The Guadalajara Reporter
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U.S. tennis stars in the making will be among the pros battling it out on the courts of Guadalajara’s Panamericano Tennis Center in the fifth edition of the Zurich Jalisco Open from April 20-26.
Athletes from the Salvajes Ajijic runners club recently racked up another champion performance, taking four of the top ten places among 52 competitors tackling the grueling 117-kilometer Ultra Peregrino race. Following the traditional religious pilgrims’ route to Talpa de Allende, the runners set out from Ameca at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 3, arriving at the finish line early the following morning. Salvajes runner José “Chabelo” González Valenzuela completed the course in 12 hours flat to capture top honors and the first place 1,350-peso cash prize. Pictured at an April 15 celebration held at the Ajijic plaza in recognition of the club’s accomplishments are Chapala Sports Commission Director Jesús Hernández Dávila, running champ Chabelo, town administrator Héctor España (front row left to right); Salvajes President Daniel Úrzua and star female runner Andrea Mora Reyes (at rear).
Guadalajara golfer Carlos Ortiz has notched up his second best result in his fledgling PGA career with an 11th-place finish in the Farmer's Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California.
The fierce rivalry between Guadalajara’s largest soccer teams, Chivas and Atlas, was stoked by a 1-1 draw in an intense match that lived up to fans’ high expectations. In the end, Chivas fans were the ones celebrating the final whistle, while Atlas supporters bemoaned the fact that Ponchito Gonzalez missed a penalty kick seconds before the end. Commentators agreed that this was the best “Clasico Tapatio” for some time, with the unsegregated crowd split 50-50 and the atmosphere intense.
Charros de Jalisco baseball fans were surely disappointed by the team’s rout in Culiacan this week during the final three games of the Mexican Pacific League championship series. The Charros, who had seemed to roll over most opponents in their first season back in the league in 20 years, were even expected by Culiacan baseball fans to beat the Tomateros. But it was not to be. With the exception of the first game, where the Tomateros de Culiacan used an offensive explosion to win, the oponents used very good pitching to shut down the Charros’ potent offense.
The Charros de Jalisco baseball team has more than 200 children from 5 to 14 years of age training at it’s new academy at the Charros stadium, said Charros administrative director Roberto Castellon. The idea is to continue promoting the sport and build the Charros brand in the metro through this community outreach and also to look for talented youths to bring into the sport in the long term.
Charros fans were surely disappointed by their rout in Culiacan this week during the final 3 games of the Mexican Pacific League championship series. The Charros, which had seemed to roll over most opponents in their first season back in the league in 20 years, were even expected by Culiacan baseball fans to beat the Tomateros. But it was not to be.
It may be the off-season in baseball’s Mexican Pacific League (LMP) but the Guadalajara-based Charrros de Jalisco are continuing to make headlines after finishing runners-up to the Tomateros de Culiacan in their debut campaign.
Culiacan is up three games to one in the championship series as of Monday afternoon. The Charros had multiple opportunities to score as they loaded the bases 3 separate times during the game but were unable to capitalize. As a team, the Charros were 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 runners.
