It’s not luck, it’s Luck, as Goddard pounds NMMI 7-1
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Led by Shawn Luck, who’s tallied seven goals in only two games, the Rocket soccer team downed NMMI 7-1 Thursday, giving Goddard a 2-0 record heading into a week of rest while NMMI is still looking for its first victory. The game was close early, with neither side able to get [...]
Goddard upsets Rio Rancho in extra innings
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Some of the best games of the entire Sunrise Optimist summer baseball tournament were during Sunday’s final round, with Goddard winning the prize for most exciting with a 7-6 extra-inning victory over Rio Rancho. The Rams came into the tournament as AAAAA state runners up. Their only loss in the tourney [...]
Goddard, Roswell split at tourney with blowouts for and against
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Goddard and Roswell had similar days at the 2010 Sunrise Optimist summer baseball tournament Saturday. Both teams had one big blow out game against a smaller opponent, and both got blown out themselves by the teams that will be playing in the tournament championship Sunday. “Played pretty well the first game [...]
Coyotes, Rockets open summer baseball tourney with wins
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Both Roswell and Goddard started off the 2010 Optimist baseball tournament with victories, but only one ended the day up 2-0. Playing at NMMI Field, Goddard started out with what looked to be a laugher that turned into a squeakers vs. Artesia, winning 19-12 after getting 12 runs in the first [...]
Sunrise Optimists to host high school baseball tourney
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Last weekend it was basketball. This weekend high school baseball is in town, as the 11th annual Sunrise Optimist baseball tournament kicks off Friday at 9 a.m. at both NMMI Field and Joe Bauman Stadium, and continues through Sunday afternoon. “We should have a quality tournament going,” said Optimist spokesman Scott [...]
District 4AAAA baseball all done for the year
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor ALBUQUERQUE — It was not a good day for the DIstrict 4AAAA baseball teams. Whether playing at home (Artesia) or on the road (Goddard and Roswell), none of the three could bring home a win. Goddard had the closest loss of the three, falling to Volcano Vista 11-10 despite taking an [...]
Three county baseball teams headed to state tourney
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor The state tournament seedings are out for all but the smallest schools playing baseball (the Class A and AA announcements will be made Wednesday), and Roswell, Goddard and NMMI all survived to play in first-round games. As expected, none of the local schools were ranked high enough to host home games, [...]
Goddard, Roswell, Artesia split at baseball round robin
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor ARTESIA — Saturday’s District 4AAAA round robin baseball triple header in Artesia offered a little bit of something for everyone: strong pitching; solid fielding efforts as well as groan-producing mistakes; a plethora of home runs; and more importantly, parity between all three teams, as Goddard, Roswell and Artesia each won one [...]
Rockets surprise ’Dogs with unusual split
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Night and day. Add in an most unusual call to end the nightcap of the Goddard/Artesia doubleheader Saturday, and you’ve got a pretty good description of what happened. Night and day because after pummeling the Rockets 19-5 in the opener, the Bulldogs fell 3-2 in the seventh, with the winning run [...]
Goddard baseball wins, ties with Clovis
Staff Report Goddard got in most of a rescheduled doubledheader against Clovis Tuesday, winning the opener 14-9 then tying 8-8 after the non-lighted Rocket field ran out of sunshine. Brandon Cooper started for the Rockets, with Matt Ramey getting the win. At the plate, Shane Eldridge was 4-for-4 with four singles; Chris Nunez, 2-for-4; and [...]