Hesperia Senior Nolan Newman-Gomez tours his future school and the basketball facilities at the University of Idaho.
Hesperia Senior Nolan Newman-Gomez tours his future school and the basketball facilities at the University of Idaho.
Nolan Newman-Gomez led the Hesperia High School Scorpions to a 24-9 overall record this year, and a 9-1 finish in the Mojave River League (MRL).
Hesperia Senior Nolan Newman-Gomez tours his future school and the basketball facilities at the University of Idaho.
Hesperia Senior Nolan Newman-Gomez tours his future school and the basketball facilities at the University of Idaho.
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Hesperia Senior Nolan Newman-Gomez tours his future school and the basketball facilities at the University of Idaho.
Hesperia Senior Nolan Newman-Gomez tours his future school and the basketball facilities at the University of Idaho.
Nolan Newman-Gomez led the Hesperia High School Scorpions to a 24-9 overall record this year, and a 9-1 finish in the Mojave River League (MRL).
Hesperia Senior Nolan Newman-Gomez tours his future school and the basketball facilities at the University of Idaho.
Hesperia Senior Nolan Newman-Gomez tours his future school and the basketball facilities at the University of Idaho.
The High Desert will host a piece of Mexican soccer history this weekend.
For one day, the passion of “El Clásico de México,” the most iconic rivalry in Mexican soccer, comes to Adelanto as legends of Chivas de Guadalajara and Club America take the field at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Adelanto Plaza & Event Center.
Headlining the Chivas side are two of the club’s most recognizable figures, Ramon Ramirez, a 1990s icon and Mexican national team standout, and Francisco Palencia.
Ramirez, a fan favorite, played for the Chivas from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004. In a rare twist in the rivalry, he also spent time with America in 1999, where he scored three goals during his stint.
Palencia, widely recognized for his career with Cruz Azul, also had a run with the Chivas from 2003 to 2005. The midfielder scored 13 goals in 73 appearances.
Among the confirmed players for America are Reinaldo Navia and Matias Vuoso.
Navia scored 20 goals in 39 appearances for America from 2004 to 2005, while Vuoso recorded 27 goals across multiple stints with the club, including a 22-goal stretch between 2010 and 2012.
The exhibition match gives soccer fans a rare chance to relive that history. Especially for those who never had the opportunity to see it in person.
“That’s really what this is about,” said Jaime Soto, one of the event’s organizers. “It’s a great event for those of us that didn’t get a chance to see them when they were still active. Most of these players, their games were played in Mexico and a lot of immigrants never had that chance to go back home and see them play in a game.”