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  • Rams roll into 4A quarterfinals

    David Norton|Updated Mar 6, 2017

    PORTALES — The Portales boys basketball team used a 40-point first half to pull away from Shiprock Saturday night, advancing to the Class-4A quarterfinals with a 74-57 win. The Rams (23-4) really spread the ball around on offense, with five players finishing in double-digit, led by Jeremie Karngbaye with a game-high 20 points, Junior Ramirez added 12 while Jase Wallace, Darion Ontiveros and Ethan Self all scored 10 each. Portales moves on to a 4:45 p.m. Wednesday q...

  • Greyhounds make Division II tournament

    The Staff of the News|Updated Mar 6, 2017

    A late slide in Lone Star Conference play didn't cost Eastern New Mexico University a Division II national tournament bid. The Greyhounds made the field of 64 Sunday night as the sixth seed in the South Central regionals, and will play The University of Colorado-Colorado Springs in Friday's quarterfinal hosted by top seed Colorado State-Pueblo. In all, the LSC represents half of the eight-team regional field. CSU-Pueblo will face LSC tournament champion Tarleton State, and the winner will face either No. 4 West Texas AM or...

  • Saturday area prep basketball summaries, state brackets

    Updated Mar 5, 2017

    STATE TOURNAMENTS Round of 16 matchups (Seeds in parentheses) Boys Saturday Class 6A (1) Onate 52, (16) Sandia 40 (8) Atrisco Heritage 62, (9) Carlsbad 48 (12) Volcano Vista 77, (5) Rio Rancho 54 (4) Eldorado 54, (13) Santa Fe High 44 (3) Rio Rancho Cleveland 92, (14) La Cueva 52 (6) Cibola 56, (11) Albuquerque High 43 (7) Hobbs 95, (10) Valley 68 (2) Las Cruces High 86, (15) Clovis 55 Class 5A (1) Roswell High 71, (16) Bloomfield 66 (9) Kirtland Central 75, (8) Artesia 72 (5) Belen 67, (12) Lovington 59 (13) Del Norte 63, (4...

  • Elder Fullerton fills in as CHS boys golf coach

    The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 5, 2017

    CLOVIS — When son Cal received the Clovis High football coaching job last week, athletic director Dale Fullerton lost his, effective at the end of the school year. In the meantime, he’s picked up a temp job thanks to his son. Fullerton stepped forward to succeed his son as boys golf coach. The younger Fullerton had expressed concerns after being named the Wildcats’ football coach that it wouldn’t be fair to either set of kids if he split between spring football and golf. The elder Fullerton said with the team starting competi...

  • Bulldawgs run away from Clovis in first half

    The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 5, 2017

    LAS CRUCES — Second-seeded Las Cruces High wasted no time taking control of Saturday’s Class 6A boys state round-of-16 matchup. Clovis High was within 8-7 before the Bulldawgs ran off 12 unanswered points en route to an 86-55 victory, and they never looked back. “They just got on a little run,” CHS coach Scott Robinson said. “It’s as simple as they hit some shots, hit some 3s. Defensive coverage got away from us there.” Cruces (25-4) gradually stretched its margin from there, although the Cats (12-16) managed to play the B...