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RIO RANCHO — Clovis High’s girls flipped the script in the second half of Tuesday’s season opener against Cleveland. Trouble was, the Lady Wildcats had much too big a hole to escape. The Storm held the Lady Cats to just nine first-half points and cruised to a 38-27 victory, although Clovis returned the favor by holding Cleveland to nine points over the final two stanzas. “The first half, we couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn,” Lady Cats coach Jeff Reed said. “They went on a...
PORTALES - Eastern New Mexico senior running back Paul Terry is a nominee for the Harlon Hill trophy, presented to the top player in Division II. The 36 nominees are selected based on information and votes from sports information directors at the 167 NCAA Division II schools offering football. Terry was a first-team All-Lone Star Conference selection after a regular season that saw him rush for a school-record 1,778 yards. Terry is one of three Lone Star Conference players...
BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS FARWELL — The Farwell Steers narrowly missed getting into the win column on Monday. A day later, they finished the job. Farwell suffered through a one-point third quarter in its home opener on Monday against Nazareth, seeing an eight-point halftime lead disappear in an eventual 47-44 loss to the Swifts. Tuesday night, though, the Steers cruised to a 47-33 victory at Hale Center, improving to 1-2 for the season. Early injuries have played a role so far, coach Shane Perkins said. Farwell is averaging ju...
BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS CANYON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s women used a 13-0 run during the third quarter to put away Adams State and claim a 64-41 win over the winless Grizzlies on Saturday’s second day of West Texas A&M’s Pak-a-Sak Thanksgiving Classic. The Greyhounds (5-1) took the lead for good late in the first quarter and were in control after shooting 9-for-12 during a 24-12 domination of the second quarter. ENMU, which shot just 29 percent in the other three periods, led 36-23 at halftime. They then he...
BLOOMFIELD — Portales was well-aware of the blistering numbers Bloomfield’s offense has generated all year along, and the Rams’ defense was ready for the challenge. And they delivered, wreaking havoc front to back to win Saturday’s 4A state football championship game, 23-0, at Bobcat Stadium. “It’s something no one can take away from you. It just feels really good, to finish my high school career like this,” said Portales defensive end Philip Blidi, who will continue his footb...
The following books are available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “The Shape of Night” by Tess Gerritsen: After an unspeakable tragedy in Boston, Ava Collette flees to a remote village in Maine, where she rents an old house named Brodie's Watch. In that isolated seaside mansion, Ava finally feels at peace until she glimpses the long-dead sea captain who still resides there. He welcomes her into his world- and into his arms. But she soon learns that the house she loves comes with a terrible secret: Every wom...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8 ball pool, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. canasta, 5 p.m. business meeting, 5 p.m. social night, 3 p.m. to $5 chili dinner. Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 8 a.m. quilting, 11 a.m. line dance, 1 p.m. pinochle, 6 p.m. trivia. Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 9 a.m. sew days, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 p.m. stamp viewing w/Jeff 1 p.m. needle gang....
