Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — Lauren Holt posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Angelo State moved closer to .500 for the regular season and Lone Star Conference play with a 54-47 win over Eastern New Mexico Wednesday night. Haylee Oliver added 15 for the Rambelles (8-10, 5-7 LSC), including a 3-point play to cap off a 14-4 run to start the second half after the visiting Zias had played to an 18-all tie at the break. The Zias (3-17, 2-10), led by Tara Johnson's 16 points, trailed by as many as 11 with 11:08 left i...
Republican state Sen. Pat Woods of Broadview is supporting proposed constitutional amendments sponsored by Las Cruces Democrats Rep. Jeff Steinborn and Sen. William Soules requiring elections for some university regents now appointed by the governor. The amendments proposed in House joint resolutions would require elections board of regents members at the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. It was also require candidates for appointed regent positions to be vetted through a legislative commission. The...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Maybe the Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball just takes a while to warm up. For the second straight game, the Greyhounds shot lights out in the second half, this time shooting nearly 65 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes and overtime to beat Angelo State 87-81 Wednesday in Lone Star Conference play. Greg McFarland scored 15 of his career-high 17 points off the bench in the second half as the Greyhounds (8-11, 5-6 LSC) rallied from 17 points down. With their second-straight win, ENMU...
Boys District 3-1A Fort Sumner 72, Melrose 41 Melrose (6-13, 0-1) — Tanner Dickerman 4, Wyatt Williams 11, Colten Draper 8, Rowdy Allen 2, Brian Hemminger 7, Michael Weigl 9. Totals 14 11-20 41. Fort Sumner (12-5, 1-0) — Anthony Aragon 15, Garrett Hisel 7, Nate Maxwell 12, Nick Sanchez 11, Talen Crist 7, Hunter Spraks 2, Michael Giannini 18. Totals 30 12-21 72. Melrose 14 10 8 9 — 41 Fort Sumner 11 22 19 20 — 72 3-pointers — Melrose, Draper, Williams. Fort Sumner, none. Total fouls — Melrose 15, Fort Sumner 16. Fouled out...
TUCUMCARI — It took the Portales Rams a while to get going Tuesday night. They found their stroke in the second half, shooting 53 percent from the field en route to a 65-59 win over Tucumcari. Senior post Zach Campbell scored two consecutive baskets to break a 54-54 tie down the stretch, and junior forward Daniel Sanchez went 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final 15 seconds to extend a two-point lead. Portales (11-7) finished the game 14-of-16 from the foul line while the Rattlers (10-7) went just 8-of-15. "The k...
Eastern New Mexico University is offering non-credit classes for children and adults this semester. These courses are geared toward individuals who may not be enrolled as full-time students but who are looking to take classes that allow flexibility in their schedule. Christina Calloway: CMI staff photo Students in Julie Gawehn's zumba class practice a routine Monday at Greyhound Arena. Each class lasts an hour. "It's kind of a way of giving to the community in terms of opportunities to have different experiences," said Kim...
CANYON, Texas — Junior forward Devin Griffin scored 14 points and West Texas A&M pulled away in the second half for 70-43 Lone Star Conference women's basketball victory over Eastern New Mexico on Saturday. Chontiquah White and reserve Danielle Logan added 10 points each for the Lady Buffs (11-9, 7-4 LSC), who won for the ninth time in 11 games and beat ENMU (3-16, 2-9) for the second time in four days. Freshmen Jordyn Cooper of Texico and Nelsha Peterson each scored 11 points for the Zias. It was a season high for Cooper, w...
The sounds of Mariachi music culminated groundbreaking ceremonies Friday of the new Raintree apartment complex. "The construction of complex will help to fulfill the local need for housing," said Luis Ybarra, development coordinator. The two-story, 192-unit complex with units from one to three bedrooms will be built on Llano Estacado east of Faith Christian Family Church, said Vicki Lydick, co-owner. Lydick said the first phase of the project will see the construction of 128 units, with apartments being available for rent...
Men ENMU (6-11, 3-6 Lone Star Conference at West Texas A&M (12-5, 4-5) When: 5 p.m. (MST) today at Canyon, Texas Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9, KGNC-AM 710 Last time out: The Buffaloes beat the Greyhounds 69-65 in overtime on Wednesday in the first half of the LSC's "Rivalry Week." Of note: The Hounds have dropped eight of their last nine games, including six of seven in the LSC, and have fallen into an eighth-place tie with Abilene Christian as the second half of the LSC schedule begins. At the same time, they're still only two...
Clovis (15-1) at Portales (11-5) When: 7 p.m. today at the Ram Athletic Center Radio: KCLV-FM 99.1, KSEL-FM 105.3 Last season: The Lady Wildcats swept PHS, winning 50-33 at the RAC and 51-49 at The Rock. Last time out: Clovis, ranked first in Class 5A, completed a two-game weekend sweep in Albuquerque with a come-from-behind 55-48 win over Class 5A No. 4 La Cueva on Saturday. The Lady Rams, ranked fifth in Class 3A, dropped a 42-22 decision at home on Thursday to Class 4A No. 3 Roswell High. Of note: Saturday's win was just...
Boys Class 5A 1. La Cueva 12-1; 2. Atrisco Heritage 10-3; 3. Sandia 11-3; 4. Eldorado 10-3; 5. Hobbs 12-3; 6. Valley 11-3; 7. Las Cruces High 10-5; 8. Clovis 11-4; 9. Albuquerque High 8-6; 10. Volcano Vista 7-7. Class 4A 1. Roswell High 14-1; 2. Capital 13-2; 3. St. Pius 10-4; 4. Albuquerque Academy 9-4; 5. Santa Teresa 10-7; 6. Bernalillo 11-6; 7. Gallup 9-6; 8. Espanola Valley 13-5; 9. Los Lunas 10-5; 10. Deming 13-4. Class 3A 1. Hope Christian 8-7; 2. Sandia Prep 13-3; 3. Shiprock 14-4; 4. St. Michael's 8-6; 5. Portales 9-...
COMMERCE, Texas — Senior forward Breanna Harris posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds on Saturday as Texas A&M-Commerce held off a late charge by Eastern New Mexico University for a 69-59 Lone Star Conference women's basketball victory. After the Zias scored the game's first basket, the Lions erupted for 14 consecutive points to open a 27-8 lead late in the first half. ENMU (3-14, 2-7 LSC) closed with a flourish, cutting a 23-point deficit midway through the second half to six with just over a minute to go b...
COMMERCE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University erased an early 19-point deficit to take the lead with 14 minutes left, then went nearly five minutes without a field goal as Texas A&M-Commerce recovered for an 84-77 Lone Star Conference men's basketball victory on Saturday. Devondrick Walker led four Commerce players in double figures with 17 points off the bench, while Stefon Carson added 13 points and Andrew Davis and Quince Jackson 10 apiece for the Lions (11-7, 4-4 LSC). Commerce shot 50 percent from the floor with 26 ass...
ALBUQUERQUE — The Zuni Thunderbirds looked as though they were going to run away and hide early on in Saturday's fifth-place game of the Hope Christian Invitational against Portales, bolting to a 13-2 lead. It was a long time before they scored again. The Rams erupted for 30 consecutive points, carrying well into the second quarter, and never let their foot off the pedal in cruising to a 90-39 victory. All 11 players scored for the Rams (9-6), led by junior Nathan Chavez with four 3-pointers and 18 points. "I just thought we...
RIO RANCHO — The Clovis Wildcats got their weekend back-to-back off to a quick start, and held on late for a 68-60 win at Cleveland High School on Friday night. D.J. Blackmon led all scorers with 21 points in a game where the Wildcats had to endure numerous Cleveland rallies after jumping out to a 21-8 first-quarter advantage. "I thought we played pretty well in the first quarter; I thought we played decent throughout the night," Clovis coach Matt King said. "We answered some of the runs they had and fought through some a...
ALBUQUERQUE — There were one or two rough patches for the Clovis High girls on Friday night. Suffice it to say, though, a 16-0 surge to start the game took care of any potential problems. Sophomore Danni Williams had a career-best five 3-pointers and scored 12 of her 25 points in the first quarter as the Class 5A top-ranked Lady Wildcats cruised past Valley 66-39. Clovis (14-1), which plays at seventh-ranked La Cueva (10-2) tonight, scored the game's first 16 points before Valley's Marla Chavez was fouled on a 3-point a...
Boys Fort Sumner 51, Springer 40 Springer (7-8) — Damian Montoya 8, Ariel Urquijo 2, Christian Chavez 1, Anthony Romero 8, Calros Urquijo 4, Sam Garcia 6, Joey Wade 11. Totals 15 4-6 40. Fort Sumner (9-4) — Anthony Aragon 9, Garrett Hisel 4, Nate Maxwell 7, Shilo Boyle 15, Nick Sanchez 4, Talen Crist 2, Michael Giannini 10. Totals 17 16-19 51. Springer 7 9 10 14 — 40 Fort Sumner 18 17 5 11 — 51 3-pointers — Springer, Wade 3, Romero 2, Garcia. Fort Sumner, Aragon. Total fouls — Springer 15, Fort Sumner 14. Fouled out — Garci...
Clovis Christian School fourth-grader Ariel Kokoricha spelled high-school level words with confidence Friday at the Curry County spelling bee. It earned Kokoricha the title of Curry County Scripps Spelling Bee champion, Her winning word was "strudel." Kokoricha and 23 others from eight schools across the county competed for the title and a chance to advance to state finals March 23 in Albuquerque. A panel of three judges wrote down each letter as students spelled words and...
While the nation and the state worry through an unusually severe outbreak of influenza, schools in Curry and Roosevelt counties seem to be carrying on with no more absences than usual. Only two districts, Dora and Elida, reported greater illness rates than usual, but officials in neither district were able to say whether the flu was the cause. Jim Daugherty, superintendent of the Elida District, said there had been a number of "stomach flu" cases, not the sinus and respiratory symptoms of the strain of flu that is currently...
Construction on the first phase of the Ute Water Project can start as early as February after Monday's ruling in a federal court, which cleared the way to start construction, according to Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority Chairperson Gayla Brumfield. Brumfield says she's been in contact with the project manager and was told it will take construction workers time to acquire the equipment needed for the job. "They're just waiting to get back organized," Brumfield said. A U.S. District Court judge in Albuquerque denied...
Boys Tucumcari 76, Melrose 23 Tucumcari (7-4) — John Paul Garcia 15, D'Ontee Sandoval 4, Stephen Chacon 6, Edgar Gardea 2, Mark Preciado 5, Cody Ryen 8, Chris Crespin 21, Zach McElroy 2, Luke Smith 11, Timothy Skinner 2. Totals 30 8-11 76. Melrose (4-11) — Tanner Dickerman 3, Wyatt Williams 4, Colton Draper 4, Rowdy Allen 2, Braden Hemminger 3, Randall Rush 5, Michael Weigl 2. Totals 10 3-7 23. Tucumcari 14 17 22 23 — 76 Melrose 6 4 8 5 — 23 3-pointers — Tucumcari, Garcia 3, Crespin 3, Chacon 2. Melrose, none. Junior va...
Men Tarleton State (8-5, 2-4 Lone Star Conference) at ENMU (5-9, 2-4) When: 7:30 p.m. today at Greyhound Arena Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9 Last time out: Saturday, the Texans lost at Midwestern State 50-34 while the Greyhounds were beaten at Incarnate Word 93-75. Last year: Tarleton won both meetings, but they were close — 55-52 at Portales and 74-69 at Stephenville, Texas. Of note: The 34 points at Midwestern marked the second time in coach Lonn Reisman's 25 seasons at the school that the Texans were held under 40. … TSU, which has...
West Las Vegas was holding its own against Portales on Saturday night. Then the Rams made a little defensive adjustment. A switch from man-to-man to a matchup zone helped PHS turn a deficit into a four-point halftime lead and the Rams pulled away to a 71-60 victory over the Dons for a two-game sweep of the Portales Shoot Out at the Ram Activity Center. On Friday night, PHS (7-5) defeated Pojoaque 68-64. "The difference in the second half was we executed much better offensively," Rams coach Rickie McBroom said. "And I think...
The Portales Lady Rams came out like a house afire on Saturday night. Good thing, too. As it turned out, they needed nearly all of it. Senior Hannah Cissell drilled a pair of 3-pointers as PHS opened a 13-5 lead at the quarter, but the points were much harder to come by after that as the Lady Rams (11-4) held on for a 36-32 win over Pojoaque in the Portales Shoot Out at the Ram Activity Center. PHS coach Clay Stout said fouls helped keep Pojoaque (8-8) in the game in the second quarter, and also slowed down his team's...
MELROSE — The Elida Lady Tigers survived a late charge by Grady on Thursday and edged the Lady Bronchos 46-45 in a consolation bracket game of the EPAC basketball tournament. In other girls consolation action on Thursday, Dora pounded Clovis Christian 71-20, Logan defeated Eunice 72-43 and Melrose whipped San Jon 53-32. CMI photo: Tony BullocksGrady senior MacKenzee Starbuck, left, and Elida junior Hunter Haley battle for control of a loose ball during the first half of Thursday's EPAC game in Melrose. Elida edged the Lady B...
