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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 5 — the red-flag gun bill — into law. In a news release from her office, she said the measure enhances public safety and reduces “the risk of mass gun violence.” SB 5 will allow law-enforcement officers to “temporarily disarm individuals who present a clear danger to themselves or others in emergency situations. It is a proven-effective tool law enforcement officers can use to address gun violence in communities across New Mexico, a state with unconsciona... Full story
Several of Harvey Weinstein's accusers are speaking out after the disgraced movie mogul was found guilty of rape and a felony sex crime, but acquitted on the two most serious charges of predatory sexual assault, which each carried a potential life sentence. After days of deliberation, the jury came to its decision on Monday, marking a major development since several women came forward with the first of many allegations of sexual assault against Weinstein nearly three years ago...
CLOVIS — Will the real Clovis High girls basketball team please stand up? Is it the one which shot 2-for-26 from the field in the first half of Friday’s District 4-5A matchup against Roswell High at Rock Staubus Gym? Or is it the one which hit its first five shots, including four 3-pointers, when play resumed in the third quarter. Down 15-14 at the break, the Lady Wildcats put together a 41-point second half and turned back the Lady Coyotes 55-48 behind a personal-best 22 poi...
CLOVIS — A Clovis couple is wanted by law enforcement on allegations they set a structure fire on Valentine’s Day to cover up a robbery. Daniel Aranda, 53, and Tamara Aranda, 58, are wanted on charges of non-residential burglary, conspiracy to commit non-residential burglary, larceny and tampering with evidence. Although court documents state investigators suspect the two started the fire just next to their residence to cover up their thefts, they currently face no charges in connection with the blaze. Clovis fire crews too...
CLOVIS — It was going to be a game after all. When the Clovis boys basketball team kept a double-digit lead over Carlsbad for much of Tuesday night’s contest at Clovis High’s Rock Staubus Gymnasium, it seemed the Wildcats would maintain an arm’s-length advantage the rest of the way. But Carlsbad had other ideas and stormed back to make it a two-point game in the fourth quarter. That seemed to ignite the ’Cats again and they went on a run, enabling them to pull away for a 58-...
CLOVIS — Registration for the Clovis/Curry County 50-Plus Olympics will be held March 13-17 at Roy Walker Recreation Center. Registration will go 1 p.m.-4 p.m. March 13, noon-2 p.m. March 14, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. March 16 and 4 p.m.-6 p.m. March 17. Information: Reuben Gonzales, 575-769-7868....
TEXICO — Tough, opportunistic defense + fast-break baskets + overall scrappy play = District 7-2A regular-season champions. That was the equation for Texico’s girls basketball team this past Friday night when hosting Pecos at the Texico Sports Arena. Employing all of the above, the Lady Wolverines took command early, held a double-digit lead for most of the game, and won 45-27 to capture the district’s regular-season title and the postseason district tournament’s No. 1 seed....
GRADY — Grady’s boys used a fast start and a strong finish to upend Logan on Thursday night and clinch the No. 3 seed in next week’s District 4-1A tournament. Junior Isaiah Mitchell scored 24 points — hitting 16 free throws in a row after missing his first attempt — and senior Chisum Rush added 21 points while playing through an early thumb injury as the Bronchos (12-10, 4-4 district) outlasted visiting Logan 83-80 in overtime. Sophomore Dustin Bryant scored 17 points and junior Chad Beccera had 11 for Grady, which led 14-2 e...
ELIDA — The Elida boys basketball program has come a long way from when it couldn’t even field a squad just a few years ago. The Tigers locked up a 20-win season on Tuesday night, overwhelming outmanned and winless Lake Arthur 93-32 in a District 4-1A matchup. Elida (20-5, 6-3 district) led 34-17 in a high-scoring first quarter, then held the Panthers (0-12, 0-7) to just 15 points the rest of the way. Junior Teagan Burton and sophomore Rylan Creighton scored 16 points each and senior Johny Woodruff added 12 for the Tig...
DORA — As it turned out, the fifth time was the charm for Dora’s boys. After losing four previous meetings to District 4-1A rival Elida, the Coyotes turned the tables in Friday’s district and regular-season finale with a 63-56 victory over the Tigers. Both teams finished in a tie for second place in the district with Gateway Christian, but in the head-to-head points tiebreaker the Tigers (20-6, 6-4 district) came in second behind regular-season champion Tatum with plus-5, with Dora (12-12, 6-4) third at minus-1 and Gatew...
PORTALES — Tarleton State scored early and often and kept Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team reeling with a 17-5 rout of the Greyhounds in Friday’s opener of a four-game Lone Star Conference series at Greyhound Field. The teams were slated to play a pair of seven-inning games on Saturday, then finish it off with a 1 p.m. nine-inning contest on Sunday. The Texans (6-5, 6-5 LSC) scored in every inning in a game stopped after seven by the 10-run rule. Senior Blake Burns keyed a four-run first against ENMU start...
LOVINGTON — Given their short distances from each other, and their much larger distances to foes within their classifications, it’s not a shocker Portales and Clovis are going to meet up a few times this prep tennis season. The Clovis boys finished third and the girls fifth, while Portales saw its girls finish fourth and its boys fifth. Boys competition saw Clovis finish third and Portales fourth, while girls action saw Portales finish third and Clovis fifth. The Clovis boys topped Portales 4-0, and the Portales girls ret...
BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS LUBBOCK — Mercy Rotich went the distance both days of her final Lone Star Conference indoor meet, claiming a pair of golds during the LSC championships held at Texas Tech. The Eastern New Mexico University senior repeated as the 3,000-meter champ by more than 10 seconds Saturday, posting a time of 10:12.25 for her second medal stand in as many days. Also earning points for the ENMU women in the event were Animala Kenyawani (10:35.04, sixth) and Evaline Cheptoo (10:35.08, eighth). A day earlier, Rotich...
CLOVIS — Thursday at Bell Park, the Clovis baseball team was looking forward to spring. Partly because Thursday was a gray day with temperatures topping out at about 35 degrees. Mostly because spring is the season offering a chance to show how much the Wildcats have grown. After the 2018 team that tied a school record with 23 wins graduated 12 seniors, last year’s squad was left with almost no varsity experience. The 2019 Wildcats consisted of one senior, a few juniors and mostly sophomores who, while eager, had not yet learn...
TYLER, Texas — Senior post Natalie DeLonge scored 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting while sophomore guard Zamorye Cox posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists as Eastern New Mexico University’s women cruised to an 81-46 Lone Star Conference victory over Texas-Tyler on Saturday. The Greyhounds (18-8, 12-8 LSC) led by as many as 37 points in their final regular-season road outing. Portales freshman Taylee Rippee added 12 points and five rebounds off the bench, shooting 6-for-7 from the flo...
LOVINGTON — Portales High’s boys ran into a buzzsaw early on Friday night. Facing a Lovington squad which is better than its winless District 4-4A record would indicate, the Rams found themselves down by 27 points in the third quarter before mounting a huge comeback. In the end, it was just too much to overcome as the Wildcats held on for a 76-72 victory. Junior guard Cobe Sandoval had five 3-pointers and 25 points for Lovington (13-12, 1-5 district), which faces PHS (10-16, 2-4) again at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the opening gam...
