Apr 17, 2009

More inclement weather

As if you couldn't figure it out from looking out your window, snow has blanketed Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico.That means another day lost to weather. The Gene Templeton tennis tournament was postponed, and Saturday's action could face the same fate.
The would put a halt to the Capital City Invitational and a key softball matchup between Santa Fe High and Albuquerque Valley, which lost to Albuquerque La Cueva on Wednesday. The forecast from the National Weather Service is predicting intermittent rain in the morning and afternoon and partly cloudy skies by the evening. So there might be a chance to get games in.
Only two weeks remain to the regular season for most sports, and that means there will be some tired athletes by the time the state championships are decided.

No-hit mastery

Patrick Schuster's fame has shot right through the roof in the last 48 hours, no thanks to his prowess on the pitcher's mound. The senior at J.W. Mitchell High School in Trinity, Fla., (just northwest of Tampa) fired his third straight no-hitter this past week and is flirting with the national high school record of six straight no-nos. He made an appearance on ESPN2's morning program "First Take" this morning and his fame has done more than just become a national story.

Here is a link to a story from the Tampa Tribune on the phenom: