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High schools in New Mexico have been cleared to resume normal activities earlier than planned, now that health officials have determined swine flu concerns no longer warrant school closings.
New Mexico Activities Association spokesman Robert Zayas also announced another round of rescheduling for state championship events. Events initially were rescheduled earlier this week after five New Mexico schools closed some classrooms.
NMAA executive director Gary Tripp said suspending activities was to ensure fairness to all athletes.
Numerous local sporting events have been rescheduled:
Baseball: The Portales High school baseball team, seeded sixth in Class 3A, will host a best-of-three series Friday and Saturday against 11th-seeded Raton.
There will be a 6 p.m. Friday game and 10 a.m. Saturday at Ram Field. If necessary, a third game would follow Saturday.
Portales coach Arturo Ontiveros said the team was a little upset to be seeded so low after edging Ruidoso for the District 4-3A title last week.
“The thing we talked about at our district meeting is a district championship isn’t what it used to be,” said Ontiveros, whose squad went 13-3 in district and 15-8 overall. “That’s the only gripe we had. But ... we should have took care of business.”
Clovis, meanwhile, received the No. 15 seed in Class 5A. The Wildcats (11-15) will travel to Rio Rancho for a 4 p.m. Friday game and a potential 11 a.m. Saturday doubleheader.
First-round winners will qualify for the state tournament, which runs May 14-16 in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.
Class 1A and 2A teams will be seeded Friday, with the 16-team fields heading to Albuquerque May 11-16 for the championships. Previously, the first round was to be hosted by district champions with winners re-seeded going into Albuquerque.
Softball: Clovis High will host Hobbs in a 6 p.m. contest today at Lady Wildcat Complex, while Portales faces Dexter in a 4 p.m. home doubleheader.
Teams will be seeded Sunday, with the state tournament May 14-16 in Las Cruces.
Golf: The Clovis golf teams will have their district tournament Friday at Hobbs’ Ocotillo Park Golf Course. Portales’ golf team will have its district tournament Friday at Lovington Country Club.
The Class 1A-3A tournament will be held Monday and Tuesday at the University of New Mexico. The Class 5A tournament is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at New Mexico State University.
Track and field: The Clovis High track team will travel to Hobbs on Friday for the District 4-5A meet, while Portales will host the District 4-3A meet with field events starting at 11 a.m. and running events at 2 p.m.
The state track meet will be May 15-16 at the University of New Mexico.
Class 1A and 2A teams have already held district competition. Their state track meet will be held May 13-14.
Tennis: The state tennis tournament was originally scheduled for this weekend (individuals) and next (team). The tournament will now be held May 14 (individuals) and May 15-16 (team)
The NMAA Board of Directors approved the following revised schedule for the Spring State Championship events.
Track & Field
Class A-AA
May 13-14 (State Championships- UNM Track & Field Complex)
Class 3A-5A
Class 3A-5A- Each district will determine the date of their district championship meet. All district championship meets must conclude by Monday, May 11.
May 15-16 (State Championships- UNM Track & Field Complex)
Baseball
Class A/AA
May 8 (Seeding Meeting for 16 teams)
May 11 (First Round- Albuquerque)
May 12 (Quarterfinals- Albuquerque)
May 15 (Semifinals- Albuquerque)
May 16 (Finals- Isotopes Park)
Class 3A-5A
May 7-9 (Two out of three games at home sites)
May 14 (Quarterfinals- Albuquerque)
May 15 (Semifinals- Albuquerque)
May 16 (Finals- Isotopes Park)
Softball
Regular season resumes through Saturday, May 9
Class A-AA
May 10 (Seeding/ Selection Meeting)
May 15-16 (Class A-AA Championships- Double Elimination- Las Cruces)
Class 3A-5A
May 10 (Seeding/ Selection Meeting)
May 14-16 (Class 3A-5A Championships- Double Elimination- Las Cruces)
Golf
Districts will have a choice of having a district tournament. All district tournaments must conclude by Saturday, May 9 at 6:00 PM.
Class A-AAA
May 10 (Seeding Meeting)
May 11-12 (Championships- UNM Golf Course)
Class AAAA
May 10 (Seeding Meeting)
May 12-13 (Championships- New Mexico Tech Golf Course)
Class AAAAA
May 10 (Seeding Meeting)
May 12-13 (Class AAAAA Championships- N.M. State University Golf Course)
Note: The NMAA will not sponsor practice rounds at any Golf State Championship course.
Tennis
May 14 (Individuals Tournament- Albuquerque)
May 15-16 (Team Tournament- Albuquerque)
On the Net:
New Mexico Activities Assocition: www.nmact.org
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
