Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Sorted by date Results 126 - 150 of 1609
A meeting to discuss the $500 million Ute Water Pipeline Project escalated into a screaming match Friday in Portales between residents who oppose the project and local officials addressing their concerns. At one point police — who were asked by city officials to attend the meeting for security reasons — asked an audience member to control himself or he would be removed from the meeting. Members of the Concerned Citizens of Curry and Roosevelt Counties made their plea, often times with yelling and passionate discourse, ask... Full story
A group of angry residents clad in gym attire stood outside the Clovis Family YMCA on Friday afternoon. They had come to the YMCA to work out, and they were informed that it would be their last workout because the YMCA would be closed, effective Saturday. CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks The Clovis Family YMCA at Hilltop Plaza is closing effective Saturday because of continuing financial losses, according to the YMCA of Central New Mexico. The 10,000-square-foot health and... Full story
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — West Las Vegas senior Marissa Cordova held the Portales High bats in check in the opener of Thursday's softball doubleheader; not so much in the second game. Cordova blanked the Lady Rams after the first inning and finished with a four-hitter in the Lady Dons' 6-2 opening-game triumph. PHS, though, knocked her out of the contest in the first inning of the nightcap en route to a five-inning, 19-9 run-rule victory. PHS coach Robbie Crowley said her relatively young team still isn't convinced it's as good as s...
Winter canola uses less water than winter wheat, and crop scientists will be teaching interested farmers about the benefits and challenges of growing this crop. Courtesy photo: New Mexico State University Canola has a variety of uses, including mill for feeding livestock and it can be converted into biodeisel, and will be the focus of a field day 9 a.m. Tuesday at the NMSU Clovis Agricultural Science Center, located 15 miles north of Clovis. Sangu Angadi, a crop stress...
ARTESIA — Portales High put two players into the finals in the Artesia Invitational tennis tournament over the weekend. For the boys, senior Mychael Sturm won twice before losing to Lovington's Juan Najera 6-2, 7-5 in the No. 2 singles final. Meantime, junior Jessie Privett also won in the first two rounds in girls No. 2 singles before falling in the finals to Mesilla Valley's Jenna Coyle. No team scores were available from the seven-team event, but the Rams and Lady Rams finished in the middle of the pack. In other s... Full story
Facing what would have been a devastating sweep at home against Angelo State, the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team found away to salvage one on Sunday. CMI correspondent: Joshua LuceroENMU left fielder Ryan Forkel goes up to snap a high hop on an Angelo State base hit during the sixth inning of Sunday's Lone Star Conference baseball game at Greyhound Field. ENMU erased a 7-1 deficit to beat the Rams 8-7. Trailing 7-1 after 5 1/2 innings, the Greyhounds rallied for...
LUBBOCK — The Eastern New Mexico University women's track team set three school records in Saturday's Texas Tech Open track meet. Junior Brittany Buchanan placed first in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 40 minutes, 56.71 seconds, winning the race by nearly 50 seconds. It was the fifth-fastest time in the Lone Star Conference this season. In the 800, sophomore Alesha Jones ran a time of 2:15.52, good for fifth place, and broke the previous school mark of 2:18.3 by sophomore Sabrina Huelga. Freshman Amber Saiz was sixth i...
BLACKWATER DRAW — You can practice the option, the home-run throw up the middle or the quick-out to the sideline all spring. But strap on all the gear, and it usually comes down to turnovers. CMI correspondent photo: Joshua Lucero ENMU sophomore wide receiver Adrian Horton is taken down by defensive back Willie Riley in the second quarter of the Green and Silver scrimmage Saturday morning at Greyhound Stadium. The Green-Silver Game, which ended Eastern New Mexico U...
Second baseman Tyler Coughenour hit a go-ahead, two-run double down the left field line in a three-run seventh and Angelo State completed a Lone Star Conference baseball doubleheader sweep of Eastern New Mexico on Saturday with a 7-4 victory at Greyhound Field. The Rams notched a 4-3 win in the opener, which went eight innings. The teams complete the four-game series at 1 p.m. on Sunday, with ASU looking for the series sweep. Mike Weatherly (4-2) pitched a complete-game eight-hitter in the nightcap. He carried a 4-0 lead...
Eastern New Mexico University freshman Jacqueline Candelaria was down to the last chance to extend her modest hitting streak to five games. More important, she was trying to break up Tarleton State pitcher Randi Fentress' no-hitter. Candelaria came through with a clean first-pitch single between third and short, but that was the Zias' only highlight in a 7-0 Lone Star Conference loss to the TexAnns at Zia Softball Field. Fentress (12-10) got all three decisions in th series for the TexAnns (21-15, 9-6 LSC), including a loss i... Full story
Clovis Media Inc. newspapers won big Saturday at the Texas Panhandle Press Association's 2013 Better Newspaper Contest in Amarillo, taking home 14 awards, six of which were top prizes. The Clovis News Journal was honored with PPA's General Excellence award. The Clovis News Journal won five first place awards, two second place awards and one third place award. The Portales News-Tribune racked up three awards and the Quay County Sun received two. The results: Division II General excellence: Clovis News Journal Clovis News...
Junior right-hander Brian Kennedy threw 4 2/3 hitless innings in relief for Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team on Friday. Unfortunately for the Greyhounds, by the time he came into the game the proverbial horse was out of the barn. Angelo State did all its scoring in a three-inning span and the Rams cruised to a 9-3 Lone Star Conference victory over the Hounds at Greyhound Field. The teams play a 2 p.m. doubleheader today and a 1 p.m. single game on Sunday to close out the series. Center fielder Ryan Greer went...
Sophomore Katie Ramsay pitched 5 1/3 innings in relief and also delivered a pair of hits on Friday as Eastern New Mexico University's softball team snapped a 14-game losing streak against Tarleton State with an 8-6 win in the opener of a Lone Star Conference doubleheader at Zia Softball Field. The win was the first for the Zias over the TexAnns since a 3-1 win on March 10, 2007. TSU, though, scored five runs in the first inning en route to an 11-5 win in the nightcap. The teams finish the series with a noon single game... Full story
Portales High freshman Sheraya Cox outdid herself — by quite a bit — in Friday's Jim Love Invite track meet at PHS. Cox earned two qualifying marks for Class 3A state competition, including a distance of 15 feet, 9 inches to finish second in long jump, as the Lady Rams finished second with 92 points, six behind District 4-3A rival Ruidoso. CMI correspondent photo: Joshua Lucero Portales junior Kenya Gray clears a hurdle en route to a time of 17.49 seconds in the 100-meter hur... Full story
Kiersten Ramirez pitched two complete games, allowing six hits and one run, and got plenty of support from sister Kailee Ramirez at the plate as Portales swept a pair of games Friday in the first day of the Ram Softball Tournament. Kiersten Ramirez tossed a two-hitter in a 7-1 win over Cobre, with Kailee Ramirez going 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Kailee Ramirez, a sophomore third baseman, hit a grand slam in the Lady Rams' second outing as Portales topped Hope Christian 8-0 in the six-team tournament. Portales (6-3)...
Just for Women is being hosted by the Portales Women's Club, which celebrated its 110th birthday this year. Proceeds from the event will fund Eastern New Mexico University scholarships and the ENMU homecoming dance, among other charitable donations. Fast facts - What: Just for Women CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks Sheryl Borden of Portales and chairperson of the Just for Women committee puts a sign up in front of a classroom during Friday's set up at Greyhound Arena. - When: 8...
Arsenic and Old Lace will soon be on Main Street. The classic American drama, being put on by the community theater group Brickstreet Players, will provide entertainment for the entire family, according to director Jennifer Brandon. "It's a great play," Brandon said. "There is comedy. It's not something you have to analyze and really think about. It's just a chance to relax and have an entertaining evening." The play is considered a farcical dark comedy. In the play, drama critic Mortimer Brewster is forced to deal with his...
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Freshman catcher Kyra Sirag went 2-for-3, including a three-run homer to hold off a Cowgirl comeback, helping the Eastern New Mexico University softball team defeated New Mexico Highlands 8-6 Wednesday afternoon to pull a doubleheader split at Brandt Field. The host Cowgirls held off a comeback in the opener and held on for a 7-6 win. The leadoff hitter scored in the second, third and fourth innings for the Zias (11-29) in the nightcap to help stake out an early 5-1 advantage. The Cowgirls scored two in the...
Eastern New Mexico University's bats were held in check in the final three games of a Lone Star Conference series last weekend at Abilene Chrsitian, all resulting in losses. Tuesday, the Greyhounds managed only five hits against Wayland Baptist, but were able to take advantage of most of the scoring opporunities provided by five five hit batsmen — three of whom scored — and five walks in a 6-4 win over the Pioneers at Greyhound Field. The hit total was the third-lowest of the season for the Hounds (18-13), behind only fou...
Senior Jackson Powers shot 41-41 — 82 on Monday as the Portales High boys golf team finished third out of only three full teams in the Artesia Invite golf tournament. Andrew Underbrink was next for the Rams at 45-40 — 85, followed by Jory Nix 46-48 — 94, Ty Bergman 50-48 — 98 and Brandon Weringa 50-49 — 99. PHS golf squads return to action a week from today in the Spring Classic at Roswell....
Test production runs of Sunland Inc.'s facilities have been pushed back a couple of weeks to mid-April, according to Vice President Katalin Coburn. She attributes the setback to the continuing installations of equipment and delays in deliveries. Coburn says Sunland has rehired 85 percent of its laid off workforce and says they will be closer to 100 percent in the coming weeks as they prepare to reopen its nut butter plant that has shuttered since September. "We're looking forward to starting up in a couple of weeks," said...
DENTON, Texas — Texas Woman's continued to ride the long ball on Friday, completing a Lone Star Conference sweep of Eastern New Mexico University with a 7-2 victory. The league-leading Pioneers (33-7, 11-1 LSC), ranked eighth in NCAA Division II, got their fourth and fifth homers in the three-game set, breaking open a 4-1 game in the bottom of the fifth when Jordan Readicker led off with her 13th home run before catcher Ashley Maddux added her third, a two-run shot, later in the inning. ENMU (10-28, 3-9) cut TWU's lea to 4...
NMMI Colt Classic At Roswell Championship semifinals Texico 11, Dexter 4 Texico 030 142 1 —11 11 3 Dexter 010 102 0 — 4 7 5 Jaron Hill and Jonah Walls; Dominic Lomeli, Edgar Munoz (5) and Anthony Sandoval. W — Hill. L — Lomeli. Top hitters — Texico: Hill 2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBIs; Gentry Doolittle 3-5, 2B, 3B, RBI, run; John Myers 2-5, HR, 2 RBIs; Carlos Silva 2-4, 2 runs. Dexter: Munoz 2-4, 2B, 2 runs. Records — Texico 2-2, Dexter 2-1. Note: Texico will face either Santa Rosa or host New Mexico Military in today's 6:30 p.m. c... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team may have discovered another starting pitcher. Senior right-hander Jas Shergill posted the Greyhounds' first complete game of the season Sunday, spinning a four-hitter and retiring 19 of the final 21 hitters in a 2-1 win over Cameron in the opener of a Lone Star Conference doubleheader at Greyhound Field. The Hounds (16-10, 4-4 LSC) also won the nightcap 4-3 on a two-out RBI single by Rafael Romo, completing their first four-game sweep since 2008 when they won all four in a season-...
A Portales man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Thursday morning on N.M. 267. The accident also resulted in minor injuries for the driver of the other vehicle and a 45-minute power outage in Roosevelt County, according to New Mexico State Police. Richard Luckau, 34, of Portales was pronounced dead at Roosevelt General Hospital, according to State Police Capt. Jimmy Glascock. According to Glascock: - Luckau's 2010 four-door Pontiac was stuck by a 2013 Peterbuilt milk tanker truck driven by Brandon Kennedy, 32, of... Full story
