WEEK IN REVIEW
A LOOK BACK AT THE TOP SPORTS STORIES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
COACHING
NEW TO THE TEAM: West Las Vegas High School has found a replacement for boys basketball coach David Bustos in former Dons assistant coach Clyde Sanchez, who was 18-37 in two seasons at Santa Fe Prep. “Clyde has the experience and knowledge we were looking for in a head coach,” said WLV athletic director Richard Tripp. “He is very familiar with the program and we feel our program will continue to be one of the top in 4A.”
The Dons also have a new volleyball coach in West Las Vegas alum Felix Flores, who has been coaching at the club level in Colorado. “We are very excited to have Felix as our volleyball coach,” Tripp said of the school’s fifth head coach in as many seasons. “We feel confident that he can get us to the level (that) we can be.”
UPCOMING THINGS TO SEE OR DO
BASEBALL: Players interested in playing for the E&G Baseball Academy’s 2017 14u USSSA fall team should report to Santa Fe High School at 2 p.m. July 2 for tryouts. The team will compete Sundays in Albuquerque and will play two tournaments. For more information, email engbaseballacademy@gmail.com.
CYCLING: Some of the country’s hottest cyclists will hit the slopes today through Sunday in the 28th annual Chile Challenge at the Angel Fire Bike Park. Both the Pro GRT and Pro XCT national mountain bike racing tours will be attacking the mountain in the third round of the USAC Pro GRT series, as well as the sixth round of the USAC Pro XCT. More than 600 mountain bikers from all across the country will descend upon Angel Fire Resort to race in this challenge. For more information, see angelfireresort.com/event/chile-challenge-pro-grtand-pro-xct-races.
SKY WATCH: Take in the night skies tonight and Saturday at Bandelier National Park as part of the third annual Night Sky Fiesta and Great American Campout.
During Night Sky Fiesta, visitors will have the chance to do both daylight and nighttime astronomy. Astronomy volunteers will have solar scopes set up on the back porch of the Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. These special telescopes have powerful filters that allow observers to safely look directly at the sun. The evenings will begin with a ranger presentation, followed by a “Telescope Sandbox,” in which visitors have the chance to learn how to operate telescopes, including using star charts to point the scope at particular objects in the night sky. On Saturday, camping will be free at Juniper Campground.
Then, each day at 8:30 p.m., there will be a special program at the Juniper Campground Amphitheater. For more information, check the park website at nps.gov/band, the Facebook page at BandelierNPS or call the Bandelier Visitor Center at 672-3861 ext. 517.