Angels continue youth movement, call up 2B Christian Moore – KNBR
The Los Angeles Angels called up top prospect Christian Moore for the first time, adding the second baseman in advance of a three-game road series against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Outfielder Matthew Lugo already was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake, while right-hander Shaun Anderson was designated for assignment Friday to open a 40-man roster […]
The Los Angeles Angels called up top prospect Christian Moore for the first time, adding the second baseman in advance of a three-game road series against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
Outfielder Matthew Lugo already was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake, while right-hander Shaun Anderson was designated for assignment Friday to open a 40-man roster spot. Right-hander Sam Bachman replaced Anderson on the active roster.
Moore, 22, was the eighth overall selection in last year’s draft out of Tennessee and was batting a combined .279 with five home runs and 32 RBIs in 54 games at Double- and Triple-A.
The Angels have been aggressive in calling up high college draft picks to the major leagues. Starting shortstop Zach Neto was drafted in the first round in 2022 and made his major league debut in April of 2023. Starting first baseman Nolan Schanuel was a first-round pick in 2023 and made his debut a month later.
Lugo, 24, made his debut May 9 and batted .238 with three home runs and six RBIs in 17 games.
Anderson, 30, had a 7.59 ERA in six relief appearances this season, while Bachman, 25, is up for the first time since 2023 when he went 1-2 with a 3.18 ERA in 11 relief appearances.
Speed and agility clinic for youth starts Saturday in Tempe
Activities for first-ninth grades are tailored to assist all skill levels with developing and enhancing their athleticism at a speed and agility clinic in Tempe. Drills will focus on stretching techniques, hand-eye coordination, speed and agility. Whether your young athlete is a beginner or you’re looking to improve their mobility on the court or field, […]
Activities for first-ninth grades are tailored to assist all skill levels with developing and enhancing their athleticism at a speed and agility clinic in Tempe.
Drills will focus on stretching techniques, hand-eye coordination, speed and agility.
Whether your young athlete is a beginner or you’re looking to improve their mobility on the court or field, boys and girls of all skill levels and all sports background are welcome. Athletes will receive a camp T-shirt.
Classes are 10 a.m.-noon for first-fourth grades; and 12:30-2:30 p.m. for fifth-ninth grades, on Saturdays, July 12-26 at North Tempe Multi-Generational Center, 1555 N. Bridalwreath St.
To register, go to https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-services/classes-leagues/sports-youth/sports-camps
Youth explore conservation through culture at day camp | News, Sports, Jobs
Submitted Photo Beth Miller, North Dakota Forest Service, introduces students to native tree species during the Rolette County Day Camp June 25. BELCOURT – Students from across the region came together June 25 at the Anishinabe Learning, Cultural and Wellness Center for a hands-on introduction to conservation. Hosted by Rolette County Soil Conservation District and […]
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Beth Miller, North Dakota Forest Service, introduces students to native tree species during the Rolette County Day Camp June 25.
BELCOURT – Students from across the region came together June 25 at the Anishinabe Learning, Cultural and Wellness Center for a hands-on introduction to conservation. Hosted by Rolette County Soil Conservation District and the Anishinabe Center, with support from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the event offered interactive learning grounded in cultural and environmental stewardship and featured interactive learning stations led by NRCS staff and natural resource professionals.
Students rotated through six learning stations, each lasting 25 minutes, highlighting soils, wetlands, engineering, rangeland, wildlife and tree identification.
Presenters included:
– Adam Flaagan, NRCS tribal liaison for Spirit Lake Nation, and Stephanie Baker, soil conservationist with the Bottineau Field Office, demonstrated soil science.
– Rebecca Watkins, Natural Resources specialist, Rugby Field Office, led wetland exploration.
– Jeff Desjarlais, NRCS tribal liaison for Turtle Mountain, shared wildlife insights.
– Beth Miller, North Dakota Forest Service, introduced students to native tree species.
– Yolanda Schmidt, Rangeland Management specialist, Rugby Field Office, presented on range management.
– Dan Julson, NRCS civil engineer, and Tory Nygaard, engineering technician with the Devils Lake Field Office, covered engineering concepts.
The day camp was designed to foster environmental awareness and stewardship among youth by integrating science, cultural knowledge and interactive learning in a natural setting.
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The July Parent Cafe, “Summer and Siblings,” will be offered via Zoom on Wednesday, July 30, at noon.
Roanoke Sports Complex to attract over 2M annual visitors, officials say
The city of Roanoke is predicted to see an influx of 2.2 million visitors annually as a result of the Roanoke Sports Complex, a new sports facility that will host local and national youth baseball tournaments, according to a news release. Roanoke officials announced the construction of the 8-field complex in conjunction with Play It […]
The city of Roanoke is predicted to see an influx of 2.2 million visitors annually as a result of the Roanoke Sports Complex, a new sports facility that will host local and national youth baseball tournaments, according to a news release.
Roanoke officials announced the construction of the 8-field complex in conjunction with Play It Forward, a non-profit focused on youth sports, last July.
The gist
The sports complex should open in the first half of 2026, said Dave Dickson, co-founder of Play It Forward and developer of the Roanoke Sports Complex.
“This partnership is a major step forward for Roanoke, offering a premier venue for youth sports that will drive economic growth and bring new opportunities to our community,” Roanoke City Manager Cody Petree said in the release.
Prep Baseball, an independent scouting service for amateur baseball players, will host 44 weeks of youth baseball events at the sports complex and eight weeks of national tournaments annually, according to the release from Play It Forward.
“We are thrilled to partner with Prep Baseball,” Dickson said in the release. “Our mission has always been to create meaningful sports experiences that bring communities together, and this partnership helps elevate that vision.”
The Roanoke Sports Complex’s opening was delayed from its original fall 2025 opening date because an agreement with the city of Fort Worth fell through, Dickson said. Fort Worth officials planned to offer water to the site, but weren’t able to. The project developers made new plans to bring water to the site, which include running a 4,000-foot water line down SH 114 to the development, Dickson said.
The background
Play it Forward leased 122 acres of land from the city on SH 114 and Cleveland Gibbs Road to construct the $70 million mixed-use development, Community Impact previously reported.
The Roanoke Sports Complex will have athletic training facilities, retail businesses, restaurants, parks, trails, a hotel and eight baseball fields once it’s fully finished.
The fields can also be used for lacrosse, softball, 7-versus-7 football and rugby.
Detroit Boxing Club youth visit Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary | News, Sports, Jobs
News Photo by Kayla Wikaryasz Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen participating in a Thursday morning glass bottom boat tour to view shipwrecks in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. After the tour, DBC students were headed to North Point Nature Preserve for marine debris monitoring and fun on the beach. ALPENA […]
News Photo by Kayla Wikaryasz
Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen participating in a Thursday morning glass bottom boat tour to view shipwrecks in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. After the tour, DBC students were headed to North Point Nature Preserve for marine debris monitoring and fun on the beach.
ALPENA — The Detroit Boxing Club (DBC), a youth mentoring program based in Detroit, visited the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) this week to learn about the sanctuary, The Great Lakes ecosystem, and shipwrecks.
Remi Napier, a DBC group leader, explained that the director of DBC connected with TBNMS to bring the young people to the sanctuary for a field trip.
“They had conversations about bringing some kids here and just learning more about Thunder Bay and everything that’s happening,” Napier said. “So we said, ‘Of course we want to go!’”
Napier explained that DBC doesn’t have much to do with boxing, the sport, but is more about mentorship.
The DBC mentorship program is for those ages 8 to 18, Napier said.
Courtesy Photo Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen on Wednesday learning to snorkel in the outdoor training tank at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena.
“The goal is to train our kids for life,” Napier said. “We are bringing them to different experiences that they don’t know about, bringing in professionals to the program because Thunder Bay has come down to Detroit before and talked to our students. So it’s really about giving them and showing them that you can do this, too. This experience is also here. So really giving them that push to succeed in life.”
Napier said that one student, Alton Jones, has been especially enjoying the TBNMS experience, toting around a GoPro camera and leading with enthusiasm.
“Learning about the shipwrecks is fun,” Jones said. “We get to learn about all the different stuff we didn’t know … how long (the shipwrecks) have been here … it was really fun having the experience to come out here.”
Sophie Stuart, TBNMS education and outreach specialist and volunteer coordinator, explained that the DBC students learned how to snorkel in the outdoor training tank at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center Wednesday. On Thursday, they went on a morning glass bottom boat tour to view shipwrecks, and then were preparing to go on a marine debris monitoring excursion to North Point Nature Preserve that afternoon. After their monitoring excursion, the students planned on having a bonfire and roasting marshmallows.
Stuart said that marine debris monitoring is a fun and easy way to incorporate sight-seeing and science.
Courtesy Photo Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen on Wednesday learning to snorkel in the outdoor training tank at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena.
“It’s an easy way to get kids out on the beaches that aren’t from the area,” Stuart said. “It gives them a citizen science project to do … it’s quick and it’s fun. We make it like a treasure hunt.”
Stuart added that the marine debris monitoring is part of a larger, national marine debris database that NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) uses to track the health and quality of beaches.
“We fill out a worksheet that tells us about the conditions of the beach before and after the cleanup,” Stuart said. “Then we remove and document any debris that we find and put it into categories such as plastics, metals, woods, glass, rubber, and other … we classify it as much as we can.”
Stuart explained that TBNMS conducts marine debris monitoring at five sites within its three-county coverage area — Alpena, Alcona, and Presque Isle.
“We have a 100-meter established section of beach and then we choose at random four or five meter transects within those 100 meters,” Stuart said. “We average between 10 to 20 pieces.”
Courtesy Photo Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen on Wednesday learning to snorkel in the outdoor training tank at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena.
Stuart noted that the beaches that TBNMS monitors accumulate significantly less debris than in other places.
“Whereas on a beach in California or Florida, you’d have a thousand pieces,” Stuart said.
Stuart explained that TBNMS does a lot of community outreach and having DBC visiting the sanctuary is a profound connection.
“I think one of the incredible things is that this was a cooperative agreement that came from a community partner,” Stuart said. “This was not a connection that we knew about ahead of time … a community partner who said, ‘We see the work you’re doing at NOAA. We see the work that they’re doing at DBG and we want to combine these two organizations’.”
Stuart said the sanctuary looks forward to DBG visiting and the two organizations are working to expand their bandwidths to bring more youth to TBNMS next summer.
Kayla Wikaryasz can be reached at 989-358-5688 or kwikaryasz@TheAlpenaNews.com.
News Photo by Kayla Wikaryasz
Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen participating in a Thursday morning glass bottom boat tour to view shipwrecks in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. After the tour, DBC students were headed to North Point Nature Preserve for marine debris monitoring and fun on the beach.
Courtesy Photo Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen on Wednesday learning to snorkel in the outdoor training tank at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena.
Courtesy Photo Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen on Wednesday learning to snorkel in the outdoor training tank at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena.
Courtesy Photo Students from the Detroit Boxing Club (DBC) are seen on Wednesday learning to snorkel in the outdoor training tank at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena.
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Youth basketball players attend fundamentals camp hosted by Norman native, former NCAA player | News
Over 100 youth basketball players took part in a basketball skills camp hosted by a Norman native and former NCAA basketball player. Hosted at the Young Family Athletic Center this week, 130 youth athletes attended the Basketball 101 Camp, a fundamental skills and drills camp hosted by Stacy Hansmeyer. ×
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Over 100 youth basketball players took part in a basketball skills camp hosted by a Norman native and former NCAA basketball player.
Hosted at the Young Family Athletic Center this week, 130 youth athletes attended the Basketball 101 Camp, a fundamental skills and drills camp hosted by Stacy Hansmeyer.
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