SPORTS DIGEST: Some tidbits from the local sports scene

Davis a goner with Gladiators

Quarterback Nate Davis tossed his last five touchdown passes for the Duke City Gladiators the evening of April 15 in a 48-37 loss to the host Arizona Rattlers.

A few days later, Davis was dealt to the San Diego Strike Force in a multi-player deal that sent two quarterbacks, Demry Croft and Aaron Aiken, to Duke City. The quarterbacks will get a chance to square off May 20 when the Gladiators play in San Diego.

Davis is a former first team All-IFL quarterback and was leading the league in touchdowns (19) and passing yards (712); no other player has thrown for 600 yards this season. Croft and Aiken enjoyed success with other franchises last season but have struggled mightily for the Strike Force.

In Phoenix, the Gladiators led through three quarters, then were out-scored 20-3in the fateful fourth quarter.

Davis threw three touchdown passes to Jared Elmore, acquired by the Gladiators earlier this month, and two TD passes to Gary Brown.

Las Vegas 52, Duke City 26: On April 23 in Sin City, the two new Gladiators quarterbacks combined to complete 4 of 13 passes for 11 yards, and no TDs, although Aiken had two rushing TDs in the rout.

Las Vegas had enough points (31) at halftime to win the game.

The Gladiators (2-3 or 3-2) are idle this week, then play at Frisco May 6.

Frisco held off the host Gladiators, 60-55, in their first meeting of the season, April 1 at the Rio Rancho Events Center.

RRHS soccer meeting is Thursday

An informational meeting for parents of players who want to play soccer for RRHS in the fall are urged to attend a meeting April 27 at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

Contact coach John Shepard with questions or problems at john.shepard@rrps.net.

Spring baseball camp for kids at RRHS

The U.S. Baseball Academy’s Training Program is making another stop at Rio Rancho High School this spring, and registration is already filling up.

The four-day camp takes place June 12-15 and is a full-day camp for boys and girls ages 7-15.

The camp includes skill training during the morning session, a lunch break, and then afternoon sessions will focus on competition drills, situational baseball games and even a wiffleball world series.

Campers will receive a T-shirt and certificate and be eligible to win Nike prizes.

RRHS baseball coach Ron Murphy, New Mexico’s leader in victories, will operate the camp.

For more information, call 866-622-4487 or visit USBaseballAcademy.com.

Senior Olympics are in Las Cruces

The annual Senior Olympics State Summer Games will take place in Las Cruces June 7-11 with an anticipated 400-600 active adults 50 years of age and older competing in 27 individual sporting events.

Games will take place at multiple sport venues throughout Las Cruces and New Mexico State University.

As the mission of the New Mexico Senior Olympics Organization is to highlight active aging and senior sports, everyone 50+ has the opportunity to still register for the ’23 State Summer Games. The sports include Air Gun, Archery, Badminton, Basketball Free-throw, 3 Point Shot, Cornhole, Billiards, Track & Field, Golf, Horseshoes, Pickleball, Powerwalk, Shuffleboard, Dance and Talent and Swimming, with many more.

Seniors compete in five-year age divisions, starting at 50-54 and ending with 95-99. The Game schedule is available at nmseniorolympics.org and registration is available online. Registration is $60 for up to five sports and will remain open until May 15. You can also register by phone by calling 1-888-623-6676, during normal business hours Monday through Friday.

Pre-pandemic, the Summer Games attracted more than 1,100 senior participants.

It’s time to lace up the shoes, get back in the pool, pick up the racket and play.

For more information on Senior Olympics, including the playing rules, visit the website.

Every other year, the Summer Games qualify New Mexico seniors for the National Seniors Games. The Senior Olympics are funded in part by the N.M. Department of Aging and Long-Term Services. NMSO is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization headquartered in Roswell; Cecilia Acosta is the executive director.