Football tournament held in honor of boy killed in Rio Grande

HAVE BEEN RE- PROGRAMMED. THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY IN RIO RANCHO HAS SPECIAL MEANING THIS ...  More »

HAVE BEEN RE- PROGRAMMED. THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY IN RIO RANCHO HAS SPECIAL MEANING THIS YEAR. THE CITY IS HOSTING A FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT IN MEMORY OF CORBIN HAYES -- THE 13 YEAR OLD WHO DROWNED IN THE RIO GRANDE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. VALERIE CASTRO IS LIVE AT RIO RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD. VALERIE? THINGS ARE KICKING OFF FOR THE TOURNAMENT TONIGHT WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY VINCE YOUNG -- THE QUARTERBACK FOR THE TENNESSEE TITANS FOOTBALL. HE WILL BE HERE IN ABOUT A HALF HOUR TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS AND MEET WITH CORBIN'S FAMILY. THE RIO RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM IS WHERE THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE BEGINNING ON SATURDAY. RIO RANCHO PARKS AND REC SAYS THE CITY IS HOPING TO THE MAKE THE CORBIN HAYE'S MEMORIAL FOURTH OF JULY FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT AN ANNUAL TRADITION IN HONOR OF HAYES.. THE 13 YEAR OLD WAS KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE OF SPORTS. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB CAME UP WITH THE IDEA AND ASKED HAYES'S FAMILY ABOUT NAMING IT AFTER THEIR SON. 'What happened is they approached corbin hayes family and asked them what they thought about naming their tournament after corbin hayes and they really supported it.' THE CITY IS EXPECTING MORE THAN 100 TEAMS TO SIGN UP. ALL OF THE MONEY RAISED WILL BE DONATED TO RIO RANCHO SCHOOLS ATHLETIC TEAMS, THE FISHER FOUNDATION WHICH SUPPORTS VETERANS AND THE RIO RANCHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP TO PLAY TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT -- GAMES WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHERE TO SIGN UP , JUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE AT KOB.COM AND CLICK ON FOUR- LINKS. LIVE IN RIO RANCHO.....VC....EWN  « Less