The Family YMCA Hosts TJ Stukes For Basketball Campers
Professional basketball player and now Assistant Coach at Northern New Mexico College TJ Stukes visited campers at the Y gym last week and is shown here teaching Elizabeth Morris to spin a basketball on her finger. Courtesy/Y
TJ Stukes talking to youth about working hard and never giving up on their dreams during a visit last week to the Y Gym. Courtesy/Y
The Family YMCA News:
It’s summer and that means Summer Camps and The Family YMCA is offering a number of different camps for the Summer of 2023. There will be a Summer Camp at Mountain Elementary School and a Summer Sports Camp at various locations Read More
NM-WT Amateur Championship At Black Mesa June 26-28
2022 Champion Aidan Thomas
GOLF News:
ESPANOLA – The 2023 New Mexico-West Texas (NM-WT) Amateur Championship is set to take place June 26-28 at Black Mesa Golf Club. This will be a 54-hole stroke play event that will feature some of the best amateur golfers from New Mexico and West Texas.
Defending champion and current New Mexico State Aggie Aidan Thomas will return to the 2023 field two days after competing in the Northeast Amateur in Rhode Island. Thomas will tee off round one at 8:10 a.m. off the first tee, playing alongside teammate and 2021 SCAGA Men’s Player of the Year River Smalley.
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New Mexico Sports Hall Of Fame Board President Theo Barela Has Died
Theo Barela
NMS News:
The New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors are sad to announce the passing of Board President Theo Barela Wednesday morning. He was serving his second year as president.
Barela went the extra mile to make the Hall of Fame events special for the honorees. He also positively impacted the community in a variety of ways. Barela was a Menual School (1970) and UNM (1975) graduate who was in hotel management since 1975 across the country. He was the director of the lodging committee of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Barela was active in supporting high school and college Read More
LAHS Athlete Melaki Gutierrez Competes At Nike Outdoor Nationals Track & Field Championships In Oregon
Los Alamos High School (LAHS) athlete Melaki Gutierrez, left, competed June 15-18, 2023, at the Nike Outdoor Nationals Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Melaki was part of the NM Elite 4 by 100 where they brought home a Silver Medal with a time of 41.44. Courtesy photo Read More
Local Athletes Represent Team New Mexico At Wrestling Competition
