Today's Sports

The Arriba Sol volleyball team was the big winner at the Mile High AAU Super Regional Tournament last month.
Arriba Sol, which consists of players from Los Alamos and Española, knocked off the tournament’s No. 1 seed in the championship match to earn the victory.
The super regional was a qualifier for the AAU national championship tournament, which is scheduled for later this month.
Arriba Sol, which won another qualifier earlier during the club season, will play in the club division starting June 23 in Orlando, Fla.
Arriba Sol went undefeated in the tournament. It had a 10-2 set record in pool play and was awarded the No. 2 seed in the elimination round.
In the opening round of direct elimination, Arriba Sol defeated Faith Volleyball Club (Denver), 21-15, 21-16. Christina Naranjo had a big match from the right side to lead the team to the win.
In the semifinals, Arriba Sol took on Riverton, Wyo., which was anchored by a 6-foot-2 middle blocker, whom the Arriba Sol coaches said had been a dominant player in the tournament up to that point.
Arriba Sol, led by setter Celina Naranjo, played up-tempo against Riverton, which helped neutralize the Riverton middle attack. Arriba Sol swept the match 21-11, 21-18.

PARIS (AP) — Maria Sharapova shrugged off losing the first six games and swept the last four to reach the French Open semifinals.
The defending champion overcame a miserable start in the quarterfinals Wednesday to beat Jelena Jankovic, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3.
It was the first victory of Sharapova’s career after losing an opening set 6-0. Her opponent Thursday will be two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, who reached her first Roland Garros semifinal by beating Maria Kirilenko 7-6 (3), 6-2.
The No. 2-seeded Sharapova earned her first French Open title a year ago to complete a career Grand Slam. She has won 12 matches in a row at Roland Garros, where her 42-9 record is the best among active women.
“Obviously it only gets tougher from here,” Sharapova said, “but I’m really happy I’m at this stage again.”
She’s 5-7 against No. 3 Azarenka.
“It’s our first meeting here,” Azarenka said, “so it’s definitely going to be exciting and interesting.”
No. 1 Serena Williams, seeking her first French Open title in 11 years, plays 2012 runner-up Sara Errani in the other semifinal.
The warmest weather of the tournament greeted the quarterfinalists, and Jankovic quickly had Sharapova sweating.

Isotopes win series finale, 10-2

The Albuquerque Isotopes collected a season-high eight extra-base hits as they routed the Oklahoma City RedHawks in the finale of their series Tuesday.
Right fielder Matt Angle homered twice, the first multi-home run outing of his career for Albuquerque as it cruised to a 10-2 victory at Isotopes Park.
The win for the Isotopes (31-28) gave them a series split with Oklahoma City. The Isotopes have a travel day today before eight road games against New Orleans and Round Rock. They will return to Albuquerque June 14.
Albuquerque scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to break open the contest. Oklahoma City scored a run in the top of the sixth to cut the Albuquerque advantage to 4-2 but Dee Gordon came through with a two-run triple and Nick Buss drove in two runs with a ground-rule double later in the inning.
Red Patterson, who started Tuesday’s game, was added to the Isotopes’ roster earlier in the day. He had been dropped to rookie-level Ogden June 1 but right-hander Angel Castro was placed on the disabled list with a left oblique strain, necessitating the move.
Oklahoma City (32-25), which won on Saturday and Monday, is tied with Round Rock in the PCL American Southern standings and those teams lead Albuquerque by 2 games.

Isotopes hit 6-million fan mark

A major athletic event in the area has been nixed due to the Thompson Ridge Fire.
The Run the Caldera, which is hosted annually by the Valles Caldera National Preserve, is canceled for this year. The Run the Caldera, which was scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday, was scheduled to have better than 500 runners from the area participate.
The Thompson Ridge Fire, which has covered approximately 9,300 acres and reached the Valle Grande Tuesday evening, doesn’t seem to be slowing down much and the Run the Caldera organizers felt the safety of those involved in the races couldn’t be guaranteed.
“The fire line has expanded over all of our courses,” said VCNP spokesperson Terry McDermott. “Even if the fire stopped today, there are still a lot of hot spots and fallen trees.”
The Run the Caldera will not be rescheduled this year. VCNP officials said everyone who had registered will get a full refund of their entry fee.
All other activity at the preserve, including fishing and hiking, has been suspended until further notice. McDermott said the VCNP was attempting to get a hold of those who had reservations to visit the area.
Unfortunately for local athletes having area events canceled or postponed due to fire conditions is becoming a common occurrence.