Monday Morning News
Upcoming Events:
May 7 – State Golf Entries Due
May 7 – Quarterfinals 1A Baseball & 1st Round 2A Baseball
May 7 – A-2A & 3A 1st Round and Quarterfinals
May 7-10 – State Tennis Championships
May 9-10 – 1st Round State Baseball (3A-5A)
May 9-10 – 1st Round State Softball (4A-5A)
May 9-10 – A-3A State Track & Field Championships
May 9-10 – 4A & 5A Track & Field District Meets
May 11 – 4A-5A Track & Field Entries Due
May 12-13 – State Golf Championships
May 14-17 – State Softball Championships
May 15-17 – State Baseball Championships
May 16-17 – 4A & 5A State Track & Field Championships
IN THE NEWS:
A-5A BASEBALL BRACKETS RELEASED
The 2025 Nusenda Credit Union State Baseball Brackets have been released for A-5A. First Round games begin this week, with 1A Quarterfianls and 2A 1st Round on Wednesday, May 7th and 3A-5A 1st Rounds beginning on Friday, May 9th.
4A-5A SOFTBALL BRACKETS RELEASED
The 2025 State Softball Brackets have been released for all classes. 1st Round match ups begin Wednesday, May 7th with A-2A & 3A 1st Round and Quarterfinals, while 1st Round and Quarterfinals for 4A & 5A will be May 10-11. Click the link below to see where and when your school plays this week.
4A-5A STATE TRACK/FIELD ENTRY DEADLINE
4A-5A Track and Field coaches are personally responsible for entering all athletes that have qualified for the state track and field championships into the MileSplit website no later than Sunday, May 11th at 11:59 p.m. Failure to do so will jeopardize your athlete’s entrance into the State Championships and late entries will result in a $500 fine to the school.
STATE GOLF ENTRY DEADLINE
2025 State Golf roster updates in iWanamaker must be completed by 8:00 am, Wednesday, May 7th for all individual and team participants in class A-3A, 4A & 5A. Practice Round times and Pairings for Round 1 will be released by Thursday, May 8th at noon. Also a reminder that no spectator carts will be avaliable at any of the three championship sites. Contact Zac Stevenson at [email protected] with any questions about the high school state golf tournaments.
STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2025 NMAA State Tennis Championships presented by Corley’s Albuquerque Lincoln will take place this week, May 7-10, at Jerry Cline, Sierra Vista and Albuquerque Academy. Singles and doubles competition will take place beginning Wednesday, while the team competition will start Friday morning. For updated brackets please visit the NMAA Tennis landing page.
MEMBERSHIP DUES
Any schools wishing to pay for their 2025-2026 NMAA membership before July 1st should contact Annette Castillo at [email protected] to request a quote or invoice. If your school will not be paying until the next fiscal year, invoices will be emailed on July 1st with the following terms:
• Invoice Date of July 15th
• Due Date of September 15th
For those paying after July 1st, Annette will also send a reminder email prior to July 1st to remind you to get your purchase order process started for membership. Please contact Annette with any additional questions or concerns.
NMAA FOUNDATION GOLF CLASSIC
The 19th Annual NMAA Foundation Golf Classic will take place on June 16th at Tanoan Coutry Club. Teams are $600 or $150 for an individual. Hole and team sponsors are still available. Entry fee includes green fees and cart, range balls, and lunch, player gifts and prizes To register your team or for more information please contact Jule Sanchez at [email protected].
SUMMER CONFERENCE – July 18-19
Remember to mark your calendar for the Summer Conference! We especially want to highlight the program for SLAC this year, we have two great speakers coming – Craig and DJ Hillier and we would like to get to at least 100 SLAC participants. No cost and includes a book for each student!
JOIN THE NFHS NETWORK & GET PIXELLOT CAMERAS FOR $2500/each.
The NFHS Network is offering Pixellot cameras for your football field, gym, baseball, or softball fields to stream your varsity and sub varsity games at a much-reduced cost of $2500/each. This includes free installation. Even if you already have cameras in your stadium and gym but would like to expand to baseball and softball or any other sports, you can get cameras at this price. If interested, please contact J.P. Murrieta or Tyler Dunkel in our office.
AIR QUALITY REMINDER
As the windy season begins, air quality can be a concern. The NMAA has no mandate when it comes to Air Quality, but if the Air Quality Index is above 150, schools may want to consider suspending or postponing practices or games.
COMPETE WITH CLASS SCHOLARSHIP
The New Mexico Activities Association, in conjunction with the NMAA Foundation, will be awarding a maximum of five(5) $1,000 Compete with Class scholarships during the 2024-2025 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.
MAXPREP SCORES
Reminder to input your final score into MaxPreps as soon as possible, following your contest. Having an accurate schedule on MaxPreps with the final score is vital to the seeding & selection process for State Championships.
MaxPreps Score Reporting:
www.nmact.org/file/MaxPreps_score_reporting.pdf
