Local College Sports Schedule For March 26
March 26 sees NMMI at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs with noon kickoff. Sertoma Colt Classic features Gateway Christian against St Michael's at 10 30 a m Capitan meets Dexter at 1 p m Tularosa faces Eunice at 3 30 p m Santa Rosa plays NMMI at 6 30 p m in various softball and other events at Artesia Invitational Aieaie Invitational and Callaway Tournament also host games including Capitan Hope Christian Jal Ruidoso Loving Carlsbad Eunice Dexter and a 9 a m NMMI tennis match at Artesia Invitational with opponents TBD.
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Sertoma
Gateway Christian
St. Michael's
Roswell
Hobbs
Artesia
Goddard
Silver
A.m. Capitan
Hope Christian P.m. Jal
Ruidoso
Loving
Carlsbad
Warriors
Wildcats
Eddy Ray Herrera
Tularosa
Chris Taylor
Eunice
Space Invaderz Host Space Dance Warz at Roswell Mall
The Roswell Boys & Girls Club Space Invaderz dance crew hosts Space Dance Warz today at Roswell Mall from 6 30 to 9 p m. The event is one of several briefs listed on B2.
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Roswell
Pioneering sports broadcaster Chester R. Simmons dies at 81
AP reports Chester R. Simmons, longtime figure in American sports media and former ESPN president, died in Atlanta at 81. Born 1944, he helped develop Wide World of Sports, led NBC Sports, and served as founding USFL commissioner. Funeral arrangements with Gamble Funeral Service in Savannah.
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Simmons
Atlanta
Sports Programs, Inc
ABC Sports
Wide World of Sports
NBC Sports
ESPN
Gamble
Savannah
Got a Story Idea Email and Phone for Roswell Sports
Readers are invited to submit sports story ideas to the Roswell Record via email at sports@roswell-record.com or call 575-622-7710 ext 28 or 575-625-0421 for Friday tips.
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Roswell
NMMI opens Colt Classic with 14 4 win over Dexter
NMMI Colts beat Dexter 14 4 at the Roswell Sertoma Colt Classic. Aaron Scarpa drove in two, Tyler Nelson homered with a triple, and Nelson earned the win as NMMI climbed to 10 2 then added four in the fifth. Dexter’s Justin Salas took the loss.
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Nmmi
Dexter
Aaron Scarpa
Colts
Tyler Nelson
Harshal Ganjawala
Austin Washburn
Nelson
Justin Salas
Demons
Santa Rosa
Capitan
John Bohnhoff
Steve Rogers
Eunice Cardinals Rally for Second-Game Victory
Eunice turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 edge with two runs in the second inning to win the tournament game. Ulises Lozano went 2 for 4 with two singles and three runs batted in.
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Cardinals
Ulises Lozano
Eunice
Butler Upsets Syracuse To Reach West Regional Final
Butler, led by Gordon Hayward's 17 points, edged top-seeded Syracuse 63-59 in Salt Lake City to snap an 18 turnover by the Orange and earn a spot in the regional final. Willie Weasley delivered a late backboard-bounce 3 and a crucial tip-in as Butler won its 23rd straight and kept hopes alive for the Final Four.
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Salt Lake City
Willie Weasley
Butler
Bulldogs
Syracuse
Weasley
Indianapolis
Brad Stevens
Gordon Hayward
Orange
Brandon Tribe
Character Counts! honors softball athletes in Chaves County
This week’s Character Counts! in Chaves County honors three softball athletes: Maddie Greene of Goddard, Kaylynn Ortiz of Roswell, and Dexter’s Jeanette Ruiz. Greene, a 17-year-old senior, excels in NHS and clubs, plans to study pre medicine at UNM, and earns praise for leadership and work ethic on and off the field.
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Chaves County
Goddard
Maddie Greene
Roswell
Kaylynn Ortiz
Dexter
Jeanette Ruiz
Greene
National Honor Society
Key Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Goddard High School
Christ's Church
Maddie
David Lawrence
Ortiz
Assisteens
Catholic Church
Kaylynn
Art Sandoval
Dexter High School
Ruiz
Immaculate Conception Church of
Eastern New Mexico University
University of New Mexico
Heather Amaro
Jeanette
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New Mexico Military Institute Colts
Kevin J. Keller Photo
Belle Headquarters
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Mercury
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