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BASKETBALL Prep summaries Boys Saturday Lovington 57, Clovis 55 Clovis (3-17) — Brian Weiss 21, Luciano Webster 8, Kash Roberts 3, R.J. Nora 19, Andrew Hall 4. Totals 19 13-19 55. Lovington (12-5) — Adam Aguilera 9, Tayten Hilliard 14, Isaac Hinson 9, Mason Enriquez 5, Julian Arroyo 7, Joseph Perez 8, Joey Villalobos 5. Totals 24 4-13 57. Clovis 10 16 13 16 — 55 Lovington 9 12 23 13 — 57 3-pointers — Clovis, Weiss 4. Lovington, Arroyo, Enriquez, Hilliyard, Hinson, Villalobos. Junior varsity — Clovis def. Lovington (...
Clovis Municipal Schools will not conduct in-person instruction today due to “staffing challenges coupled with forecasts of pending inclement weather,” according to a CMS news release. It’s the second time in a week CMS has called off in-person instruction due to staffing and potential for bad weather. Classes were also called off last Thursday. Instruction today will instead be conducted “asynchronously, which means students will work independently from home at the direction of their classroom teacher,” the news release s...
Live music in front of a live audience is scheduled to make a return in June as the Clovis Music Festival prepares for three days of concerts by well-known performers, according to a flyer from the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce. The headline performance will feature Southern rock band 38 Special, known for hits that include “Hold On Loosely.” “Rockin’ Into the Night” and “Caught Up in You.” The band has stayed together for 40 years, according to the flyer. The 38 Special performance is scheduled for June 17 at the C...
It’s a cold Sunday morning, and I’m warm at home, sitting in front of a great fire. This is weird. At least, for me. As a pastor, I’m usually at church on Sundays a long time before this present hour. Don’t get me wrong. If you think pastors don’t have Sunday mornings when they’d really like to sleep in, your opinion of the breed is far too high. One of my favorite cartoons shows a dear lady trying to pull the blankets off of her protesting husband as he yells, “I don’t wa...
PORTALES - As the saying goes, live by the 3-pointer, die by it as well. On Saturday afternoon, St. Edward's came in shooting around 34 percent from distance this season. But the Hilltoppers were on fire almost from the start, hitting 11-of-21 3s in the first half and finishing 14-of-34 in an 85-66 Lone Star Conference men's basketball victory over Eastern New Mexico University at Greyhound Arena. "We've been living and dying by the 3," 13th-year Hilltoppers coach Andre Cook...
ALBUQUERQUE — Competing in the 600 for the first time, sophomore Dan Hurren highlighted Eastern New Mexico University performances in Saturday’s Dr. MLK Invitational indoor track meet, hosted by the University of New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Hurren ran a time of 1 minute, 21.85 seconds to finish fourth in the event. His time was also the second-best in school history, according to available records. The men’s 1,600 relay team of junior Iziah Hall, Hurren, junior Devis Cheruiyot and sophomore Japhet Toroi...
LOVINGTON — When you’re in the middle of a tough season, close losses can sting even more than usual. Clovis High’s boys were a minute away from pulling out their fourth win of the campaign on Saturday afternoon, but Lovington — which had gone 1-for-9 from the free throw line to that point — converted 3-of-4 at the end and pulled out a 57-55 victory. The Wildcats (3-17) had the advantage from the foul line for the game, going 13-of-19. They also had the lead for most of the first two-quarters plus, but Lovington (12-5) ou...
ARTESIA - Junior Clayton Hogan won a pair of individual events and also helped two relays to victory as Clovis High's boys claimed the team title in Saturday's Artesia Invitational swimming meet. The Wildcats finished with 144 points to 125 for runnerup Hobbs in the nine-school competition. Meantime, the CHS girls squad collected 93 points, trailing the host Lady Bulldogs (132) and Las Cruces (112). Hogan posted state-qualifying marks of 57.73 seconds in the 100 butterfly and...
DORA — Two days after their 12-game winning streak came to an end, Clovis Christian’s boys found themselves on the short end again. Dora outscored the Eagles 34-14 in the second half on Monday night en route to a 60-38 victory. CSC (12-4) saw its streak end on Saturday against Class 1A No. 1 Magdalena. Junior Steven Mason scored 21 points for the Coyotes (8-7), while sophomore Paul Krishna added 14. Juniors Carter Teen and Noah Grecian paced the Eagles with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Also on Monday night: Fort Sum...
PORTALES - Eastern New Mexico University's women weren't exactly clicking on all cylinders on Saturday. Fortunately, their opponents were having even more issues. It's not often you can shoot under 30 percent and win, but the Greyhounds managed to do it in a 62-54 Lone Star Conference victory over St. Edward's at Greyhound Arena. ENMU (7-6, 3-4 LSC) shot just 19-of-70 (27 percent) from the field, including 1-of-12 from 3-point range. But the Hilltoppers couldn't take...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University athletic director Paul Weir has announced a multi-year contract extension for football coach Tye Hiatt. The school did not release how long the extension was for, although Hiatt said it was “for more than two years.” Hiatt was named the Hounds’ head coach in April 2021, replacing Kelley Lee. He was coming off a successful stint as ENMU went 4-7, including 1-6 in the Lone Star Conference. Perhaps the team’s top performance of the season came in a 31-24 overtime loss at then-No....
ROSWELL — It was 12 days since the Portales High Rams had played, coming off home wins over Moriarty and Clovis High on back-to-back nights. Coach Randy McBroom was hoping to build on that momentum, but the team had since had a couple of games postponed. On Monday, it looked like the Rams never missed a beat. They cruised to a 65-32 win over New Mexico Military in a game which was to have been played on Friday night, but was moved because of COVID concerns. McBroom preferred to credit his team’s strong play over anything the...
About 500 teachers and education activists marched Sunday outside the Roundhouse to demand better pay, smaller class sizes and better classroom results. Participants carried placards that read "Teachers Need Good Pay to Stay" and "No Teachers No Future" at the noon rally, organized by the American Federation of Teachers New Mexico and the National Education Association-New Mexico. Julie Wojtko, a teacher and an advanced education services facilitator at Arrowhead Park Early College High School in Las Cruces, came to the...
Advocates for New Mexicans who know little to no English say a bill passed by a committee Friday is needed to help such residents access medical aid, child welfare services and other resources. Lawmakers on the House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs committee approved House Bill 22 on a 6-3 vote. It now heads to the House Appropriations and Finance Committee. Rep. Martin Zamora, R-Clovis, was among committee members voting against the bill. He did not respond to requests for comment. The bill would “provide m...
This nation has been divided over the “facts” for some time now, but does that mean we’re divided over telling the truth, too? Used to be, Americans valued honesty, even if we didn’t always practice it so well. We said things like, “Honesty is the best policy,” “A man’s word is his bond,” and “If you always tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said.” But that was then, and this is now. Used to be, politicians and used car salesmen were among the least respected professions, because of their perceived lack of ho...
One year into Joe Biden’s first term as president, it’s safe to say the Democrat’s performance has not met lofty expectations. His average approval rating, at 49% according to Gallup, is better than Republican Donald Trump’s was at this point, but that’s not saying much. Trump’s 38% was the lowest first-year approval rating of any president post World War II, and all other presidents since then — except Biden — have averaged 57% or higher. Of course, those presidents didn’t start off in year two of a pandemic that not...
As I write this I am wrapping up my own adventure with COVID-19. It didn’t feel good, but it was nothing worth destroying the economy over. It was not worth any mandates, shutdowns, or other government overreaches. When I think back on the worst illnesses or injuries in my life, this doesn’t even make the top 100 list. Even those experiences in the top 10 wouldn’t convince me to violate your liberty in the tiniest degree to avoid them. If they could even be avoided by viola...
The Taste-Testing Panel crew is at it again. Our Clovis Municipal Schools food services department remains increasingly proactive when it comes to encouraging students to eat healthy foods. Last fall our nutrition crew, headed up by Deborah Westbrook and Sharon Garcia, began taste-testing in the district to solicit feedback from students when new food items are introduced. The first taste-testing was done at CHS Freshman Academy. With positive response from the student test...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man was jailed early Sunday after allegedly trying to evade police during a traffic stop. Eddie Franklin, 59, was found in a trash can after crashing his car near Jones and Fourth Streets. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday in Curry County Magistrate Court: • A New Mexico State Police officer witnessed a white passenger vehicle run a red light at the intersection of Mitchell and Seventh streets just before midnight on Saturday. • Franklin, identified as the driver of the vehicle, pulled over...
CLOVIS — A proposal to ensure that 30% of New Mexico lands are conserved by 2030, part of a federal “30 by 30” plan with the same goal for the nation, was met Monday by Curry County commissioners with concerns about encroachment on private property rights. The plan was presented as a preliminary step in the process of developing the conservation plan. According to slides presented to the commission on Monday, the process will include public engagement, developing a set of definitions for public feedback, and a review of ex...
New Mexico reported nearly 15,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday and 33 additional deaths, pushing the statewide toll to 6,292 since the onset of the pandemic. The magnitude of new cases was down a bit compared to what the state was reporting last week. The state set records for the number of new COVID cases on three consecutive days to end last week, including two days that surpassed 6,000 new cases per day. Of the 14,898 cases reported Monday, which included cases found over the weekend, 351 of them were in Curry and...
How old must something be before it is no longer called "new?" In the case of the Guy Luscombe Gymnasium at Dora Consolidated Schools, it must be more than 50 years. That iconic blond brick building, which has hosted countless basketball games, tournaments, science fairs, graduations, and even a few funerals, turns 50 this year. For many of us - including those my age who remember watching it be built, as well as the current students and staff at Dora, I'm told - it is still "...
State lawmakers have convened in Santa Fe this month for a 30-day session. New Mexico state legislators whose districts include parts of Curry or Roosevelt counties have sponsored legislation dealing with subjects ranging from agriculture to education. In alphabetical order by legislator, here are the bills each has sponsored: Phelps Anderson, party not declared-Roswell • House Bill (HB) 50 would allow persons who have retired from some public service jobs to return to work after a year of retirement but would suspend p...
Longtime Clovis prosecutor Brian Stover on Friday was named the 9th Judicial District attorney, succeeding Andrea Reeb who is retiring on March 1. He answered questions about his new job, crime in the community and the upcoming legalization of cannabis via email. Question: First, happy birthday. You turned 49 on Monday, right? Did you think you would be a district attorney at this point in your life when you first entered law school? Stover: I certainly did not think that I...
Boxing historians will always think of Brooks Byrd as a powerful puncher, a national Golden Gloves champion, the tenacious "Dog" who recorded 15 knockouts in 30 professional bouts over six years. Earl Large thinks of him that way, too. "He was very strong and he had a power punch and knocked a lot of dudes out," Large said. But Large, a child of the 1970s who spent hours and hours watching Byrd work out in a basement located at Grand and Mitchell streets in Clovis, said...
