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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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We asked area residents why they feel blessed this Easter. Here's what they said: - Trevor Weaver, 22, a senior airman stationed at Cannon Air Force Base "I'm feel blessed that my grandfather came to visit from St. Louis and I got to spend a wonderful day with my girlfriend Bobbie. It feels great to be around family and friends." - Hyrason Weaver, 20, a skateboarder who moved from Crown Point to Portales a month ago "I feel blessed to be alive and to have the family I have. I have a big family out there in Crown Point. I...
Logan Invitational Boys Team standings: 1. Tucumcari 102; 2. Logan 83; 3.Cimarron 64; 4. Clayton 54 1/2; 5. Santa Rosa 43; 6. San Jon 15; 7. Dora 13; 8. Springer 10; 9. Grady 9; 10. Melrose 8. Dora results Field events Javelin: 4. Arzate 111-10. Track events 800 relay: 5. Dora 1:40.31. 800: 5. Ramirez 2:28.62. 1,600 relay: 3. Dora 3:50.21. Girls Team standings: 1. Clayton 118; 2. Tucumcari 58; 3. Cimarron 53; 4. Santa Rosa 46; 5. Melrose 44; 6. Logan 38; 7. Elida 22 1/2; 8. Springer 19 1/2; 9. Dora 11; 10. Grady 10; 11.... Full story
Alfalfa Relays At Hagerman Boys Team standings: 1. Capitan 77; 2. Eunice 70; 3. Dexter 50; 4. Fort Sumner 37; 5. Artesia JV 32; 6. Hagerman 31 1/2; 7. Jal 29; 8. Cloudcroft 27 1/2; 9. Loving 25; 10. (tie) Gateway Christian and Hondo 18; 12. Lake Arthur 15; 13. Floyd 14; 14. New Mexico School for the Deaf 5; 15. Cuba 2; 16. Tularosa 1 1/2. Fort Sumner, Floyd results Field events Shot put: 2. Michael Giannini, Fort Sumner 40-9 3/4. Discus: 3. Michael Giannini, Fort Sumner 122-0 3/4; 4. Scott Ballard, Fort Sumner 120-2; 5. Dalla...
BLACKWATER DRAW — The Eastern New Mexico University football team is winding toward its annual Green & Silver spring game, set for 10 a.m. next Saturday, and second-year coach Josh Lynn likes what he is seeing. The Greyhounds went through a two-hour scrimmage on Friday at Greyhound Stadium, and Lynn said the defense was impressive. "I'm really pleased with how our defense played and flew around tonight," he said. "It was probably as good an effort as we've seen from our defense this year." The Hounds intercepted three p... Full story
Utter chaos will erupt when the announcer yells "go" as children dash out into the field to find the brightest of eggs and what takes days to prepare for will all be gone in a matter of minutes. CMI photo: Christina Calloway Portales Deputy Clerk Veda Urioste, joined by her dog Princess, stuffs the last few plastic eggs Thursday in preparation for the annual Easter egg hunt 2 p.m. today at the Portales Softball Complex. Urioste estimates about 3,000 plastic eggs were collected...
HOBBS — Junior catcher Simone Laurenz hit her second home run of the game, a tie-breaking, two-run shot in the top of the seventh, as the Portales Lady Rams beat Hobbs 5-2 on Thursday night. Laurenz led off the game with a home run, the second time she's done that this season for the Lady Rams (3-2), who rebounded from a doubleheader loss at home on Saturday to Roswell High. Freshman Kiersten Ramirez tossed a one-hitter, allowing only two sixth-inning runs which tied the game. She walked four and struck out two. Her s...
DENTON, Texas — Junior designated player Katie Hines belted her 17th and 18th home runs of the season, and eighth-ranked Texas Woman's posted a 6-2, 9-1 sweep of Eastern New Mexico University on Thursday in a Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader. Hines went 4-for-6 with four RBIs. She had an RBI single and third baseman Jordan Readicker followed with her 12th homer of the season in the first inning of the opener for a 3-0 lead, and Hines homered to start a three-run third for the eighth-ranked Pioneers (32-7, 10-1 L...
A teary-eyed Hank Baskett Jr. received a standing ovation as he accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award from the United Way of Eastern New Mexico for his dedicated service to the Oasis Children's Advocacy Center. Retiring United Way officials were also recognized at Thursday night's United Way awards banquet at the Clovis Civic Center. CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks Hank Baskett Jr. of Clovis, director of Oasis Child Advocacy Center wipes away tears Thursday night at the... Full story
Dancing With Our Stars, a local charity event to celebrate, support and raise acceptance of people with mental illnesses, will be held at 6 p.m. on April 6 in the Portales Memorial Building. Dinner will be provided and community leaders from Clovis and Portales will be dancing. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. The event is sponsored by Team Builders in Clovis, Mental Health Resources in Portales and United Way of Eastern New Mexico in Clovis. Tickets can be purchased at those locations. Information:... Full story
ABILENE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team had things on cruise control in Thursday's Lone Star Conference series opener at Abilene Christian, then just like that the Greyhounds appeared to have blown it. ACU took advantage of three consecutive one-out hit batsmen, two errors, a bases-loaded walk, Seth Spivey's three-run triple and Travis Schuutze's two-run homer to turn an 8-2 deficit into a 10-8 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Hounds then tied it on pinch-hitter Matt Spradlin's two-out, two-...
A former Portales police officer could face up to 27 years of jail time after agreeing to plead guilty to more than a dozen charges, including having a sexual relationship with a minor. Victor Castillo, who was 45 at the time of his arrest in August, entered into an agreement March 21 to plead guilty to 14 of the 35 felony sex charges, according to court records. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 22. Castillo, who was serving as a school resource officer at the time, is accused of maintaining a sexual... Full story
Not surprisingly, Eastern New Mexico University football coach Josh Lynn is feeling a bit more comfortable during spring drills in his first full season than he did last year. Lynn was hired in December 2011 to replace Mark Ribaudo, and spent the first offseason trying to get his program established. The Greyhounds are in the third week of spring drills, with about 100 players participating. They have six workouts left, including a 6 p.m. scrimmage on Friday at Greyhound Stadium and the annual Green & Silver Game, set for 10...
Kevin Spears revisited the Floyd Lions Club Country Jamboree for the first time in more than 10 years Saturday night to watch his son Hayden perform songs by country music stars. "I'm always surprised at how much local talent we have," said Spears, 36, office administrator at the Ninth Judicial District Attorney's office in Clovis. "It's a good opportunity to showcase the younger talent. I think the jamboree is still going strong. It's kind of a hidden gem to the area." The... Full story
Playing their third and fourth games in less than 24 hours, Portales High's softball team saw the competition level go up significantly on Saturday. Joshua Lucero: PNT correspondent Ram sophomore Kailee Ramirez high fives Ram coach Robbie Crowley after hitting a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning of the Rams' second game in a doubleheader against the Roswell Coyotes Saturday afternoon at the Portales Ram softball field. PHS blew out Santa Fe Indian 15-0 and 16-0 on Friday in its season-opening twin bill on Friday...
Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team continues to excel at home, no matter the weather conditions. The Greyhounds, who recently endured a nine-game losing streak, have been all but unbeatable at Greyhound Field so far. Despite gusty winds and an eight-run inning by Cameron that momentarily turned a blowout into a somewhat competitive game, ENMU eventually rolled to a 20-10 Lone Star Conference win over the Aggies on Saturday, called in the bottom of the seventh becaus...
Eastern New Mexico University sophomore Albie Medina had an interesting day in Saturday's wind-blown Lone Star Conference game against Incarnate Word at Zia Softball Field. Medina delivered four hits — including three doubles up the right-center field alley — and drove in five runs as the designated player in the Zias' 16-14 win over the Cardinals. She also was in line for her LSC-leading fourth save until UIW made things interesting in the seventh with Victoria Silva's grand slam and Monica Acuna's solo shot — coming on co...
With No. 2 player Jessie Privett not available due to a family commitment, Portales High's girls got solid performance from sophomore Hannah Evans on Saturday and edged Raton 5-4 in a dual tennis match played at the Bill Wahlman Tennis Center. Meantime, the PHS boys posted a 6-3 win over the Tigers at the Eastern New Mexico University courts. Evans earned the Lady Rams a win at No. 5 singles, beating Raton's Liz Valdez 6-3, 6-3, and teamed with Ely Chavez for a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Valdez and Ashley Hester at No. 3 doubles.... Full story
CARLSBAD — Portales High's boys finished eighth and the girls were ninth in Friday's nine-school Ralph Bowyer Relays track meet, the season opener for the Rams and Lady Rams. Hobbs swept both team titles, winning on the boys' side with 124 points to 94 1/2 for Lovington and in girls competition with 102 points to 70 for Las Vegas Robertson. PHS finished with 13 points in the boys meet, one behind seventh-place Robertson, and 22 for the girls, who were two points behind Lovington and seven back of Roswell High. The Lady R... Full story
Junior right-hander Keenan Dodd pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings Friday night and Hope Christian handed Portales a 2-0 loss in a five-team tournament being hosted by PHS at Ram Field. Freshman Joe Standley got the final four outs for the Huskies (3-2), considered one of the top teams in Class 3A this season. The two hurlers combined to limit the defending 3A champion Rams (2-2) to two hits. "We played real well," Rams coach Arturo Ontiveros said. "It's our third game with all... Full story
ROSWELL — Freshman Mariah Chavez hit a two-out, two-run double in the top of the seventh inning Friday night to boot Clovis High's softball team to a 3-1 win over Roswell Goddard. Senior Andrea Ramos pitched a complete-game three-hitter for the Lady Wildcats (2-7), striking out six and walking two. Clovis (2-7) banged out 10 hits off Goddard pitcher Danielle Hubbard. "We actually played a complete game today," CHS coach Brandi Thomas said. "We played good defense and we stung the bats, and (Ramos) did a really good job (in t...
Irma Saiz, a detention officer in training, held her right hand up, next to her face. She dropped her hand to signify she was ready, and then a stream of pepper spray, which looked like buffalo wing sauce, hit her in the face. "I was ready, and it hurt a lot more than I thought it would," Saiz said. "I just wanted to get the course over with." CMI staff photo: Kevin Baird CMI photo: Kevin Baird After being pepper sprayed, Nathan Macias, left, tackles Sgt. Daniel Padilla. The...
Ryan Willoughby ran into the Commons Area of Clovis Community College Friday on his way to take a test when he saw a photo that reminded him of home. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway Joy Simon looks at her first place sculpture proudly Friday at the Pintores Art League Spring Fling exhibition on Clovis Community College's campus. "I was on my way to take a test and it just caught my eye," said the farmer of Farwell about a photo of a cowboy at sundown. The photo was one of... Full story
SANTA FE — After losing their opener to Clovis 14-1 two weeks ago, the Portales High baseball team was definitely on the other end of the spectrum on Tuesday night. PHS pounded out 37 hits in a 24-1, 17-2 sweep of Santa Fe Indian, with both games shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule. Junior Daniel Sanchez went 4-for-6 with three doubles and junior Sam Roberts was 4-for-4 with a three-run triple in the opener for the Rams. Portales finished that abbreviated game with 24 hits. "Everyone that played had at least one h...
Clovis High's tennis teams had the better of it Tuesday against Portales at the Bill Wahlman tennis courts — including supertiebreakers. CMI correspondent: Joshua LuceroClovis High sophomore Rylie Lee gets low to hit a return during Tuesday's singles match against Portales' Belle Youngerwolf at PHS. Lee defeated Youngerwolf 6-3, 6-0 and the Lady Wildcats posted a 9-0 team victory. The Clovis boys won two such decisions and posted a 6-3 win over the Rams, while the Lady W...
