Tuesday, March 31, 2009

WAC Football Schedules

Boise State
Sept. 3 vs. Oregon
Sept. 12 vs. Miami of Ohio
Sept. 18 at Fresno State
Sept. 26 at Bowling Green
Oct. 3. vs. Cal Davis
Oct. 14 at Tulsa
Oct. 24 at Hawaii
Oct. 31 vs. San Jose State
Nov. 6 at Louisiana Tech
Nov. 14 vs. Idaho
Nov. 20 at Utah State
Nov. 27 vs. Nevada
Dec. 5 vs. New Mexico State

Fresno State
Sept. 5 vs. Cal Davis
Sept. 12 at Wisconsin
Sept. 18 vs. Boise State
Sept. 26 at Cincinnati
Oct. 3 off
Oct. 10 at Hawaii
Oct. 17 vs. San Jose State
Oct. 24 at NMSU
Oct. 31 vs. Utah State
Nov. 7 at Idaho
Nov. 14 at Nevada
Nov. 21 vs. La. Tech
Dec. 5 at Illinois

Hawaii
Sept. 5 vs. Central Arkansas
Sept. 12 at Washington State
Sept. 19 at UNLV
Sept. 30 at La. Tech
Oct. 10 vs. Fresno State
Oct. 17 at Idaho
Oct. 24 vs. Boise State
Oct. 31 at Nevada
Nov. 7 vs. Utah State
Nov. 14 vs. New Mexico State
Nov. 21 at San Jose State
Nov. 28 vs. Navy
Dec. 5 vs. Wisconsin

Idaho
Sept. 5 at New Mexico State
Sept. 12 at Washington
Sept. 19 vs. San Diego State
Sept. 26 at Northern Illinois
Oct. 3 vs. Colorado State
Oct. 10 at San Jose State
Oct. 17 vs. Hawaii
Oct. 24 at Nevada
Oct. 31 vs. La. Tech
Nov. 7 vs. Fresno State
Nov. 14 at Boise State
Nov. 28 vs. Utah State

Louisiana Tech
Sept. 5 at Auburn
Sept. 12 at Navy
Sept. 19 vs. Nicholls State
Oct. 3 vs. Hawaii
Oct. 10 at Nevada
Oct. 17 vs. NMSU
Oct. 24 at Utah State
Oct. 31 at Idaho
Nov. 7 vs. Boise State
Nov. 14 at LSU
Nov. 21 at Fresno State
Dec. 5 vs. San Jose St.

Nevada
Sept. 5 at Nevada
Sept. 19 at Colorado State
Sept. 26 vs. Missouri
Oct. 3 vs. UNLV
Oct. 10 vs. La. Tech
Oct. 17 at Utah St.
Oct. 24 vs. Idaho
Oct. 31 vs. Haaii
Nov. 8 at San Jose State
Nov. 14 vs. Fresno St.
Nov. 21 at NMSU
Nov. 27 at Boise State

New Mexico State
Sept. 5 vs. Idaho
Sept. 12 vs. Prairie View A&M
Sept. 19 vs. UTEP
Sept. 26 at New Mexico
Oct. 3 at San Diego State
Oct. 10 vs. Utah State
Oct. 17 at La. Tech
Oct. 24 vs. Fresno St.
Oct. 31 at Ohio St.
Nov. 14 at Hawaii
Nov. 21 vs. Nevada
Nov. 28 at San Jose State
Dec. 5 at Boise St.

San Jose St.
Sept. 5 at USC
Sept. 12 vs. Utah
Sept. 19 at Stanford
Sept. 26 vs. Cal Poly
Oct. 10 vs. Idaho
Oct. 17 at Fresno State
Oct. 31 at Boise State
Nov. 7 vs. Nevada
Nov. 14 at Utah St.
Nov. 21 vs. Hawaii
Nov. 28 vs New Mexico State
Dec. 5 at La. Tech

Utah State
Sept. 3 at Utah
Sept. 19 at Texas A&M
Sept. 26 vs. Southern Utah
Oct. 2 at BYU
Oct. 10 at NMSU
Oct. 17 vs. Nevada
Oct. 24 vs. La. Tech
Oct. 31 at Fresno St.
Nov. 7 at Hawaii
Nov. 14 vs. San Jose St.
Nov. 20 vs. Boise St.
Nov. 28 at Idaho

Mesilla's Zach Adams

Mesilla Valley Christian point guard Zach Adams has reportedly received a basketball scholarship offer from NAIA school Vanguard University in California. Other schools are interested in the solid guard, who helped lead MVCS to a state title, a second-place finish and a semifinal appearance in the final three years of his prep hoops career.

- Felix

North/South Girls Basketball Rosters

Class 4A/5A Coaches Association All-Star Game
Game is May 31 at Gallup High School
South Team
Chantale Riddle Roswell
Kyla Taylor Artesia
Jazmine Arias Gadsden
Marissa Mapp Goddard
Viana Villegas Carlsbad
Jenna Franzoy Mayfield
Justina Adams Mayfield
Ashley Godfrey, Las Cruces High
Lisa Uzueta Deming
Brittany Johnson Clovis
Kaitlyn Gray Hobbs
Tiffany Gonzales Deming

North
Brandi Valencia Moriarty
Caitlin Boal St. Pius
Jordan McHee Eldorado
Lateesha Adams West Mesa
Zalika Dyson Cibola
Alex Membrano St. Pius
Kristin Valencia Moriarty
Nikki Ingram La Cueva
Sorrel Huntington Aztec
Megan Muniz Rio Rancho
Micaela Medina Del Norte
Clara Jones Albuquerque

Class 3A
Game is July 10 in Las Vegas
South
Haley Williams, Ruidoso
Amanda Adams, Hatch
Jessica Pound, Socorro
Josie Arviso, Ruidoso
Bailey Shrivers, Hot Springs
Tara Johnson, Portales
Alex Rosales, Hatch
Andrea Torgrimson, Hope Christian
Tonee Montoya, Ruidoso
Dallas Russell, Portales
Etheleen Goombi, Laguna Acoma
Ramona Ramone, Thoreau

North
Jackie Bartelson, Pojoaque
Kristen Encinias, W. Las Vegas
Janelle Roybal, Pojoaque
Crystal Tully, Crownpoint
Ellen Cruz, Pojoaque
Kayla Herrera, St. Mike's
Kim Mares, Robertson
April Johnston, Santa Fe Indian
Shelby Capitan, Tohatchi
Brittany Charles, Crownpoint
Alexandra Romancito, Zuni
Jen Najjar, St. Mike's

Winky Wright vs. Paul Williams

On April 11, an interesting 12-round fight will take place between Winky Wright (51-4-1) and Paul Williams (36-1). The veteran Wright is the underdog in this fight, but he's been one of the top fighters at 154 for many years. He's a tough left-handed defensive fighter and if he's go his 'A' game on, he'll give Williams a challenge.

Meanwhile, Williams is one of the sport's top fighters, but he's been avoided by many of the sport's top stars. He's got power and throws a great deal of punches in addition to a great reach advantage.

A win by Wright puts him back in the national landscape and if Williams wins, he gains more respect and hopefully a shot at another big fight.

My guess is that Williams' reach will be too much and his punch output will be a positive. Williams by decision, 116-112. The fight is slated to be shown on HBO.

- Felix

Monday, March 30, 2009

Some NMSU football notes

Monday was the first day of spring practice for NMSU football.
Here are some notes. Fullback Brandon Perez (hernia) is likely out for the spring and linebacker Nick Paden (knee) could be out as well.

The Aggies are certainly putting more emphasis into the run. They have several guys battling for time at running back.

Quarterbacks Trevor Walls and Jeff Fleming got much of the work on Monday. Both are aiming to replace Chase Holbrook.

- Felix

RB Seth Smith

Running back Seth Smith is back on the New Mexico State football team. He left the team last fall. He was expected to battle for playing time last season. He was a junior college transfer from the College of Seqouias.

- Felix

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Aggies to start spring football practice

By Felix Chavez/Sun-News reporter

LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State head football coach DeWayne Walker has been a busy man since being hired in late December.
He’s put together a solid coaching staff, signed his first recruiting class and on Monday he gets his first look at the 2009 Aggies on the practice field for the start of spring football.
The Aggies will practice at 4 p.m. in the first of 15 practices, which includes the April 25 spring game at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The Aggies will also practice on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week. New Mexico State will have a full contact workout on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
“The kids have worked hard in the offseason, we’ll put them through different situations and see where they are at,” said Walker, who was previously at UCLA as the school’s defensive coordinator before being hired by NMSU. “We’ll work hard this spring and we’ll try and get a lot of things done.”
One of the things NMSU must get done is see who can play quarterback. Gone is three-year starter Chase Holbrook and backup J.J. McDermott. Walker and his staff signed junior college QB Jeff Fleming and he’ll get a look as will Trevor Walls, Scott Galland, Matt Parsons and Alex Carson, who are all listed on the spring roster. Among the returnees on offense are running back Marquell Colston, receiver Marcus Anderson and offensive linemen Chuck Taylor, Mike Grady and Kyle Smith.
The Aggies hope to be more balanced on offense. Under previous head coach Hal Mumme, the Aggies were primarily a passing team.
“We’ve been working on being more physical,” Aggies offensive line coach Jason Lenzmeier said.
On defense, the Aggies will switch defenses from the 3-3-5 Joe Lee Dunn defense to a 4-3 defense.
Gone are safeties Derrick Richardson and Brennan Baiamonte and defensive lineman Oren Long. But NMSU does return defensive backs Davon House and Alphonso Powell and linebacker Nick Paden. Also back is Jason Scott, who was moved from linebacker to safety.
“We’ll put the team in pressure situations,” NMSU assistant head coach and linebacker coach Dale Lindsey said. “We have some players that can do some good things.”
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Lenzmeier is no stranger to New Mexico. He was an assistant coach at the University of New Mexico for three years and also played at the school from 2000-03.
He was hired by Walker without knowing Walker prior to his interview.
“I didn’t know coach, but the interview went well and DeWayne has a lot of potential and he has a vision for what we want to do,” Lenzmeier said. “It’s nice to still be in New Mexico. I love the area and we’re going to work hard to get it done here.”
Lenzmeier said he owes a great deal to former Lobos coach Rocky Long, who resigned after last season. He is now the defensive coordinator at San Diego State.
“I owe so much to coach Long, he signed me to a scholarship, hired me on his staff and helped me get this job,” Lenzmeier said. “I feel like I bring some intensity to the program. We want to be strong up front and be physical.”

Felix Chavez can be reached at fchavez@lcsun-news.com; (575) 541-5444