Gabi Player

[Krysta Cirilo]

One of the most well-known volleyball players at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Gabi has had an exceptional career. From her hometown of Belo Horizonte to the Brazilian national team, the striker has accumulated a long list of achievements.

Gabi: I always say that I have to improve everything a little bit. Over the past years, my big objective has been to establish myself a little bit more as a striker, on attack and to help the national team and my club more.

Sal Nguez reached 417 appearances with Atltico de Madrid after playing against Cdiz on matchday 28 of LALIGA. With this figure, he equals one of our most iconic captains, Gabi, in ninth place in the ranking of players with the most games played with our club. The midfielder, born in Elche, reaches this impressive figure at 29 years of age and after more than a decade of commitment to our shirt.

Sal arrived at our club in the 2008/09 season to join the club. On 8 March 2012 he made his debut with the first team in a Europa League match against Besiktas at the Vicente Caldern. Almost on the same day, but 12 years and 47 goals later, he is the ninth player to have worn the Atleti jersey more times than any other player, tied with Gabi, and waiting to overtake the player from Madrid and remain alone in eighth place on the list, with Arteche and Calleja as the next legends to reach.

FARMINGTON, Utah (Dec. 6, 2022) - After a successful week for Northern Colorado's Gabi Fields, the freshman guard was selected as the Big Sky Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday.

Player of the Week - Gabi Fields (Northern Colorado)
Fields was a star player for Northern Colorado this past week as she helped the Bears secure wins against Colorado State and South Dakota. Against the Rams, Fields scored a season high of 36 points which is the fifth highest scoring output in school history. The freshman recorded a total of 46 points this week, averaging 23 points per game. The guard also accounted for 16 field goals, eight three-pointers and four assists. Fields is shooting 44.8% from distance this season (13-of-29) and is second on the team with 21 assists.

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Zachariasen is only the second sophomore in the award's nearly 30-year history to be named South Dakota Gatorade state player of the year, joining Sioux Falls O'Gorman legend Bergen Reilly, who won the first of three consecutive honors in 2020 as a sophomore and is now starring at the University of Nebraska.

A 6-foot outside hitter helped the Tigers to a Class AA state championship, with 529 kills and a .442 kill percentage. Zachariasen, who was a first-team all-state selection in Class AA, added 238 digs, 31 blocks, 26 aces and 327 service receptions, posting a 91.3 serve-receive percentage. Her 529 kills is a Harrisburg single-season record.

Soon enough, Salas had no way back to the United States as Brazil turned into a global hot spot for the pandemic and a travel ban to the United States was instituted. Sao Paulo, the biggest city in the Southern and Western hemispheres (metropolitan area of more than 21.5 million people, about two million more than New York City), isn't conducive to social distancing, yet there Salas was.

"I was stuck in Brazil because I couldn't fly directly to the United States," Salas said. "I just stayed there, it was really difficult because I couldn't do anything because of the lockdown. Then it was open, then locked down again. So being on the court again is amazing.

"It was hard. I stayed at home, waited for things to get open. Then it all shut down again. The court would be closed so I'd do what I could at home. Then it opened up again. I worked hard just to stay in shape."

Along the way, UTEP coach Kevin Baker actually had Salas re-sign with UTEP as a way of reaffirming his commitment to her. He admits it would have been easier to part ways at some point last year but he realized this was bigger than basketball.

"Just getting Gabby in the country is a pretty big deal," Baker added. "I'm glad we got her here in the US, she was stuck in Brazil for more than a year. We never gave up on that kid, she's a special kid, she can really play the game of basketball, she'll help our team, but more importantly, she's going to get a degree.

"That's what we were worried about the most. She's going to help our basketball team in a lot of different ways, she's a good player, she's big, she's strong, she can shoot it, she can play most any position on the floor but just having her here makes us all feel great."

After arriving Salas had to quarantine, but she's back on the court now for offseason practices, shaking off the rust of more than a year away from the game. In the 2019-20 season, Salas averaged 5.3 points, 2.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds a game as a part-time starter.

Ruffels pulled into a parking lot of the first gas station she saw and took out her phone. She checked the LPGA registration portal and it was confirmed: she was not entered. Worse, the deadline had passed. Her final opportunity to earn LPGA Tour status for 2023 was shot.

Ruffels welcomed the opportunity for another year to learn more and grow as a player. After all, she had only been playing for seven years to that point. She racked up nine top-12s in what was ultimately a solid campaign but fell just a few thousand dollars short, finishing 15th on the money list.

Gabi, alone, in a full panic, quickly called anyone that may have been able to help her, but there was nothing that could be done. The registration deadline had passed three weeks before. She never made it to the course.

The LPGA Tour had also switched the mechanism it used to give players notifications about upcoming registration deadlines. While she was having problems with her email accounts at that time, she was still getting general emails from the LPGA, so she thought she was signed up for everything. She owns the mistake.

Gabi could have dwelled on the mistake, but less than a week later, it seemed like she had moved on. She posted a swing video on her Instagram. Ryan replied with a comment that showed they were already laughing about it.

She managed just a one-under 71 on the final day, but it was still enough to forever leave her mark on the Tour, tying the 54-hole scoring record of 197. It was a four-shot win that she said was actually harder to finish off than the first.

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Gabby Hartnett first played in the big leagues at age 21 for the Chicago Cubs in 1922. Two years later he was already one of the best players in the National League, a title he would hold for much of the next two decades. Hartnett was known as an exceptional defensive catcher who evolved into one of the best hitting backstops of his time.

In 1925, he set a record for most home runs by a catcher with 24, the second highest total in the National League behind only Rogers Hornsby. He also developed a reputation for having a strong throwing arm.

Hartnett became player-manager in July 1938 and guided the Cubs to the World Series, where they lost to the Yankees. Hartnett's famous "Homer in the Gloamin" on Sept. 28 against the Pirates put the Cubs in first place to stay.

In Reagan's senior year, she was nearly unstoppable as a middle hitter and blocker for the Lady Wildcats with 352 kills, 175 blocks and 84 aces. She was named All-District 13-AAA and was the district MVP.

Now Reagan has earned The Leaf-Chronicle All Area volleyball player of the year award. The honor was selected by The Leaf-Chronicle sports staff while the All Area volleyball team was selected by the area's high school athletic directors.

"I love my team and we're family," Reagan said. "We know when it was time to have fun and we knew when it was time to work. I think this year our approach was very business-like and we were focused all year."

"Just playing club volleyball (for MidTen) and playing at that level has helped me tremendously," Reagan said. "Clarksville is getting better and better each year with developing young talent but to have a chance to play for that club team has meant everything to me."

Reagan's arrival at CHS three years ago coincided with the Lady Wildcats' return to being perennial district powers. A dozen years ago, CHS had the best program in the district before Rossview took over and dominated during a seven-year period. And the emergence of West Creek in the past four years as added to the growing strength of the district.

"It's always a rivalry with those teams," Reagan said. "They're fun to play in. I think it makes the district more interesting because the competition is so fierce and we're all trying to outwork each other."

"I have to thank coach (Glen) Fox and my teammates because they really helped me improve my game," Reagan said. "I'm a middle hitter and a blocker. But I became a pretty good passer and I'm not supposed to be."

Gabi Maena was born in Northern Spain and became childhood friends with Willy through their common love of tennis and padel. In 2008, he moved to the US to play at South Carolina State University. After a successful college and pro career in tennis, Gabi moved to Miami to pursue his masters degree in Industrial Engineering at Florida International University.

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