Articles from the October 1, 2017 edition

Eric Murray, Staff Writer|Updated Oct 1, 2017

PORTALES — Saturday marked the conclusion of the sixth annual Peyton Chavez Memorial Volleyball tournament, as some of the top 3A and 4A teams around the state battled it out. When it was all said and done, the host Portales Rams won the tournament for the first time ever, as it defeated the Robertson Cardinals in the Gold Bracket championship game, 3-1. “It really means a lot because of Coach (Ruth) Chavez. Even though she’s not our coach anymore, we still love her and she and Peyton mean so much to us — this was a really...