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link Brian Bennett: West Texas A&M Athletics Isaiah Samoei finished in first place in the 3,000 and second in the 1,500 for Eastern New Mexico University in the West Texas A&M Classic in Canyon, Texas. Staff report CANYON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University got a 1-2 finish in the 3,000-meter run, and had a pair of other athletes take top-two finishes during the West Texas A&M Classic, held Friday and Saturday at West Texas A&M University. Senior Isaiah Samoei, who also f... Full story
Tony Bullocks: Staff photo Cameron University junior Codey McElroy slides in safety at second base past the tag of ENMU senior Colton Sims in the top of the seventh inning the first game of Saturday’s Lone Star Conference doubleheader at Greyhound Field. The Aggies won the first game 6-5, but the Greyhounds took the nightcap 5-4....
Joshua Lucero: Staff photo ENMU freshman shortstop Audrey Velasquez takes the throw at second for a forceout on Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Erica Graham to start a sixth-inning double play in the opener of Saturday’s Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader at Zia Field. The Zias and Javelinas split the Saturday twin bill.... Full story
Brian Bennett: West Texas A&M Athletics Isaiah Samoei finished in first place in the 3,000 and second in the 1,500 for Eastern New Mexico University in the West Texas A&M Classic in Canyon, Texas....
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Staff photo: Tony Bullocks ENMU catcher Steven Moore meets freshman pitcher Keigan Basso at the mound during Saturday’s first game of a Lone Star Conference baseball doubleheader against Cameron at Greyhound Field....
Joshua Lucero: Staff photo ENMU freshman shortstop Audrey Velasquez takes the throw at second for a forceout on Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Erica Graham to start a sixth-inning double play in the opener of Saturday’s Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader at Zia Field. The Zias and Javelinas split the Saturday twin bill....
Brian Bennett: West Texas A&M Athletics Isaiah Samoei finished in first place in the 3,000 and second in the 1,500 for Eastern New Mexico University in the West Texas A&M Classic in Canyon, Texas....
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link Landon Koehn STAFF WRITER [email protected] The final roper in Friday’s No. 11 competition got set to enter the south pen at the Curry County Events Center. The announcer for the Joe’s Boot Shop Roping event said 16-year-old Landon Koehn needed a 10.56 to win the average and net himself a saddle and a nice chunk of cash. As Landon’s father gave his son final instructions, he missed the announcement and wondered aloud about what time his son needed. “Who cares?...
link Landon Koehn STAFF WRITER [email protected] The final roper in Friday’s No. 11 competition got set to enter the south pen at the Curry County Events Center. The announcer for the Joe’s Boot Shop Roping event said 16-year-old Landon Koehn needed a 10.56 to win the average and net himself a saddle and a nice chunk of cash. As Landon’s father gave his son final instructions, he missed the announcement and wondered aloud about what time his son needed. “Who cares?...
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There are common, underlying reasons why two out of every 1,000 New Mexicans files bankruptcy annually, why not even a third of residents have an associate’s degree and almost a third of students don’t graduate from high school on time. And despite the conventional wisdom, those reasons have less to do with being poor or of color and more to do with not having the proper educational foundation. Because according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (considered the nation’s report card), New Mexico’s Hispani...
link Wendel Sloan Local columnist Scattershooting about things that puzzle me. I have a sense of humor about shaving my head. Rather than fight the obvious, I prefer the hassle-free look, and joke about it myself. What puzzles me are the constant clichés from (presumably) adults. While repeatedly having my hopes dashed of hearing something new, I’m always courteous while yawning to myself, “Really?” Although the staters-of-the-obvious seem oblivious to their own geneti...
Staff writer [email protected] The annual Comcast Cares Day at the Portales Recreation Center on Saturday was a family affair for many of the volunteers. Candace Heidlebaugh and her sons, Ethan, 11, and Noah, 13, were busy painting the new cubbies that were built by Comcast employees later in the week. “It is really nice to volunteer and give back to the place my sons spend their summer at,” Heidlebaugh said.link Lillian Bowe: Staff photo Volunteers of the Comcast Cares Day... Full story
Senior writer [email protected] It’s been five months since Pat Gallegos accepted his job as the Portales chief of police, taking charge of a department that at the time was plagued with internal problems. Growing up in Portales, Gallegos felt it was his responsibility to do his hometown department justice. He vowed to turn things around by bumping up recruitment efforts and boosting morale. The department is now fully staffed, with 24 officers, up from a time where six months prior, the department had more n...
