Former Prep and state basketball standout in interim position

FARMINGTON – Rainy Crisp, a former standout basketball player and track and field athlete at Navajo Prep, has been named interim athletic director at the school, officials announced.

Crisp takes over for Mike Tillman who left the AD job about a month ago. No details were given as to whether Tillman was terminated or resigned.

“This is a great experience for me,” Crisp said Wednesday in a telephone interview. “I have worked and gone to school here so I am very familiar with Navajo Prep academically and athletically.”

Originally from Shiprock, on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, Crisp said she’s interested...

Mar. 22, Tuesday

GHS BASE 6, 5 Wingate 3, 2

WHS BASE 3, 2 Gallup 6,5

Mar. 23, Wednesday

RCHS SOFT 10, Laguna Acoma 7

Mar. 24, Thursday

GHS SOFT 1, Rio Rancho 11

MHS SOFT 7, Artesia 0

RCHS BASE @ Zuni, 3 DH NO SCORES REPORTED

WHS BASE 2, Pecos 12

WHS JV SOFT 4, Raton 13

Mar. 25, Friday

GHS SOFT 5, Los Alamos 0

GHS SOFT 8, Portales 13

MHS SOFT 7, Deming 3

MHS SOFT 0, Cleveland 7

ToHS SOFT 3, Wingate 15

WHS BASE 10, Tucumcari 11

WHS SOFT 15, Tohatchi 3

Mar. 26, Saturday

GHS BASE @ Bernalillo, DH 11/1 NO SCORES REPORTED

GHS SOFT 11, Shiprock 1

GHS SOFT 5, Cleveland JV 4

GHS T & F vs Route 66 Classic INCOMPLETE RESULTS

MHS BASE 1, 0 Los Alamos 2, 5

MHS SOFT 10...

Apr. 1, Friday

GHS BASE vs Moriarty, DH 11/1

GHS JV BASE @ Moriarty, DH 11/1

GHS SOFT vs Farmington, DH 3/5

GHS B TEN vs Rehoboth (Ford), 4

GHS T & F @ Pegasus Invite (PSS), TBA

MHS SOFT @ Aztec, DH 3/5

RCHS B TEN @ GHS (Ford), 4

RCHS T&F @ Ramah/Zuni Meet (PSS), TBA

WHS T & F @ Pegasus Invite (Ramah/Zuni) 3

Apr. 2, Saturday

GHS BASE vs Moriarty, DH 11/1

GHS JV BASE @ Moriarty, DH 11/1

GHS JV SOFT @ Farmington, DH 11/1

MHS BASE vs West Mesa, 11/1

MHS JV SOFT vs Aztec, DH, 11/1

Apr. 4, Monday

MHS BASE @ Bloomfield, TBA

ToHS SOFT vs Newcomb, DH 3/5

Apr. 5, Tuesday

GHS BASE @ Grants, 3

GHS SOFT @ Grants, 3

MHS SOFT vs Moriarty, 3

ToHS BASE vs Zuni, DH 3/5

ToHS SOFT vs...

The old saying, ‘no rest for the weary’ might well apply to high school kids everywhere, who are given a certain amount of time off from their studies, twice each year, only to find the more athletic ones remain tied to schedules for their sports and activities, regardless.

Such is the hard life for the overactive!

It’s not all bad, though. The Rehoboth boys’ baseball team earned their first victory on March 16 ever in a fledgling program and most other athletes spent their time off from school in a productive manner as well, at least physically. Yes I know that the Lynx win was during a week when school was in session, but it still counts in my book and in my backwards...