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This international tournament will welcome 50 competitors including at least 10 professionals; among them, participants from Mexico’s SUP Team, who will use the Mexico SUP Tour circuit to measure their readiness for the upcoming SUP World Tour later this summer.
Puerto Vallarta, Jal. - The IV International Polo Cup at Nayarit Beaches is returning to the Mexican Pacific Treasure from March 13 to 15, 2015, when team from Mexico, Italy, Argentinean, Canada and two teams from United States, will fight for the crown of the king of all sports.
Puerto Vallarta, Jal. - The third International CANAMEX Cup will bring together, face to face, the best golf players from Mexico, United States and Canada.
Puerto Vallarta, Jal.- With her participation in different stand up paddle surfing tournaments, Karen Jacobson continues promoting Puerto Vallarta, especially after her outstanding performances which have placed her among one the World Tour’s favorites.
Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs, left, and Janis Smedins are two-time defending FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings champions as nearly 2,000 athletes from around the globe are preparing for April's start of the 2015 FIVB World Tour.
Countdown clock at 60 days for start of 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The Puerto Vallarta Open will be the seventh Open event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 calendar in a season that extends from late April to mid-December. It will be the first after the FIVB World Tour Finals, with points from the tournament going towards the 2016 ranking.
The pre-Olympic 2015 season includes five FIVB Grand Slams, a new FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series, a special FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World Tour season Final in the United States and six FIVB Opens.
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 2015 also launches the Olympic qualification process with all FIVB World Tour events (except the World Tour Finals) in 2015 up until June 13, 2016 counting towards the Olympic Ranking in order to determine the 15 vacancies for each gender, which will take part in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Five Grand Slams, which offer $800,000 in prize money each, will also take place on the road to the World Tour Finals. A new innovative and dynamic FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series including three tournaments offering $800,000 each in prize money will complete the schedule. Six Opens offering $75,000 in prize money, per gender, also feature in the build-up to the World Tour Finals.
The FIVB Swatch Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals, which will feature the top eight teams per gender based on a cumulative ranking of points from Grand Slams, Majors and Opens, will be followed by a further three Open events, which will be the first events on the 2015-16 Beach Volleyball Calendar.
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – A 23-run outburst against Southern Illinois highlighted the Nevada softball team’s split on Saturday at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. The Wolf Pack set the program record for runs in a single game in the 23-9 win over the Salukis before falling to Northern Colorado, 6-4.
Junior Amanda Weis posted six RBI with a two-run home run over the two games while junior Danielle Wiltz went 4-for-7 with five runs scored against Southern Illinois, a new program single-game high. Freshman Chase Redington (3-4) recorded decisions in both contests for the Pack (4-16, 0-0 MW).
In what was at first a back-and-fourth affair, the Pack went up early, 3-0, in the top of the first before giving six runs in the bottom half of the inning to go down 6-3. Nevada regained the lead the very next inning by scoring five runs, including a two RBI double from Hopkins and an RBI single from junior Jasmine Jenkins, but lost the lead again after the Salukis pushed two runs across in the bottom of the second.
The Pack had already broken an 8-8 tie to take a 10-8 lead before Weis blasted a two-run homer to left center field that gave Nevada a 12-8 lead in the top of the second. Southern Illinois made it a three run game, 12-9, before the Pack pieced together an impressive offensive display in the top of the top of the fourth that helped rewrite the record books.
Eight hits and 11 runs made up the record-breaking fourth-inning which led to breaking program record for runs scored in a single game set last season after Nevada scored 21 runs against North Dakota. The Pack’s 21 team RBI and 20 team hits also tied single-game highs as the 11 run frame was enough for Nevada to secure the victory.
In the first inning against the Bears, Hopkins reached first, stole second and went to third on a single from junior Jasmine Jenkins before scoring on a passed ball. Jenkins moved to second on a walk from classmate Megan Sweet and later scored the second Pack run of the inning on a fielding error by the center fielder after a single up the middle from freshman Alyssa Mendez.
The Pack extended its lead to 4-0 after an RBI single from Hopkins that scored freshman Amanda Nicholas and a sacrifice fly from Sweet that plated Hopkins before Northern Colorado tied the game 4-4 in the bottom of the third inning.
Redington kept the game tied through the fourth but the Nevada bats went quiet and Northern Colorado pushed two across in the bottom of the fifth to take a 6-4 lead.
Nevada will return to Reno for its first home series of 2015 against Idaho State starting Friday, March 7 at 12 p.m.
Join the Wolf Pack softball team at Hixson Field for the 2015 season. Full season tickets start at just $60 for adults and $45 for youth eighth grade and under. Call (775) 348-PACK or visit NevadaWolfPack.com to purchase your seats today
The largest and most established regatta on the west coast of Mexico is ready to take off from March 3-7 at the Vallarta Yacht Club in Nuevo Vallarta.
Domestic residents can win a free trip to the destination with this new contest created for adventurous souls; entries are open from March 2-30, 2015 and winners will enjoy area activities including scuba diving, skydiving, kite surfing, surfing, paddle boarding, ATVs, zip-lining, rappelling, fly boarding, sailing and more.
The National Motocross MX 2015, a motorcycle competition which is celebrated on seven different dates around Mexico, will be take place in Tepic on February 28 and March 1.
Puerto Vallarta, Jal.- Together with Lombardo Ontiveros from Sinaloa, Virgen Pulido is preparing himself for NORCECA (North America, Central America and Caribbean Confederation)
This year’s goal is to position among the three best Beach Volleyball players in the continent.
NORCECA’s Beach Volleyball Tour 2015 starts March 18 in Guatemala City and Juan Ramon Virgen Pulido from Nayarit and Lombardo Ontiveros Gomez from Sinaloa, are training for these games. They are working hard to verify their position as the number one duo in the country, on the way to the Pan-American Games taking place in Toronto, Canada this year.
“We are concentrating on the NORCECA Tour and on the elimination process, working to make it to the Pan-American Games. We want to get there well prepared because we do want a medal. On 2011 I got to fourth place, very close the bronze medal; now, again, I get the opportunity to play and fight hard to get a medal for Mexico,” said Virgen Pulido.
With the support of Nayarit’s authorities, last year Virgen Pulido participated in the World Tour, where he won the Silver Medal; that day was one of celebration for Puerto Vallarta. He has also competed in Xiamen, China; Praga, Check Republic; Stavanger, Norwegian and Long Beach, United States.
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Approximately 100 professional skydivers from around the world will come together for a unique spectacle: a 13-thousand foot free fall landing on the beaches of Mexico’s Pacific Treasure.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Tecate and Tecate Light, cervezas con caracter, brought members of Chivas del Guadalajara, the most popular Mexican football club, back to LA to announce a 'Bold Alliance' including an exclusive beer sponsorship for friendly matches to be played across the U.S., the summer pre-season and several player meet and greets for consumers 21+.
Part of the "Taste of Triumph" campaign, the Mexican beer brand's sports engagement platform that immerses bicultural Hispanic consumers 21 and older in the sports they love, the first Tecate sponsored match will be Chivas del Guadalajara against Santos Laguna to be held at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, TX on March 27, 2015.
Chivas del Guadalajara will play at least two additional Tecate sponsored matches within California and Texas during their summer pre-season with opponents and locations to be confirmed soon. Ticket availability and pre-season dates for meet and greets will also be announced closer to those activities.
"To the millions of Chivas fans across the U.S., it's our pleasure to bring such high quality international soccer to California and Texas. We look forward to this bold alliance generating some incredible matches in front of avid Chivas fans," said Gustavo Guerra, brand director for Tecate and Tecate Light.
Joining Guerra on stage was Nestor de la Torre, President of Chivas del Guadalajara; Jose Manuel Chepo de la Torre, head coach; Erick "Cubo" Torres, striker; Rafael Marquez Lugo, striker; and Alberto "Guameru" Garcia Jr., striker.
"Chivas del Guadalajara has found a passionate partner in Tecate and we look forward to playing competitive matches in the U.S. To the Chivas del Guadalajara fans in California and Texas, we need your support and hope to see you cheering us on at the games," said Nestor de la Torre, President of Chivas del Guadalajara.
For additional details on Tecate and Tecate Light's "Taste of Triumph" campaign, the sponsorship of the Chivas del Guadalajara matches, or to speak with a Tecate and Tecate Light representative about the brand's support of soccer, please contact BRAYA US at
HEINEKEN USA Inc., the nation's premier beer importer, is a subsidiary of Heineken International BV, which is the world's most international brewer. European brands imported into the U.S. include Heineken Lager, the world's most international beer brand; Heineken Light; Amstel Light, a leading imported light beer brand; Newcastle Brown Ale, the leading imported ale in the United States; and Buckler non-alcoholic brew. HEINEKEN USA is also the exclusive USA importer for the Tecate Franchise, Dos Equis Franchise, Sol, Indio, Carta Blanca and Bohemia brands from Mexico. For a safe ride home, download the HEINEKEN USA -sponsored Taxi Magic™ application from your smartphone at taximagic.heineken.com. Please visit www.EnjoyHeinekenResponsibly.com.
Club Deportivo Guadalajara was born in 1906, when a group of friends met in one of the most important stores, "Perla de Occidente," (Pearl of the West). Their employees created a soccer team sponsored by the store owners. Headed by Belgian, Edgar Everaert, Mexicans, Belgians and Frenchs were brought together, and named their team "Union Club," and two years later "Club Guadalajara".
On October 21st 1943, Guadalajara makes their debut in professional soccer, winning 4-1 to the Atlante in the capital of the Republic. Since its inceptions, Chivas decided to implement the policy of admitting only Mexicans players in their ranks, and today, is the most beloved team in Mexico, with more fans and titles in the national territory, in addition to being the most important team in Mexico.
Chivas, is the most winning team in the history of Mexican soccer.
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This regional soccer tournament for children and youths is a fantastic opportunity to practice the nation’s favorite sport, and will serve as a showcase for talent scouts looking to recruit for professional team
