Findlay Kia supports Las Vegas student-athlete

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August 27, 2021 - 8:00 am

Long earlier the Golden Knights, Raiders and Aces, Las Vegas was and remains a shot town; and 14-year-old Luke Herrera is simply a Las Vegas boy.

Luke has dedicated himself to America’s pastime, and his hard enactment has paid off. Over the people of the past 3 years and aggregate seasons, Luke has missed little than a fistful of practices.

His committedness to the game, his teams and himself is matched lone by his dedication to his education. As a student-athlete, Luke has worked hard to support a 3.5 GPA arsenic good arsenic gathering each different world responsibilities. On the field, Luke has juggled the complexities of his world responsibilities portion managing his shot show done other grooming connected discourtesy and defense, and each different nine shot activities.

In October 2019, Luke acceptable a extremity of making the USA Baseball National Team Identification Series Southwest Region squad that competes astatine the NTIS Champions Cup successful Cary, North Carolina. The Southwest Region squad is composed of lone 32 selected players from New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Southern California and Hawaii.

While the COVID-19 pandemic placed a clasp connected Luke’s extremity of making the 2020 NTIS 13U Southwest Region Team, Luke made bully usage of the other clip and enactment successful other enactment to hone his skills, and helium has been selected to the 2021 NTIS 14U Southwest Region team.

Findlay Kia General Manager Byron Klemaske got to cognize Luke and his father, Gilberto, erstwhile Luke played connected Byron’s son’s team.

“(Luke) was a twelvemonth oregon much younger than the remainder of the squad but if you didn’t cognize you would person ne'er guessed by his maturity arsenic a antheral and a player,” Klemaske said.

Ultimately, successful designation of Luke’s efforts connected and disconnected the field, Findlay Kia is present sponsoring his information successful the NTIS Champions Cup.

“I emotion the information that Luke’s begetter ever refers to him arsenic a pupil archetypal and subordinate second,” Klemaske said.

Luke has stated that helium understands that interdependence is simply a immense portion of success.

“I’m precise thankful and appreciative of the generous fiscal enactment that Findlay Kia and Byron Klemaske has provided to marque this travel to Cary, North Carolina, possible,” Luke said. “I volition ne'er hide the large generosity. Thank you precise overmuch to Findlay Kia, Byron Klemaske, and to each that person lent their support.”

In summation to his ain work, Luke helps manager the younger athletes of the Nevada Crew Baseball Club. His coaches person commented that Luke displays large patience and compassion erstwhile moving with younger athletes.

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