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  • Cats earn sweep at Manzano

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 10, 2017

    ALBUQUERQUE — With the wind blowing in, runs were hard to come by in Saturday’s 2-6A baseball doubleheader between Clovis High and Manzano. Fortunately for the Wildcats, they scratched out just enough offense behind junior right-handers Connor Langrell and Sebastian Nunez to claim a 1-0, 3-1 sweep of the Monarchs. Langrell needed only 76 pitches en route to a three-hitter in the opener. He walked one and struck out eight in outpitching junior left-hander Mitchell Parker, who has already committed to the University of New Mex...

  • Greyhounds pull Saturday sweep

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 9, 2017

    PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team swept Tarleton State in Saturday's doubleheader at Greyhound Field after dropping Friday's single game, 9-2. ENMU won the first game Saturday, 6-1, and held on to claim a 7-6 win in the third game of the series. With the victories, the Greyhounds improved to 26-11 on the season and 4-5 in Lone Star Conference play. In Friday's game, Eastern fell behind 4-0 early and could never manage to get back in the contest. In t...

  • Lady Cats fall in seventh

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 9, 2017

    ALBUQUERQUE — Clovis High’s softball team was on the cusp of its first win of the season on Saturday. Coming off a 14-3 loss to Manzano in their District 2-6A opener, the Lady Wildcats erased a 2-0 deficit in the seventh inning of Game 2 and had the go-ahead run at third with no one out following a game-tying, two-run triple by Marina Tapia. But the Monarchs cut off a would-be double steal attempt, getting Tapia at the plate. Manzano then posted a 3-2 win when junior Aiyanna Gonzales hit a two-out RBI double in the bot...

  • Rams, Huskies split pair

    David Norton|Updated Apr 9, 2017

    PORTALES - In a rollercoaster of a weekend, the Portales High baseball team took just one of three games from Hope Christian during their three-game District 4-4A series at Ram Field. After dropping Friday's opener 5-1, the Rams (11-6, 2-4 district) managed to bounce back in the first game on Saturday to snatch a 5-4 win over the Huskies (11-5, 2-1). The series' final game saw both teams explode offensively, but Hope got the better of the two and rode away with a 13-8 win. "We...