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Active Elida bats complemented a live Elida arm as the Tigers used two five-run innings to beat Floyd 12-1 in five innings Monday night. Junior pitcher Wesley Gilmore confounded the Broncos, allowing one run on three hits. Gilmore struck out 10. “He threw very well,” Elida coach Jimmy Ward said. “We’re about to get our arms in shape and we’re fixing to get on a roll, I hope.” Gilmore also provided a spark on offense. After Tom Sullivan’s first-inning, two-run home run, Gilmore added a two-run blast of his own in the second...
The Portales Lady Rams concluded their preparation for District 4-3A play at the 2007 Artesia Lady Dog Invitational Saturday, losing 10-0 against Aztec and beating Lovington 4-3. “The competition here is definitely good,” Portales coach Robbie Crowley said. “We haven’t played anybody badly, even Aztec, we shouldn’t have lost by as much as we did. But hopefully we can play to our level every game and we’re not doing that right now.” Senior Shareesa Nusser pitched for the Lady Rams against Aztec and although Portales allo...
The Elida Tigers played extra baseball against the Portales JV Monday night at Portales and won in eight innings 10-9. The Tigers (3-2) are still tinkering with their pitching staff as Ben Massey started the game and pitched two innings. Caleb Widener pitched two innings as well. Junior Wesley Gilmore threw for three innings, while junior Tom Sullivan pitched the final inning. “We’re a long ways from being in shape yet,” Elida head coach Jimmy Ward said. “We’re starting to come around. Our arms are getting stronger every day...
Portales and Roosevelt County mostly escaped the kind of major damage caused in Clovis by the Friday storm which produced a tornado with winds up to 125 mph, according to Roosevelt County Undersheriff Malon Parker. “The sheriff’s office spent all day (Sunday) searching for possible victims of the storm,” Parker said. “Some roads were impassable because of water and we finally did a flyover.” Parker said damage from the tornado was limited to an area on Cacahuate Road about three miles east of U.S. 70 where the Grande Vi...
After defeating St. Mike’s 5-4 in the morning, the Portales Lady Rams were handed their own tournament championship late Saturday night after the Lady Horsemen played all day for the rematch before forfeiting the title game. According to Portales coach Michelle Wallis the St. Mike’s girls were upset about having to play consecutive matches to get back into the winners bracket and after defeating Artesia in the semifinals late Saturday night they packed up and went home. “(The St. Mike’s coach) came up to the scoring table a...
Portales residents are being asked to conserve water after a tornado snapped poles and cut off electricity to most of the city's well field east of town, according to a press release from the Portales Police Department. The tornado, apparently the same one that struck Clovis, passed through the well field located along Cacahuate Road (N.M. 202) shortly before 8 p.m. Friday. According to Capt. Lonnie Berry of PPD, Portales residents are being asked to cut back on their water usage while power is being restored. "The water...
Portales’ two senior hurlers pitched well at Roswell High and managed a split with the Lady Coyotes, losing the first game 4-0 and winning the second contest 2-0 in pre-district softball doubleheader action Tuesday night. “I’m excited,” Lady Ram head coach Robbie Crowley said. “Roswell’s got a great ball team.” Lady Ram Sasha Parker pitched the first game and after giving up two runs in the first inning, held the potent Roswell High bats scoreless in four of the final six innings, giving up four hits. “She pitched really...
A trio of Portales Ram sophomores made a big statement in the Rams first golf tournament of the season at Clovis’ Chaparral Country Club Monday afternoon. Portales sophomore Donavin Sanchez managed to overcome a rough start to run away with the best overall score and lead the Portales boys to a dominating victory. The Portales boys posted a team score of 307, followed by Clovis’ 333 and Clovis Christian’s 371. “I didn’t expect 300 something,” Portales boys coach Pat Crowley said. “I was really looking for 313 or 314 but I...
The All-District 3-1A basketball team was announced earlier this week, and it wasn’t much of a surprise to see the boys list dominated by Elida and Dora juniors, while the girls list was a much more eclectic mix. District tournament champion Elida and state runner-up Dora both placed four players each on the boys list, led by seniors Casey O’Connor and Ryan Craig from Dora and Caleb Widener from Elida. Half of the 12-man first team were juniors, including Wesley Gilmore, Trenton Chenault and Ever Varela from Elida and Wes...
The Portales Lady Rams had pitching in one game, and hitting in the other in a doubleheader split at Jal Tuesday with the Lady Panthers taking the first game 1-0, and the Portales girls winning the second game 8-3. Although senior pitcher Sasha Parker threw a one-hitter for the Rams (2-5) in game one, Jal senior thrower Melinda Vargas managed a two-hitter as the home team beat Portales 1-0. “(The first game) was a pitchers battle for sure,” Lady Ram head coach Robbie Crowley said. “Sasha threw the ball really well. We had a...
Zach Smith from Dora takes advantage ot the extra daylight hours and brushes up on his golf swing at the Portales Country Club Tuesday evening....
Past Portales Municipal School Board members will be honored with a new plaque displayed in the board room. Michael Terry, principal at James Elementary, updated the board on the progress for the updated board member wall at Monday’s board meeting. Terry showed off the new plaque, created by Clyde Powell, which shows each board member and their years of service going back to 1915. Terry explained in an earlier board meeting the administration wanted to improve the wall honoring board members. He said only some of the p...
Portales police arrested three city residents Tuesday in drug raids that netted marijuana and cocaine in an ongoing narcotics investigations, according to a Portales Police Department press release. Joe E. Aragon, 27, of Portales, was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within a school zone and trafficking cocaine in a school zone. Police found one pound of marijuana in a residence at 310 S. Abilene and 6.4 pounds of marijuana inside Aragon’s vehicle, according to the press release. I...
The Portales City Council received no public opposition concerning matters on the agenda during its regular meeting held in council chambers Tuesday night. • The council voted to approve the preliminary plat for Desert Oasis subdivision without curbcuts. • Changes were approved concerning the rules and regulations of the Portales Cemetery. • A variance request for building a carport onto a home belonging to Richard and Anna Foster was approved by the council. • The council voted to give City Manager Debi Lee a 5 percent...
After multiple delays, the jury trial of a Portales man accused of killing a 19-year-old Portales woman in 2004 is set to begin Monday in Roosevelt County District Court. Richard Baca, 20, of Portales is accused of first-degree murder in the death of Amber Robinson of Portales. He is also charged with two counts of tampering with evidence for allegedly burying Robinson’s body and burning items with her blood on them. Portales Police have said they believe Robinson died on April 27, 2004. She was reported missing by her f...
ALBUQUERQUE — The toughest part of the Elida Lady Tigers (22-4) first-round match in the 1A state basketball tournament was apparently the bus ride back without a heater. The District 2 champion Tohajilee Lady Warriors (16-4) found themselves outmatched by District 4 runnerup Elida Friday in Albuquerque. Elida rode a 25-5 scoring advantage in the third quarter to a 75-49 victory to advance to the state semifinal next week in Albuquerque. Elida coach Dan Howard said having his whole team come out aggressive from the start m...
ALBUQUERQUE — The Dora Coyote defense successfully contained the second-leading scorer in the state Saturday as they snared a 63-44 win over Temple Baptist Academy in the first round of the 1A state basketball tournament. Temple senior forward Mike Russo, who is used to running roughshod over opposing defenses, found himself with just four points at halftime as Dora (21-6) posted a 15-2 first quarter score before going up 32-16 at the half. “We did a good job on defense in the first quarter,” Dora coach Ty Thatcher said....
A Portales man convicted of taking more than $600,000 from an armored car service where he worked last year has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. State District Judge Teddy Hartley also ordered Scott Kirby, 23, to repay the money that was not recovered, 9th Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler said Wednesday. Kirby pleaded guilty Oct. 12 to a second-degree felony charge of embezzlement over $20,000. Two counts of disposal of stolen property were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Kirby had been employed as a...
Police arrested a Portales man Wednesday evening after a woman said she’d been held captive for more than a day. George Vela, 27, is charged with kidnapping, criminal sexual penetration and being a felon in possession of a firearm, officials said. He was arrested about 8:30 p.m. inside the emergency room at Roosevelt General Hospital, where he fled following a chase with police, Capt. Lonnie Berry said. Police received a call about 1 p.m. Wednesday from a 19-year-old woman who said she had been held captive in a residence in...
The Dora Coyotes earned the District 3-1A regular season championship and the district tournament number one seed that comes with it, after defeating the Floyd Broncos 52-38 Thursday night at home. According to Dora head coach Ty Thatcher, the Coyotes (20-5, 7-1) took advantage of soft defense in the first half, and sank six 3-pointers, before playing in the paint in the second half. 12 of Dora’s 24 second half points came from the free throw line. “We played a pretty quality game,” Dora head coach Ty Thatcher said. “We d...
A two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning sent two Floyd School students and a Portales resident to the hospital, according to state police. The female students, 13 and 16 years old, were listed in satisfactory condition Tuesday afternoon at a Lubbock hospital, according to state police. The 16-year-old student was driving a mini-van westbound on N.M. 467 when she tried to pass a semi-truck trying to turn onto Roosevelt Road Y, according to New Mexico State Police Sgt. Stephen Mulkey. The driver of the semi-truck, Gary...
Eastern New Mexico University has finally received funding on a grant that will provide $613,800 in new science equipment. According to a press release from U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici’s office, the funding, which he secured last year from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will be used to buy molecular and cellular biological equipment as well as equipment used for microbiology, biochemistry, physical chemistry, anatomy and physiology. “I’m a firm believer in the idea that our nation must dramatically impro...
LAS CRUCES — Three Roosevelt County 4-H leaders and supporters were among 15 inducted into the state 4-H Hall of Fame at New Mexico State University recently, according to a NMSU Cooperative Extension news release Roosevelt County Extension Agent Floyd McAlister and volunteers J.M. and Fay Jeffries of Portales received the honor for their work with Roosevelt County 4-H programs. The hall of fame, established in 2002, honors 4-H members, volunteer leaders, fair superintendents, advisory board members, 4-H Foundation t...
A strong winter storm was creeping toward New Mexico Thursday and is expected to bring heavy snow and cold temperatures to the eastern New Mexico area through the weekend. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning from noon today and last through 5 p.m. Saturday for Roosevelt and Curry counties. Forecasts called for 6 to 12 inches of snow in the east-central area of the state with winds causing blowing and drifting snow becoming a problem on Saturday. A news release from the Portales Police Department urged...
Police used a warrant at the Portales Public Library to seize magic and witchcraft books that had been checked out by a woman who is charged in the Jan. 4 death of her 6-year-old son. Teresa Gilman, 24, told police “the devil was in my son,” according to arrest affidavits. Gilman’s 8-year-old daughter told police that on the morning her brother, Lorenzo Cabral, died, her mother poured salt in a circle around the boy’s body. Police found writing describing a “ritualistic type ceremony” in Gilman’s residence, an affidavit says....
