Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A friend shared a column with me this week. I won’t give the writer or the publication publicity by specifying them, but the writer proudly stated why he’s never voted. It was a convoluted explanation that could be boiled down to, “It’s unlikely my vote will make a difference.” I’d disagree with him, and point him to plenty of times one vote would have mattered. A city commission race was decided by a game of high-card when each candidate got 67 votes. A different commission race was decided by one vote, and the losing cand...
CARLSBAD — The first three times this season the Clovis Wildcats and Carlsbad Cavegirls met on the volleyball court, Clovis came away the victor. Playing the season series for the first time in Carlsbad on Tuesday, the results were the same with Clovis sweeping the Cavegirls, 25-21, 25-19, 25-20. The teams met in the Zia Classic and Moriarty Tournaments in September with Clovis (6-11, 2-2 5A-4) coming away with a pair of 3-1 victories. In both district matches, Clovis swept C...
CLOVIS — Two out-of-state fugitives were arrested early Saturday morning in the Wal-Mart parking lot on Prince Street in Clovis, according to a Clovis Police Department release. 32-year-old Jesse Wilson and 34-year-old Sherry Thomas were apprehended after one of the subject’s telephones was used to geo-locate the individuals in the area around Wal-Mart. They were wanted on outstanding felony arrest warrants and in connection to a homicide investigation in Lincoln, Nebraska. According to the release: • A SWAT armored truck... Full story
PORTALES — Once Friday night in the Lone Star Conference had concluded, two absolutes were known for the women’s soccer postseason tournament: n West Texas A&M would be the top seed and host the semifinals and championship. n Eastern New Mexico and Texas A&M-Commerce would face each other Wednesday in the first round’s 4-5 matchup. Thanks to a persistent attack and Charlotte Collins-Blaize, the Greyhounds are in the driver’s seat for who hosts that playoff opener. Collins... Full story
PORTALES — Conventional football wisdom says keeping your defense on the field most of the game is bad — crossing the streams bad. Portales football wisdom says give the defense a lead, and trust it to handle the rest. It’s paying off for the Rams so far, with Friday’s 46-0 victory over Moriarty just another shovel on the mountain of evidence Portales is peaking as the season is reaching its end. Friday’s win, which put the Rams at 6-3 overall and 2-0 in District 3/4-4A pl...
CLOVIS — It’s probably fair to say the Clovis High football team has earned it. Getting nine games into the season without a bye week is a long time to wait for a break. But the Wildcats won’t complain. When they finally reached their bye, they went into it coming off a 47-0 rout of District 2/5-6A rival Eldorado. Having a Week 10 bye also gave the Wildcats extra days to prepare for their super-important regular-season finale against La Cueva this Friday at Leon Willi...
FARWELL — It has become routine. A Friday-night Farwell football game, a Friday-night Farwell football victory. The Steers won their seventh straight this past Friday, routing Texas 2A Region I District 2 rival Plains 48-0 at Farwell High School. Their Labor Day weekend loss to Friona seems like eons ago. Farwell has been cruising along every since. But don’t tell head coach Danny Brittain. Though happy that his team has won seven in a row, Brittain looks at the Steers with concern, as a coach usually does. “I’m going t...
PORTALES — With a division title on the line, the Eastern New Mexico men’s soccer team got all of the chances it could ask for. Conner Dean and Lubbock Christian got a pair of free kicks, and did everything the Greyhounds could fear. Dean scored goals on both free kicks, and the visiting Chaps held on for a 2-1 victory Thursday to clinch the Heartland Conference’s West Division Thursday night at Greyhound Stadium. The Greyhounds were officially elminated from the six-t...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team heads into this week still not completely sure if it will finish the week with one of the Lone Star Conference’s eight tournament spots. However, the Greyhounds will be able to enter this week coming off of a win, which has eluded them during a late-season rough patch. The Greyhounds rallied from a one-set deficit twice Friday at Greyhound Arena, defeating Texas A&M-Kingsville 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-23, 15-11. That...
CARLSBAD — In their final tune-up before the District 4-5A meet, both Clovis cross country teams fared well during this past Thursday’s Pre-District tri-meet at Carlsbad Lake, especially the boys. The Wildcats won their race with 25 points, followed by Hobbs with 31 and Carlsbad with 55. The Lady Wildcats took second with 40, behind Hobbs’ 20 and ahead of Carlsbad’s 51. Hobbs runners captured first in both varsity events, as Patrick Colborn won the boys race (15:29) and Mit...
PORTALES — The Portales Rams were hoping for a bright spot to end a season that went south late. Instead, they got a big dose of Gabriel Sanchez. After battling through a scoreless first half, Sanchez pulled through in a big way, scoring all of Goddard’s goals in the second half of a 4-0 victory Thursday at Portales High School. Sanchez’ big day came on an afternoon where the Rockets (10-8, 4-2) were simply trying to bolster what coach Fernando Sosa hopes is a playoff resum...
PECOS — Texico’s volleyball team is rolling. The Lady Wolverines are on a six-game winning streak, and are still undefeated in District 7-2A. Their solid play is coming at just the right time. Postseason action is around the corner, and last year’s 3A state champs are trying to win it all in 2A this year. This past Thursday, the Lady Wolves continued their season-long climb as they swept district rival Pecos 3-0 — with scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-20 — and improved to 4-0 in district competition. “We’re doing some good stuff,...
PORTALES — Following a whirlwind career in high school and college athletics that took him from playing on Eastern New Mexico’s first men’s soccer team to a volleyball head coaching position at Sul Ross State, Dewayne Roberts figured he’d left it all behind and settled into an administrative job at New Mexico Military Institute. But like so many before him, Roberts found he missed the game more than he thought, and a position at Goddard with a talented roster was too temptin...
RICHARDSON, Texas — Both Eastern New Mexico basketball teams are predicted to finish one spot ahead of where they did last year in Lone Star Conference play, according to preseason polls released Wednesday by the conference. The women are slotted fourth out of 11 teams, while the Greyhound men took the seventh position out of 10 in a poll of school and media representatives throughout the conference. In both men’s and women’s competition, teams will play an LSC schedule consis...
Club volleyball tryouts are scheduled for Nov. 18 at Yucca Middle School. Tryouts will be 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. for girls in grades 6-8 and 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. for girls in grades 9-12. Each participant is required to register in advance through USA Volleyball, which can be done at suncountryvb.org by following the “Juniors, Adults and Officials Registration” link. The club choice is High Plains Volleyball Club. Fees are $30 for tryouts, and an additional $25 should the player commit to playing and a USAV membership. Players sho...
RICHARDSON, Texas — The first three times Mercy Rotich ran a race this season, she was named the Lone Star Conference's female runner of the week the following week. Rotich and the LSC are nothing if not consistent. Following her win at last week's LSC Preview meet at West Texas A&M, the LSC presented her with her fourth award of the season. Rotich finished the 6K race in 21:48.65, giving her a lead of more than 90 seconds over second-place. The performance helped ENMU c...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission is slated to consider cost-of-living and longevity raises for county employees during Tuesday’s meeting. According to the resolution, employees with one year of service would receive a 2.5 percent raise and workers with less than a year of employment will receive their 2.5 percent raise when they reach the one-year mark. The resolution also provides for additional longevity raises of 0.5 percent for employees with between five to 10 years of employment, 0.75 percent for 10 to 15 yea...
Today • Lofton Moon Rotary Club fall shoot — 10 a.m. registration and range practice, events start at 12 noon. One mile north and one mile west of Melrose. $2 per event. Fundraiser for Melrose Rotary Club. Cash prizes. Concessions available. Information: 575-760-7722 • Boo in the Zoo — 1-4 p.m. Hillcrest Zoo, 1208 N. Norris St., Clovis. Fundraiser, trick or treating, games. Tickets $1. Information: 575-769-7873 Monday • Celebrate Recovery pumpkin patch fundraiser — noon-6 p.m., Living Word Church of God, 1201 E. 21st St., C...
Monday • Clovis-Carver Library board — 5:30 p.m., board room, Clovis-Carver Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 Thursday • Clovis city commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Library, 701 N. Main St. Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Nov. 6 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 • Civil Aviation Board — 5:30-6 p.m., Clovis Municipal Airport terminal building, 459 CR 11.5, Texico. Information: 575-769-7890 No...
Finally, a topic Democrats and Republicans can mostly agree on: Chocolate. KTQM radio moderator Grant McGee opened Tuesday’s political forum asking candidates’ opinions about chocolate. Curry County Clerk Annie Hogland said she buys three chocolate chip cookies each morning from a drive-through. State Rep. candidate Martin Zamora, R-Clovis, said he and his wife like to pair chocolate with a salty snack while on the road. Magistrate Judge candidate Nicole Roybal said “it makes everything better.” Incumbent Curry County...
