
   

Academy 48, Valencia 24
   

Valencia 46, Grants 12
    District Individual Champions: 103— Eric Baca, B. 112— Justin Arrellano, B. 119— James Telles, DN. 125— Stephen Carrillo, B. 130— Bradley Spence, M. 135— Daniel Taylor, B. 140— Tyler Hartom, SP. 145— Matt Gallegos, B. 152— Lewis O'Mary, DN. 160— Chris Apodaca, M. 171— Clovis Rivera, B. 189— Jaime Yalch, B. 215— Tyler East, B. Hwt— Diego McCloud, B.
    Mustangs Earn
    All-Star Honors
    Four members of the 2007 state champion Mountainair High football team were selected to participate in the state eight-man all-star game in Ruidoso on May 31.
    The Mustangs quartet includes seniors Mathew Chavez, Joseph Lopez, Victor Romero and Vincent Zamora, according to a news release from the New Mexico 8-Man Coaches Association.
    In addition, Mountainair coach Robert Zamora will coach the West team, including the Mustangs foursome, during the game.
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    More Sports News
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