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ALBUQUERQUE — The fifth-seeded Portales Rams thought they were a better team than the fourth-seeded Bloomfield Bobcats and in the Class 3A state baseball quarterfinals Wednesday, they proved it. The Rams came from behind for an 8-7 win to advance to the state semifinals for the second consecutive year. The Rams were outscored 7-3 in the first three innings, but went on their own 5-0 run in the last four innings. “We just talked to our kids during those innings and said the things that most coaches say to try to get your kid...
ALBUQUERQUE — Senior Ella Erf wanted to finish her tennis career at Portales with a singles state championship. She didn’t find a title, but as she exits stage left, she does so with a third place trophy. Erf lost in the 3A semifinals in straight sets Saturday to Bosque freshman Dara McDevitt 3-6, 5-7, before beating Sandia Prep’s Chelsea Lehman 6-1, 6-2 to grab third place. “I’m really proud of Ella. It was an emotional match for her,” Lady Ram head coach Michelle Wallis said. “From the start of the season she said, ‘I am g... Full story
The District 4-3A champion Lady Ram softball team (17-8, 12-0 district) is seeded No. 5 in the New Mexico Class 3A state softball tournament in Farmington this weekend. The Portales girls depart Wednesday, before facing 12th-seeded Fort Wingate Thursday at 2 p.m. The winner of the first round game faces 4th-seeded Las Vegas-Robertson Friday morning. The District 4-3A champion Portales Rams (17-8, 12-4 district) are seeded 5th in the New Mexico Class 3A state baseball playoffs and host 12th-seeded Tohatchi Friday or Saturday...
The Portales News-Tribune picked up six awards on Saturday, including two for first place, at the Panhandle Press Association’s annual contest. Managing Editor Karl Terry earned first place for news writing, while PNT staff took top honors for front-page layout. Terry also earned honors for column writing, sports writing and photos, all in the large-newspaper division. The Clovis News Journal captured the General Excellence award in the large-newspaper division for the second year in a row. Panhandle Press Association 2007 c...
Whether a grenade found Saturday in a Portales yard was live or not couldn’t be determined, according to Portales Police Department spokesperson Lonnie Berry. According to Berry, the condition of the grenade that had apparently been buried in the yard at Eighth and Chicago streets prevented personnel from Cannon Air Force Base’s 27th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit from determining its status or identification. “They (EOD) took the safest course of action and destroyed the grenade by blowing it up... Full story
ROSWELL — Portales senior Jefferson Powers and sophomore Donavin Sanchez shot the second and third best round, respectively, in leading the Rams to the District 4-3A championship at the New Mexico Military Institute golf course Monday morning. The Rams fired a combined 299, the second time this season that the team has broken 300. “They really started off strong but we didn’t finish as strong as we would have liked,” Ram assistant golf coach Andy Correll said. “They did what they had to do to win the district champions...
Hundreds of cowboys, both professional and amateur, will compete in calf-roping events this weekend. The third annual Joe’s Boot Shop Calf Roping is being held Friday through Saturday at the Curry County Mounted Patrol Arena. According to event coordinator Joe Rhodes, 464 cowboys competed in the 2006 calf roping event. “Hopefully we will have more this year,” he said. Rhodes said the three-day event will feature 40 professional calf ropers and three world champions. This year’s action includes open cowboy matches, double... Full story
The ENMU women’s soccer team is offering a free youth clinic for boys and girls ages 5-12 from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday at the ENMU soccer practice field. The cost is free. Participants should bring water, a soccer ball and shin guards. Information: www.enmusports.com.... Full story
TEXICO — The Ram and Lady Ram track teams both took home titles at Tuesday’s meet at Texico, qualifying more athletes for the state tournament in the process. Senior Hunter Rackler and sophomore Devon Stinson qualified for state in the javelin throw and the Rams also qualified in the medley relay race. Junior Jordan Roehl topped her qualifying throws in the discus and shot put, while freshman Jenna Wagner qualified in the triple jump. The Portales girls also cut their state qualifying time in the mile relay. Portales tra...
HOBBS — The Portales Ram golf team shot a combined 329, finishing in a tie for seventh in a nine-team field Tuesday at Ocotillo Golf Course. Sophomore Donavin Sanchez shot the best round for Portales with a 4-over-par 76. Senior Jefferson Powers shot an 82, sophomore William Archibeque an 85, sophomore Rick Bergman an 86 and senior Garrett Hatch a 97. Roswell High won the team event with a combined score of 305 spurred by Turner Carlile who shot a tournament best one-under par 71. On the girls side, senior Tori Teague q... Full story
The Portales Rams lost focus late in the first game but re-grouped for a split Tuesday against Clovis. Portales allowed the Wildcats to rally in a 6-5 win but dominated the second game 11-1, thanks to big hitting and several Wildcat miscues. “(Clovis) made a lot of errors,” Rams coach Arturo Ontiveros said. “They threw the ball around a little bit and spotted us some runs. We kind of just took advantage of that and we had some pretty big hits in clutch situations ... they didn’t come out ready to play and it kind of bite’em... Full story
The Portales Rams dominated the first game of a District 4-3A doubleheader at Lovington 15-3 behind solid pitching from senior pitcher Mario Salazar before losing the second game 13-11. According to head coach Arturo Ontiveros, Salazar allowed just three runs while striking out 10 Wildcats. “(Mario) pitched awesome,” Ontiveros said. “When Mario’s on the mound, they don’t touch him ... they hit him a little bit better than the first time they faced him. But he kept them at bay the whole night, he pitched well. He’s in p...
Eastern New Mexico University is hosting a youth basketball camp June 13-16. The camp accommodates boys and girls from third grade through seniors in high school and will be held at Greyhound Arena. The cost is $75 per person, and a $50 deposit is suggested to reserve a place in the camp. For more information, call ENMU Zia head basketball coach Linden Weese at 562-2233 or 309-8679....
Early registrations for kindergarten as well as an expanded state health care coverage plan for children will begin Monday at Brown Early Childhood Center in Portales. The enrollment fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at the school, located at 520 W. Fifth St. Screening of the student as well as completion of a registration packet will be accomplished at the fair. Items parents need to provide for kindergarten registration are: • Up-to-date shot records • Birth certificate • Social Secur... Full story
One Eastern New Mexico University student has connections to Blacksburg, Va., and Virginia Tech University where a gunman killed 32 people Monday. Michael Harman, an ENMU junior history major, admits he spent some tense moments Monday morning until he was able to talk with family members who live in Blacksburg. He said he has two older sisters who are recent graduates of Virginia Tech, and two nieces living in the community. “I called one of my sisters when I found out it was happening, and she said they were keeping e... Full story
DEXTER — Portales Lady Ram head softball coach Robbie Crowley knows her girls have to clean up their errors, but the Portales offense battered Dexter enough Thursday afternoon to come away with a District 4-3A doubleheader sweep. Senior pitcher Sasha Parker allowed two earned runs on five hits and struck out 12 in the first game to lead the Lady Rams to a 9-3 victory. Shareesa Nusser threw a two-hitter in the second game for a 17-7 win. “(Sasha’s) getting better every game — getting stronger every game, and that’s what we n... Full story
Portales Police are investigating a report of an armed robbery at a Portales real estate office. Officers were dispatched to Eastern Sunbelt Real Estate, 801 S. Ave. C, at approximately 4 p.m. Thursday after dispatchers received a 911 call reporting an armed robbery, according to Capt. Lonnie Berry of the Portales Police Department. Jean Sherburne told the PNT she was alone in the office when a Hispanic female came into the office armed with a fixed-blade knife. She said suspect threatened her and pushed her into a wall befor...
Portales Fire Department personnel responded to a fire at 8:22 p.m. on Wednesday night at S.O.S. Outlet Store, located at 113 North Avenue I. According to the report, the fire started in a small room located inside the building. Upon investigation, firefighters found a melted five gallon bucket that was partially filled with ashes, according to the report. The bucket was located near a chair with a cushion. Firefighters were on scene for a little over an hour, extinguishing the fire and cleaning up the scene. Four units and...
Because of an error on a scorecard, the Portales Ram golf team’s win at the Roswell-NMMI Tournament on Tuesday has been retracted. Coach Patrick Crowley said the number of strokes recorded on one Ram player’s card was correct. One hole was recorded as par when it was a bogey, and another hole was recorded bogey when it was par. The error, which was caught and reported by the Portales team, adds 27 strokes in penalty to the team’s score. “We learned a valuable lesson, a very valuable lesson” Crowley said. “It’s just what hap... Full story
With help from all parts of the team, the Portales Lady Ram track team came away with a first-place finish Tuesday at the Goodman Relays in Eunice. “We ran, jumped and threw well,” Lady Ram coach Ruth Chavez said. “A lot of our points came from field events for the first time.” Portales overcame the Carlsbad junior varsity and host Eunice team, which placed second and third respectively. Artesia was fourth and was Jal fifth. En route to the win Portales qualified two of its relay teams, the 800 meters and the 1600 medley... Full story
High winds whipped through Roosevelt County on Tuesday, destroying a mobile home west of Portales and tossing shingles, signs and patio furniture. The wind blew off the roof of a mobile home about two miles west of Portales on U.S. 70 belonging to Victor and Mary Sanchez. The walls of the weakened home also caved in. Lucia Sanchez said her parents had recently moved the mobile home onto the property. No one was in the home when the damage occurred midday Tuesday. She said her father had been dealing with health problems and t... Full story
Prosecutors and elected officials in Roosevelt County and Portales want to take the public’s temperature on crime. They plan to do that with a public forum at 5:30 p.m. today at Portales City Hall. “We’re just trying to get out there and see what the community’s concerns are and how we can address those concerns,” said Steve North of the District Attorney’s Office, which is organizing the event. Officials expected to attend are Portales Police Chief Jeff Gill, New Mexico State Police Capt. Dan Lopez, Roosevelt County Sher...
Portales senior Ella Erf and the Partin brothers came away with first place finishes at an Amarillo tennis tournament Thursday and Friday. “We played well,” Ram coach Wade Fraze said. “I was especially encouraged by our doubles teams.” Erf led the Lady Ram charge, winning all of her singles matches, before beating Carlsbad’s Jamie McKenna in a tight championship match 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. “Ella hadn’t lost a match since she was a freshman or an eighth grader,” Ram coach Wade Fraze said. “And this championship match pushed her.” Por...
Junior pitcher Justin Cooper held the Portales Rams hitless through three innings, striking out six as the Goddard Rockets posted seven runs in the first inning, and went on to beat Portales 13-3 Thursday at Roswell’s Joe Bauman Coke Field. “We came out really flat,” Portales head coach Arturo Ontiveros said. “Every time we step between the lines, the effort has to be there whether you’re playing the Goddard Rockets or the New York Yankees.” Goddard’s offense complemented Cooper’s pitching brilliance in the first inning, b...
LOVINGTON — The Clovis Wildcats edged the Portales High School boys golf team in a playoff Wednesday to win the Murphy Black Invitational. After 18 holes, the two teams were tied at 305, but experience and good putts made the difference in a one-hole playoff, according to PHS coach Patrick Crowley. Artesia, who had beaten Portales earlier in the season, finished at 313, Roswell 314, Lovington 319, Goddard 321 and NMMI 329. “Having four guys in the 70s was really nice,” Crowley said. “This is more what they’re capable o... Full story
