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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — After matching its best start since its entire roster was born, the Eastern New Mexico women’s basketball team expects it’s going to get harder from this point on. On Saturday, it couldn’t have gotten much easier. The Greyhounds, as expected, rolled right over NAIA Northern New Mexico Saturday for a 104-44 win and their first 7-1 start since the 1992-93 season. Junior Tilasha Okey had a game-high 19 points on 7-of-7 shooting — including 5-of-5 from beyond the arc ...
MELROSE - Finally, the Melrose basketball teams' journey has begun. Melrose's girls and boys, two teams with state title aspirations, hope Thursday's season openers were the first step along a path toward the ultimate late-winter prize - a blue trophy. The Melrose boys captured one last March; the Melrose girls were state finalists and took home a red. Thursday, each began new seasons with a fury - the boys opened their title defense with a 70-34 rout of Cliff, shortly after...
SANTA FE — Even the most optimistic of Portales fans would honestly tell you there’s no way to know just how good the Ram girls team will be or how it will compete in Class 4A come February and March. But early indications are Portales can certainly compete with what the Santa Fe Tournament had to offer. The Rams moved their record to .500, and set themselves up for a Saturday night title showdown with Robertson after a pair of lopsided wins over St. Michael’s and Santa Fe. Senior Taylee Rippee led the way in both games...
PORTALES — After a back-and-forth first half, the Taos Tigers slowly pulled away in the second half and left Portales with a comfortable win. Sounds like deja vu, but it really wasn't. Two weeks after the Taos football team came in and took a win over Portales in the Class 4A football semifinals, the basketball team followed it up with a 71-58 win over the Rams Friday at the Ram Athletic Center. However, it was a completely different group of Tigers (4-1) leading the way, a...
RIO RANCHO — The Clovis Wildcats showed plenty of promise as they proved they could hang with the No. 1 team in Class 5A Friday night. However, they’re not quite at the level yet where they’re going to score an upset over Cleveland. The host Storm held on to take an 80-73 victory, knocking the Wildcats to 1-1 early on the season. Clovis, which took on La Cueva Saturday after press time, got a game-high 18 points from senior guard Jacob Moon. Cleveland (2-0), however, had a little bit better balance. Aamer Muhammed score...
CLOVIS — Whatever else happened to the Clovis girls basketball team this weekend, whatever else happens to them throughout the winter, the Lady Wildcats may look back at Friday’s 41-35 comeback victory over Cleveland as one of their most important games of the season, as the night they found their identity. The young Lady ’Cats began Friday’s game at Rock Staubus Gymnasium still searching for that identity, with a befitting 1-1 record. And then there was the Lady Storm, heading into the Rock at 4-0. Through more than three q...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis has four vacancies on the Economic Incentive Board. The positions are for one representative each in districts 1-3, plus a representative of a local utility. The board meets quarterly to make recommendations regarding economic development programs and prospects. Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. Jan. 11 and can be picked up at the city manager’s office or by emailing: [email protected] Information: 575-769-7828...
CLOVIS — Board members of Clovis Community College on Wednesday approved new mission and vision statements for the school, emphasizing its connection to the community and local economic development. CCC President Becky Rowley said the previous mission statement was “exceedingly long” and board member Arnold Martinez said he was “amazed” to see that trimmed down to a one-sentence statement. The mission statements reads, “Our mission is to provide high quality education and training that improves the lives of all students an...
PORTALES — The Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education is slated to vote on the purchase of a new activity bus during Monday’s meeting. Superintendent Johnnie Cain wrote in a message to The News that the district needs to replace an activity bus that has a bad engine and considering the age of the bus, it makes more sense to purchase a new vehicle rather than rebuild the engine. The board will also consider changes to the board policy, which Cain wrote would “help control use of social media and the possession and d...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Base Honor Guardsmen on Friday raised the American flag at 10:48 a.m., at the wing building. This event happened exactly 77 years from the minute when Imperial Japanese aircraft descended upon the naval base at Pearl Harbor and began a surprise attack. The ceremony was in remembrance of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. On Dec. 7, 1941, at 7:43 a.m., the first of two waves of hundreds of Japanese planes crashed into the base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They managed to destroy and d...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — New Mexico legislators met last week with U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson regarding the chemical contamination from Cannon. They emphasized their effort to “work to protect New Mexico’s groundwater, communities, and agriculture, and press for appropriate compensation,” according to Sen. Tom Udall’s communications director Ned Adriance. “As we discussed with Secretary Wilson, the Air Force must do more to address this serious issue with the urgency it demands,” said a joint statement Thu...
The following marriages licenses were filed through Thursday at the Curry County Clerk’s Office: • Sean Aaron O’Roake, 24, to Emily Elzabeth Blair, 21, both of Clovis • Timothy Antuan Cheeseboro, 20, to Reonna Victoria Collier, 20, both of Clovis • Markell Damichael Windler, 22, of Portales, to Tasi Maureen Hughes, 19, of Enid, Oklahoma • Kirk Lee Reader Jr., 24, to Anabi Robles, 31, both of Clovis • Alberton Gutierrez Jr., 17, to Nayelee Martinez, 17, both of Amarillo • Martin Gabriel Vargo, 21, of Clovis, to Brilynn Paig...
