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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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I have had numerous opportunities to see the Clovis High School band perform, but I rarely got to enjoy it as much as I did Monday night. It's easy to appreciate something when you aren't busy compiling football stats. Though I didn't interact with the kids Monday nearly as much as the adult coaches — many of whom I've known for years — I found them to be talented, hard-working and generally enthusiastic about what they do in visual and aural terms. The interaction made me think ... what if that was the path I had taken durin...
ROSWELL — The Clovis Wildcats were a yard away from a commanding lead on the Goddard Rockets. They finished about a mile behind the Class 4A Rockets. CMI photo: Kevin WilsonThe ball is knocked loose from Clovis running back Kamal Cass (20) on the goal line in the third quarter Friday night at the Wool Bowl, as Wildcat tight end Marshall Winn (89) tries to get to the loose ball. Goddard's Keanu Ortiz, right, picked up the fumble and Goddard scored a go-ahead touchdown on the e...
Eastern New Mexico University's president said Tuesday he expects the college's eligibility issues to be cleared up by mid-November. He also expects some form of punishment from the NCAA because athletes were missing paperwork required to be kept by the college's compliance office. Steven Gamble has noted that the eligibility questions have been self-reported, and were not the errors of student-athletes. "There's been nothing discovered by anybody except us," Gamble said. "We've discovered no financial improprieties. We've fo...
ALBUQUERQUE — Chad Adcox has only three games to his head coaching resume, but he already knew he didn't want the ball in Kamal Cass' hands late. "The last punt, I said, 'Punt it out of bounds,'" the longtime Manzano assistant said after the Monarchs' 26-20 win over the Clovis Wildcats on Saturday. "'I don't want to give them a chance to run it back. I don't care if it's a 10-yard punt.'" The punt was a little longer, and didn't quite get out of bounds. It got to Cass near t...
ALBUQUERQUE — The Clovis Wildcats' ongoing troubles at F.M. Wilson Stadium got started early Saturday, as their offense got started a little too late. Host Manzano posted 358 total yards and limited Clovis to just three first downs and 56 first-half yards before holding on to win 26-20 Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated. Carlos Perez smothered a Wildcats onside kick attempt with 1:55 to play, right after they had snuck to within one score on a Kamal Cass 73-yard punt return. Manzano ran out the clock to give Clovis (... Full story
Two things were clear Friday night at Jim Hill Field. First, Clovis Christian is a much better team than when the season started. Second, New Mexico School for the Deaf is still the better team. Two weeks after delivering a 55-0 defeat to the Eagles at home, the visiting Roadrunners faced a tougher challenge in the rematch, but still finished with a comfortable 56-6 win. CMI staff photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis Christian defenders Kade Hedemann, left, and Tucker Fly try to bring d...
Eligibility issues continue to hound the Greyhounds, with several football players likely being held out for Eastern New Mexico University's game Friday at Cowboys Stadium. In most cases, university officials note that athletes, who have also been held out from previous games, have done nothing wrong, and are waiting for reinstatement from the NCAA clearinghouse. The athletes were missing paperwork required to be kept by the college's compliance office, and the errors were caught by Kristen Schmitt, who started this year as... Full story
You know things have been easy for the Clovis Wildcats when it's two weekends into September, the extra point team has come out 18 times and the punt team has yet to see the field. Clovis didn't play a perfect game by any stretch, but Kamal Cass and an opportunistic defense more than covered up any and all mistakes in a 67-12 blowout of Highland Friday night at Leon Williams Stadium. CMI photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis senior defensive tackle Austin Gallegos tries to wrap up...
One way or another, Bill Moon planned to be in Clovis tonight for the victory that puts Eric Roanhaus on top of New Mexico prep history. "I wouldn't miss this game for the world," Santa Fe Capital's coach said, "except where my seat's going to be." Moon said he and his Jaguars come into the 7 p.m. contest at Leon Williams Stadium aiming for a win. But just about everybody else — Capital administration included — believes the Wildcats will roll over the rebuilding Jaguars to give Roanhaus his 311th career victory. The bel...
As junior Steven Beckum plunged into the end zone, the cannon exploded for one final time Friday night in the south end zone of Leon Williams Stadium, and the only head coach Clovis has known since 1978 ascended to the top of the New Mexico wins list. In a game that quickly turned into a coronation of coach Eric Roanhaus, the Wildcats cruised by rebuilding Santa Fe Capital 55-0 in a game called midway through the third quarter. "I'm glad it's over," said Roanhaus, who has... Full story
As junior Steven Beckum plunged into the end zone, the cannon exploded for one final time Friday night in the south end zone of Leon Williams Stadium, and the only head coach Clovis has known since 1978 ascended to the top of the New Mexico wins list. In a game that quickly turned into a coronation of coach Eric Roanhaus, the Wildcats cruised by rebuilding Santa Fe Capital 55-0 in a game called midway through the third quarter. "I'm glad it's over," said Roanhaus, who has...
The end of summer is officially Sept. 23, but the ceremonial ending always feels like Labor Day — one last chance to get out, and forget there's work piled up once the week starts. CMI file photo The Clovis splash pad at Hillcrest Park, open since the Memorial Day weekend, will close up for the year when its Labor Day hours are complete. The park is $1 admission and will be open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The day at the lake might already be set, but here are... Full story
The end of summer is officially Sept. 23, but the ceremonial ending always feels like Labor Day — one last chance to get out, and forget there's work piled up once the week starts. CMI file photo The Clovis splash pad at Hillcrest Park, open since the Memorial Day weekend, will close up for the year when its Labor Day hours are complete. The park is $1 admission and will be open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The day at the lake might already be set, but here are...
From wind to rain to hail, with plenty of sunny skies in between, the weather changes plenty in eastern New Mexico. Grady Bright hasn't. CMI staff photo: Kevin Wilson Grady Bright of Melrose demonstrates how to check the weather gauge in his backyard in Melrose. Bright was honored Tuesday by the National Weather Service for 55 years of weather observation. For 55 years, Bright has been a constant source of information for the National Weather Service, calling in whatever's happening at his home in Melrose. He was recognized T...
"It's good to be king," Tom Petty once sang, "whatever it pays." CMI photo: Kevin Wilson Kajlee Huysman of Clovis tries to keep her grand champion dairy heifer still while it is auctioned off Friday night at the Curry County Fair Junior Livestock Sale. Huysman's heifer brought in $3,200 at auction. At the Curry County Events Center Friday night, it was good to have a grand champion, But no matter what, it paid to be a youngster with a fair animal for sale. "This is as good as... Full story
"It's good to be king," Tom Petty once sang, "whatever it pays." CMI photo: Kevin Wilson Kajlee Huysman of Clovis tries to keep her grand champion dairy heifer still while it is auctioned off Friday night at the Curry County Fair Junior Livestock Sale. Huysman's heifer brought in $3,200 at auction. At the Curry County Events Center Friday night, it was good to have a grand champion, But no matter what, it paid to be a youngster with a fair animal for sale. "This is as good as...
Practices started on Monday for the Clovis Wildcats, but it felt like football started on Thursday for senior Jacob Esquibel. That's the day he and his Wildcats teammates put on the pads, and made it a contact sport. "It was hard," Esquibel said of the first week of practice, which ended Saturday morning at the practice field just north of Leon Williams Stadium. "It took a lot of hard work." CMI photo: Kevin WilsonClovis offensive coordinotor Chad Roanhaus, right, goes over a...
New Mexico's current junior senator, and soon-to-be senior senator, made visits Friday throughout eastern New Mexico. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Stephen Crozier, project developer and chief executive of Tierra Realty, left, briefs Sen. Tom Udall on Friday on the progress of the Hotel Clovis project, while touring the construction site. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. visited a road construction project in Portales, toured ongoing renovations at Hotel Clovis and volunteered during...
New Mexico's current junior senator, and soon-to-be senior senator, made visits Friday throughout eastern New Mexico. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Stephen Crozier, project developer and chief executive of Tierra Realty, left, briefs Sen. Tom Udall on Friday on the progress of the Hotel Clovis project, while touring the construction site. U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. visited a road construction project in Portales, toured ongoing renovations at Hotel Clovis and volunteered during...
Heading into the fall semester without an athletic director, Clovis High School is hoping a longtime presence can help relieve some of the workload on administrative staff. Darren Kelley, an assistant football coach and the boys track coach at CHS, was named the assistant athletic director for the Class 5A school on Friday. Kelley, a 1986 graduate of Clovis High School, said he will cut back on some teaching duties and will continue his coaching duties. He has been a member of Eric Roanhaus' football staff for 21 seasons, and... Full story
Heading into the fall semester without an athletic director, Clovis High School is hoping a longtime presence can help relieve some of the workload on administrative staff. Darren Kelley, an assistant football coach and the boys track coach at CHS, was named the assistant athletic director for the Class 5A school on Friday. Kelley, a 1986 graduate of Clovis High School, said he will cut back on some teaching duties and will continue his coaching duties. He has been a member of Eric Roanhaus' football staff for 21 seasons, and...
There's always something for Tucumcari's Rex Maddaford to remember when a running of the summer Olympics comes to his television. CMI photo: Thomas Garcia Rex Maddaford, the course pro at the Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course, works on paperwork for the annual Vic Breen Memorial tournament. Maddaford, a member of New Zealand's 1968 Olympic team said he has a soft spot for track and field and New Zealand athletes but generally enjoys watching all events and participants. But the... Full story
There's always something for Tucumcari's Rex Maddaford to remember when a running of the summer Olympics comes to his television. CMI photo: Thomas Garcia Rex Maddaford, the course pro at the Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course, works on paperwork for the annual Vic Breen Memorial tournament. Maddaford, a member of New Zealand's 1968 Olympic team said he has a soft spot for track and field and New Zealand athletes but generally enjoys watching all events and participants. But the...
Long before he made a drinking game or Larry and his brothers named Darryl famous, Bob Newhart was known for his unusual form of standup comedy. In one of his most well-known bits, "Nobody Will Ever Play Baseball," Newhart plays a skeptical marketer hearing Abner Doubleday's unconvincing telephone pitch for baseball. - "18 people? That's a heck of a lot of people." - "You've got a pitcher and a catcher, and they throw a ball back and forth ... and that's it?" - "He may or he...
I need a pair of sunglasses. I don't need them for driving, because the sun blinding me is really just motivation to clean my windows. I don't need them to look cool; let's face it, I gave up on that years ago. No, the real reason is ... I want to be funnier. There's a show called, "CSI: Miami," which is popular in the ratings, despite never drawing me in. I've never seen an episode, but the intro has taken on such a life even I know about it. Here's the setup for most episodes: The camera does a crane shot or something showi... Full story
