Esports state tournament
Local teams competed in the state tournament for esports, competitive video games, after successful seasons.
The Dulce Hawks team had a successful run in Mario Kart, a competitive racing game. They were the No. 8 seed in the state tournament after going 4-5 in matches in the regular season. They defeated No. 9 Magdalena in the first round, and in the quarterfinals lost 2-0 to top seed Evangel Christian Academy.
The Escalante “Squire Squad” was the No. 12 seed in the same tournament, and lost in the first round to No. 5 Ramah.
Española Valley’s team in Super Smash Bros., an animated combat game, was the No. 11 seed, and lost 3-1 to No. 6 Highland in the first round.
The semifinals and finals in all games are played live on Thursday through Saturday in Albuquerque at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center.
McCurdy’s offensive explosion
The Bobcats baseball team (10-5, 4-0 in district) eked out a 5-4 comeback win over Mora (3-13, 0-2) in the first game of a doubleheader on April 11. Then, their offense exploded for 19 runs in a 13-run victory in the second game.
Cruz Martinez and Jeremaya Roybal both hit their first career home runs over the left-field fence on the road, and the Bobcats had 20 hits in the game. Thomas Bolton had four hits, including a double and a triple, and scored four runs.
Two days earlier, to start the district schedule against Peñasco (0-11, 0-2), the Bobcats won a doubleheader at home 22-0 and 17-1. Over a seven-day span, the Bobcats scored 93 runs in six games.
McCurdy played at Questa (2-7, 0-0) twice after press deadline on Tuesday, and next plays at Santa Rosa (14-1) on Saturday.
West Las Vegas track meet
The Española Sundevils and McCurdy Bobcats were in attendance at the West Las Vegas Track & Field Invitational on April 13.
The Sundevils were led by sophomore Averi Schultz, who won the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.05. Schultz placed third in the 100-meter dash at 13.46 seconds.
Fellow sophomore Neveah Cachora won first place in the 1600 meters at 6:00, and she was second in the 3200 with a time of 12 minutes, 49 seconds.
Freshman Elijah Martinez placed third in both the 800 meters — with a time of 2:12 — and the 1600 meters — at 5:02.
The McCurdy girls 4×800-meter relay team placed second, behind Santa Fe Indian, with a 11:26 mark.
Marisol Serna was fourth in the 3200 at 12:59.
Jeremaya Roybal was seventh in the 200, and Lucas Martinez placed seventh in the 400.