Monday Morning News presented by Final Forms
UPCOMING EVENTS:
February 20-25 – District Basketball Tournaments
February 20-22 – BPA
February 20 – NMAA Office Closed
February 25 – English Expo
February 25 – Science Olympiad
IN THE NEWS:
NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGERS NEEDED
National Anthem singers NEEDED for the State Basketball Championship finals. If you know of quality singers that will be able to sing at the Pit on March 10th or 11th, contact Alissa Wesbrook at 505-923-3266 or alissa@nmact.org.
STATE BASKETBALL SELECTION SHOW
The NMAA State Basketball Selection Show will be Sunday, February 26th, on the NMAA website (www.nmact.org).
For an explanation of the seeding and selection process please visit the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhCPRtxda_s&feature=youtu.be
STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING & WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to all the winners and competitors from this past weekend’s State Swimming & Diving Championships and State Wrestling Championships. Final results can be found on each sports landing page at nmact.org.
2023 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PASSES ON SALE NOW
2023 NMAA State Basketball Tournament Passes are on sale now to the public until March 1st at Noon. Tickets are $150 each, credit card ONLY, NO CASH SALES. To purchase your 2023 NMAA State Basketball Tournament Passes please call 505-923-3266.
BECOME AN OFFICIALS
The New Mexico Officials Association is looking for enthusiastic people that want to make an impact on the high school and middle school youth in our State by becoming a sports official. If you are interested in becoming an official, please contact Zac Stevenson at zac@nmact.org or Dillon Metzgar at dillon@nmact.org or call 505-923-3277.
NMAA STUDENT LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
The NMAA is looking for students to serve on our Student-Leadership Advisory Council for the following areas in the NMAA’s governance structure for the 2023-2024 school year:
Area A-Small: One representative
Area B-Large: One representative
Area B-Small: One representative
Area C-Large: One representative
Area C-Small: One representative
Area D-Large: One representative
Area D-Small: Two representatives
At-Large (Large School Area C/D): One representative
Nominations/applications are due no later than Monday, March 1, 2023. Click HERE for the nomination form. If you are not sure of which area your school is in, please follow this link to the NMAA’s governance structure: https://www.nmact.org/file/Section_3.pdf. If you have any questions, please contact Tammy Richards at tammy@nmact.org.
DRAGONFLY & MAXPREPS SCHEDULE CHECK
Athletic Directors, please go into your DragonFly and MaxPreps accounts and make sure that your baseball, basketball, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and wrestling schedules match. It is extremely important for scheduling officials, seeding & selection and MaxPreps rankings. Also make sure those schedules match any schedule posted on your school website.
DragonFly Entering Pool Play Tutorial
COMPETE WITH CLASS SCHOLARSHIP
The New Mexico Activities Association, in conjunction with the NMAA Foundation, will be awarding a maximum of eight (8) $1,000 Compete with Class scholarships during the 2022-2023 school year. Awards will be given to students that best exemplify the three pillars of the Compete with Class sportsmanship initiative – Respect, Integrity, and Responsibility. Recipients will be selected by the NMAA Foundation Board of Directors based on recommendations from the NMAA and its member schools.
