Friday May 4 College Baseball and State Championships Schedule
Friday events include NMMI at Midland in college baseball at noon, NMAA 4A state baseball at 4 p.m. Goddard faces Atrisco Heritage, and boys tennis features NMMI Hope Christian at Albuquerque Academy and Goddard Piedra Vista at Sierra Vista West. Prep track at UNM and Artesia hosts District 4-4A championships.
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NMMI
Midland
P.m. Goddard
Atrisco Heritage
Hope Christian
Albuquerque Academy
Goddard
Piedra
A.m. Dexter
Gateway Chr
Hagerman
Party on the River flag football and volley tournaments slated
Yucca Recreation Center opens registrations for a May 5 to 7 set of events including flag football May 6-7 and sand volleyball May 5-6 with deadlines May 2 and April 30 respectively. Tugs of war at Cahoon Park May 5 have fees 100 for fiesta and powder puff and 75 for junior fiesta. Forms at 500 S Richardson Ave and Roswell Center with contact numbers 624-6796 or 624-6718.
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Yucca Recreation Center
Cahoon Park
S. Richardson Ave
Roswell
Missouri Ave
Indiana ends nonconference series with Kentucky over game site
Indiana cancels a new contract to play Kentucky ending the annual rivalry since 1969. Athletic director Fred Glass cites inability to agree on site with Kentucky preferring off campus venues in Louisville and Indianapolis while Indiana favors on campus play. The December game was the last under the current contract, with a reconsideration if the series returns to campus.
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SU UK
Indianapolis
Indiana
Kentucky
Hoosiers
Fred Glass
Wildcats
Louisville
Assembly Hall
Christian Watford
December
Glass
Sanchez Triumphs In All NM All-MMI Final
Federico Sanchez of NMMI defeated teammate Jose Gonzalez 6-3 7-5 in the NMAA 1A-3A Boys Singles Championship final. Both players advanced with hard fought wins over Rand Briggs and Robertsons David Romero along the way, and Gonzalez rallied in the semifinal before the final.
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Federico Sanchez
Jose Gonzalez
NMMI
David Romero
Rand Briggs
Bosque
Gonzalez
Lynch Shure win state doubles title in New Mexico
NMMI pair Gavin Lynch and Josh Shure defeated Sandia Prep duo Mike Atkins and Miles Parnegg 6-0 4-6 6-3 to claim the NMAA 1A-3A State Doubles Championship in Albuquerque. The champions emphasized a mental edge as a key factor in the comeback.
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Albuquerque
NMMI
Gavin Lynch
Josh Shure
Sandia Prep
Mike Atkins
Miles Parnegg
Atkins
Shure
Joyce ousted in quarterfinals at state tennis
Gabby Joyce of Goddard fell in the quarterfinals to Maddie Andersson of Mesilla Valley Christian 3-6 6-3 2-6 in the NMAA Class 4A State Singles Championship. Andersson built a 3-1 lead, Joyce fought back to 3-3, but Andersson regained control to win the set and the match.
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Albuquerque
Goddard
Gabby Joyce
Mesilla Valley Christian
Maddie Andersson
Andersson
Joyce
Five horses to watch in the 138th Derby
Five 3yearolds to watch as the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs lines up a full field of 20. Bodemeister is the 4-1 favorite in the wake of a 9 12 length Arkansas Derby win while Union Rags rises after a Florida Derby third and strong workouts. Bodemeister is trained by Bob Baffert and will start from gate No 6 with Jockey Mike Smith aboard. Union Rags is trained by Michael Matz and seeks to improve after recent form.
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Churchill Downs
Bodemeister
Bob Baffert
Mike Smith
Shot Giacomo
Baffert
Bode
Skier Bode Miller
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Jerry Cline Tennis Center
National Briefs
Sanchez
Robert
Lovington
Cameron Crawford
Adam Laredo
Lee
Lawrence Foster Photos
Freddy Sanchez
Lynch
Parnegg
Lawrence Foster Photo
N. Main
Roswellford
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