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The Texico Lady Wolverines have set a high standard when it comes to Class 2A state volleyball tournament play. Meantime, the Melrose Lady Buffs are certainly trying to follow suit in Class 1A. Both schools earned No. 1 seeds for 12-team state competition in five classes, scheduled from Thursday through Saturday in Rio Rancho. Class 1A will play at Rio Rancho High School on Thursday, while everything else is scheduled for Santa Ana Star Center. The NMAA has eliminated pool...
MELROSE — A run of four consecutive 8-man state championships came to an abrupt end for Melrose in last year’s semifinal round. The Buffaloes are looking to possibly start a new streak this season when they face a familiar foe in District 3 rival Tatum for the championship in a 6 p.m. kickoff on Friday at Melrose. Both teams are 10-1 coming in, and each is responsible for the other’s loss — on the other’s home turf, no less. “It doesn’t happen in football very often,” Melro...
PORTALES — Portales Rams senior lineman Philip Blidi is looking forward to a college football career. For now, though, he still has some unfinished business. The 6-foot-4, 258-pound tackle/defensive end is hoping to help his team advance in Saturday’s 1 p.m. Class 4A state quarterfinal game against Silver at Greyhound Stadium. “I’m anxious to get going,” Blidi said Monday as the Rams (9-1) returned to work following last week’s first-round bye. “It’s my senior year and my last ride. I’m anxious to keep it going and possibl...
By Dave Wagner SPORTS WRITER [email protected] FARWELL — Farwell figured it would have to contain Sudan’s powerful ground game in Friday’s battle for the Class 2A Division II District 2 title. What the Steers weren’t counting on was a potent passing attack from quarterback Christian Montes and the speedy Hornets. Montes threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns and Sudan took control early en route to a 55-12 victory. The Hornets will play on Friday at Stanton, probabl...
CLOVIS — A state team championship may be out of reach for the Clovis High boys cross country team, but not a trophy with a top-three finish. And not an individual champion, either. Led by junior Jerrick Maldonado and senior T.J. Gregg, the Wildcats are hoping to be in a scramble for one of the next two spots behind defending champion Rio Rancho Cleveland in Saturday’s Class 5A boys meet. The five-kilometer race is set to begin at 12:35 p.m. at Rio Rancho High School. Meantime, the Lady Wildcats have qualified their team for...
ELIDA — It might have been nice to get a rematch of last year’s 6-man state championship, but Elida coach Jereme Woodruff said the Tigers aren’t worried about it. The top-seeded Tigers (9-0) will host a state final in any sport for the first time in school history when they take on district rival Springer-Maxwell (8-1) in a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday. “We got the opportunity to play Animas earlier in the season, and we beat them,” Woodruff said. “But we’re just happy to be in the (title) game again.” The Devils reached the ti...
PORTALES - A two-goal lead midway through the second half of a college soccer match should normally be pretty safe. It wasn't on Thursday night for Eastern New Mexico University's men. An own goal, followed by a penalty kick, set the stage for Oklahoma Christian to shock the Greyhounds late 3-2 in Lone Star Conference play at frigid Greyhound Stadium. OCU's Carlos Trapero got what proved to be the game-winner, blasting a shot to the right corner of the net from relatively...
MELROSE — Suffice it to say, the Melrose Buffaloes were ready for the start of the 8-man state playoffs. To say they made short work of the youthful, undermanned Magdalena Steers on Friday night would be an understatement. Melrose scored four first-quarter touchdowns, added two more in the first minute of the second stanza and cruised to a 60-8 quarterfinal victory that ended at halftime on the 50-point mercy rule. The game started at 6 p.m. and was over by 7:10 p.m. Senior Tr...
PORTALES — Never mind that he hadn’t taken a snap under center since his freshman year. Kellan Hightower was anything but nervous when the opportunity arose to play quarterback during Friday’s District 3/4-4A game at Moriarty. Replacing sophomore Hagen Rains, who went down midway through the second quarter with an ankle injury, Hightower scored two touchdowns and threw for another as PHS erased a 3-0 deficit and pulled away for a 26-3 win over the Pintos. Hightower, a senior who usually plays wide receiver, finished the g...
On paper, things are looking good for the Elida Tigers in their bid to claim a 6-man state football championship. After all, they’ve beaten the other five teams in the playoffs, each by at least 43 points. Still, coach Jereme Woodruff knows the game isn’t played on paper as his top-seeded squad prepares to host fourth seed Hondo (6-4) in a 7 p.m. semifinal matchup on Friday. In the other semifinal, slated for Saturday, third-seeded and defending champion Animas visits second-seeded Springer-Maxwell. The Tigers lost at Animas...
CCLOVIS — Clovis High’s young volleyball team shows flashes at times. The Lady Wildcats just aren’t sustaining their good play long enough. Hobbs rode strong front-row play from senior middle hitter Saqqary Baker and eighth-grade outside hitter Aniya Joseph on Friday night, pulling away to a 25-22, 25-10, 23-25, 25-17 District 4-5A win at Rock Staubus Gym. The Lady Eagles (8-11, 4-1 district) remained tied for the top spot in the district with Roswell High, which beat Carls...
The Texico Wolverines could breathe a sigh of relief after outlasting rival Fort Sumner 26-20 on Friday and taking the lead in Class 2A District 6/7. They aren’t quite out of the woods yet, though, not with rival Santa Rosa looming in a 7 p.m. kickoff on Friday at Texico. Record-wise, the Lions (3-5, 1-1 district) are enduring a bit of a down year, but they appear to be picking up steam as the season winds down. They’ve won three of their last four, including a 53-0 rout of Clayton last week, after an 0-4 start. “I think...
PORTALES - If you just look at the score, Friday's Class 4A District 3/4 clash between Ruidoso and Portales High at Greyhound Stadium seems like nothing out of the ordinary. Suffice it to say, looks can be deceiving. After a relatively quiet first half played in about 55 minutes, the final two stanzas took nearly an hour and a half before the Rams claimed a 26-14 victory. The game featured eight interceptions and more than 200 yards in penalties, the bulk of it coming after...
PORTALES — To stop a penalty kick from close range inside the 18-yard box, you need a little luck. For Eastern New Mexico University junior Ross Dalton, some planning went into it as well. Dalton kept the Greyhounds up by two goals with a sprawling save to his left on a PK by West Texas A&M’s Roberto Gonzalez in the 71st minute on Thursday night, and ENMU held on for a 2-1 non-conference win over the Buffaloes in a battle of Lone Star Conference rivals at Greyhound Sta...
PORTALES — Even though the record indicates a mismatch, Portales High football coach Jaime Ramirez isn’t about to take the Ruidoso Warriors lightly in Friday’s 7 p.m. Class 4A District 3-4 opener at Greyhound Stadium. After all, three of the losses for the Warriors (3-4) have been to Class 5A competition, while the fourth was a one-point setback to Las Vegas Robertson. “They’re a good football team,” Ramirez said. “Their record doesn’t really indicate how good they are.” Ruidoso has had two weeks to get ready for the gam...
Longtime rivals figure to be battling for the Class 2A District 6-7 title on Friday night when the Texico Wolverines visit Fort Sumner. Each team opened district play last Friday with impressive road wins, and both head into the contest with some momentum. “It should be a really good game,” first-year Wolverines coach Bob Gilbreath said. “The team that executes best and makes fewer mistakes will probably come out on top.” Fort Sumner brings a 5-1 overall mark into the battle after beating Santa Rosa 34-12 on Friday, while T...
CLOVIS — On a cold, windy Thursday night, it didn’t look good early on for the Clovis High girls soccer team. Down by two goals early on, though, the Lady Wildcats hung tough, finally pulling even late in the second half en route to a 2-2 Class 5A District 4 tie with Carlsbad in double overtime at Leon Williams Stadium. Junior forward-midfielder Danielle Griego got deep inside the 18-yard box to get the Lady Cats (9-4-3, 1-0-2 district) on the board late in the half. Then jun...
MELROSE — Melrose senior Tristan Sena sat out most of the first three quarters of Friday’s 8-man District 3 clash with Dora, but he certainly took over when called upon. Sena completed 8-of-8 passes for 161 yards — including seven in the final stanza when he stepped in for eighth-grader Michael Cardonita — to help the top-ranked Buffaloes pull away to a 54-32 win over the Coyotes. Until then, the Buffs (6-1, 2-1 district), coming off a 32-14 district loss at home to No. 2 Tatu...
PORTALES — Coming off one of its tougher challenges of the season, Portales High’s football team could be in for another test this week in its final pre-district game. Defending Class 3A state champion Dexter awaits the Rams on Friday night in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Dexter, matching teams with identical 5-1 records. “Dexter’s skill guys are extremely fast,” PHS coach Jaime Ramirez said. “On offense, they’re a multi-formation team. Their linemen have good size.” The Demons, coming off a bye last week, have posted four wins by at...
The first time around this season, the Melrose Buffaloes dispatched rival Tatum with ease, winning 42-6. Unfortunately, that was not an 8-man District 3 game. The Coyotes turned the tables on the Buffaloes last Friday in Melrose, handing them a 32-14 setback in the district tilt. It was the first loss in six games this season for the Buffs, who resumes district play at 7 p.m. on Friday at home against Dora, also known as the Coyotes (2-2, 1-1) who are also coming off a...
