Big changes and big tournaments coming to FABC in 2012
Some big changes are coming in 2012 for the Farmington Amateur Baseball Congress.During a board meeting in November the towns of Aztec, Bloomfield, Kirtland, Shiprock and Chinle, Ariz., opted to join independent leagues and secede from the American Amateur Baseball Congress. Farmington is the only San Juan County team remaining in the AABC.
"There won't be any AABC in those communities but there are no boundaries so anyone who wants to play in Farmington divisions are more than welcome," said FABC president Deon Brown. "Those communities all decided not to register with the AABC this year and they will remain independent, but Farmington remains in the AABC. The national offices are here and the Connie Mack World Series is here, and the Farmington Parks and Recreation supports the FABC a lot so we are remaining."
Brown encouraged all kids to register to play in Farmington and said he is working directly with AABC president Richard Neely on how to get teams from outside Farmington registered in the state organization.
Brown said he wasn't certain how the changes would immediately affect the eligibility of teams like Durango or Naa'taanii in the Connie Mack summer city league.
"Nothing has really been decided right now. I am guessing they are going to be able to join and play in our summer league. Typically we allow them in our divisions so we haven't said no or yes on that yet," he said.
Dineh Benally, the owner of Naa'taanii Baseball Academy, said he fully expects to be in the FABC summer leagues still and questioned why other towns would choose to leave.
"Most of the kids on our team are from Farmington, Aztec and Bloomfield. Farmington has the best facilities and they are serious about baseball," Benally said. "That is why we compete there. Those independent leagues still have a long way to go if they are going to be serious about baseball. We register our team for the FABC because we want the chance at playing in the Connie Mack World Series.
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Southern Miss announced the signing of two junior college players -- linebacker Dylan Reda (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and defensive end Adam Williams (Tunica) -- for the 2012 football season.
The 6-foot-2, 235-pound Reda has played the last two seasons for coach Geoff Jones at Santa Ana (Calif.) College, where he posted 174 career tackles to go with 10 sacks. He also returned a fumble recovery 77 yards for a touchdown at Santa Ana. He was an All-East Conference selection twice and was his team’s defensive Most Valuable Player his sophomore campaign.
Reda prepped for coach Eric Patton at San Clemente High School, where he collected 130 career tackles with 10 sacks. He was an All-County and All-Conference selection his senior campaign.
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