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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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AMARILLO — If someone asked Portales High softball coach Robbie Crowley about the desginated player rule after Saturday's game at Amarillo High, she'd have probably voted against it. The Lady Sandies' DP, Ashby Williams, simply had a monster game — five hits with three home runs, including two in a nine-run sixth that lifted the home team to a 16-10 victory. Williams deliverd a single in the first, an RBI single in the third, a two-run homer in the fourth and a two-run shot and a grand slam in the Lady Sandies' gam...
ABILENE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University's potent offense, averaging more than seven runs a game, was kept in check for the third consecutive game on Saturday and Abilene Christian held on for a 4-2 Lone Star Conference victory. ENMU (17-13, 5-7 LSC) outhit the Wildcats 9-8, but stranded 11 runners and dropped its third straight in the finale of the four-game series. The previous three contests were decided by one run. Right-hander Ty Taylor (3-3) went 7 1/3 innings for ACU (21-12, 9-3), allowing eight hits. Closer B...
ABILENE, Texas — Senior left fielder Kyle Conwell, who hadn't homered in more than 100 at-bats this season, led off the bottom of the seventh with his third of the game and Abilene Christian rallied for a 5-4 victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Friday, completeing a sweep of their a Lone Star Conference baseball doubleheader. It was the third one-run game of the series, with ENMU winning 11-10 in 11 innings on Thursday and ACU taking Friday's opener 2-1. The teams finish the series with a noon (MDT) nine-inning c...
RUIDOSO — Clovis High's girls were just consistent enough to get a win in Friday's Great 8 tournament at The Links of Sierra Blanca Golf Course. The CHS boys, meantime, came close. The Lady Wildcats posted a team score of 375 to edge host Ruidoso by one shot in the five-team girls field. The boys, meantime, shot 329, good enough for second out of six teams behind Roswell Goddard (324). Junior Victoria Fox shot a 90 to lead the Lady Cats and finish second overall behind Goddard's Emily Englehard, who finished at 79. Senior H...
RIO RANCHO — Clovis High's baseball team continued to get fairly good pitching on Friday. The Wildcats are simply having trouble plating runs. Roswell Goddard broke open a close game with four runs in the top of the seventh and handed the Cats a 7-1 loss in the consolation semifinals of Rio Rancho's Sal Puentes Invitational. Clovis (4-5) will meet St. Pius for seventh place at 9 a.m. today. The Sartans elected not to play Artesia in Friday's other consolation semifinal because of the Good Friday holiday, CHS coach Shane L...
[email protected] Sen. Stuart Ingle says legislation passed to attract and retain businesses to New Mexico may not fix all of the state's problems but it's a step in the right direction. Ingle, R-Portales, hopes that lowering the corporate tax rate from 7.6 percent to 5.9 percent will help New Mexico compete with neighboring states to draw corporations. "Other states have lower corporate tax rates so we're trying to be competitive," Ingle said. "It certainly will be a great benefit to our local corporate businesses....
Gregory Lopez and Harry Black remember the way they were treated when they returned from their tours in Vietnam, hence their appreciation for the Clovis City Commission proclaiming Friday as Vietnam Veterans Day in Clovis. "I sure wish we received a better welcome (when returning from Vietnam)," said Lopez, 66, of Clovis, who served in the 25th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army from 1969 to March 1970 in the Vietnam War. "When I came home (from Vietnam) being a veteran didn't mean much to people," said Black, 80, of Portales...
Gregory Lopez and Harry Black remember the way they were treated when they returned from their tours in Vietnam, hence their appreciation for the Clovis City Commission proclaiming Friday as Vietnam Veterans Day in Clovis. "I sure wish we received a better welcome (when returning from Vietnam)," said Lopez, 66, of Clovis, who served in the 25th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army from 1969 to March 1970 in the Vietnam War. "When I came home (from Vietnam) being a veteran didn't mean much to people," said Black, 80, of Portales...
Portales High lost a seven-run lead, then rallied late for a 15-10 win over East Mountain in a battle of state champions on Saturday to wrap up a five-team weekend tournament at Ram Field. The Rams were scheduled to play another game against Texico later Saturday, but Rams coach Arturo Ontiveros said the earlier games ran long and the East Mountain contest didn't end until around 10:15p.m. He said the Rams and Wolverines, who had been slated to play at 8 p.m., are trying to reschedule that game for later. Defending Class 3A...
LEVELLAND, Texas — Senior Courtney Cleveland won both in the average and the first go in goat tying, helped Eastern New Mexico University's women to an eighth-place team finish over the weekend in the South Plains College rodeo. The Zias finished with 80 team points. Tarleton State won the 10-team competition with 360 points to 195 for West Texas A&M. Junior TiAda Gray took fifth overall for the Zias in breakaway roping. ENMU's men were 10th out of 14 teams with 110 points. Tarleton also took that title with 750 points to 3...
ORTALES — 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 because of the 10-run rule. The Hounds (...
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....
The race is on again in Quay County's bid for the state's last racetrack and casino license. A spokesman said Quay County will ask the New Mexico Racing Commission next week to once again open applications. The request follows a state Court of Appeals decision on Thursday that upheld nullification of the license once held by La Mesa racino in Raton. "What it all means is there are no more holdups as far as Raton is concerned. Their licenses are gone," said Warren Frost, executive director of the Quay County Gaming Authority....
District Judge Drew Tatum will issue a decision that will have ramifications for the mentally retarded Marcos Maestas, who was arrested in connection with an April 2010 robbery of a bank in Melrose. Maestas' three accomplices who were arrested with him have pleaded guilty, and they are incarcerated. Discussed during the Friday morning hearing was a motion, filed by the defense on Jan. 14, to dismiss the case for violation of Maestas' right to a speedy trial. "We have a (mentally) retarded person in jail who still has not...
A former Air Force sergeant was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison Thursday after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Christopher Garcia, 34, admitted using his computer to download images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct while stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in December 2011 and January 2012. He was arrested in an undercover sting conducted by Curry County Sheriff's deputies. Garcia was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release once he completes his prison sentence, according to...
A former Air Force sergeant was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison Thursday after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Christopher Garcia, 34, admitted using his computer to download images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct while stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in December 2011 and January 2012. He was arrested in an undercover sting conducted by Curry County Sheriff's deputies. Garcia was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release once he completes his prison sentence, according to...
For those hoping for a wet spring, the news is not good, according to local weather forecaster Joseph Weldon Crim. The Clovis resident is predicting a dry spring based on a Native American method passed down from his grandfather that is predicated on the direction of the wind at sunrise on March 22. The wind blew out of the northwest on Friday, which means "not much rain," Crim said. Crim claims his predictions are 80 percent accurate....
Clovis firefighters responding to a call at about 4 p.m. Thursday arrived at an area of state road 209 about 15 miles north of town to find a large section of grassland engulfed in flames, according to Clovis Fire Station One Battalion Chief Dale Hand. According to Hand: - Six firefighters extinguished the flames in 30 minutes. - Firefighters took another 15 minutes to knock out hotspots. - There were no injuries or structures damaged....
Eastern New Mexico University scored four first-inning runs Friday night and the Greyhounds notched their first Lone Star Conference victory of the season, a 10-3 victory over Cameron in the opener of a four-game series at Greyhound Field. Center fielder Brooke Brooks led a 13-hit ENMU attack, going 3-for-4, while right fielder Derek Crenshaw drove in three runs with a single and a double. The Greyhounds (13-10, 1-4 LSC) have now won two straight after dropping nine in a row following an 11-1 start. The teams, originally...
Clerks in Curry and Roosevelt counties aren't budging on their position against same-sex marriage licenses. Clerks in both counties said Wednesday they are following state law when they say no to same-sex marriage licenses. And no means no, according to Curry County Clerk Rosalie Riley, despite efforts by others to convince county clerks otherwise. County clerks say they cannot legally issue same-sex marriage licenses because the application form, created by the state Legislat...
Apparently, there's nothing like a little home cooking for the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team. ENMU snapped a nine-game losing streak while improving to 9-1 at Greyhound Field on Tuesday with a 6-4 victory over New Mexico Highlands. Senior left fielder Luis Quinones went 4-for-5 for the Greyhounds (12-10) and became just the fourth player in the program's 20-year history to compile 200 career hits. Meantime, junior catcher Josh Cunningham delivered a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the third inning to...
GOODWELL, Okla. — Oklahoma Panhandle State struck for nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and beat Eastern New Mexico University 14-7 on Tuesday to salvage a split of their non-conference softball doubleheader. The Zias won the opener 13-4. Designated hitter Emily Vasquez drove in six runs in the nightcap for the Lady Aggies (4-29) with a three-run homer in the first, an RBI single in the fifth and a two-run fielder's choice in the sixth. Catcher Kaitlin McCool and left fielder Junna'e Dei'Re each had two-run s...
Rebecca Eminger compares her consenting to allow Southwestern Public Service Company to survey her land east of town on New Mexico 88 to opening a floodgate of problems. Eminger, 65, fears this one step will eventually lead to the condemnation of less than 6 acres of her land as a result of an eminent domain proceeding for SPS' Portales to Kilgore Project, which involves the construction of a 115-kilovolt electric transmission line. She was one of eight landowners who came...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Sophomore Katie Ramsey scattered six hits over 4 2/3 innings, helping Eastern New Mexico snap a 23-game losing streak against Angelo State with an 8-1 win Saturday afternoon for a doubleheader split. The host Rambelles (19-7, 4-1) won the opener 3-0 behind a five-hitter from Mary Kate McKay. Eight of the Zias' nine starters egistered at least one hit, with all nine reaching base. Junior shortstop Beatriz Caporal went 2-for 5 with a double, and RBI and a stolen base for Eastern (7-22, 1-4). Zia freshman Mar...
Phillip Gillespie is a World War II veteran who once flew Navy aircraft on torpedo bombing missions. Gillespie served in the Navy from 1943 to 1947. He said he was involved in the testing of the atomic bomb in 1945. Gillespie helped build a portion of Cannon Air Force Base, and schools and churches in and around Clovis. Gillespie's construction career took him to places such as Albuquerque, Corpus Christi, Texas and Oakridge, Tenn. He has also taught swimming, was a Boy Scout...
