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RICHARDSON, Texas — Junior wide receiver Asa Wondeh represented Eastern New Mexico University on the All-Lone Star Conference first-team offense in football selections announced on Thursday by the league office. Wondeh was also named the league’s newcomer of the year. ENMU garnered 10 honorable mention selections, including junior tackle and Clovis High grad Hunter St. John, who was also named the LSC’s academic player of the year. Wondeh caught 52 passes for 929 yards and seven touchdowns this season for the Greyh...
HOBBS — Clovis High’s swimmers got several dominating performances on Saturday and captured first place in both divisions of Hobbs’ season-opening Tori Invite. The boys ran away with team honors, scoring 143 1/2 points to 79 for the runner-up host Eagles. Meantime, the girls finished with 95 points to outlast San Angelo Central (89). CHS co-coach Vincent de Maio said the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats each earned a number of state-qualifying marks. “It was a good start (to the season),” he said. “The kids swam really well for our...
The Eastern New Mexico News received 13 awards Saturday in the annual New Mexico Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The newspaper staff won first place for best special section and best use of advertising in a special section. The newspaper staff also took second-place honors for best website and best use of advertising in a special section. Graphic artist Andrea Ramos won first place for newspaper promotion and house advertising and second-place for a classified advertising section. Publisher David Stevens r...
ALBUQUERQUE — Nobody really stood out, but Clovis High’s young girls cross country squad put together a 10th-place team effort in Saturday’s Class 5A state cross county meet, hosted by Albuquerque Academy. Running with three eighth-graders, a freshman, a sophomore and two juniors, the Lady Wildcats finished with 308 team points in the competition, which included 15 full squads. Eighth-graders Brooke Newcomer (59th in 22 minutes, 37.47 seconds) and Mai Nguy (61st, 22:38.38) led the way for Clovis. “The team ran good,...
Both sides of a debate over whether abortion clinics can operate in the Clovis city limits are making plans on what they want to say at Thursday’s Clovis City Commission meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m. An ordinance that forbids the issuance of a business license to any abortion clinic that does not comply with an 1870s federal law regarding shipment and accessing items used in the abortion business is on the agenda. “Is Clovis going to be a city that allows abortion within its city limits?” Ryan Dento...
CLOVIS — Sammy Fuentes knew he would probably win Friday’s District 4-5A boys cross country meet at Ned Houk Park, but he wanted to leave no doubt. The Clovis High sophomore went out strong from the start and posted a time of 16 minutes, 38.92 seconds over three miles, almost 30 seconds ahead of runnerup Eric Carrasco of Carlsbad. Fuentes’ effort couldn’t keep the Wildcats out of a last-place finish in the four-school get-together. They finished with 69 points while the Cavemen (46) edged out Roswell High (49) and Hobbs (...
CLOVIS — A few weeks ago, Clovis High’s football team didn’t necessarily expect to be in a position to win a district championship. Still, after dropping their first six contests, the Wildcats find themselves at 2-0 in District 5-6A heading into Thursday’s 7 p.m. matchup against Santa Fe Capital (4-4, 1-1) at Leon Williams Stadium. With a win, the Cats would be playing for a district title next week at idle Los Lunas (3-0, 5-4). Coming off a 53-0 rout of Santa Fe High on Oct. 7, first-year coach Andrew McCraw said his squ...
CLOVIS — With a chance to lock up the District 4-5A girls soccer championship, Clovis High came up a bit short on Saturday. Sophomore Brianna Baker found the back of the net just over three minutes into overtime, and Hobbs pulled out a 2-1 victory over the Lady Wildcats at Leon Williams Stadium. With the win, the Lady Eagles (8-9-2 overall) pulled into a share of first place with Clovis (15-4), both standing 4-1 in district play. Each was scheduled for its district and regular-season finale on Thursday, with Hobbs hosting C...
FRIONA — Portales High’s volleyball squad stepped across the state line to face a couple of rugged foes on Saturday, losing to Amarillo Highland Park 25-21, 25-13, 25-23 and to Friona 12-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-22. Despite the setbacks, coach Jacki Bailey said she thought the Lady Rams (6-10) competed fairly well. “It’s not the result we wanted for sure, but we played well in (large) spurts,” Bailey said. “Highland Park is really good, and Friona is solid.” In the opener against the Lady Hornets (17-4 after beating Frion...
The Clovis Wildcat Marching Band was named the best band in its class and second overall in competition against 26 Texas bands and one from Oklahoma on Saturday. The band won top place in its class for musical performance, visual impact and general effect, Bill Allred, the Wildcat Band’s director, said. The Wildcat band competed in the Bands of America West Texas Regionals Saturday in Midland, Texas, and the competition included band from Fort Worth, and other major Texas cities, Allred said. In the past month or so the W...
CLOVIS - After key District 4-5A road wins over Hobbs and Carlsbad, Clovis High's soccer girls almost got caught off-guard on Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats, though, made a couple of goals two minutes apart in the first half stand up and held off Roswell High 2-1 at Leon Williams Stadium, improving to 14-3 overall and 3-0 on the first time through the district. Junior Courtney Bradley and senior Caley Adams found the net in the 26th and 28 minutes, respectively, the latter coming...
The New Mexico Cattle Growers Association (NMCGA) is seeking nominations for its annual Livestock Inspector of the Year Award. Each year, the NMCGA honors an inspector employed by the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) for outstanding service to the livestock industry. “NMLB inspectors are a tremendous asset,” said Loren Patterson, NMCGA president. “Their presence in our communities and on our highways aid in fighting theft and disease, and they serve as our first defense in emergency situations, responding to the needs of al...
Roosevelt County War Memorial paver orders are being accepted by The Roosevelt County War Memorial Committee. According to a news release from the committee walkway paver orders are being accepted for placement in time for Veterans Day next month. Orders placed before noon Nov. 4 can be included. The walkway portion of the memorial honors all local veterans, while the monument stones themselves honor the county’s war dead. The news release says the pavers are $125 each and include five lines of up to 20 characters per l...
Clovis Municipal Schools (CMS) will be the recipient of $3.1 million in public school capital outlay funds from Santa Fe this school year. The money is the city school system’s share of $75 million dollars in capital outlay funds from the state legislature to be spread to school systems statewide. The news came from Jay Brady, deputy superintendent of operations, technology and athletics at Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the CMS school board. Some needed projects according to Brady are the restrooms at Leon Williams Sta...
AMARILLO — Clovis High junior Sammy Fuentes captured boys individual honors in Saturday’s Badger Run cross country meet, hosted by Amarillo College. Fuentes posted a 3.2-mile time of 17 minutes, 35.28 seconds for the Wildcats, who finished eighth in the nine-team field with 202 points. Frenship took team honors with 34 points, while Dumas was second at 63. CHS cross country coach Liz Ledezma said was fifth with about 800 meters left, but began passing the leaders at that point and actually won going away. In girls com...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University celebrates its 88th Homecoming this week. According to a news release from John Houser with ENMU’s Marketing and Communications department, this year’s Homecoming theme is “There’s No Place Like ENMU.” Houser writes the theme is meant to evoke “the magical Land of Oz” as the campus welcomes home alumni from “far and wide.” Festivities began Monday with “Coffee with the President” that morning and a “Song Fest” that evening at the Campus Union Ballroom. An ENMU alumni art exhibition...
DENTON, Texas — So far this season, it continues to be a first-goal-wins situation for the Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team. Junior midfielder Emma Hafenback, who transferred to ENMU this year from Division I Jacksonville State, tallied her first goal as a Greyhound in the 75th minute on Wednesday and it was enough for a 1-0 Lone Star Conference victory over Texas Woman’s. ENMU (3-5, 1-2 LSC) has three shutout wins this season, all by 1-0 or 2-0 scores, and five shutout losses in the same category excep...
Funding for street improvement projects on 18th Street and Avenue K received approval Tuesday from the Portales City Council. The council approved a $290,000 project funded by $14,500 in city funds and $275,500 in New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) money for 18th Street projects. The projects include pavement rehabilitation and resurfacing of the intersection at 18th and Staffordwood and improvements on 18th from Avenue O to U.S. Route 70. The improvements...
The Clovis High School Marching Band added interstate honors to a steady stream of recognition over the past several years, taking top overall honors in its class last week. During daytime competition Saturday at Bands of America regional competition in Las Cruces, among bands from New Mexico, Texas and Arizona, the Wildcat band swept honors in its class, wining first place overall and top honors for outstanding music performance, outstanding visual performance and...
PORTALES — After a solid start in pre-conference play, this wasn’t the way Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team was hoping to begin its Lone Star Conference slate. The Greyhounds, who lost their home opener in four sets on Friday night to Oklahoma Christian, saw a two-game lead get away on Saturday in a 14-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-8 setback to Arkansas-Fort Smith at Greyhound Arena. Senior middle blocker Gracelyn Stubbs posted a career-best 21 kills for ENMU (9-5 overall), while junior setter/outside hitte...
On this date ... 1972: Cowgirls from Eastern New Mexico University had won the team trophy at their own rodeo to stay atop the Southwest Region standings after two contests. ENMU, the 1971 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association champion, scored one first-place award, three third-places, two fifth-places and a sixth place to take team honors. ENMU’s Karen Holleyman of Corona took first place in goat tying. Colynn White of Clovis was third in goat tying while Betty Gayle Cooper of Monument finished fifth. White also f...
“That’s the way to throw the football – good job!” “What are you doing? Why are you throwing it there?” “All right! Big-time scramble there!” “Don’t hold the ball! Come on, get rid of it!” On a warm Saturday afternoon, Texas Tech quarterback Donovan Smith turned fans into various likenesses of Sybil, she of the multiple personality disorder. At times, Smith could make many of the 56,271 fans stand and high-five their neighbor. At other times, he could make them shake their hea...
PORTALES — Trailing most of the way, Eastern New Mexico University’s football team used a dominant third quarter to take a one-point lead on Saturday night and nursed the advantage into the final stanza. Then Midwestern State’s Dylon Davis stole the show — literally. The junior cornerback stepped in front of a hurried pass by Greyhounds quarterback Kason Martin and returned the interception 43 yards for a score with just over 10 minutes left, and the Mustangs went on to claim...
DENTON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team continued its solid early start over the weekend, winning three of four matches in the Denton Volleyfest, hosted by Texas Woman’s, to improve to 6-3 for the season. ENMU downed Northwestern Oklahoma 25-20, 25-21, 25-9 and rallied past Ouachita Baptist 13-25, 15-25, 25-15, 25-19, 15-8 on Friday, then defeated East Central 25-15, 25-19, 25-21 and lost to Missouri Southern 25-23, 25-18, 25-13 on Saturday. Friday — ENMU controlled Northwestern Oklahoma most of the...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has announced the selection of seven individuals to its Hall of Honors class for 2022. The inductees include current ENMU president Patrice Caldwell, Larry Chavez (track), Earl Diddle (men’s basketball), Lauren Frye (volleyball), Becky Meek Lewis (rodeo), Luis Quinones (baseball) and Heath Ridenour (football). They will be recognized during Homecoming weekend, with ENMU’s football team slated to host Central Washington on Oct. 1 at Greyhound Stadium. Caldwell has been at ENMU for m...
