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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Portales Rams are still looking for their first home win of the season. Defending Class 4A champion Sandia Prep beat the Rams 8-2 in the first game of the Portales tournament on Friday morning at Ram Field. Portales (2-5) started off the game well as senior starting pitcher Grant Wagner showed off his hitting skills, blasting a two-run homer in the first inning to give the Rams a 2-0 lead. “I was looking for a pitch down in the zone,” Wag...
STAFF REPORT RIO RANCHO — The second day of the Rio Rancho Cleveland tourney went well for the Lady Rams as they put up 29 runs in victories over Gallup (13-8) and Shiprock (16-1). Senior shortstop Kiersten Ramirez went 6-for-7 in the two games, scoring seven runs and driving in one. Meantime, eighth-grader Wendy Baeza came in for relief in the first game and pitched a total of nine innings to notch both wins. Against Gallup, Baeza relieved starter Daizia Looney in the third inning with the Lady Rams up 6-4 and went the r...
Rio Rancho Invitational Quarterfinals Clovis 5, Santa Fe High 0 Santa Fe High 000 000 0 — 0 1 1 Clovis 103 010 x — 5 8 3 Izaiah Apodaca, James Catanach (6) and Gabe Valdez; Daniel Gallegos and Jakob Wimberly. W — Gallegos. L — Apodaca. Top hitters — Santa Fe High: Jake Romero 1-3. Clovis: Kurt Kelley 1-3, 3B, run; Jace Piepkorn 1-3, 2B, RBI; Keaton Greenwalt 2-3, 2 2Bs, 2 runs. Records — Santa Fe High 4-5, Clovis 6-3....
STAFF REPORT Catcher John Baiada hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning and finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs on Friday night as 20th-ranked West Texas A&M posted a 16-5 Lone Star Conference baseball victory over Eastern New Mexico University at Greyhound Field. Baiada’s second home run of the season put the Buffaloes (21-7, 10-4 LSC) in front 4-2. WT extended its lead to 14-2 with a nine-run fourth in which Baiada hit a run-scoring triple and then capped the o...
STAFF REPORT In the midst of a Lone Star Conference season where runs haven’t come easily, Texas A&M-Kingsville found just enough to survive on Friday at Greyhound Softball Field. The Javelinas rallied back from a 3-0 first-inning deficit, outscoring Eastern New Mexico University 12-4 the rest of the afternoon to double their LSC win total with an 8-5, 4-1 sweep Friday. The teams complete the series with a noon doubleheader today. Karri Smith picked up the win for K...
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson ENMU catcher Kyra Sirag and third baseman Morgan Greene have Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Alexei Gonzalez trapped in the beginning of a 4-2-5-1-2 putout in the fourth inning of the opener in Friday’s Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader at Greyhound Softball Field. The Javelinas swept the twin bill 8-5 and 4-1....
Staff photo: Matthew Asher Portales High’s Emilio Lovato, left, salutes Grant Wagner after his two-run homer in the first inning on Friday in the PHS baseball tournament at Ram Field. Those were the only two runs the Rams scored as Sandia Prep posted an 8-2 victory....
Staff photo: Matthew Asher ENMU pitcher James Thomas congratulates sophomore Mike McNicholl after his a two-run homer in the second inning tied Friday’s Lone Start Conference baseball game against West Texas A&M at 2-2. The Buffaloes, though, went on to a 16-5 win over ENMU at Greyhound Field....
Staff photo: Matthew Asher Portales High’s Emilio Lovato, left, salutes Grant Wagner after his two-run homer in the first inning on Friday in the PHS baseball tournament at Ram Field. Those were the only two runs the Rams scored as Sandia Prep posted an 8-2 victory....
Staff photo: Matthew Asher ENMU pitcher James Thomas congratulates sophomore Mike McNicholl after his a two-run homer in the second inning tied Friday’s Lone Start Conference baseball game against West Texas A&M at 2-2. The Buffaloes, though, went on to a 16-5 win over ENMU at Greyhound Field....
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson ENMU catcher Kyra Sirag and third baseman Morgan Greene have Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Alexei Gonzalez trapped in the beginning of a 4-2-5-1-2 putout in the fourth inning of the opener in Friday’s Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader at Greyhound Softball Field. The Javelinas swept the twin bill 8-5 and 4-1....
STAFF REPORT RIO RANCHO — Senior right-hander Austin Adams contributed an RBI double to a three-run first and made the runs stand up with a complete-game two-hitter on Friday night as Clovis High edged Artesia 3-2 in the championship semifinals of the Sal Puentes Invitational baseball tournament. The Wildcats (7-3) meet La Cueva an 11-2 winner on Friday over Rio Rancho Cleveland, in the tourney finals at 12:30 p.m. today. Artesia (5-6) and Cleveland play for third place at 10 a.m. Trailing 1-0, the Cats struck for all of t...
STAFF REPORT RIO RANCHO — Senior right-hander Austin Adams contributed an RBI double to a three-run first and made the runs stand up with a complete-game two-hitter on Friday night as Clovis High edged Artesia 3-2 in the championship semifinals of the Sal Puentes Invitational baseball tournament. The Wildcats (7-3) meet La Cueva an 11-2 winner on Friday over Rio Rancho Cleveland, in the tourney finals at 12:30 p.m. today. Artesia (5-6) and Cleveland play for third place at 10 a.m. Trailing 1-0, the Cats struck for all of t...
STAFF REPORT PORTALES — In the midst of a Lone Star Conference season where runs haven’t come easily, Texas A&M-Kingsville found just enough to survive on Friday at Greyhound Softball Field. The Javelinas rallied back from a 3-0 first-inning deficit, outscoring Eastern New Mexico University 12-4 the rest of the afternoon to double their LSC win total with an 8-5, 4-1 sweep Friday. The teams complete the series with a noon doubleheader today. Karri Smith picked up the win for K...
STAFF REPORT Catcher John Baiada hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning and finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs on Friday night as 20th-ranked West Texas A&M posted a 16-5 Lone Star Conference baseball victory over Eastern New Mexico University at Greyhound Field. Baiada’s second home run of the season put the Buffaloes (21-7, 10-4 LSC) in front 4-2. WT extended its lead to 14-2 with a nine-run fourth in which Baiada hit a run-scoring triple and then capped the outburst...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] PORTALES — The Portales Rams are still looking for their first home win of the season. Defending Class 4A champion Sandia Prep beat the Rams 8-2 in the first game of the Portales tournament on Friday morning at Ram Field. Portales (2-5) started off the game well as senior starting pitcher Grant Wagner showed off his hitting skills, blasting a two-run homer in the first inning to give the Rams a 2-0 lead. “I was looking for a pitch down in the...
STAFF REPORT RIO RANCHO — The second day of the Rio Rancho Cleveland tourney went well for the Lady Rams as they put up 29 runs in victories over Gallup (13-8) and Shiprock (16-1). Senior shortstop Kiersten Ramirez went 6-for-7 in the two games, scoring seven runs and driving in one. Meantime, eighth-grader Wendy Baeza came in for relief in the first game and pitched a total of nine innings to notch both wins. Against Gallup, Baeza relieved starter Daizia Looney in the third inning with the Lady Rams up 6-4 and went the r...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] At the 66th annual Floyd Jamboree, the Floyd Lions Club presented its Citizen of the Year award to Colin Chandler, who was a Floyd village councilor for eight years and Floyd mayor for six years. “He’s been on the Floyd Fire Department for 13 years and an EMT for 12. He’s always willing to get up and go to anyone who needs help,” said Paul Benoit. Correspondent photo: Ronnie Cain Colin Chandler, right, hugs Paul Benoit after receiving the...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] At the 66th annual Floyd Jamboree, the Floyd Lions Club presented its Citizen of the Year award to Colin Chandler, who was a Floyd village councilor for eight years and Floyd mayor for six years. “He’s been on the Floyd Fire Department for 13 years and an EMT for 12. He’s always willing to get up and go to anyone who needs help,” said Paul Correspondent photo: Ronnie Cain Colin Chandler, right, hugs Paul Benoit after receiving the Flo...
Staff Writer [email protected] As a means of updating its county-wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Curry County officials are imploring residents to weigh in on the protection plan survey. “As part of the development plan, we are encouraging residents to take the time to answer survey questions relating to the community,” Curry County Manager Lance Pyle said. “The answers to the survey will assist the county in identifying local values and understanding general concerns about the hazards and risks related to wildf...
Staff Writer [email protected] As a means of updating its county-wide Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Curry County officials are imploring residents to weigh in on the protection plan survey. “As part of the development plan, we are encouraging residents to take the time to answer survey questions relating to the community,” Curry County Manager Lance Pyle said. “The answers to the survey will assist the county in identifying local values and understanding general concerns about the hazards and risks related to wildf...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] A recently submitted series of intake facility change orders will result in a project net decrease of just under $100,000 for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. During the Authority’s regular board meeting, Executive Director Justin Howalt outlined the modifications, which were funded by one of the contractors, hence a $97,000 decrease to the Authority’s bottom line. “There were several items that warranted change order requests,” he said. “We had to make some modificat...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] A recently submitted series of intake facility change orders will result in a project net decrease of just under $100,000 for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. During the Authority’s regular board meeting, Executive Director Justin Howalt outlined the modifications, which were funded by one of the contractors, hence a $97,000 decrease to the Authority’s bottom line. “There were several items that warranted change order requests,” he said. “We had to make some modificat...
