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ALBUQUERQUE — Senior Isaiah Samoei led a 2-5 Eastern New Mexico University finish in the men's mile run while junior Brittany Buchanan paced a 3-6 showing for the Zias in the women's 3,000 on Saturday in the University of New Mexico's Don Kirby Open indoor track meet. Samoei posted a time of four minutes, 20.58 seconds in the mile, about two seconds short of a qualifying time for the NCAA Division II indoor championships. Sophomore Kaspars Briska was fifth in 4:26.25. Samoei added a third-place finish in the 3,000 in 8...
BOYS Class 5A 1. La Cueva 17-3; 2. Sandia 17-3; 3. Valley 16-3; 4. Las Cruces High 16-5; 5. Hobbs 17-6; 6. Atrisco Heritage 13-6; 7. Eldorado 13-6; 8. Clovis 15-6; 9. Albuquerque High 12-8; 10. Volcano Vista 10-10. Class 4A 1. Roswell High 19-2; 2. St. Pius 17-4; 3. Santa Fe Capital 17-5; 4. Albuquerque Academy 12-7; 5. Bernalillo 16-7; 6. Santa Teresa 12-9; 7. Espanola Valley 17-6; 8. Los Lunas 15-5; 9. Gallup 13-8; 10. Artesia 14-9. Class 3A 1. Hope Christian 10-11; 2. Sandia Prep 16-6; 3. St. Michael's 12-9; 4. Shiprock...
BOYS Portales 13-8 (1-0 District 4-3A) at Lovington (7-16, 0-1) When: 7 p.m. today Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9 Last time out: The Rams opened district play on Friday, edging Ruidoso 55-54 on the road. Lovington lost at home on Tuesday to Class 5A Clovis 67-60. Of note: The Rams are ranked fifth in this week's Maxpreps.com Class 3A poll; despite its record, Lovington is ranked No. 9 after playing a schedule heavy with Class 4A, Class 5A and Texas teams. … Leading scorers for the Wildcats against Clovis were 6-foot-1 junior F A...
Roosevelt County Sheriff Darren Hooker is not alone in his stated refusal to enforce any federal gun ban, including assault weapons. Curry County Undersheriff Wesley Waller says Sheriff Matt Murray's office will not support or enforce a federal firearms ban if enacted. "We believe in and support the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, guaranteeing the right of the people to keep and bear arms and that right shall not be infringed," said Waller, who is the department's spokesman. Hooker and Waller stand...
Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, has introduced a bill for the appropriation of funds to create a new master's degree in nursing education program at Eastern New Mexico University. SB 216 will allocate $180,000 per year for three years to ENMU's new program, after which time the program would become self-sufficient. "We're not asking for this funding forever," ENMU President Steve Gamble said, "but we need to hire a Ph.D. nurse in order to get the program running, and then student semester credit fees would fund it from then...
ABILENE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University's softball team threw a bit of a scare into 16th-ranked Central Oklahoma on Saturday, but the Zias left Abilene still looking for their first win of the season. Down 7-0 and facing the possibility of the eight-run mercy rule, the Zias erupted for a five-spot in the bottom of the fifth inning. However, they were unable to get any closer as the Bronchos (3-1) pulled away to a 10-5 win in the Abilene Christian Classic. Earlier, 22nd-ranked ACU (5-3) beat the Zias 9-1. ENMU (0-9) r...
BOYS District 4-2A Texico 70, Clayton 55 Clayton (15-8, 0-3) — Zane Vandifer 7, James Hidalgo 9, Koy Geary 12, Colby Bagwell 2, Nick Wiseman 1, Mark Craine 24. Totals 19 13-18 55. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Texico senior Rallin Harris saves the ball from going out of bounds as Clayton senior James Hidalgo, center, and junior Zane Vandiver close in during the first half of Saturday's District 4-2A boys matchup at Texico. The Wolverines posted a 70-55 victory over the Yellowjackets. Texico (15-7, 3-0) — Gentry Doolittle 11, Ken...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Sophomore forward Andrea Carter poured in a season-high 21 points Saturday night and Midwestern State extended its winning streak to 11 and avenged its most recent loss with a 67-52 Lone Star Conference women's basketball victory over Eastern New Mexico University. Carter added 10 rebounds for the league-leading Mustangs (18-3, 13-2 LSC), posting her 11th double-double of the season. Senior guard Hannah Altheide and freshman guard Jordyn Cooper shared scoring honors with 11 points each for the Zias (...
ABILENE, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University softball team got relatively close to breaking its season-opening losing streak on Friday. Then the roof fell in. Host Abilene Christian broke a 3-3 tie with five unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth to nail down an 8-3 win over ENMU (0-7) on the first day of the Wildcats' double-round-robin softball classic. Earlier, Central Oklahoma handed the Zias a 15-4 loss. ACU (3-2), ranked 22nd in NCAA Division II, and former Lone Star Conference member UCO (1-0), ranked 16th, p...
MEN ENMU (10-11, 7-6 Lone Star Conference) at Midwestern State (15-5, 11-2) • When: 5 p.m. (MST) today at Wichita Falls, Texas • Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9 • Last time out: Both teams won on Wednesday, ENMU edging Cameron 74-72 at Greyhound Arena and MSU winning at West Texas A&M 55-42. • Last meeting: Dec. 31, the Mustangs romped to an 82-53 victory at Greyhound Arena. • Of note: Both teams come in on four-game winning streaks. … Junior G Rodney Blackmon, who hit his third last-second game-winner of the season on Wednesday against...
Suffice it to say, the anticipated showdown never materialized. Guards Niki Cordova and Danni Williams hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the second quarter Friday night and the Class 5A top-ranked Clovis Lady Wildcats took off from there in a 45-25 thumping of third-ranked Hobbs in District 4-5A girls play at Rock Staubus Gym. Williams finished with 17 points and the Lady Wildcats (21-1, 1-0 district) avenged their only loss of the season, a 50-44 setback to Hobbs (20-4,...
The Clovis Wildcats know they're by no means in the driver's seat in District 4-5A. But they are out of Ralph Tasker Arena with a win, and that's a good Friday night by their standards. Hobbs News-Sun photo: Tyler Fletcher Clovis guard D.J. Blackmon goes up for a shot attempt against the defense of Hobbs' Dane Pannell Friday night at Ralph Tasker Arena. Blackmon had 20 points in Clovis' 61-59 win. "It's one game," Clovis coach Matt King said after the Wildcats escaped Hobbs...
RUIDOSO — Following a pre-district season full of comebacks that fell short, the Portales Rams did just enough Friday night when it mattered most. The visiting Rams rode a balanced effort, recovering from a 20-11 first-quarter deficit to swipe a 55-54 victory against Ruidoso in their district opener. The win gave the Portales basketball teams a Friday sweep, as the girls cruised to a 55-17 victory. Emilio Baca scored nine points to lead Portales (13-8, 1-0 4-3A), which also go...
BOYS Non-district Texico 56, Farwell 55 Farwell (24-5) — Austin Mason 9, J.J. Herrera 2, Collin Christian 13, Kolten Morris 16, Manuel Galvan 3, Ruben Gutierrez 10, Luis Galvan 2. Totals 23 5-10 55. Texico (14-7) — Justin Rucker 13, Gentry Doolittle 9, Kendall Naceanceno 11, Jonah Walls 3, Miguel Reyna 14, John Myers 2, D.J. Griego 4. Totals 22 7-17 56. Farwell 14 12 13 16 — 55 Texico 12 16 7 21 — 56 3-pointers — Farwell, Mason 3, M. Galvan. Texico, Rucker 3, Doolittle, Naceanceno. Junior varsity — Farwell over Texico (sco...
It was a light day for local prep athletes on National Signing Day, but it was a pretty big one for Eastern New Mexico University football. The Greyhounds added 33 athletes on Wednesday, the first day prospects could sign a national letter of intent to play college football next season. "I feel great," said Greyhound coach Josh Lynn, who went in hoping to sign 25 to 35 prospects. "I think we went in, we really needed to get better on our defensive front, and I think we did with some kids. "There's a couple I'm really excited...
Say one thing for Eastern New Mexico University's Rodney Blackmon — he's not afraid to take the big shot. For the third time this season, the junior guard from Los Angeles took the clock down to the end and hit a game-winner — this one from about 12 feet out in the lane — to give the Greyhounds a 74-72 Lone Star Conference men's victory over Cameron at Greyhound Arena. CMI correspondent photo: Joshua Lucero Greyhound freshman forward Lawrence Domingo takes one under the baske...
After going the entire season to this point without a double-double, Eastern New Mexico University's women nearly had three in one game Wednesday night. Freshman post Nelsha Peterson matched a season-high with 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Zias held on late to edge Cameron 53-48 in Lone Star Conference women's basketball at Greyhound Arena. CMI correspondent photo: Joshua Lucero Zia senior Tara Johnson puts up a shot over Cameron University's Ali Brown in the...
MEN Cameron (12-6, 8-4 Lone Star Conference) at ENMU (9-11, 6-6) When: 7:30 p.m. today at Greyhound Arena Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9 Last time out: Both played on Saturday. The Aggies turned back Incarnate Word 69-60 at Lawton, Okla., while the Greyhounds edged Abilene Christian 65-64 at Greyhound Arena for their season-best third win in a row. Last meeting: Dec. 12, the Aggies beat ENMU 68-56 at Lawton. Of note: Cameron leads the all-time series with ENMU 18-16, but the Aggies have gone 5-12 at Portales, including just two wins...
Seniors (fifth-sixth grade) Boys Celtics 16, Mavericks 10. Leading scorers — Mavericks, Trevor Whiting 6. Martin Short 5. Bulls 30, Lakers 8. Leading scorers — Bulls, Jacob Long 10. Lakers, Andres Thompson 3. Suns 27, Heat 5. Leading scorers — Suns, Gabriel Rascon 16. Heat, Samuel Long 3. Dora 29, Nuggets 6. Leading scorers — Nuggets, Monte Foster 2. Dora, Caleb Fuller 19. Girls Extreme 21, Monarchs 2. Leading scorers — Monarchs, Daire Chacon 2. Extreme, Emily Lang 8. Aggies 25, Monarchs 4. Leading scorers — Aggies, Sar...
A spokesman for the Roosevelt County Sheriff told county commissioners Tuesday that burglaries are on an unusual upswing. Chief Deputy Malin Parker said sheriff's deputies and the Portales Police Department are working to catch the suspects responsible for at least eight burglaries in the county the past month. Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Malin Parker said his department arrested a juvenile suspect Monday and is investigating multiple other suspects in the burglaries. He said his department has physical...
BOYS Fort Sumner 59, Elida 34 Fort Sumner (14-7) — Anthony Aragon 5, Garrett Hisel 4, Nate Maxwell 10, Shilo Boyle 7, Nick Sanchez 5, Talen Crist 4, Hunter Sparks 2, Michael Giannini 22. Totals 24 10-15 59. Elida (5-9) — Cole Rinne 2, Kris Yager 3, Kevin Yager 12, Laneith Veo-Chenault 3, Jonah Diaz 12, Thomas Tulk 2. Totals 15 2-2 34. Fort Sumner 11 21 16 11 — 59 Elida 2 4 18 10 — 34 3-pointers — Fort Sumner, Giannini. Elida, Kr. Yager, Veo-Chenault. Total fouls — Fort Sumner 9, Elida 13. Fouled out — none. District 8-1A...
Never mind the game. What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial? A few area reactions: David Garcia, 40, assistant manager at a Clovis pizza restaurant: Garcia said he liked the Budweiser commercial in which a man raised a Clydesdale horse from birth and saw it join an elite team of Clydesdales. Horse and owner were reunited three years later after a parade. "The horses are representative of Budweiser. It made me happy when the horse broke off from the parade and went back to its old owner. It was just nice to see them...
MAXPREPS.COM Boys Class 5A 1. La Cueva 17-1; 2. Sandia 15-3; 3. Hobbs 17-4; 4. Valley 15-3; 5. Atrisco Heritage 13-5; 6. Las Cruces High 15-5; 7. Eldorado 12-6; 8. Clovis 13-6; 9. Volcno Viosta 9-9; 10. Albuquerque High 10-8. Class 4A 1. Roswell High 17-2; 2. St. Pius 15-4; 3. Capitalk 16-5; 4. Albuquerque Academy 11-6; 5. Bernalillo 15-6; 6. Santa Teresa 11-8; 7. Los Lunas 14-5; 8. Espanola Valley 15-6; 9. Gallup 11-8; 10. Artesia 13-8. Class 3A 1. Hope Christian 9-10; 2. Sandia Prep 14-5; 3. St. Michael's 11-8; 4. Shiprock...
Standings All Times MST Men Conf. All W-L W-L Midwestern State 10-2 14-5 Cameron 8-4 12-6 Incarnate Word 8-4 12-8 West Texas A&M 6-6 14-6 Tarleton State 5-5 12-6 Eastern New Mexico 6-6 9-11 Texas A&M-Kingsville 5-7 9-10 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-6 11-9 Abilene Christian 4-8 10-10 Angelo State 2-10 5-15 Jan. 29 game West Texas A&M 78, Abilene Christian 69. Wednesday's games Tarleton State 65, McMurry 52; Eastern New Mexico 87, Angelo State 81, OT. Thursday's games Midwestern State 67, Incarnate Word 54; Cameron 82, Texas...
LUBBOCK — Senior Isaiah Samoei and sophomore Kaspars Briska went 3-5 in the men's 3,000-meter run in Texas Tech's season-openng Red Raider Open track meet, ENMU's first indoor track competition since the school moved up from the NAIA to NCAA Division II in 1984. Samoei ran the event in a time of 8 minutes, 40.61 seconds while Briska finished in 8:41.11. Junior Kevin Roa was 12th in the event for the Greyhounds in 8:58.20. The winner was James Coleman of North Texas, who posted a time of 8:38.24. ENMU teams were second in t...
