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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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TEXICO - Led by Taylor Rippee's 20 point night, the Portales girls basketball team opened its season on a high note, beating Texico High 51-47 Friday night. Baylee Sours led the Wolverines (1-1) with 15, while the Rams' Zamorye Cox posted 11. Notably absent from the game were both team's centers, with Portales Lindsay Blakey and Texico's Jasmine Gannon sidelined. "It was our first game, and it looked like our first game," Portales coach Wade Fraze. "Too many turnovers, just so...
PORTALES - The stage is set, the curtains are drawn and the actors are taking their places - the Portales High football team against Robertson in the New Mexico class 4A State Championship. With kickoff set for 1:30 p.m. today, the matchup could not be more storied, with both teams having played each other five times in postseason play during the last decade, including a 2015 semi-finals loss for the Rams. Robertson has gotten the better of the Rams in each of those...
PORTALES — Trying to break a seven-year drought, the Portales High football team will meet Robertson Saturday to decide who will walk away as Class 4A state champions. The Eastern New Mexico News reached out to several former Ram players who still follow their alma mater and anticipate Saturday’s matchup. Cippy Garcia, who played at Portales from 1987-89, was a running back during the 1988 state title season. While he and his family haven’t been able to attend a game this year, the former Ram follows them online and, weather...
PORTALES - The Eastern New Mexico football team will be heading to its second consecutive postseason contest Saturday, taking on Fort Hays State in the Greyhounds second appearance at the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl in Copperas Cove, Texas. Both teams enter the final contest with 7-4 records, both looking for their first bowl win. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. local time Saturday. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 3, as well as on broadcast on KSEL 105.9 FM . The...
PORTALES - The Eastern New Mexico men and women's basketball teams will hit the road today, opening their Lone Star Conference schedule at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in what should be strong early season tests for both squads. Tipoffs are 4:30 p.m. (MST) for the women and 6:30 p.m. (MST) for the men. For the men, they will have to tall order of trying to slow down a 7-1 Falcons team that is averaging 101 points per game while holding opponents to only 86. The...
PORTALES — The Portales High football team is headed to the New Mexico class 4A state championship after handing battered and bruised St. Michael's a 38-0 shutout loss on Saturday at Greyhound Stadium. Much like their quarterfinal victory over Silver the previous weekend, the second-seeded Rams (11-1) controlled every aspect of the game. Portales even had luck on its side, turning the ball over twice with both times amounting to nothing for the Horsemen. Darion Ontiveros l...
Whether it was a nice lunch at the Do Drop Inn or a new pair of boots at Bar G Western Wear, the Portales square was buzzing with activity during Small Business Saturday. While Black Friday may bring mega sales and mega crowds, Small Business Saturday is about supporting hometown retailers. "Our sales carried over from Black Friday to (Saturday)," said Fern Goodson, who owns Bar G Western Wear in Portales with her husband Buz Goodson. "Several people have come in today and kne...
PORTALES - With a stifling fullcourt press and a dominant inside presence, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team won a lopsided 75-48 decision over New Mexico Highlands on Tuesday night at Greyhound Arena. The Greyhounds' defense controlled the game all night, generating 20 turnovers and holding the Cowgirls (1-2) to just 22 percent from the floor. The defensive effort was never more apparent than in the second quarter, when Eastern (2-2) held Highlands...
PORTALES — Outmanned and outmatched, the Silver High football team was handed a one-sided loss Saturday, with Portales High dominating from start to finish on its way to a 47-6 victory in the state Class 4A quarterfinals at Greyhound Stadium. Leading up to the game, Rams coaches and players said they would take what the Colts gave them. It turned out to be plenty. "We wanted to start fast, especially when they won the toss and deferred to us," Rams coach Jamie Ramirez said. "...
PORTALES — The Portales High football team's wait is over, as it will take the field today after its bye week to face off against Silver City in the New Mexico class 4A state quarterfinals. Playing host to the Fighting Colts at Greyhound Stadium with a 1 p.m. kickoff, the Rams should be looking sharp and ready to go. "Our boys have done a good job of staying focused, looking at who's next," said Rams head coach Jamie Ramirez. "Last week was a little different because we d...
