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What a way to return to the field. Elida’s football program had been on an eight-year hiatus, but came back as strong as ever this season, earning a No. 2 seed in the state Six-Man playoffs and going 9-1 so far. And Saturday, they’ll carry that record into the state Six-Man championship game against top-seeded Animas. Eight-year layoff? What eight-year layoff? “We’ve got good athletes,” Elida head coach Jared Hestand said, “and I’ve worked with them since they were in junior high. And they already knew my offense since...
Clovis' volleyball team put up a good fight, but the Lady Wildcats' season likely ended with Thursday night's 3-1 loss at Hobbs. Clovis won the first set of Thursday's District 4-5A semifinal match before the Lady Eagles took control and won 22-25, 25-7, 25-13, 25-18. The loss dropped Clovis to 6-14, and head coach Ruth Chavez wasn't expecting a state tournament bid to be coming afterward. She was impressed with her young team's evolution from August to November. "We showed...
PORTALES - It wasn't the season Eastern New Mexico's football team hoped for, not by a longshot. But ENMU went out a winner, holding off Western Oregon 19-14 on Saturday, Senior Day at Greyhound Stadium. A big tackle of Western Oregon quarterback Ty Currie, fittingly by fifth-year senior Brad Hardin, ended a Western Oregon drive that had reached the Eastern New Mexico 7 with less than two minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Hardin's stop preserved the victory that landed...
CLOVIS — A glance at the overall score — a sweep for Clovis High's volleyball team over Carlsbad — might make it seem that the Lady Wildcats had an easy time of beating the Cavegirls in Tuesday's District 4-5A opening-round match at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Not quite. Yes, Clovis did win 3-0 and advanced to play at Hobbs in the district semifinals Thursday night. But the Lady 'Cats had to rally in each of the first two sets before finding their rhythm, taking control. Clovi...
Eastern New Mexico’s football team is looking to go out with a crackle as the regular season ends at home Saturday against Western Oregon. The Greyhounds are 4-6 after last weekend’s 34-17 loss at Angelo State. They faced a brutal early schedule and rebounded late, tearing off a three-game winning streak prior to last Saturday’s loss. They’ll try to end with a victory in this Saturday’s 1 p.m. game at Greyhound Stadium, and they’ll try to get that victory on Senior Day....
CLOVIS — It’s a big week for Clovis High, a week that quite a few athletes in purple have been looking forward to, have aspired to, since August. Today at 3:30 p.m., Clovis’ fifth-seeded boys soccer team (17-2-1) will be playing a state 5A quarterfinal against fourth-seeded Albuquerque (15-2-1) at the Bernalillo High School soccer complex. On Saturday, Clovis’ cross country team will be at Rio Rancho for the state championship meet, beginning at 9 a.m. Not exactly a ho-hum...
CLOVIS — You can take Clovis High’s football record, good and bad alike, and toss it in the trash. It’s state playoff time. A brand new season. “We were just telling the kids today, everybody’s 0-0 again,” Clovis head coach Cal Fullerton said after Monday’s practice at Leon Williams Stadium. “So our kids are excited, man. Ready to go, for sure.” “Really excited,” Wildcats senior linebacker Ian Yruegas said Monday. “I was hoping we’d get to stay at home, but it’s still exci...
Portales’ football team is already reaping some rewards for its success. With a four-game winning streak taking them to 7-3 by the end of the regular season, the Rams get a No. 2 seed in the state 4A playoffs, a bye week, and a comfortable view of the first round. And, Portales already knows quite a bit about the quarterfinal round, too, even though it’s a week-and-a-half away. The Rams know their quarterfinal game will be at Greyhound Stadium the weekend before Tha...
CLOVIS — Tuesday's volleyball match was perhaps a glimpse into the future for an improving Clovis team. But it also signaled the present, displaying a young team that still hasn't quite yet arrived. In their regular-season finale at Rock Staubus Gymnasium, the Lady Wildcats looked able to hang with a quality Roswell team, grabbing the lead in each set. But, they ultimately lost all three and were swept 25-18, 25-20, 25-23. Somewhat deceptive numbers, because Clovis competed t...
CLOVIS — In college basketball, they call it the Elite Eight. But even calling it something as ordinary as the quarterfinals is still pretty cool. Especially for a fifth-seeded Clovis boys soccer team that qualified for the state 5A quarters with Saturday's 3-0 first-round victory over 12th-seeded Santa Fe at blustery Leon Williams Stadium. Most especially for a Wildcats program that didn't even reach states last year. Now the 'Cats are one of those elite 5A teams, those l...
CLOVIS — It was a pretty nice haul for the Clovis cross country program. — Hosting Friday’s District 4-5A championship meet at Ned Houk Park, the Clovis boys took first, outdistancing second-place Hobbs by 29 points. — Wildcats senior Jon Fuentes won the individual boys title, his first district crown. — Fellow Wildcats Jerrick Maldonado and T.J. Gregg captured second and third, respectively. From one to three, Clovis finished a mere three seconds apart. — Junior Annalysse H...
CLOVIS — The Clovis High football team was close, oh so close, to earning one more game at Leon Williams Stadium. In Friday’s regular-season finale at that very stadium, the Wildcats dominated offensively and defensively throughout the first half, appeared ready to break the game open and get a first-round state playoff home game as their reward. But the ’Cats didn’t capitalize on most of their first-half opportunities, let the Bears hang around. And La Cueva did just enough...
CLOVIS — Tuesday’s volleyball match was perhaps a glimpse into the future for an improving Clovis team. But it also signaled the present, displaying a young team that still hasn’t quite yet arrived. In their regular-season finale at Rock Staubus Gymnasium, the Lady Wildcats looked able to hang with a quality Roswell team, grabbing the lead in each set. But, they ultimately lost all three and were swept 25-18, 25-20, 25-23. Somewhat deceptive numbers, because Clovis competed throughout. “I think it’s the best game we’ve pla...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico football team is lately the kind opponents don’t like to play, the streaking kind, the winning kind. Saturday at Greyhound Stadium, Eastern took its third straight by pulling away from UT Permian Basin for a 24-7 victory. Once a 1-5 team, the Greyhounds are now 4-5, 4-3 in the Lone Star Conference. What a difference a month makes. “We played some really tough teams early, and I think we’ve stayed together,” ENMU head coach Kelley Lee said. “An...
CLOVIS — Monday, the Clovis High football team was back at it, facing the start of a normal practice week after enjoying a bye this past weekend. Hopefully for Clovis, the time to rest was helpful because the Wildcats (4-5, 2-1 District 2/5-6A) have an undefeated La Cueva team (9-0, 3-0) due into Leon Williams Stadium on Friday and the stakes are pretty high for both teams. “They’re playing for a lot; we’re playing for a home playoff game,” Clovis head coach Cal Fullerton...
State playoffs are what football teams strive for, the only place they want to be in mid-to-late autumn. Four local teams are there this weekend, ready to begin their run at state championships. While some other area teams — Clovis, Portales and Farwell — will still be playing regular-season games, Texico, Melrose, Dora and Elida are beginning their postseason. Here’s a glance: Six-Man semifinals No. 3 Carrizozo (8-2, 3-1 district) at No. 2 Elida (8-1, 4-0 district) Saturday, 1 p.m. The season series edge belongs to Elida...
CLOVIS — Last week’s Pre-District cross country meet in Carlsbad was aptly named because it gave the Clovis team a fairly accurate preview of how Friday’s District 4-5A meet will likely go. In the Pre-District meet last Thursday, the Wildcats competed against Hobbs and Carlsbad. Just toss Roswell into the mix and you have Clovis’ competition for a district title this Friday at Ned Houk Park. Which seems to bode well for the Clovis boys, who won the Pre-District meet with 25...
It’s a big deal for Clovis’ girls soccer team to be returning to the state playoffs. But it’s perhaps a bigger deal that the Clovis boys soccer team is making its state playoff return at home. The Wildcats will begin their state championship quest on Saturday afternoon at good ol’ Leon Williams Stadium, where they will host Santa Fe in the first round of the state 5A playoffs. Start time is scheduled for 2 p.m. Home sweet home. Wildcats head coach Greg Trujillo doesn’t...
CLOVIS — It’s probably fair to say the Clovis High football team has earned it. Getting nine games into the season without a bye week is a long time to wait for a break. But the Wildcats won’t complain. When they finally reached their bye, they went into it coming off a 47-0 rout of District 2/5-6A rival Eldorado. Having a Week 10 bye also gave the Wildcats extra days to prepare for their super-important regular-season finale against La Cueva this Friday at Leon Willi...
FARWELL — It has become routine. A Friday-night Farwell football game, a Friday-night Farwell football victory. The Steers won their seventh straight this past Friday, routing Texas 2A Region I District 2 rival Plains 48-0 at Farwell High School. Their Labor Day weekend loss to Friona seems like eons ago. Farwell has been cruising along every since. But don’t tell head coach Danny Brittain. Though happy that his team has won seven in a row, Brittain looks at the Steers with concern, as a coach usually does. “I’m going t...
As he took a break from supervising a light practice Monday at Texico High School, Wolverines head football coach Pat Crowley didn’t sugar-coat his team’s stakes for its upcoming home game against Clayton. The Wolves need a victory. Plain and simple. A state 2A playoff berth likely depends on it. And Texico surely wants one of those. “I believe this is a do-or-die game for us,” Crowley said. “Clayton has yet to win a football game; they’d like nothing better than to end our season. It’s a must-win; we’ve put ourselves in a...
Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series of stories about locals set for induction Saturday into the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame. Sunday's edition of The News featured Brooks Byrd. CLOVIS — For Tony Romero, any challenges faced with gloved punches coming at him were nothing compared to making his way through the Ashau Valley while serving his country in the Vietnam War. He was a Marine. Marines are tough; they have to be with the missions they are asked to c...
CLOVIS — It’s all about perspective. If Clovis High’s football team had won a game 6-3, it would’ve been a defensive struggle, a war of field goals. When the Clovis boys soccer team beat Roswell 6-3 on Tuesday night at Leon Williams Stadium, it was a high-scoring affair. Not that it started out that way, at least not for the ’Cats. Clovis was down 2-0 early and scored just one goal through the game’s first 38 minutes-and-change. But the Wildcats kicked the floodgates open in the second half and kicked open the state playo...
Portales football is on a hot streak. The Rams have won three in a row after a 2-3 start and have bowled over those three opponents by a combined score of 150-21, including last Friday’s 56-14 rout at Ruidoso in the District 3/4-4A opener for both teams. But there can be no letdown as Portales prepares for its second district game this Friday, a 7 p.m. home contest against Moriarty. The Rams want the top spot in district, a high playoff seed. So bagging this one is as i...
The third week of October is drawing to a close, and there were big local high school games throughout the region. Friday Melrose 38, Gateway Christian 36 MELROSE — The Buffaloes improved to 2-2 against Eight-man, District 3 opponents in memorable fashion. Slipping past a highly-touted, state-recognized district opponent by two should be considered impressive indeed. Playing its first home game since Sept. 21, Melrose hung on against Gateway and won for the second straight week. In doing so, the Buffaloes dealt the Warriors t...
