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Looking Back - April 14, 2014

In 1964

Lady Cardinals punish Taos in...

Bryanna Duran made sure the Lady Cardinal seniors went out in style.

Duran smashed her fifth home run of the spring on Tuesday, a two-RBI bomb that brought a merciful end to Robertson’s home softball finale against Taos via the 15-run rule.

Final score: Robertson 16, Taos 0.

Elena Garcia proved durable through a complete-game pitching win, although it lasted only three innings.

Young adults boost healthcare...

By Josh Lederman and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A surge of eleventh-hour enrollments has improved the outlook for President Barack Obama’s health care law, with more people signing up overall and a much-needed spark of interest among young adults.

Nonetheless, Obama’s announcement Thursday that 8 million have signed up for subsidized private insurance, and that 35 percent of them are younger than 35, is just a peek at what might be going on with the nation’s newest social program.

Looking Back - April 16, 2014

In 1964
Tuesday, April 14 — Last Squad members attending the 26th annual meeting in Las Vegas are Martin Rapp, Harry Armaigis, Don J. Turner, E.M. Barber, Harvey Taylor, Earl Phillips, Walter Kalbo, Jim Roseberry, George Lingnau, John Burns, Dr. Paul D. Henry, Charles Hilton, Ivan Hilton, M.E. Noble, S. Omar Barker, J. Harvey Brown, W.A. Poe, Carl Hursh, Beth B. Gray and Rex Morrison.

Little Leagues - April 11

Opening Day ceremonies for La Plaza Little League will take place on Saturday morning at the Rodriguez park complex, to be followed by a full day of games.
The following are upcoming scheduled Las Vegas Little  League games. All games are played at Keyes Park.

MAJORS BASEBALL DIVISION.
Mets vs. Reds, 4 p.m. Friday
Yankees vs. Angels, 6 p.m. Friday
Cardinals vs. Red Sox, 8 p.m. Friday
Mets vs. Yankees, 5:30 p.m. Monday
Cardinals vs. Angels, 7:30 p.m. Monday

MINORS BASEBALL DIVISION

Weather - April 11, 2014

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5-10 mph, becoming southwest 10-15 mph in the afternoon. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 42. West wind 10-20 mph.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 10-15 mph, increasing to 15-20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Mostly cloudy at night, with a low around 41.

Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. A 20 percent chance of showers at night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Cowboys sweep Cougars

Weathering one huge inning from their Colorado Christian hosts, the New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys did all the talking the rest of the game Saturday in Lakewood, Colo., in a 16-8 victory.

The win clinched a series win for NMHU following Friday’s doubleheader sweep. Then it became a sweep as the visitors won 13-4 in the finale late Saturday.

Highlands — winner of eight consecutive games — is 22-15 overall and 19-8 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Cowboys 11, Cougars 3

Cowgirls lead nation in long,...

NMHU Sports Information

The New Mexico Highlands track and field team took over the national lead in both the long jump and triple jump courtesy of freshman Shanice McPherson and junior Salcia Slack while senior Lindsay Hayes became the first Highlands athlete to provisionally qualify for the NCAAs in the weight throw to lead the Cowgirls at the West Texas A&M Open Saturday afternoon.

HU’s McPherson garners another...

By Matthew Lofton
NMHU Sports Information

National Athlete of the Week, check.

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champion, check.

RMAC Female Freshman Indoor Athlete of the Year, check.

Indoor national champion, check.

Well now RMAC Female Field Athlete of the Week can be checked off as freshman Shanice McPherson was bestowed this honor by the conference offices on Wednesday.

Looking Ahead - News - April 11...

Great American Cleanup

Volunteers are needed to clean up the Plaza Park and other sites at 9 a.m. Saturday. Participants may sign up at the park at 9 a.m. They will receive a ticket that entitles them to a free meal and refreshments. Keep America Beautiful will provide tools, trash bags and gloves. Contact Diego Trujillo at 505-426-3216, or kablvnm@ci.las.vegas.nm.us