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Carson Mills had a bit of a rough time in Thursday's first go of the High Plains Rodeo Association rodeo at Curry County Events Center. CMI photo: Tony BullocksRafe Winn of Carlsbad take a short ride during Thursday's first go of calf riding in the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association finals at Curry County Events Center. Competing in the girls 10-12 division, the sixth-grader-to-be at Carlsbad mistimed her attempt with her lasso in calf roping and got thrown from her horse....
Carson Mills had a bit of a rough time in Thursday's first go of the High Plains Rodeo Association rodeo at Curry County Events Center. CMI photo: Tony BullocksRafe Winn of Carlsbad take a short ride during Thursday's first go of calf riding in the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association finals at Curry County Events Center. Competing in the girls 10-12 division, the sixth-grader-to-be at Carlsbad mistimed her attempt with her lasso in calf roping and got thrown from her horse....
The Clovis Zia League All-Stars jumped on top with a three-run second and never looked back en route to a 7-3 win over Roosevelt County on Friday night at Rotary Park in Portales, forcing a second championship game tonight in the three-team, double-elimination 10-11 District 3 tournament. CMI correspondent: Joshua LuceroClovis Zia's Josh Chavez slides safely into home with a fifth-inning run on a passed ball as Roosevelt County pitcher Jarett East is unable to handle the throw...
The Clovis Zia League All-Stars jumped on top with a three-run second and never looked back en route to a 7-3 win over Roosevelt County on Friday night at Rotary Park in Portales, forcing a second championship game tonight in the three-team, double-elimination 10-11 District 3 tournament. CMI correspondent: Joshua LuceroClovis Zia's Josh Chavez slides safely into home with a fifth-inning run on a passed ball as Roosevelt County pitcher Jarett East is unable to handle the throw...
The Clovis American All-Stars jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the third inning and held on Friday night for a 9-7 victory over Roosevelt County at Dickenson Field in Clovis. CMI photo: Rick WhiteRoosevelt County's Baylor Diaz slides safely into third base as Clovis American third baseman Reiney Houfek tries to corral a throw from the outfield. American held on to beat Roosevelt 9-7 on Friday in the 9-10-year-olds Little League District 3 all-star tournament game at Dickenson...
The Clovis American All-Stars jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the third inning and held on Friday night for a 9-7 victory over Roosevelt County at Dickenson Field in Clovis. CMI photo: Rick WhiteRoosevelt County's Baylor Diaz slides safely into third base as Clovis American third baseman Reiney Houfek tries to corral a throw from the outfield. American held on to beat Roosevelt 9-7 on Friday in the 9-10-year-olds Little League District 3 all-star tournament game at Dickenson...
Scott Snedecor has been able to make a good living doing steer roping, and at age 37 he intends to do it for a while. CMI photo: Tony BullocksKim Ziegelgruber of Edmond, Okla., ropes his steer during Friday's steer roping competition in the Pioneer Days Rodeo at Curry County Events Center. Ziegelgruber posted a time of an even 16 seconds on the ride. Snedecor, a two-time Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association world champion in the event, was in Clovis on Friday to compete in the 42nd a...
Scott Snedecor has been able to make a good living doing steer roping, and at age 37 he intends to do it for a while. CMI photo: Tony BullocksKim Ziegelgruber of Edmond, Okla., ropes his steer during Friday's steer roping competition in the Pioneer Days Rodeo at Curry County Events Center. Ziegelgruber posted a time of an even 16 seconds on the ride. Snedecor, a two-time Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association world champion in the event, was in Clovis on Friday to compete in the 42nd a...
Clovis Christian has filled its football and athletic director's positions with Corey Robinson, a Florida native who has been an assistant coach at the FCS (Division I-AA), Division II and junior college levels as well as a variety of high schools. So what made him check into the opening at CCS? "About two years ago, I felt God was pulling me away from 'secular' football coaching; it just didn't feel right," said Robinson, 41, who played at and graduated from Western New Mexico University in Silver City in the mid-1990s. "At...
Clovis Christian has filled its football and athletic director's positions with Corey Robinson, a Florida native who has been an assistant coach at the FCS (Division I-AA), Division II and junior college levels as well as a variety of high schools. So what made him check into the opening at CCS? "About two years ago, I felt God was pulling me away from 'secular' football coaching; it just didn't feel right," said Robinson, 41, who played at and graduated from Western New Mexico University in Silver City in the mid-1990s. "At...
Melrose is looking for a new baseball coach. Drooper Greenwalt, who had coached the team on a contract basis for the five seasons of the program's existence, said he was asked to resign the position on Friday morning. Melrose superintendent Jamie Widner didn't give specifics on the situation. "We chose to go a different direction, and he resigned," Widner said. Greenwalt, whose team reached the semifinals of the Class 1A state baseball tournament earlier this month, said he wasn't aware of a problem nor was he told anything...
Melrose is looking for a new baseball coach. Drooper Greenwalt, who had coached the team on a contract basis for the five seasons of the program's existence, said he was asked to resign the position on Friday morning. Melrose superintendent Jamie Widner didn't give specifics on the situation. "We chose to go a different direction, and he resigned," Widner said. Greenwalt, whose team reached the semifinals of the Class 1A state baseball tournament earlier this month, said he wasn't aware of a problem nor was he told anything...
Teams watching the Portales Rams warm up during last week's Class 3A state baseball tournament at Rio Rancho and Albuquerque may have been wondering how they got that far. Rick White: Clovis Media Inc. The Portales Rams mug for the Albuqueque media Sarurday at Isotopes Park after winning the school's first state baseball title. For most of the season, the Rams didn't take pregame infield or outfield. In a word, they weren't very good at it. "We'd kick the ball around and didn't have any enthusiasm," coach Arturo Ontiveros sai...
Portales girls track coach Sandie Schillings is hoping her squad can do as well or better than it did in last year's Class 3A state meet, when the Lady Rams scored 33 1/2 points and finished fifth. While they lost a bunch of points when Jenna Sievers transferred to Clovis, the Lady Rams have 19 girls competing this weekend in 14 events at the University of New Mexico's track facility in Albuquerque, including five events with more than one entry. Junior Alex Ledbetter is tied for the top girls high jump in 3A this spring at...
The competition will definitely stiffen up for top-seeded Portales as the Lady Rams bid for their first Class 3A state softball title. That said, coach Robbie Crowley believes her squad is ready to take on all comers after advancing to next week's quarterfinals with a 15-0 rout of 16th-seeded Wingate on Friday at PHS. Senior third baseman Sorina Flores, sophomore catcher Simone Laurenz and sophomore right fielder Mariah Lovato each drove in four runs for the Lady Rams (25-1),...
The competition will definitely stiffen up for top-seeded Portales as the Lady Rams bid for their first Class 3A state softball title. That said, coach Robbie Crowley believes her squad is ready to take on all comers after advancing to next week's quarterfinals with a 15-0 rout of 16th-seeded Wingate on Friday at PHS. Senior third baseman Sorina Flores, sophomore catcher Simone Laurenz and sophomore right fielder Mariah Lovato each drove in four runs for the Lady Rams (25-1),...
BLACKWATER DRAW — Safety Jayson Serda pointed out that the Eastern New Mexico University's No. 1 defense got the better of the team's No. 1 offense during spring drills, including during Saturday's 21-0 victory for the Green (primarily the No. 2 offense and No. 1 defense) in ENMU's annual Green and Silver clash at Greyhound Stadium. Joshua Lucero: CMI correspondent Silver receiver Michael Matthews jumps for a pass that was swatted away by Green's Jayson Serda during the f...
BLACKWATER DRAW — Safety Jayson Serda pointed out that the Eastern New Mexico University's No. 1 defense got the better of the team's No. 1 offense during spring drills, including during Saturday's 21-0 victory for the Green (primarily the No. 2 offense and No. 1 defense) in ENMU's annual Green and Silver clash at Greyhound Stadium. Joshua Lucero: CMI correspondent Silver receiver Michael Matthews jumps for a pass that was swatted away by Green's Jayson Serda during the f...
Carlsbad softball coach George Frederick gave Clovis High a bit of credit Friday night. CMI correspondent: Joshua LuceroClovis High shortstop Ashley Gallagher backhands a sharp grounder by Carlsbad's Lacy Granger before throwing home in an attempt to prevent a run from scoring during the first game of Friday's District 4-5A softball doubleheader at Lady Wildcat Field. "They competed the whole time," he said after his second-ranked Cavegirls posted a 15-0, 13-1 District 4-5A...
Melrose's Cassidy Doherty will stay a Lady Buff next year. After helping Melrose win the Class 1A state championship in March, the 5-foot-4 point guard has signed a national letter of intent to play next season at West Texas A&M. "My second-oldest brother played at WT," Doherty said. "I was a seventh-grader his first year, and I always had a dream to play for the Lady Buffs." CMI file photoAfter helping Melrose capture the Class 1A girls state basketball title in March,...
Melrose's Cassidy Doherty will stay a Lady Buff next year. After helping Melrose win the Class 1A state championship in March, the 5-foot-4 point guard has signed a national letter of intent to play next season at West Texas A&M. "My second-oldest brother played at WT," Doherty said. "I was a seventh-grader his first year, and I always had a dream to play for the Lady Buffs." CMI file photoAfter helping Melrose capture the Class 1A girls state basketball title in March,...
The Eastern New Mexico University softball team couldn't quite climb the final hill. Buried in last place in the Lone Star Conference less than three weeks ago, the Zias had a chance to earn the program's first LSC tournament berth in 10 years after a doubleheader sweep of Cameron on Friday at Zia Softball Field. JOSHUA LUCERO: CMI correspondent ENMU senior first baseman Kate Medrano takes the throw from catcher Aurelia Sandoval to complete a pitcher-to-home to first double...
The Eastern New Mexico University softball team couldn't quite climb the final hill. Buried in last place in the Lone Star Conference less than three weeks ago, the Zias had a chance to earn the program's first LSC tournament berth in 10 years after a doubleheader sweep of Cameron on Friday at Zia Softball Field. JOSHUA LUCERO: CMI correspondent ENMU senior first baseman Kate Medrano takes the throw from catcher Aurelia Sandoval to complete a pitcher-to-home to first double...
Common sense says if Eastern New Mexico University's football squad has any better luck with its overall health in 2012 than it did last season, the Greyhounds almost have to be better. JOSHUA LUCERO: CMI correspondent ENMU's Evan Tooley avoids defender Michael Stephens on his way to a touchdown during Saturday's intrasquad football scrimmage at Greyhound Stadium. The annual Green & Silver game will bring spring drills to an end next Saturday. Quarterback Wes Wood pointed out...
Common sense says if Eastern New Mexico University's football squad has any better luck with its overall health in 2012 than it did last season, the Greyhounds almost have to be better. JOSHUA LUCERO: CMI correspondent ENMU's Evan Tooley avoids defender Michael Stephens on his way to a touchdown during Saturday's intrasquad football scrimmage at Greyhound Stadium. The annual Green & Silver game will bring spring drills to an end next Saturday. Quarterback Wes Wood pointed out...
