Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Coming off first-round losses this season in the Lone Star Conference tournament, Eastern New Mexico University's basketball coaches are looking for pieces that can help get their teams over the hump. Men's coach Andrew Helton has added two players this week, while women's coach Lindsey Wilson has signed one. The men's signees, both California junior college transfers, are 6-foot guard Rodney Blackmon of Los Angeles (West Los Angeles College) and 6-5 forward D.J. Hardwell of Harbor City, Calif. (Los Angeles Harbor College)....
Coming off first-round losses this season in the Lone Star Conference tournament, Eastern New Mexico University's basketball coaches are looking for pieces that can help get their teams over the hump. Men's coach Andrew Helton has added two players this week, while women's coach Lindsey Wilson has signed one. The men's signees, both California junior college transfers, are 6-foot guard Rodney Blackmon of Los Angeles (West Los Angeles College) and 6-5 forward D.J. Hardwell of Harbor City, Calif. (Los Angeles Harbor College)....
TEXICO — Those big innings have been killing Texico lately. On Saturday, the Wolverines gave up 15 runs in one inning en route to a District 3-2A doubleheader loss to Tucumcari. On Monday, it was a 14-run third which did them in during a 22-8 setback against Portales, shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule. Both teams are in a busy stretch — Portales (15-4) is playing eight games in eight days while the Wolverines (7-10) have seven in seven. The teams meet again at 4 p.m. on Thursday in Portales. "I think we did som...
TEXICO — Those big innings have been killing Texico lately. On Saturday, the Wolverines gave up 15 runs in one inning en route to a District 3-2A doubleheader loss to Tucumcari. On Monday, it was a 14-run third which did them in during a 22-8 setback against Portales, shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule. Both teams are in a busy stretch — Portales (15-4) is playing eight games in eight days while the Wolverines (7-10) have seven in seven. The teams meet again at 4 p.m. on Thursday in Portales. "I think we did som...
The Hobbs Eagles were getting their District 4-5A baseball roadwork out of the way this week. Problem was, they were staring at an 0-4 start. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis High senior Scott Lybarger drops a third-inning bunt during Saturday's District 4-5A doubleheader opener against Hobbs at Bell Park. The Eagles mishandled the attempted sacrifice, setting up a five-run inning that propelled the Wildcats to a 10-4 win. The Eagles, who lost a doubleheader at Carlsbad o...
The Hobbs Eagles were getting their District 4-5A baseball roadwork out of the way this week. Problem was, they were staring at an 0-4 start. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis High senior Scott Lybarger drops a third-inning bunt during Saturday's District 4-5A doubleheader opener against Hobbs at Bell Park. The Eagles mishandled the attempted sacrifice, setting up a five-run inning that propelled the Wildcats to a 10-4 win. The Eagles, who lost a doubleheader at Carlsbad o...
Clovis High's Heather Pastirchak was oh, so close to winning girls pole vault in Friday's Wildcat Relays at Leon Williams Stadium. How close? She could actually see it. CMI photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis High seniors Gladys Miranda, left, and Maddie McNaughton try to keep pace with each other during the 3,200 event. Miranda was fourth and McNaughton fifth in the event, while the Clovis girls finished second on the day behind Cleveland. Having cleared a personal best-tying nine...
Clovis High's Heather Pastirchak was oh, so close to winning girls pole vault in Friday's Wildcat Relays at Leon Williams Stadium. How close? She could actually see it. CMI photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis High seniors Gladys Miranda, left, and Maddie McNaughton try to keep pace with each other during the 3,200 event. Miranda was fourth and McNaughton fifth in the event, while the Clovis girls finished second on the day behind Cleveland. Having cleared a personal best-tying nine...
CLOVIS — Clovis High's softball team was three outs away from pulling off a much-needed win. After scoring five sixth-inning runs for a 6-5 lead over Portales on Saturday at Lady Wildcat Field, the Lady Rams responded run-scoring singles by Valerie Villanueva, Francis Armijo and Jasmin Vega in the top of the seventh for an 8-6 win in the teams' annual "Striking Out Cancer" game. Four errors, three of which contributed to the Lady Cats' downfall, were key. CMI staff photo: Tony...
CLOVIS — Clovis High's softball team was three outs away from pulling off a much-needed win. After scoring five sixth-inning runs for a 6-5 lead over Portales on Saturday at Lady Wildcat Field, the Lady Rams responded run-scoring singles by Valerie Villanueva, Francis Armijo and Jasmin Vega in the top of the seventh for an 8-6 win in the teams' annual "Striking Out Cancer" game. Four errors, three of which contributed to the Lady Cats' downfall, were key. CMI staff photo: Tony...
Grady High School has only five sports — boys basketball, girls basketball, volleyball, baseball and boys and girls track. The school is in the process of finding new head coaches in all of them for the 2012-13 school year. Alicia Rush, Grady's third-year athletic director, is expecting her fourth child later this year and has decided to give up girls basketball and track, although she plans to continue to teach and remain in the AD position. Rush has coached girls basketball for 14 seasons and track for 12 at Grady, and a...
Grady High School has only five sports — boys basketball, girls basketball, volleyball, baseball and boys and girls track. The school is in the process of finding new head coaches in all of them for the 2012-13 school year. Alicia Rush, Grady's third-year athletic director, is expecting her fourth child later this year and has decided to give up girls basketball and track, although she plans to continue to teach and remain in the AD position. Rush has coached girls basketball for 14 seasons and track for 12 at Grady, and a...
Portales junior Alex Ledbetter finished fourth in high jump and tied for fourth in pole vault in last year's Class 3A girls state track meet, and she's on course to possibly improve both events. JOSHUA LUCERO: CMI correspondent Portales' Kylie Katalinich took first place in the girls 1,600 during Saturday's Jim Love Invite at the PHS track. Ledbetter won both in Saturday's Jim Love Invite at the PHS track, going 7 feet, 6 inches in pole vault and setting a personal best at...
Portales junior Alex Ledbetter finished fourth in high jump and tied for fourth in pole vault in last year's Class 3A girls state track meet, and she's on course to possibly improve both events. JOSHUA LUCERO: CMI correspondent Portales' Kylie Katalinich took first place in the girls 1,600 during Saturday's Jim Love Invite at the PHS track. Ledbetter won both in Saturday's Jim Love Invite at the PHS track, going 7 feet, 6 inches in pole vault and setting a personal best at...
The Portales Rams have a new football coach in place, and now the school is looking for a boys basketball coach. Jaime Ramirez, a Hobbs High assistant for the past four years, was hired this week to replace Mark McAfee, who resigned as football coach and athletic director earlier this month to go into private business. Meantime, veteran basketball coach Mark Gallegos was named the school's AD on Monday on a fulltime basis. Gallegos, who spent 14 seasons as the Rams' head coach, said the basketball position was opened to...
The Portales Rams have a new football coach in place, and now the school is looking for a boys basketball coach. Jaime Ramirez, a Hobbs High assistant for the past four years, was hired this week to replace Mark McAfee, who resigned as football coach and athletic director earlier this month to go into private business. Meantime, veteran basketball coach Mark Gallegos was named the school's AD on Monday on a fulltime basis. Gallegos, who spent 14 seasons as the Rams' head coach, said the basketball position was opened to...
Eastern New Mexico University's struggling softball team had a chance to upend Texas Woman's on Saturday at Zia Softball Field. It was a matter of how long the Zias could hold off the Pioneers. ENMU broke down in the seventh, committing two errors to help TWU break a tie with six runs ENMU's Josette Aguirre overslides second base and is tagged out by Texas Woman's shortstop Bailey Vrazel during the fifth inning of Saturday's Lone Star Conference softball game at Zia Softball Field. Aguirre belted a three-run, first-inning...
Eastern New Mexico University's struggling softball team had a chance to upend Texas Woman's on Saturday at Zia Softball Field. It was a matter of how long the Zias could hold off the Pioneers. ENMU broke down in the seventh, committing two errors to help TWU break a tie with six runs ENMU's Josette Aguirre overslides second base and is tagged out by Texas Woman's shortstop Bailey Vrazel during the fifth inning of Saturday's Lone Star Conference softball game at Zia Softball Field. Aguirre belted a three-run, first-inning...
CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Portales sophomore Simone Laurenz is greeted at home plate Friday night by teammates after hitting a solo homer in the bottom of the third inning against Clovis at Portales softball field. PORTALES — Once they got rolling, it didn't take the Portales Lady Rams long to take control of Friday's matchup with Clovis. Sophomore catcher Simone Laurenz rocketed a leadoff homer to center field to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third, sparking a six-run inning that sent the unbeaten Lady Rams to a 1...
CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Portales sophomore Simone Laurenz is greeted at home plate Friday night by teammates after hitting a solo homer in the bottom of the third inning against Clovis at Portales softball field. PORTALES — Once they got rolling, it didn't take the Portales Lady Rams long to take control of Friday's matchup with Clovis. Sophomore catcher Simone Laurenz rocketed a leadoff homer to center field to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the third, sparking a six-run inning that sent the unbeaten Lady Rams to a 1...
