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East to end year in black

Las Vegas City Schools has had a run of good luck in recent weeks.  

Superintendent Sheryl McNellis-Martinez said that in late April she received a letter that helped solve the district’s budget woes. The letter informed the district it had been approved for E-rate funding since last July.

The approved funding is for roughly $300,000 and will help eliminate the district’s shortfall for this fiscal year, which ends June 30.

Robbers debut in Roswell

Las Vegas Train Robbers baseball began its inaugural season with an 8-2 loss Tuesday night in Roswell.
The Invaders broke a short-lived 2-2 deadlock with five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and added an insurance score in the seventh.
Las Vegas starting pitcher Edison Alvarez was solid enough, going five and one-third innings and striking out six. He allowed three earned runs on seven hits and a walk.

NMHU track on honor roll

Four New Mexico Highlands University women’s track and field team members have earned recognition on the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s all-academic teams.

Little League - May 17, 2013

In another display of interleague cooperation this season, Las Vegas Little League and La Plaza Little League will have several interleague softball games on the schedule.
The first of the games came Wednesday night at Rodriguez Park, and more are planned May 22 and 29 and June 3 and 5.

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Las Vegas Little League’s upcoming games are as follows. All LVLL games are played at Keyes Park.

MAJORS DIVISION
Friday games: Red Sox vs. Orioles, 5:30 p.m.; Reds vs. Cardinals, 7:30 p.m.

Mayor’s travel tops $9,500

By Karl Moffatt
Las Vegas Optic

In the last 10 months Las Vegas Mayor Alfonso Ortiz has spent more than two months on the road logging about 4,000 miles while attending some 30 official functions at a cost of $9,500 to the city.

“And it was worth every penny of it,” says City Manager Tim Dodge of his boss’ travels.

A lobbyist would cost the city around $25,000 just for the legislative session and couldn’t possibly bring the level of expertise and devotion to the job that Ortiz does, Dodge says.

Little League - May 20, 2013

Las Vegas Optic

Las Vegas Little League’s upcoming games are as follows. Games are played at Keyes Park.

MAJORS DIVISION
Monday games: Yankees vs. Red Sox, 5:30 p.m.; Cardinals vs. Mariners, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday games: Yankees vs. Reds, 5:30 p.m.; Orioles vs. Mariners, 7:30 p.m.

MINORS DIVISION
Monday games: Red Wings vs. Thunder, 6:15 p.m.; Paw Sox vs. Sandgnats, 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday games: Threshers vs. Owlz, 6:15 p.m.; Bats vs. Rivercats, 7:45 p.m.

Invaders mystify LV

The Roswell Invaders recorded their fourth win in as many nights over the visiting Las Vegas Train Robbers on Friday for the opening week of Pecos League baseball. The series was to wrap late Saturday before the fledgling Train Robbers team goes north for road series at Trinidad and Raton.

A 13-run second inning by Roswell fueled a 16-4 rout Friday at Roswell’s Joe Bauman Park.

Will Walsh hit a solo home run in the third inning to highlight the Robbers’ effort. Chris Wilson went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBI.

Lady Dons will miss seniors

Las Vegas Optic

After having made progressively deeper runs into the postseason over the last several years, the West Las Vegas softball team looks to have a bright future.

But the Lady Dons will undoubtedly miss the seniors they’ll lose to graduation this offseason.

West reaches state softball final

Quick with the sticks and creative on the basepaths, the West Las Vegas softball team has scored three or four runs with one swing of the bat on a few occasions this season. So it’s no reach to say the Lady Dons were a play away from winning the Class 3A state championship this past weekend.

No. 2 Silver stalled a valiant rally from No. 5 WLV in Saturday’s championship game, then scored the last four unanswered runs to prevail 10-7.

Lady Dons win two state track titles

Jayme Quintana brought an end to her high school athletic career in style Saturday, racing to a Class 3A state championship in the girls’ 800-meter run.

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