Contributor: Alfonso Lopez Trasviña With two victories for the Naranjeros of Hermosillo, divided wins for both the Venados of Mazatlán and Yaquis from Cd. Obregon, and two losses for the Tomateros of Culiacan, the Grand Baseball Fiesta Puerto Peñasco 2012 was a tremendous success at the Francisco León García Stadium. The most admirable aspect was […]
Each of the four professional Mexican baseball teams headed to Puerto Peñasco next week for the Grand Baseball Fiesta, Oct. 2nd and 3rd, are excited and ready for the challenge. Some, such as the Venados of Mazatlán, are preparing for the 2013 Caribbean Hermosillo Challenge as they wind their way toward the regular season of […]
Baaaaseball! Baaaaaseball! Baaaaaaaseball is coming back to Puerto Peñasco this October for a Grand Baseball Fiesta, which will include popular professional teams from the Mexican Pacific League! The two day event will be held Oct. 2nd and 3rd at the Francisco León García stadium with the participation of the “Super Champions” Yaquís from Cd. Obregon, […]
Contributor: Alfonso López Trasviña The “Geckos Race Team” has arisen in Puerto Peñasco as a way to promote cycling, as well as running and swimming. The Race Team became official following the reading of its Constitutive Act this past week, done by the Director of Puerto Peñasco’s Municipal Sports Institute Fernando López Trasviña. The club […]
Congratulations to Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada for his resounding win by K.O. against German “El Panteonero” Meraz Friday night 8/24 in Rocky Point! Soon Puerto Peñasco will have its own world boxing champion! Felicidades a Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada por su contundente victoria de K.O. ante Germán “El Panteonero” Meraz. Pronto tendremos un campeón del mundo Rocaportense!
Tonight! Tickets available at: Tecate distributors (Expendios), Aqui es con Flavio restaurant, and at the accounting office of Mario Ochoa Aug 24 @ the baseball stadium Francisco Leon Garcia 8:30 p.m. 100 pesos bleachers, 150 pesos stands, 200 pesos ringside
It has been a tremendous week for Puerto Peñasco’s boxing star Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada. Over the weekend, a new boxing training gym in the Ferrocarrilera neighborhood of the city was dedicated by the Mayor and his wife, named in honor of El Gallo; plus, Thursday marks the weigh-in process for El Gallo’s upcoming bout on […]
On the heels of the Mexican Olympic Men’s soccer gold at the 2012 London Olympics (beating out Brazil), it is no surprise that soccer has a prominent foothold within Mexican sports and traditions. Contributor Alfonso López Trasviña shares with us how the passion for fútbol/soccer extends across gender lines here in Puerto Peñasco. Puerto Peñasco, Sonora […]
Contributor: Alfonso Lopez Trasvino With the goal of finding the fastest youth in town, the running department of the Municipal Sports Institute of Puerto Peñasco is calling on all youth between 13 – 15 (boys and girls) to participate in the municipal competition of “Searching for the fastest youth in Mexico” to be held Saturday, […]
Adding to sports fever surrounding the 2012 London Olympics, we turn to Hoops camp here in Rocky Point! Contributor: Alfonso Lopez Trasviña Over this past weekend, the “Hoops Force” brought together nearly 30 basketball campers ranging in age from 8 to 18, illustrating a positive response froom the Peñasco community. The camp was held at the Leandro […]
There’s a new sports team in town! Los Rolling Rockies, Puerto Peñasco’s own wheelchair basketball team, has been practicing at the Municipal Gym every Sunday for the past two months and is now preparing for their first tournament to be held in Navojoa on the weekend of July 14th – 15th. Unanimously voted team captain […]
Press release July 2, 2012: MADC Entertainment We are actively involving our company in fundraisers for organizations in Puerto Penasco. We will be supporting the “Los Rolling Rockies” a Wheelchair Basketball Team in Puerto Penasco by holding a fundraiser called “Sponsor A Ball” to buy them equipment that they desperately need and delivering that to […]
Beach, Mud, Obstacles, Beer, Food, Band and more www.dirtybeachmudrun.com Run, play climb and act like a lily liver-ed pirate in the sand and the surf Ye will climb the ships rigging, walk the plank and we may even make ye swab the deck ya scurvy scallywag. All ye lads and lassies will be on a […]
Our friends from PenascoHoy.com, a local website in Spanish with great news and tidbits about Rocky Point, shared with us the following announcement about an amazing basketball exhibition set for this weekend, March 31st at 5 p.m. The Municipal Sports Institute (IMD), in coordination with trainer Francisco Bercovich, will be holding a wheelchair basketball exhibition […]
For years, the Spring Rocky Point triathlon would wind itself all around town until about 7 years ago when it found a new home at Las Palomas, where it is now sponsored by Red Rock Co., an event production corporation from AZ specializing in producing multi-sports events. On March 31st, the Las Palomas Triathlon will be […]
