Bruce Carver, 64, is retiring from Rio Rancho Public Colleges because the district athletic director for a second time.

Carver leaves the place in June. He had served in that capability beforehand, initially retiring in 2018. He returned to Rio Rancho two years in the past and was instrumental in serving to the district’s highschool sports activities groups at Cleveland and Rio Rancho navigate the post-pandemic waters.

A well-recognized face shall be taking up that job this summer time.

Todd Resch, a longtime prep basketball coach within the metro space who had teaching stints at each St. Pius and Del Norte and who is also a former principal at La Cueva, has been with RRPS as its government director of secondary curriculum and instruction. He’ll succeed Carver on July 1. Resch, a former affiliate superintendent in Albuquerque Public Colleges, already is working alongside Carver because the district transitions.

HINES ADDS FOUR: Eldorado’s Bella Hines continues to rack up high quality Division I presents.

The 5-foot-9 guard, who’ll be a junior subsequent season, just lately picked up a basketball supply from the College of Cincinnati, On Tuesday, she acquired three extra presents, from Florida State, TCU and West Virginia.

Hines, who averaged 30 factors a recreation final season, additionally has presents from Alabama, Kansas State, Utah, SMU, Arizona State, BYU, San Francisco, Delaware State, Colorado State, New Mexico State and New Mexico.

COACHING COMINGS/GOINGS: Albuquerque Excessive and Valencia are searching for new ladies basketball coaches. Janai Campos is leaving the Bulldogs program with AHS coming off one in all it best-ever seasons. Albuquerque Excessive was 25-3 and a 9 seed within the state event final season. Campos was 45-10 in her two seasons.

Nicaela Medina led the Jaguars to a 19-11 mark final season.

Among the many new coaches?

That features Colton Oord, who’s leaving the West Mesa boys to take over the Rio Rancho ladies soccer program. Dave Modica, Sandia’s new ladies soccer coach, has been a Matadors assistant since 2019.

METRO TRACK: The final of the 2022-23 metro championships for Albuquerque Public Colleges, observe and area, shall be held Thursday and Friday at Nusenda Neighborhood Stadium. The district’s 13 public excessive faculties are entered, in addition to Cleveland, Rio Rancho, St. Pius, Hope Christian and Bernalillo.

There are two blocks of occasions Thursday for the eight area occasions on the schedule: 4:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The one operating closing Thursday is the three,200. The observe program begins at 5:15 p.m.

The remaining six area occasions are 4:15/6:45 p.m. Friday. The remainder of the operating finals shall be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

SIGNINGS: A handful of Highland Excessive Faculty athletes are going to signal their nationwide letters of intent on Wednesday.

Women basketball participant Aaliyah Nevarez and soccer participant Aaron Loya are each signing with New Mexico Highlands. One other member of the Hornets ladies basketball workforce, Rebekah Carpenter, is signing with Northern New Mexico Faculty in Española. Brandon Medina from the boys basketball workforce is signing with Faculty of the Southwest in Hobbs, and boys soccer participant Yahir Jimenez is signing with Japanese New Mexico.

• La Cueva senior Sophia Montes signed to play volleyball at New Mexico Highlands. She gained two state championships with the Bears. … Los Lunas’ Geleio Griego, a standout guard final season, has signed to play basketball with Northern New Mexico.

La Cueva is also doing a signing ceremony on Wednesday for Savannah Ames (observe and area; Northern Colorado); Karleigh Gutierrez (basketball; Wayland Baptist); Alexis Ayers (basketball; Milwaukee Space Technical Faculty); and Calvin Van Dyke (tennis; Wheaton Faculty in Massachusetts).

CARLSBAD BASEBALL: New Mexico prep historian Marty Saiz presents this tidbit:

Carlsbad Excessive’s two baseball victories over Roswell final week gave it 1,401 all time, making it simply the sixth college within the nation to surpass the 1,400-win plateau, in line with record-keeping.