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As Wednesday’s Lone Star Conference and regular-season finale was playing out at Greyhound Stadium, the Eastern New Mexico University men’s soccer squad went from knowing a win against Texas-Tyler could possibly get the Greyhounds a first-round home match in the six-team Lone Star Conference tournament to realizing they’d need to win just to make it in. A tie might have also gotten them in, but in the end the 1-1 draw with the Patriots wasn’t quite enough. In a league which featured 15 ties in 45 matches, the Hounds (4-7-6,... Full story
After a pulsating late win over Los Lunas on Friday night at Leon Williams Stadium gave Clovis High's football team the District 5-6A championship, the Wildcats found out on Sunday that they'll face a most familiar foe in Friday's opening round of the 12-team Class 6A playoffs. Drawing the No. 9 seed in the brackets, the Cats (5-5) visit eighth-seeded Hobbs (5-5) in a 7 p.m. start. The winner of that one gets a date next weekend against top-seeded Rio Rancho Cleveland (7-3)....
Clovis High's girls didn't exactly blow lowly Roswell High off the pitch in Thursday's District 4-5A soccer finale, but in the end they did what was needed. Now it's wait-and-see time for the Lady Wildcats, who will find out today if they qualify for the 12-team Class 5A New Mexico Activities Association state playoffs. Senior midfielder Aspen Ulibarri notched a pair of goals and senior goalkeeper Aja Gonzales registered her 10th shutout of the campaign as CHS turned back the...
Down by 17 points midway through the third quarter, Clovis High's football team rallied to pull one out of the fire on Friday night and, in the process, earned a somewhat surprising trip to the Class 6A playoffs. Seniors Jett Stone and Kash Roberts each carried 30 times, combining for more than 300 yards rushing and all five touchdowns, as the Wildcats stunned fourth-ranked Los Lunas 30-29 at Leon Williams Stadium, taking the District 5-6A championship and thus automatically...
Saturday's Lone Star Conference football game at Greyhound Stadium is proof that dominating time of possession doesn't necessarily result in victory. Eastern New Mexico University posted a 75-48 edge over Texas A&M-Kingsville in plays from scrimmage and held the ball for nearly 37 minutes, but in the end the Javelinas walked away with a 35-14 win to extend the Greyhounds' losing streak to five games. Senior running back Christian Anderson had just eight carries for Kingsville...
Clovis High’s football team has been down this path before – last year, as a matter of fact. The Wildcats on Friday night will look to secure a spot in the Class 6A playoffs and win a district title in the process when they entertain fourth-ranked Los Lunas at Leon Williams Stadium. It’s the same scenario as last year, except that one was played in Los Lunas and won overwhelmingly by the Tigers 54-0. As was the case last season, both the Cats (4-5) and Tigers (7-2) come into the tilt at 3-0 in District 6-5A play. “If we go o...
MELROSE – At this rate, the upcoming 8-man football playoffs may look more like the Melrose Invitational. Ranked No. 1 in the classification, Melrose had outscored its opponents 456-90 entering Friday's 8-man District 3 showdown against rival and second-ranked Fort Sumner. It was just more of the same, though, as the Buffaloes opened a 30-0 lead midway through the opening stanza and rolled to a 50-0 victory. It was the seventh shutout of the season for the Buffs (9-1, 4-0 d...
Early on, Eastern New Mexico University's men have put themselves in the heart of the Lone Star Conference soccer race. Wednesday night, the Greyhounds had a chance to take a big step forward. Instead, they settled for a smaller step. ENMU played Dallas Baptist to a 2-2 standoff at Greyhound Stadium, keeping the Hounds (4-5-4, 2-1-2 LSC) third in the 10-team conference. With the tie, ENMU now stands 9-1-1 all-time against the Patriots. Second-year coach Brandon Misuraca hoped...
That elusive first Lone Star Conference win is proving hard to come by for Eastern New Mexico University's volleyball team, but the Greyhounds are still hanging with them. Angelo State, locked in a five-team battle for the top of the LSC standings, had its hands full for about 1 ½ sets before pulling away to a 25-23, 25-17, 25-12 win over ENMU on Saturday at Greyhound Arena. Sophomore outside hitter Elsa Lamphere paced a balanced attack for Angelo (17-3, 7-1 LSC) with...
If there were any chance Portales High’s football team would be looking ahead to next week’s District 4-4A and regular-season finale at Lovington, Rams coach Jaime Ramirez is quick to put the kibosh on it. “Not for me,” Ramirez said when asked about the possibility. “We want to stay focused on one game at a time.” So far, that philosophy has worked well for PHS (8-0, 1-0 district), which has outscored its foes by an average of more than 40 points a game. Friday night, PHS – coming off five home outings and a bye over the last...
Saddled with a five-match losing streak, Clovis High's volleyball team looked as if that might be about to be extended on Thursday night. The Lady Wildcats bailed out the first two sets, then finally pulled away late in Game 3 for a 25-23, 25-23, 25-16 victory over Lovington at Rock Staubus Gym. Senior outside hitter Kailyn Jefferson delivered 13 kills for the Lady Wildcats (10-7) while senior middle hitter Elizabeth Warwick came alive in the third set and finished with seven...
It's eight games into Portales High's football season, and so far it hasn't seemed to make much difference who's on the other side of the field. Once again, the Rams ran roughshod over an opponent in dispatching Albuquerque Academy 54-0 in the District 4-4A opener for both squads on Friday night at Greyhound Stadium. Junior quarterback Paxton Culpepper threw a personal-best six touchdown passes – to four different receivers – before running one in himself. Then, on the ensuing...
The score may have been close for a long time, but it was clear the Hobbs Lady Eagles were in the catbird seat most of the way in Saturday’s District 4-5A girls soccer match against Clovis High at Leon Williams. Junior forward/midfielder Brianna Baker converted a tough-angle shot late in the first half, and senior forward Hannah Davila tacked on two late tallies for a 3-0 victory over CHS. Hobbs (8-6-2, 2-0 district) outshot the Lady Cats 9-2 on goal and had a 4-1 edge in corner kicks. Most of the contest was played in C...
MELROSE – It had been just five days since area small-school volleyball powers Texico and Melrose had met. Thursday night, the squads battled through a second five-set marathon. Melrose, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A by MaxPreps, looked to be in trouble early in Game 2, then appeared on its way to closing it out in four. Texico, No. 2 in 2A, rallied back to force a fifth set before the Lady Buffs pulled away to win 17-25, 26-24, 25-17, 23-25, 15-11. The teams met in the semifinals of the Peyton Chavez Invitational at Portales o...
MULESHOE – In order to beat traditional District 2-3A Division I power Bushland, Muleshoe knew it would have to be at the top of its game on Friday night. Actually, even that might not have been enough. The Falcons, who’ve lost just one district game since 2016, wasted little time flexing their muscles and handing the previously unbeaten Mules a 56-26 shellacking in the district opener for both squads. Senior quarterback Dawson Jaco threw for five touchdowns – four in the first half – and ran for another as Bushland (6-1 ov...
In what has been a rough season overall for the Clovis High boys soccer team, at least the Wildcats entered their District 4-5A slate this week on a winning streak. The Cats posted their third consecutive victory on Saturday at Leon Williams Stadium, blanking Taos 3-0 to improve to 5-9 for the season. They were slated to open district play on Tuesday night at Carlsbad. Junior forward Ihab Mesbah had a goal and an assist against the Class 4A Tigers (8-3-1), who found shots...
With two narrow home wins already under its collective belt, Eastern New Mexico University’s bid for a third came up short on Saturday night. Angelo State, ranked 20th in NCAA Division II, limited the Greyhounds to 106 total yards and no points in the second half, and the Rams claimed a 23-14 Lone Star Conference victory at Greyhound Stadium. It was anything but easy, but the Rams (3-2, 2-1 LSC) tightened up their defense after the intermission and made it a two-score game w...
Warmups are over. It's time to hit the District 4-5A portion of the schedule for the Clovis High girls soccer team. CHS improved to 10-2-1 and extended its winning streak to six on Wednesday with a 4-0 victory over West Las Vegas at Leon Williams Stadium. Next up, the Lady Cats entertain Carlsbad (9-5) in Tuesday's 6:30 p.m. district opener. "It's going to be tough," CHS coach Ray Rodriguez said. "It's a wide-open district. Hobbs (6-5-2) played some tough teams and beaten...
• Clovis leads 28-0 early in second quarter en route to 42-12 triumph. Clovis High's football team is positioned right where it was at this time last year. The Wildcats went 0-6 in pre-district play in 2022, then found themselves going for a Class 6A state playoff berth only to lose 54-0 at Los Lunas. Friday night, they opened their District 5-6A slate with a 42-12 rout of Albuquerque High in the district opener for both teams at Leon Williams Stadium. The Cats weathered (...
• Portales avenges earlier setback, improves to 7-2. Portales High's volleyball team turned the tables on one of the squads it lost to this season. The Lady Rams get the chance to avenge the other setback next week, if not sooner. PHS improved to 7-2 on Monday with a 25-20, 23-25, 25-13, 25-20 victory over Roswell High at the Ram Athletic Center. On Tuesday, the Lady Rams visit Clovis, which handed Portales a five-set defeat earlier this month at the RAC. They might also p...
• Rams set to take on Valley in final game before district play. After getting through the pre-district gauntlet, Clovis High’s football team is hoping to make another run toward a playoff berth when it opens its District 5-6A slate with a 7 p.m. kickoff on Friday night against Albuquerque High at Leon Williams Stadium. The Cats (1-5), coming off a 49-0 loss at unbeaten Roswell High, were 0-6 at this time last season before starting district action with three wins. They came up short of the postseason, though, when they wer...
TEXICO – After a bit of a slow start, Texico started rolling in a Thursday night matchup against the Carlsbad junior varsity. The only thing stopping the Class 2A top-ranked Wolverines was the weather. After missing opportunities in Carlsbad's end of the field on their first two possessions, junior Alex Fuentes scored the next three times the Wolverines had the ball, including a 53-yard run with 8:37 left in the second quarter. It was at that point that the rain and l...
Things certainly didn't look good for Eastern New Mexico University's football team when Western Oregon stormed in front with three touchdowns in the final four minutes of the half. Trailing 29-17 at the break, the Greyhounds found the formula in the final two periods, blanking WOU in that time and getting the winning touchdown on a 34-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Mario Sanchez to sophomore wide receiver Andre Jones with 1:06 left for a 30-29 Lone Star...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High’s football team appeared to be cruising in building a big halftime lead against Eldorado at Wilson Stadium on Saturday. They ran roughshod over the Eagles and rolled into the intermission with a 49-20 lead after sophomore Max Roche hauled in a 27-yard scoring pass from freshman Javi Jimenez in the final seconds. Things changed after the half, though, and Clovis’ season-long battle with depth issues quickly reared its head. Eldorado outscored the Cats 44-7 in the second half and got a touchdown and 2...
Through five weeks of the season, Portales High's football team has dominated on offense, defense and special teams. If you're wondering how far all of it might take them, though, don't ask the Rams. Senior Zane Mayberry scored three touchdowns – including two in the first 3 ½ minutes – as Portales rolled to a 41-0 victory over St. Pius on Friday night at Greyhound Stadium. And it wasn't even that close. Including Mayberry's 88-yard return of the opening kickoff, the...
