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Volcanoes take part in Latin
outreach program in 2020
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Rios carries the ball against Sandy in McNary’s jamboree.
RIOS,
continued from Page A14
Currently, Rios maintains
a grade-point-average of
4.18, while taking multiple
accelerated placement (AP)
classes and being a part of
National Honor Society. His
plan is to major in psycholo-
gy as a part of a pre-law pro-
gram, then eventually go to
law school after completing
his undergrad.
“I’m really passionate
about law, but psycholo-
gy also really interests me
because of the study of the
human brain and how it
works,” Rios said.
It can be a chore to main-
tain such high academic
standing while training, go-
ing on recruiting trips and
playing multiple sports —
Rios is also one of the top
athletes on the McNary
track team. But despite his
busy schedule, Rios fi nds a
way to juggle all of his re-
sponsibilities effectively.
“It can be a lot to manage
everything at times, especial-
ly with my AP classes. I have
to know when I need to do
homework and when I need
to go the gym and when I
need to watch fi lm,” Rios
said. “It’s about knowing
what I need to get done and
knowing when my deadlines
are.”
Rios is hoping to get an
offi cial offer by the time
spring rolls around. So
during the offseason, he has
the goal to prepare himself
for the next level — even
though he still has another
year of high school football
to play.
“I want to get my body
more ready to play college
football,” Rios said. “I played
at 220 (lbs.), and I want to
be 230 for next season. My
goal is just to get stronger
and faster.”
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The Volcanoes will transform into the Campesinos during six
home games in 2020.
The Salem-Keizer Volca-
noes have been selected by
Minor League Baseball as
one of 22 teams across the
country to join their Copa
de la Diversión program be-
ginning in the 2020 season.
Copa de la Diversión, is
a season-long event series
specifi cally designed to em-
brace the culture and values
that resonate most with par-
ticipating teams’ local His-
panic/Latino communities.
After its test run with two
teams (Las Vegas and Char-
lotte) in 2017, Copa de la
Diversión began in earnest
in 2018. The program grew
in 2019, and is adding 22
additional teams in 2020, in-
cluding the Volcanoes.
This program is designed
to be an organic outreach
program with the intent to
bridge the gap between the
Latinx community, creating
a decidedly more inclusive
environment in the stadi-
um and in the community.
Promoting and supporting
the Hispanic culture in their
ballpark, on specifi c nights,
the Volcanoes will adopt a
new identity (the Campesi-
nos) themed around aspects
of the Latino heritage that
refl ect both the spirit of the
club and the community
they represent.
Sporting vibrantly col-
ored uniforms and new lo-
gos, the Campesinos will
take the fi eld to Spanish
music while fans will en-
joy food, games and special
guests that celebrate the His-
panic culture.
The program has already
experienced early success for
the last two seasons.
“The fact that kids are
loving the program made it
resonate loudly with us,” said
Mickey Walker, CEO for the
Metro Paint
Volcanoes. “We can hardly
wait to take the fi eld as the
Campesinos next season.”
The fi rst night this will
take place at Volcanoes Sta-
dium will be Sunday, June
21, which is also Father’s
Day.
Five additional Campesi-
nos dates have been selected:
July 5, July 26, Aug. 8, Aug.
16 and Sept. 5.
About the Campesinos:
A tribute to their hard work,
Salem-Keizer’s “Campesi-
nos” moniker pays tribute to
the collective contributions
of farm workers toward es-
tablishing Oregon as one of
the leading agricultural re-
gions in the United States.
“The Campesinos name,
logos, wordmarks and El
Campo symbol were devel-
oped and selected by mem-
bers of our local Hispanic
community, including the
Latino Business Alliance,”
said Mitche Graf, president
of business operations for
the Volcanoes. “That led us
to something that is exciting
for our Hispanic fans. I think
even our non-Hispanic fans
are going to be excited about
this. We’ve been working on
this since January.”
“This will also provide
our Latino players the op-
portunity to feel more com-
fortable and get acclimated
quicker to their new sur-
roundings. It’s truly a win-
win scenario for everyone,”
added Walker.
Minor League Baseball
reported that attendance
spiked more than 24 percent
on Copa de la Diversión
Nights last season.
The offi cial on-fi eld uni-
forms are in development
and will be announced in
Spring.
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