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  • Texico boys win District 5-3A crown

    Peter Stein|Updated Feb 26, 2018

    TEXICO — Two down, one to go. Texico's boys basketball team bagged the District 5-3A tournament championship on Saturday, seven weeks after locking up its third straight EPAC tournament title, and two weeks before what the Wolverines hope will be a state-championship coronation. Texico earned major title No. 2 this winter after losing a double-digit lead, then rallying to beat Santa Rosa 48-43 Saturday at Texico High School by scoring the game's last six points after f...

  • Portales girls take 2nd at Lovington tennis tournament

    The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 26, 2018

    LOVINGTON — There were plenty of details in the dozens of matches played Friday and Saturday at the Wildcat Remix Tournament, but one thing was simple. Portales knows where it stands, and the jury may still be out on Clovis. The Portales girls finished second in the six-team tournament with 4A, 5A and 6A teams, with a loss to champion St. Michael’s and wins over Lovington, Roswell, Clovis and Artesia. It was hard for coach Ann-Marie Bucksath to single out anybody who did well, because every Portales girls player finished wit...

  • College track and field: ENMU's Lloyd takes first

    The Staff of the News|Updated Feb 24, 2018

    Eastern New Mexico’s track and field team headed into Saturday’s Lone Star Conference Championships looking for positive individual results, as the Greyhounds don’t quite possess enough depth to compete for a team championship, according to coach Jeff Kavalunas. Fortunately, the results from Day 1 of the event were more than encouraging, heading into today’s final day of competition. The men’s team qualified for seven events today, while Kenneth Lloyd (7-0.5) won the High Jump Final on Saturday. Men’s Heptathlon athlete Col...