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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Freshman forward Hannah Dozier tries to maneuver past Central Oklahoma’s Alli Miller during Friday’s Lone Star Conference women’s soccer match at the ENMU pitch. PORTALES — The Central Oklahoma women’s soccer team doesn’t like to take chances. The Bronchos improved to 5-0 in the Lone Star Conference — all by shutout — and got two late goals from senior forward Carmen Davis Friday to beat Eastern New Mexico University 2-0 at the ENMU soccer pitch. Central Oklahoma (11-3-1), ranked No. 22 i...
CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M broke a tie with four goals in a span of just over 19 minutes in the second half and handed Eastern New Mexico University a 5-3 loss on Friday in a Southwest Soccer Conference match. WT (11-1, 4-1 SSC), ranked No. 22 in NCAA Division II, took the lead for good when senior Kenneth Christensen scored on a penalty kick at the 51:40 mark, making it 2-1. The Buffs then added three more goals before senior midfielders Andrew Perez and Ryan Atkinson countered for the Greyhounds (6-8, 1-4). Ben E...
Mark Ribaudo thinks this year’s West Texas A&M football team is the best he’s seen in his 16 years in the Lone Star Conference. Still, that may bode well for Ribaudo’s Eastern New Mexico University squad, which is hoping to break a two-game losing streak when it takes on the 10th-ranked Buffaloes in today’s 5 p.m. Wagon Wheel game between the LSC South Division rivals in Canyon, Texas. Ribaudo was an assistant coach for the Buffs from 1992-96 before joining the ENMU staff the following season. Meantime, third-year WT coach Do...
Freedom New Mexico CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M broke a tie with four goals in a span of just over 19 minutes in the second half and handed Eastern New Mexico University a 5-3 loss on Friday in a Southwest Soccer Conference match. WT (11-1, 4-1 SSC), ranked No. 22 in NCAA Division II, took the lead for good when senior Kenneth Christensen scored on a penalty kick at the 51:40 mark, making it 2-1. The Buffs then added three more goals before senior midfielders Andrew Perez and Ryan Atkinson countered for the Greyhounds (...
The Central Oklahoma women’s soccer team doesn’t like to take chances. The Bronchos improved to 5-0 in the Lone Star Conference — all by shutout — and got two late goals from senior forward Carmen Davis Friday to beat Eastern New Mexico University 2-0 at the ENMU soccer pitch. Central Oklahoma (11-3-1), ranked No. 22 in NCAA Division II, has won the last three LSC titles and five of the last six, and so far has shown no signs of letting go of its crown. “We figure if we can shut (the opponent) out, we can usually score at...
ENMU communications Eastern New Mexico University will host its annual Peanut Valley Festival Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Oct. 21 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Campus Union Building. Tracy Henderson, director of Student Activities and Organizations, says this year’s fair will uphold past traditions and introduce new ones. “This is the first year we have fully implemented the children’s part of the Festival. We are having a fun fall carnival for the kids; there will be activities like a ring toss and a tic-tac-toe throw...
The Air Force has taken over prosecution in the child solicitation case against a Cannon master sergeant, according to Cannon officials. Master Sgt. Mark Swartz, a non-commissioned officer with Cannon’s security forces, is facing charges in federal military court. Officials with Cannon’s judge advocate general’s office said evidence in the case is currently being reviewed by the commander to determine whether charges should be recommended for trial. It is a formal step that precedes the charges being brought for prose... Full story
Samplings of recent reports filed by Clovis-area law enforcement officers: Around 6 p.m. Oct. 4 an officer responded to a home in the 600 block of Seventh Street for an assault. A man told the officer a man he had been in jail with told him if he came out on the streets he was going to have him killed. The officer took a written statement. ****** About 10 p.m. Oct. 4 an officer on patrol saw a man urinating in the area of 14th and Sycamore streets. The officer noted there was...
Cedrick Rael stood outside the Lyceum Theater Saturday and watched independent filmmakers and enthusiasts sharing ideas about movies. This is the best part of a film festival for him, said Rael, who founded the Fiery Film Festival six years ago. More than 100 people filed into the Lyceum Saturday for this year’s Fiery Film Fest, which screened about 30 domestic and international independent films. This year’s attendance doubles last year’s figures, Rael said. Last year’s Fest ran into competition for audiences against...
Starting Monday, the latest issue of the Clovis News Journal is a mouse-click away. Freedom New Mexico is debuting its e-Paper feature, and is giving readers a 30-day free trial to test the online version of Freedom New Mexico’s three publications — the Clovis News Journal, the Portales News-Tribune and the Quay County Sun. A link to the e-Paper and registration is available at www.cnjonline.com. FNM New Media Director Daren Estrada said the e-Paper is a replica of the paper delivered to customers and available on new...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis Police Detective Randy Pitcock, left, and Officer Jimmy Brown investigate after responding to a call in the 1600 block of E. Second Street. The officers responded to a call about a male outside the house discharging a weapon. They may be circling the block, running radar, walking up and down sidewalks or even knocking on your door. Their aim is high visibility as law enforcers and community members. The neighborhood impact unit — five officers focused in a relatively small area, c...
It’s not always a golden harvest. But this year local peanut growers and processors say the weather has been perfect and the nuggets they’re bringing in are bright of hull and sweet tasting. “It’s going great,” Sunland CEO and President Jimmie Shearer said. “Weather-wise this is probably the best season we’ve had in a long time.” Shearer says that while it’s not the record harvest the area saw in 2005, the quality is good and grades are better with few blackened hulls. Rains during the harvest season can lead to blackened... Full story
Hunter education offered There will be registration and orientation for persons interested in hunter education classes from 6-9 p.m. Monday at the Jake Lopez Building at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. The classes are sponsored by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department and Roosevelt County Cooperative Extension Service, according to a news release. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Those wishing to register should be at least 11 and accompanied by an adult. Bring a copy of your birth...
The following is a sampling of calls received by Portales police dispatchers over the last week. According to the reports: Oct. 5 • At 7:48 p.m. a package store clerk on South Avenue D reported a female came into the store and reported being raped. According to a police spokesman, officers took a report but no charges have been filed. • At 9:52 p.m. a caller reported a vehicle on South Main had been broken into and a stereo stolen. Oct. 6 • At 1:30 a.m. a resident at Bernallio Hall reported a vehicle burglary. • At 3:08 a....
Cedrick Rael stood outside the Lyceum Theater Saturday and watched independent filmmakers and enthusiasts sharing ideas about movies. This is the best part of a film festival for him, said Rael, who founded the Fiery Film Festival six years ago. More than 100 people filed into the Lyceum Saturday for this year’s Fiery Film Fest, which screened about 30 domestic and international independent films. This year’s attendance doubles last year’s figures, Rael said. Last year’s Fest ran into competition for audiences against...
A peanut butter made in Portales is ranked No. 1 by a national home improvement magazine. Sunland’s natural creamy variety of its Valencia peanut butter is rated No. 1 among six peanut butters featured in Better Homes and Gardens Fall Decorating issue out this month, according to Sunland officials. “That’s really exciting to get that distinction,” Sunland CEO and President Jimmie Shearer said. “Valencia peanuts represent less than 1 percent of the market and that kind of exposure will help our marketing tremendou... Full story
If you meet Ed Hitson on the streets of Portales, don’t buy square watermelon seeds from him. They don’t exist any more than magical bean seeds do. Hitson and his neighbor Tom Hebert can show you a square watermelon, however. Actually it’s rectangular to be exact — and they grew two of them this year. “Last year I heard Japan was producing square watermelons,” Hebert said. “Eddie and I talked about it and he said, ‘Let’s try it.’” Japanese growers hit on the idea because of space concerns, say the Roosevelt County neig...
Starting Monday, the latest issue of the Portales News-Tribune is a mouse-click away. Freedom New Mexico is debuting its e-Paper feature, and is giving readers a 30-day free trial to test the online version of Freedom New Mexico’s three publications — the News-Tribune, the Clovis News Journal and the Quay County Sun. A link to the e-Paper and registration is available at www.pntonline.com. FNM New Media Director Daren Estrada said the e-Paper is a replica of the paper delivered to customers and available on newsstands, access... Full story
Special to the PNT Eastern New Mexico University will host its annual Peanut Valley Festival Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Campus Union Building. Tracy Henderson, director of Student Activities and Organizations, says this year’s fair will uphold past traditions and introduce new ones. “This is the first year we have fully implemented the children’s part of the Festival. We are having a fun fall carnival for the kids; there will be activities like a ring toss and a tic-tac-toe throw to win...
Famous people are often remembered by a single quote or phrase. It might not be completely fitting of their legacy but it can come to define them over time. Take for instance U.S. presidents, normally a wordy bunch, yet we'll let one quippy moment be burned into our memory. To make the point, let's use free association with each of the president's names in my lifetime. Dwight D. Eisenhower — "I like Ike." OK, he was only in office the first year of my life, so I don't remember anything he said. That's just as well because a...
My older daughters, ages 4 and 6, have recently started competitive sports. The younger one is on a gymnastics team and the older one on a cheer squad. I knew I had a competitive streak, but wasn’t aware that it would come out full force with my offspring. In fact, I started with good intentions: I told myself that competitive sports, while a big commitment, are excellent for children because they teach lessons about discipline and hard work and the importance of pushing forward when things are difficult. Also add in good eat...
In Tuesday’s Republican presidential panel presentation — to call it a debate is to do serious injustice to a respectable format — on business and economics, most of the candidates reverted to tried-and-true Republican tropes. Almost all of them say they are for low taxes, “reasonable” regulation and reduced government spending. After experiencing six years watching Republicans go on a spending-and-regulation spree once they had control of both the White House and Congress, however, it’s difficult to grant any of them much c...
Freedom New Mexico DENTON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team got close to breaking its losing streak on Saturday, but the Zias faded after forcing a fifth game. Junior middle blocker Kandis Schroeder compiled 24 kills and freshman outside hitter Alyson Harlan added 16 kills, 13 digs and nine aces as Texas Woman’s outlasted ENMU 30-15, 25-30, 30-22, 29-31, 15-4 in a Lone Star Conference match. The Zias (3-20, 0-7 South), who have dropped 13 in a row and 18 of their last 19, made a spirited comeback late t...
Freedom New Mexico CANYON, Texas — Unlike the previous two years, there was no real suspense in Saturday’s Wagon Wheel clash between Lone Star Conference South Division rivals Eastern New Mexico University and West Texas A&M. Junior quarterback Keith Null threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns and running back Keithon Flemming rushed for 145 yards and three scores as the 10th-ranked Buffaloes remained unbeaten with a 62-31 thrashing of ENMU. WT (7-0, 3-0 South) beat the Greyhounds 52-51 in overtime in 2005 and rallied fro...
Freedom New Mexico: Kevin Wilson Jason Walker stiff-arms Angelo State defensive back Terrell Lee on a third-quarter run in Saturday’s Lone Star Conference South Division game at Greyhound Stadium. The Greyhounds face West Texas A&M today in Canyon. Mark Ribaudo thinks this year’s West Texas A&M football team is the best he’s seen in his 16 years in the Lone Star Conference. Still, that may bode well for Ribaudo’s Eastern New Mexico University squad, which is hoping to break a two-game losing streak when it takes on the 10t...
