Sports News July 1, 2009
Globe Piranhas Mentor Relationship Between Teen and Younger Swimmers
Chasity Phillips, Stella Tarango, Sarah Thygerson, Samantha Jernigan on their mark just before the race during the last home meet held June 13, at Globe Community Swimming Pool. Piranhas with the win, Globe Piranhas 487-Eloy Otters 203: The Piranha swim team has over 40 registered swimmers ranging in age from 5-17. So far this season they have traveled to Kearny and San Manuel, and have hosted Eloy at a home meet. They are very dedicated swimmers who practice Monday- Friday from 7-8:30 a.m. Meets include indivual races in several strokes and also team relay races by age division. One tradition of the Piranha swim team, is the mentor relationship developed between the teen swimmers and the younger swimmers. This year, along with several adult coaches the team has two mentor coaches who also swim for the team. Stella Tarango, age 17 and Samantha Jernigan, age 14 take time out of their daily workout schedule to help develop the skills of the younger swimmers. The next home meet is July 11 at 9:00 at the Globe Community Center. The Piranhas will be hosting San Manuel and Florence. Please come support your local swim team.
Miami Vandal Fundraiser
Miami Vandal Football team would like to thank the Globe- Miami Community for their fantastic support during our car wash on June 27. Special thanks to AUTOZONE for letting us have the car wash at their business. Also, special thanks to Silverbelt Newspaper, Copper Country Newspaper, and KIKO for advertising for us. The Miami Football team will be having another fundraiser on July 4, from 5:00- 8:00 in Fry’s parking lot. We will be in a PEPSI trailer selling hotdogs, chips and soda for the 4th of July. Please come and support the Miami Vandal Football team. The money raised will go for football equipment.
Hockey Player Claude Lemieux to Become U.S. Citizen
PHOENIX, Arizona –U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will welcome 100 Arizona residents as new U.S. citizens on Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse in Phoenix. Among the new Americans will be Valley resident Claude Lemieux, originally from Canada, who will share his immigration experiences at the ceremony. Lemieux, of the San Jose Sharks, returned this past season to the National Hockey League (NHL) at the age of 43. He was a member of 4 Stanley Cup-winning teams over his 20-year NHL career. Lemieux played with the Phoenix Hockey Player Claude Lemieux to Become U.S. Citizen Coyotes for 3 seasons beginning in 2000 and is a former president of the Phoenix Roadrunners. In FY2008, USCIS welcomed more than 1,050,000 citizens during naturalization ceremonies across the United States, including 24,925 in Arizona of which 19,472 were in Phoenix. The USCIS Phoenix Field Office serves the counties of Apache, Coconino, Gila, Greenlee, La Paz , Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai, and Yuma . The Naturalization Ceremony was held on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10 a.m. at Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. District Court in Phoenix, Arizona
Payson Little League All Stars District Tournament Results, By Carolyn Wall
Pictured:Top: Payson Little League All-stars 9 & 10 year olds Front row, left to right: Jason Daniels, C.J. Adcock, Dylan Shill, Shadrach McNeeley, Koy Duran. 2nd row: Tristan Stockman, Korben White, Steele Justis, Jake Beeler, Efrain Amaya, Ryan Ricke. Back row: Assistant Coach Gary McNeeley and Manager Eddie Duran: Photos by Carolyn Wall: Flagstaff The 12 year old Payson Allstars lost a nail-biter, 6-5, to Flagstaff at the District Tournament in Flagstaff Monday. Coach Gary Chitwood said the Payson team battled back, but lost the game when Flagstaff scored the winning run in the sixth and final inning. Payson came out swinging in the first, scoring all five of its runs, but Flagstaff edged back into the game, scoring the tying run in the fifth. Payson plays Page at 2 p.m. Tuesday without their lead hitter, Jacob Jurek, who pitched on Monday and got hit with a line drive to the cheek. Jacob was taken to the emergency room after the game and is out for three weeks with a hairline fracture to the cheek. "It was quite a blow to our team," Chitwood said. "We had the crowd on the edge of their seats the whole game," he said. "We may be under-sized, but we have big hearts." Winslow The Payson 9-10 year old Allstars played Flagstaff in Winslow Monday and won the game in four innings by the 10-run rule, outslugging the opponents 14-1. Efran Medina, pitching three innings, was the winning pitcher, and Jake Beeler got the save. Team Manager Eddie Duran said, "It was a real good offensive team effort and great defense." The 9-10 year old Al-lstars go to the winners' bracket Tuesday and take on Winslow. The Payson 11-year-old All-stars have their first game Wednesday in Pinetop. The District Tournament is played during the next week-anda- half . Eight teams will advance to the Little League All-stars State Tournament in mid-July.: Bottom: Payson Little League All-stars 12 year olds Front row: Dalton Conway, Bowen Sweeney, Rylan Hollowell, Logan Morgan, Jacob Jurek, Assistant Coach Heath Wacker. Back row: Coach Gary Chitwood, Layne Chitwood, Chase Mattox, Quinton Wells, Nick Hatt, Ryan Wacker, Dean Harpe, Assistant Coach Tom Harpe:
Catfishing at Night, By Susan K
Well, it's back to triple-digits in the deserts, so why not try some night fishing. Here are tome tips for catching catfish at night. Many fishermen would agree fishing at night has produced the best results. Catfish are night feeders and after 8pm at night look out! If you want to catch fish, really catch fish, live bait from the lake you are fishing in is the only way to go. In my experience you up the number of fish you catch by at least 60% by using live bait. Seining is legal at Roosevelt and Apache Lake but you may not take the live bait from the lake and it's best to use a net 3"x 10" or smaller. Any larger is out of regulation. You can pick up a seining net at your local Walmart or at most bait shops. Seining (catching live bait with a large net) can be as much fun as fishing. If you don't want to catch live bait you can buy worms or minnows at any local bait shop. You will find channel catfish and flathead catfish in Roosevelt and Apache lake. The best nightfishing waters for channel cats are deep waters. It’s also a good idea to organize all of your catfishing gear before leaving home. Clean out unnecessary equipment. Have poles rigged and ready to go. Organize your tackle box. You don’t want to waste time fum bling around in the dark trying to tie hooks or locate specific items of tackle when you could be fishing instead! Know exactly where you’ll fish when darkness falls. Prospect during daylight hours, and be sure you can find each fishing spot after nightfall if you leave and return. Select alternate sites in case of a change in plans. Mosquitoes are night creatures, too, so insect repellent is a must (on you but never your bait). You'll need a good lantern, and if you’re bank-fishing, a lawn chair and some rod holders and have a great time. Oh, and don't forget your AZ fishing license.