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CLOVIS — Clovis High's boys basketball team certainly didn't expect this — an 0-4 start in District 2-6A play. But, that's where the Wildcats stood after Saturday night's heartbreaking 39-38 loss to Sandia at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Heartbreaking, actually, is becoming the most fitting adjective to describe most of Clovis' district run so far. Though they endured a blowout loss to Eldorado in the district opener, the Wildcats have lost their last three games by des...
NBA scouts and executives were impressed. So were other GLeague coaches. They were at the GLeague Showcase in Mississauga, Ontario earlier this month wondering who the guy was from the Greensboro Swarm cheering on his teammates from the bench, encouraging them all he could, even though he wanted playing time himself. The guy was John Dawson, a 2013 Clovis High graduate who had played college ball for Marquette and Liberty before signing with the Charlotte Hornets'...
GRADY - Jared Piepkorn has always been ready for anything, so why not coaching high school baseball? He's moved around with his military father, played on a Norwegian national baseball team as a result of that life in transit. After eventually playing for Clovis High and graduating from there in 1995, he was a scholarship rodeo rider at Eastern New Mexico University, turned pro while at Eastern, then became a two-time MRCA world champion bull rider. He's been a USSSA baseball...
CLOVIS — Santa Fe High’s boys basketball team is nicknamed the Demons. Fitting, because Tuesday night against Clovis, they played like a team possessed. Santa Fe erased an early 8-0 deficit, then escaped a 17-point hole in the third quarter. And as the game’s final four-tenths of a second ticked away, the Demons seized a 60-58 win over the Wildcats on Victor Salcido’s right-elbow buzzer-beating three that stunned the Rock Staubus Gymnasium crowd. “We challenged them at halfti...
GIRLS Portales (18-2, 1-0) at Ruidoso (6-13, 0-0), Ruidoso High School, 5:30 p.m. Last time out: 18-0? No problem for the Lady Rams, who hosted a Moriarty team with that record and still came out with a decisive 47-30 win in their district opener. The Lady Warriors last played on Saturday and struggled at Artesia, losing 68-25. Last meeting: Feb. 10, 2017. Portales visited Ruidoso late in the season and was in top form, routing the Lady Warriors 58-15. The lowdown: Portales just keeps rolling along, even against tough opponen...
TEXICO — Texico High’s boys basketball team isn’t using the "U" word. Not yet. Yes, the 3A Wolverines are currently undefeated, sitting at 19-0 after Saturday’s 72-59 home win over 4A Ruidoso. But, chatter about an undefeated season? No way. Still, it would be nice. It’s just about impossible for a National Basketball Association team to go 82-0, though it seems like the Golden State Warriors have a chance heading into every new season. And, Bobby Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers ran the college basketball table in 1976. High...
GIRLS Clovis (10-8, 1-1) at Santa Fe (9-9, 0-2), at Santa Fe High School, 7 p.m. Last time out: The Lady Wildcats bagged their first District 2-6A victory by rolling past struggling Manzano 45-22 at The Rock on Saturday. The Lady Demons also played at home Saturday, but lost 72-39 to La Cueva. Last meeting: Feb. 11, 2017. The Lady Wildcats visited the state’s capital with high hopes, but came away with a disappointing 57-52 setback. The lowdown: Clovis is playing without sophomore forward Madison Tolbert for the rest of t...
TEXICO — Nineteen up, nineteen down. No, that's not as easy for the Texico High boys basketball team as it may sound — though the Wolverines might make it look that way sometimes. But they were indeed 19-0 by early Saturday night, after taking care of a good 4A Ruidoso team 72-59 at Texico High School. This one came following a slow start, as Texico games sometimes have this season, but it ended the same as those others did. "I think it was a quick turnaround from (Fr...
CLOVIS — The other night, LeBron James said that he and the Cleveland Cavaliers were in “Strugglesville.” Saturday, though the Clovis girls basketball team had its own struggles — mostly offensively — the Lady Wildcats still managed to take the train to Win Town, which they hope will be just one stop along the way to Playoff Junction. Yes, Clovis’ 45-22 victory over Manzano at Rock Staubus Gymnasium was about what the Lady ’Cats expected. And no, a game that was 21-4 at halft...
Manzano (4-11, 0-1) at Clovis girls (9-8, 0-1) 6:30 p.m., Rock Staubus Gymnasium Last time out: Clovis suffered a 45-42 home loss at the hands of Eldorado, a result that became official when senior guard Teya Morris had to rush a game-tying attempt and missed left. Manzano also began its district slate at home, and was dealt a setback. In the Lady Monarchs' case it was by a 55-38 count, their second double-digit loss in a row. Last meeting: Feb. 7, 2017. Manzano visited Rock...
Moriarty at Portales Boys 7 p.m., Ram Athletic Center Records: Moriarty 12-6, 0-1; Portales 9-7, 0-0 Last time out: Both teams endured double-digit losses in their most recent games. Portales wrapped up its stay in the Horsemen Shootout at St. Michael's Academy (Santa Fe), losing to Silver 67-48 last Saturday. Moriarty was beaten on Tuesday, 76-62 at Hope Christian Academy in Albuquerque, the District 4-4A opener for both teams. Last meeting: Feb. 7, 2017. Portales was coming...
CLOVIS — The old phrase ‘close but no cigar’ has seemed to haunt Clovis High girls' basketball team this season. And Tuesday night, the stogie proved elusive once again in the Lady Wildcats’ District 2-6A opener against Eldorado. Despite battling back to erase a 10-point first-half deficit, despite leading by a point in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, the Lady ’Cats were beaten 45-42 at Rock Staubus Gymnasium, as Teya Morris’ last-second three-point attempt hit...
With the team bus engine barely warm after Friday night's road loss to Cleveland, Clovis girls basketball head coach Jeff Reed was ready to look ahead. All the way to Tuesday, when the Lady Wildcats will finally begin their District 2-6A competition. Reed's team had just been dealt a frustrating loss, in a season already full of them, this time a setback that clearly occurred due to a poor first quarter. The Lady 'Cats, it seems, never go more than two games without having...
Girls Portales (16-2) at Goddard (11-7) 6:30 p.m., Goddard High School, Roswell Last time out: Both teams posted blowout victories over the weekend. Portales beat Lovington 62-19 on the road Friday night; Goddard topped Chaparral 60-15 on Saturday afternoon. Last meeting: The Lady Rams were home for this matchup on Jan. 17 of last year, but it didn’t help, as the Lady Rockets left the Ram Athletic Center with a 61-43 victory. The lowdown: Portales is on a seven-game winning streak, having yet to lose since the calendars c...
GIRLS Clovis (9-6) at Cleveland (8-9) 6:30 p.m., Cleveland High School, Rio Rancho Last time out: On Tuesday, both teams continued the trend of how they’ve been playing so far this season. The Lady Wildcats are usually up after they’re down, so it wasn’t surprising when they shellacked Goddard 58-33 on the road Tuesday night, following last Friday’s 56-38 loss at Artesia. The Lady ’Cats took control of Tuesday’s game in the second half, outscoring the Lady Rockets 35-15 during that stretch, 20-3 in the fourth quarter. Cl...
MELROSE — You’ll hear it from coaches all the time when it comes to tournament play: ‘We’ll learn from this. We can only get better.’ To that point, Melrose’s boys and girls basketball teams should be in top form come district and state playoff time. They each participated in the EPAC Tournament last weekend. They’ll each participate in tournaments this weekend — the boys at Dexter, the girls at Tularosa. Tournaments, tournaments and more tournaments should be just what the Buffaloes need as their 1A opponents loom,...
GIRLS Clovis (8-6) at Goddard (10-6) 5:30 p.m., Goddard High School Last time out: Both teams played Friday night with different results — Clovis lost at Artesia 56-38; Goddard routed Alamogordo 54-24, leading 15-5 after one quarter, 26-7 at halftime. Last meeting: The teams clashed at Rock Staubus Gymnasium last Jan. 10, with Goddard earning a decisive 63-45 road victory. The lowdown: They’ve been up, they’ve been down. They’ve shot well, they haven’t. Friday night’s loss was a case of the ‘downs’ and the ‘haven’ts’, as...
TEXICO — By now, the Texico boys basketball players might be seeing the Fort Sumner team in their sleep. So far, though, it's been anything but a nightmare. Texico beat Fort Sumner 53-47 in the Farwell Tournament championship game on Dec. 9, then beat the Foxes 60-36 for the EPAC Tournament title Saturday night at Greyhound Arena. Tonight at 7 p.m., the Wolverines and Foxes meet for the third time in exactly a month. The Wolves hope to go three-for-three, while also i...
BOYS Portales (8-4) at Lovington (7-8) 7 p.m., Lovington High School Last time out: Each team beat its Friday-night opponent at home in different ways. Portales beat Robertson 60-54, winning a fairly close game in part because of winning the third quarter 19-14. Lovington, meanwhile, clobbered Cobre 74-34. Last meeting: The teams played last Jan. 10, with the Rams winning 81-70. The lowdown: Portales is playing good basketball right now, and like every team wants to keep it going. Last year was last year, but the Rams seem...
PORTALES — For much of Saturday night's EPAC girls basketball championship game at Greyhound Arena, the Texico players seemed to be battling two opponents — themselves and a formidable Logan team. Missed opportunity after missed opportunity, easy shot attempt after easy shot attempt that didn't go down, punctuated the first half and some of the second for the Lady Wolverines. But, once they limited their opposition to just Logan and played with more confidence, it was jus...
PORTALES — It seemed fitting when a few Texico boys basketball fans sat in Greyhound Arena’s upper deck — much like the Yankee Stadium Bleacher Creatures — pounding on upended hard plastic canisters like they were drums, as the Wolverines played Fort Sumner in Saturday night’s EPAC championship game. Fitting because for Texico, the beat went on. The Wolverines captured their third straight EPAC title and fifth in the last six seasons by running away from Fort Sumner 60-36 on S...
Boys Clovis (7-5) at Hobbs (9-5) 7 p.m., Hobbs High School Last time out: Clovis had a six-game winning streak snapped Thursday night at Roswell after downing come by edging Belen 64-61 in the Griego and Sons Holiday Tournament championship game on Saturday night. Hobbs last played on Tuesday, blowing out Centennial 85-47 at home. It was the same Centennial team that the ’Cats routed on Dec. 9 to begin their win streak. Last meeting: The teams clashed at Rock Staubus Gymnasium on Dec. 1, with Hobbs prevailing 79-76. The l...
CLOVIS — If there were words to explain why the Clovis girls basketball team is not advancing to tonight's Plateau Holiday Classic final, "clank," "clunk" and "doink" would likely suffice. Too often those words seemed accurate ways to describe what was happening to Clovis' shot attempts — especially from the foul line — in Friday night's semifinal against Farmington at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Going 12-of-63 from the girls (10-of-51 in the paint) and 14-of-31 from the line...
CLOVIS — Winning basketball games is paramount. But how you win can be almost as significant. Clovis’ boys basketball team had been blowing teams off the court during the four-game win streak it carried into Friday night’s Griego and Sons Classic semifinal against Rio Grande. This time, though, the Wildcats had to win a different way — by surviving a close one, which they did 55-53. Clovis staved off a furious Rio Grande rally that had shaved a 55-45 difference down to just...
CLOVIS — Ups, downs. Highs, lows. Hoops, hits, kicks and touchdown passes. Just another year for Curry County athletics. Perhaps the biggest news for Clovis sports in 2017 was the passing of the head-coaching torch from Eric Roanhaus — who had guided Wildcat football since 1978 — to Cal Fullerton — who had been one of Roanhaus’ quarterbacks and assistant coaches during his 39-year coaching run. Ruth Chavez, a legend for her successful 29-year coaching career with Portales, took the reins at Clovis and had the Lady Wildcats...
