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  • Wolves beat Hounds to keep share of LSC lead

    THE STAFF OF THE NEWS|Updated Oct 15, 2024

    MONMOUTH, Oregon – Eastern New Mexico University tried to put an early stamp on Saturday’s Lone Star Conference game against Western Oregon with a nearly-eight-minute touchdown drive following the opening kickoff. Unfortunately, after that it was pretty much all Wolves. Western Oregon scored its most points in nearly three years and most against an NCAA Division II foe in five years while extending its longest winning streak since 2019 to four games on Saturday with a 49-20 victory over the Greyhounds. With the victory, WOU...

  • Cats to face rival Hobbs on Friday

    THE STAFF OF THE NEWS|Updated Oct 15, 2024

    Another week, another challenge for Clovis High’s football team. Coming off one of their better performances of the campaign, the Wildcats visit longtime rival Hobbs in a 7 p.m. District 3-6A contest on Friday. Hobbs (3-4, 1-2 district) has alternated wins and losses throughout the season. Last Friday, the Eagles were dealt a 51-12 setback at second-ranked Centennial (7-0, 3-0). Meantime, the Cats (0-7, 0-3) led 24-21 at halftime against Organ Mountain on Friday at Leon Williams Stadium and hung around until the fourth q...

  • State basketball tournament results

    THE STAFF OF THE NEWS|Updated Mar 18, 2024

    (Seeds in parentheses) Boys Class 5A First round March 9 (at higher seeds) (1) Volcano Vista 85, (16) Santa Fe Capital 50 (8) Santa Fe High 66, (9) West Mesa 53 (5) La Cueva 78, (12) Eldorado 67 (4) Atrisco Heritage 84, (13) Farmington 77 (14) Sandia 69, (3) Rio Rancho Cleveland 61 (11) Albuquerque High 74, (6) Clovis 50 (7) Los Lunas 61, (10) Alamogordo 55 (2) Organ Mountain 79, (15) Roswell High 70 At The Pit, Albuquerque Wednesday’s quarterfinals Volcano Vista 69, Santa Fe High 42 La Cueva 80, Atrisco Heritage 70 A...

  • SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: Lady Cats finish third in Hobbs' Buck Brandon Invite

    THE STAFF OF THE NEWS|Updated Mar 16, 2024

    THE STAFF OF THE NEWS HOBBS – Clovis High’s girls finished third out of five full teams while the boys were sixth in a seven-team field in Monday’s season-opening Buck Brandon Invite at Rockwind Community Links. Lovington took the girls team title at 379, 11 shots ahead of Roswell Goddard. The Lady Wildcats followed at 422, two strokes ahead of Hobbs, while Texico was fifth at 435. The boys division was highly competitive, with New Mexico Military shooting 332 to edge out Goddard by one shot. Following were Lovington at 33...

  • Public Education Secretary feels 'pretty successful' with budget

    The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    State Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero on New Mexico's education budget for the 2025 fiscal year: "Overall, I'd have to say I feel pretty successful with what we came away with." The new budget, signed into law last Wednesday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, represents an 8% increase in spending — $394 million more — than in the 2024 fiscal year. The expansion is expected to funnel millions of dollars toward literacy initiatives, teacher training and retention programs, school meals, community school initiatives and...

  • Hounds post two-game sweep against Highlands

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team opened a 12-0 lead through five innings on Sunday and routed New Mexico Highlands 12-6 to sweep their two-game non-league series at Greyhound Field. ENMU (11-11) was outhit 11-9 by the Cowboys, but took advantage of seven walks, seven hit batsmen, six wild pitches and three errors for its second consecutive dominating win. Junior designated hitter Demetrio Archuleta went 4-for-5, scoring four times and knocking in a run, while...

  • Rambelles blank Hounds in finale

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    Angelo State, ranked No. 25 in NCAA Division II, did all its damage early and senior right-hander Cheyenne Floyd made it stand up in a 4-0 Rambelles win over Eastern New Mexico University in Lone Star Conference softball on Sunday at Greyhound Field, giving ASU the series win. Right fielder Tatiana Trotter doubled home the game's first run in the top of the first inning off ENMU sophomore right-hander Marissa Rodriguez (5-5). Rodriguez was chased after surrendering a two-run...

  • Hounds get set for NCAA regional tourney

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    FRISCO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s men were in pretty good shape to make the NCAA Division II South Central regional no matter what happened in last week’s Lone Star Conference tournament. The fourth-seeded Greyhounds left no doubt, though, winning the event on Sunday and taking the league’s automatic bid as senior point guard Lyron Bennett capped a 9-0 run over the final 45 seconds with a 3-point buzzer-beater for a 91-88 victory over third-seeded Lubbock Christian. It’s the school’s second LSC tourney tit...

  • Rams ousted in 70-61 loss to Lovington

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    LOVINGTON – The fourth time wasn’t the charm for Portales High’s boys on Saturday night. The Rams finished the season with five losses in their last seven games – and four of them came against their District 4-4A rivals, including Saturday’s 70-61 decision in a first-round Class 4A state tournament game. Portales (16-13), seeded 10th, held its own in the first and third stanzas, but found itself trying to fight uphill after the Wildcats (18-11) put together strong first and third segments. Lovington, seeded seventh in the 16-...

  • Fuller Supply honored by Chamber

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce has announced its most recent Retail Rockstar winner is Fuller Supply Co. Fuller Supply will receive the award in a presentation at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at its business at 1315 E. Grand Ave. The company is a plumbing, HVAC and electrical supply store. Fuller Supply was nominated for the award by the most recent Retail Rockstar winner, Clovis Furniture Exchange & Mattresses Too....

  • Zia Powersports on Mabry Drive

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    Zia Powersports has moved from its location on Prince Street to one of Clovis’ largest buildings at 2600 Mabry Drive. In an interview with The News in December, Owner Tanner Gearn said the move would happen in the first quarter of 2024. Gearn described the move from the North Prince Street location as a “big positive adjustment for us.” “There’ll be better customer parking and more space for our employees,” Gearn said in December. Gearn added the store will offer motorcycles, ATVs, “side-by-sides,” accessories and...

  • New food truck, new flavors

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    Rinconcito Mexico is a new food truck in Clovis. Owners Barbara Nava and her husband Carlos Rosas have set up the truck just off the corner of North Prince Street and Commerce Way behind Optical Source. Nava says Rinconcito Mexico’s specialties are their tortas, tacos and flautas. “Our tortas are huge. A favorite is our Torta Cubana: Four kinds of meat, an egg, it’s huge,” Nava said. Another specialty is Rinconcito Mexico’s flavors. “They are straight from Mexico City,” Nava said. Nava and Rosas are originally from Mexico C...

  • CCC candidates visiting Clovis

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    The five finalists for the president’s job at Clovis Community College are scheduled to make on-site visits beginning today. Each finalist is expected to speak with college employee constituencies and the public, according to a CCC news release. Candidates and the date they’re scheduled to be on campus are: • Jonathan Fuentes (today), vice president of academic partnerships at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas. • Barbara Beebe (Thursday), president of Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas. • Morgan Phillips (Friday),...

  • ENMU's Frederick places twice at nationals

    THE STAFF OF THE NEWS|Updated Mar 12, 2024

    PITTSBURG, Kan. – Eastern New Mexico senior Timothy Frederick finished in the top eight in two sprints on Saturday in the NCAA Division II national indoor track meet, hosted by Pittsburg State. Frederick, from La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago, gave the Greyhounds eight team points by finishing fourth in the 400 at 47.66 seconds and sixth in the 200 at 21.46. He earned first-team All-American honors and gave ENMU 22nd place out of 68 schools with athletes competing in the meet. Last year, he placed 12th in the national indoor m...

  • PED to adopt new funding formula for public schools

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    New Mexico’s Public Education Department will be adopting a new public schools funding formula revolving around a ratio of used and unused school buildings and student population. Nothing has been revealed yet regarding the possible closure of any of the school system’s facilities according to Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Renee Russ. “At present, I can share with you that the Facility Master Planning committee is continuing to finalize committee recommendations that will be shared at the March 19 Board of Education...

  • Lady Coyotes upend Melrose

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    MELROSE – Dora limited Melrose to 19 points through three quarters and the 10th-seeded Lady Coyotes held on late for a 49-44 victory in a first-round Class 1A girls state tournament game on Friday night. Senior Bre'Ann Rodriguez led a balanced attack for Dora (19-7) with 12 points, while sophomore Justice Deason and freshman Karen Inge scored 11 points each and senior Faith Jasso added nine. The Lady Coyotes face second-seeded Cliff (26-2) in a 3 p.m. quarterfinal tilt on T...

  • Six ENMU players earn All-LSC status

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    FRISCO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University senior guard Greg Johnson earned men’s first-team All-Lone Star Conference recognition in a banquet on Wednesday night prior to the start of the LSC tournament. Johnson, from Little Rock, Ark., helped the Greyhounds win 19 regular-season games, averaging 17.8 ppg and 2.7 assists per contests. He has scored 30 or more points four times. Named LSC offensive player of the week twice during the campaign, Johnson shot 51 percent from 3-point range (60-of-118) and also posted 99 reb...

  • Cats, Lady Cats beaten in duals against Artesia

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    ARTESIA – Artesia’s boys swept the three doubles divisions and the Bulldogs edged Clovis High 5-4 on Tuesday afternoon. Artesia also won the girls clash by a 6-3 count. Artesia’s boys posted a pair of third-set super-tiebreaker wins in the boys dual, including a 3-6, 6-3, (10-5) decision at No. 1 doubles with sophomores Cutter Summers and Damian Lopez outlasting the Wildcats’ Landon Wolf and Cooper Harriman, and a 5-7, 6-2, (10-8) verdict for senior Ethan Bunt over Cats eighth-grader Ryan Case at No. 6 singles. In doubles...

  • Cats split first two outings in Hobbs event

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    HOBBS – Senior Jasiah Mendoza pitched a three-hitter and Clovis High’s baseball team spread the offense out over the game en route to an 8-1 victory over Artesia on Friday, the second day of a three-day event hosted by Hobbs H.S. Bouncing back from a Thursday loss, the Wildcats (4-2) scored in five of the seven innings in blustery conditions. Senior Gabe Tapia went 2-for-4 with run-scoring singles in the second and fifth innings, while senior Quinn Culiver doubled and finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. “To...

  • Hounds roll into semis of LSC tourney

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    FRISCO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s postseason bid took off in a big way on Thursday night. Shooting a school-record 66 percent from the floor and dominating the paint, the fourth-seeded Greyhounds pulled away to a 103-84 victory over Angelo State in the quarterfinals of the Lone Star Conference men’s basketball tournament at Comerica Center. ENMU (20-9), reaching the 20-win plateau for the first time since 2003-04 with its first postseason victory since the year before that, advanced to a Saturday semif...

  • Lady Cats struggle to score in loss at Mayfield

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    LAS CRUCES – It wasn’t Las Cruces High this year, but it was the same result. Since reaching the then-Class 6A semifinals in Danni Williams’ last season at Clovis High in 2015, the Lady Wildcats have made first-round exits in all four of their appearances in the NMAA’s large-school division. The common denominator? All have come in trips to Las Cruces, the first three against the Lady Bulldawgs, while on Friday night the Lady Cats were ousted by Mayfield 31-28. “It’s just so frustrating because you have a chance to win a (s...

  • Clovis man sentenced to 30 years

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    Jose Maldonado on Tuesday was sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping, rape and burglary, according to a news release from the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Maldonado, 25, broke into a home on Sycamore Street in May of 2021 where he raped the victim, records show. Judge Fred Van Soelen issued the sentence. Maldonado will be required to serve 85% of the 30-year sentence, prosecutors said....

  • Ask the News - March 10

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    Is there someplace I can take my old eyeglasses where they’ll get used? The Clovis Evening Lions Club takes used eyeglasses, according to club President Mona Burns. “Any of the eye doctors in Clovis have the boxes where you can drop off your old eyeglasses. There’s also a large yellow container at S & S Supermarket where you can drop old glasses,” Burns said. Burns said the club goes through them. The club doesn’t take the eyeglass cases. “We box them up and take them to Midland, Texas, where they are analyzed for the pre...

  • Wildcadettes win 12 awards in San Antonio

    the Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    The Clovis High School Wildcadettes, the school’s drill team, earned 12 awards in weekend competition at the Alamo Classic Dance Championship in San Antonio. According to a news release from Clovis Municipal Schools, the Wildcadettes brought home these awards: • Sweepstakes Award • Gussie Nell Davis Award • Judges Award Pom • Judges Award Military • Judges Award Hip Hop • Best Choreography • Best Precision • Best Technique • Giving Back Award • Academic Champions (highest combined GPA of any team at the contest). • Best in C...

  • Robbery suspect taken into custody

    The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    Staff of Lowe’s Home Improvement and a “great witness” helped police arrest an armed robbery suspect Wednesday night, according to Clovis Police Capt. Roman Romero. Romero said a 55-year-old woman was robbed of her phone and purse by a man with a firearm in the Lowe’s parking lot about 5:15 p.m. Daniel Acosta, 27, was taken into custody soon after the robbery. He was located and arrested at Motel 7 on Mabry Drive. “Detectives were able to review video footage and observed...

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