Six area high school baseball players have been recognized by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) as members of the prestigious All-State team for the 2022 baseball season. Las Animas High School sophomore TJ Ortiz earned the top honor regionally, being named to the Class 2A Second Team All-State.
Nathan MacKinnon could not find the words. Gabriel Landeskog cracked a smile and a joke.
The Colorado High School Activities Association has named John Sullivan to be the next assistant commissioner. Sullivan has worked in public education for 22 years as a teacher, a coach of both boys and girls sports, and an administrator.
Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Kansas City, Missouri, were the newcomers among the 11 U.S. sites picked to host games at the 2026 World Cup, while Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Tennessee, and Orlando, Florida, were left out.
In March, the Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC) named Linsay Rosser Sumpter their event commissioner. Sumpter is also the Head Rodeo Coach at Otero College. Some of her responsibilities with the WRWC include working with the athletes, increasing their opportunities, and ensuring their experience with the WRWC is collaborative and positive. She will help build and expand female rodeo talent and continue the growth of women’s rodeo.
The job, as much as it is anything else, requires a coach to stand next to LeBron James, a player who has been one of basketball’s most famous since he was in high school, and forge a partnership. So, naturally, the Lakers went and hired Darvin Ham, who spent most of his one-year high school basketball career on the bench before playing two years of junior college basketball at Otero Junior College in 1992-1993.
Former assistant men’s basketball coach, Sammy Coleman, has been named head coach this week at Otero College. He has been with the Otero program since spring of 2022.
On June 1, Terrel Wilbourn will begin his duties as Head Coach of the wrestling team at Otero College. He comes to Otero from Boonville, Mo.
CHSAA The final remaining teams at the state baseball tournament competed across the state on Saturday in Classes 2A-5A. Here’s an update on what happened.
Kree Wallace and Orion Martinez were recognized at the Las Animas Junior High End of Year awards ceremony for participating in five sports during the 2021-2022 school year. .