Compiled by Gary Herron

CHS sports briefsVolleyball team is seventh in Santa FeA victory by the Cleveland High School volleyball team over host Santa Fe led to a seventh-place finish in the gold bracket at a tournament in the City Different last weekend.

Coach Ben Wallis said the team’s youth “crept in.” “We were a roller coaster … playing great volleyball against some tough teams including Pojoaque (No. 1 in 3A) and Clovis (No. 7 in 5A). We lost to both but were up in all of the games against them and our youth crept in and we couldn’t close out Clovis, even though we controlled the whole match,” Wallis said.

“Sara Hattis led the way all weekend and was tough to stop while Jordan Bruere was also difficult to stop attacking and also as a distributor,” he said.

The Storm then beat visiting Bernalillo Thursday, 25-22, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20, and played at Hope Christian on Saturday.

More briefsWatch Red Raiders-Lobos game locallyThe Lobo Club Of Sandoval County is hosting a Game Watching Party for the Texas Tech vs. UNM football game on Saturday at the All-Star Lounge at Santa Ana Star Casino.

People are encouraged to arrive after 12:30 p.m. The game kicks off at 1:30 in Lubbock. There will be special prices for food and drinks; door prizes include a trip for two, all expenses paid, to the Lobos’ game at Utah on Nov. 7.

“We encourage lobo fans to enjoy game with fellow lobo fans and help grow the Sandoval County Chapter of Lobo Club,” said club president Norman Burns, who welcomes calls at 962-0358 or e-mails sent to him at nsburns1@msn.com.

“We will also be having our montly meeting of the Sandoval County Chapter of the Lobo Club on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at O’Hares Grille & Pub at 11 a.m.,” he added.

Wrestling superstars come to Star CenterThe superstars of TNA (Total Nonstop Action) wrestling are invading Santa Ana Star Center Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets, priced at $54.50, $39.50 and $24.50 plus applicable fees, are on sale at the Star Center box office, online at santaanastarcenter.com or by calling 1-888-694-4849.

Touted as “the most innovative experience in professional wrestling today,” the TNA Superstars include the lovely and lethal TNA Knockouts and the no-limits X-Division inside the six-sided ring. A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe, Rhino, Hernandez and Awesome Kong are among the superstars scheduled to make their appearance live at the Star Center.

TNA Live is an interactive, family friendly, entertainment experience that sends their loudest and craziest fans backstage to meet the TNA Superstars. TNA ring announcer Jeremy Borash will also hide a backstage pass at the Star Center and announce its location on Twitter before the show. The lucky fan will be invited to get closer to the TNA Superstars and enjoy a special backstage TNA experience.

Adelmann hefting againTeale Adelmann of Rio Rancho was in Cleveland earlier this month, where she won the nationals to secure a place on the world bench press team.

Adelmann set a national record last weekend in Gallup, where she competed at a regional meet in Gallup and set an American record — again — with a 281-pound bench press.

Adelmann weighed 123 pounds when she benched 253 pounds at the IPF Bench Press World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, and took home the gold medal for Team USA in 2008.

See the Lobos howlThe University of New Mexico basketball teams will be in Rio Rancho on Oct. 16 for their first official practices.

Those sessions, which will give UNM hoops fans a chance to see the 2009-10 teams, will take place at Santa Ana Star Center, will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

The UNM women’s basketball team ended its 2008-09 season at the Star Center, winning two and losing one of three WNIT games played in Rio Rancho earlier this year.

Want to try out for the Thunderbirds?The Albuquerque Thunderbirds have announced dates for the team’s open tryouts for the 2009-10 season.

The team will be holding open tryouts for the upcoming NBA Development League season on Oct. 17-18 in Albuquerque and Oct. 24-25 in the Dallas area.

The Albuquerque tryout will be held at Albuquerque High School; the Dallas tryout will be held at Frisco Field House in Frisco, Texas. Check-in and late registration for both tryouts will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, with the tryouts beginning at 9 a.m. Players will run through drills and scrimmages until approximately 3 p.m. each day.

The Thunderbirds’ tryouts give prospective players the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of head coach John Coffino and the rest of the team’s coaching staff. Participants will compete to earn an invitation to the team’s training camp, which will begin in early November.

Applicants can pre-register by submitting the official registration, disclosure and release forms, in addition to a $125 non-refundable fee by Oct. 14. The fee for day of registration will be $150. Payments must be made by money order or cashier’s check, or cash on the day of. Application forms are available at abqtbirds.com.

High school championship tickets on saleFans will be able to purchase tickets online in advance of selected New Mexico Activities Association state championship events during the 2009-10 school year through an agreement reached recently between the NMAA and TicketLeap.

The service will initially be offered only in selected sports during 2009-10, but will be expanded to other sports in the future. 

“TicketLeap is proud to partner with the NMAA as its exclusive online ticketing provider,” said Mike Vaughan, vice president of business development at TicketLeap.  “Together, we will provide convenience and accessibility for NMAA fans, families and friends to purchase tickets online for the first time.” 

It is anticipated that the 2009 state soccer championships will be the first state championship to utilize TicketLeap, but expansion is expected to the point where the service is offered for other NMAA championships.  Availability of the service will be through the nmact.org.

TicketLeap is a Philadelphia-based company that provides web-based ticketing solutions to venues and event organizers all over the country, enabling them to promote and sell tickets online, onsite and on-the-go. 

To learn more, visit ticketleap.com.

Not too early to buy New Mexico Bowl ticketsTickets for the fourth annual New Mexico Bowl are on sale to the general public, and prices remain the same as the first three bowl games.

Premium sideline seats are available for $30 and north end zone seats cost $23. Fans have three convenient ways to purchase tickets: online at newmexicobowl.com, at the UNM ticket office on the northwest corner of Avenida Cesar Chavez and University Boulevard, or by calling 925-LOBO or 925-5999.

The game, featuring teams from the Mountain West and Western Athletic conferences, will be played Dec. 19.