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The ninth annual Cobre/Silver Alumni Baseball/Softball games will be held Saturday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m., at the Ben Altamirano Sports Complex.

SILVER CITY The ninth annual Cobre/Silver Alumni Baseball/Softball Classic will take place at the Ben Altamirano Sports Complex on Saturday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m.

The event is sponsored by AmBank, Morning Star, Gila Regional Medical Center, and New Mexico State Senator Howie Morales. Proceeds from the event will be donated toward Grant County s efforts of cancer prevention awareness

Former students/coaches of Silver High School and Cobre High School will once again have an opportunity to showcase their school colors and diamond skills, even organizer Artie Sanchez said. The same players will also get a chance to get reacquainted with good memories and friends.

Sanchez said last year more than 100 former players and coaches participated in the event, which raised more than $1,000 to benefit the Gila Regional Medical Cancer Center.

There will be two hardball games. The first is for players who graduated from 1995 to 2012. The second is for players who graduated from 1980 to 1994.

Female athletes who graduated from either school will also have an opportunity to get in on the action as there will be an exhibition alumni fast-pitch softball game.

Senior players will also play in a fast-pitch softball game, and it s open to players who attended either school from 1979 and before.

In addition to the alumni games, the ninth pair of inductees to the Grant County Hall of Fame will be honored. Nominations are being accepted for the GCHOF until Aug. 16 for an

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