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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES - With an eight-game losing streak in tow, Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team was in serious need of a lift. On Sunday, the Greyhounds got it, and in a surprising area. Homerless through their first nine games, ENMU swatted three long balls to notch a 9-7 win over Adams State at Greyhound Field and earn a split of the two-game weekend non-conference series. With a brisk wind blowing out to left, freshman left fielder Spencer Roach drove in three runs with...
CANYON — After winning their first postseason game in around 35 years on Tuesday, Bovina’s girls came awfully close to doubling that total on Friday night. The Fillies erased a 12-point, third-quarter deficit to gain a 48-46 advantage in the final minute of regulation, but Clarendon got a basket to tie it and force overtime, then outscored Bovina 13-7 in the extra session to claim a 61-55 victory on Friday night at Randall H.S. The Lady Broncos were slated to face Wellington in a neutral-site round-of-16 game either Mon...
PORTALES — With the District 4-4A regular-season title already clinched, and facing a team they’d beaten a couple of weeks earlier by 34 points, Portales High girls coach Wade Fraze found less than pleased with his team’s outing, especially early. That’s despite the fact that the Lady Rams cruised past Lovington 61-36 on Friday night, locking up a perfect district run. PHS (19-5, 6-0 district) trailed the inexperienced Lady Wildcats 12-10 at the quarter, but behind 14 of senior guard Taris Rippee’s game-high 25 points the Lad...
TUCSON, Ariz. — Colorado Mesa second baseman Myah Arrieta led off the bottom of the seventh with a her first home run of the season, sending the Mavericks past Eastern New Mexico University 2-1 in the Greyhounds’ finale of the D2 Cactus Classic softball tournament. The result left the Hounds at 1-4 for the weekend and 7-7 so far this season. The team returns with a 2 p.m. twin bill against Lone Star Conference foe Lubbock Christian at Greyhound Softball Field on Friday before traveling to LCU for a pair the following day...
CLOVIS - Clovis High's girls are certainly in the 16-team Class 5A state tournament field. They made doubly sure of that on Friday night, converting 23-of-25 fourth-quarter free throws to seal a 66-43 District 4-5A victory over Roswell High at Rock Staubus Gym. Clovis (17-9, 2-4 district), ranked 12th in 5A by MaxPreps, hopes to move up a bit when the New Mexico Activities Association releases state pairings on Sunday. "I think we were in before (Friday's win), but now we're p...
MELROSE — Third-seeded Melrose cruised into the second round of the boys District 6-1A tournament on Monday night with an 80-26 victory over San Jon. The Buffaloes (18-7) hosted fourth-seeded Logan (9-17), a 79-61 winner at home on Monday over No. 5 Grady (7-19), in a second-round tilt on Tuesday night. The winner travels to second-seeded Fort Sumner (15-4) on Thursday, with that winner playing at top seed Clovis Christian (19-7) in Saturday’s 6 p.m. championship game. Melrose did not play any of its starters in Mon...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday District 4-4A Boys Artesia 71, Portales 62 Portales (10-13, 0-5) — Xodus Gomez 3, Alex Garcia 3, Eli Gomez 6, Paxton Culpepper 2, Kaden Hightower 16, Markus Aranda 4, Quadale Brown 4, Emmanuel Diahn 4, Davian Lucero 10, Greydon Rigsby 10. Totals 25 5-5 62. Artesia (13-11, 3-2) — Nick Sanchez 16, Cameron Thorp 7, Payton Dean 2, Marshall Mecham 3, Diego Wesson 4, Michael Malone 3, Jake Berrara 11, Rylee Jarrett 16, Japeth Zamarron 9. Totals 26 10-11 71. Portales 15 20 19 8 — 62 Artesia 11 18...
TEXICO - Junior Jahvon Askew made four 3-pointers and scored 31 points Tuesday night as Texico clinched the No. 2 seed in next week's District 6-2A boys tournament with a 59-50 victory over Clayton. Senior Cade Collins added three 3s and 13 points for the Wolverines (12-10, 3-2 district), while senior Kayden Queener finished with 10 points. Texico outscored Clayton 20-7 in the second quarter for a 12-point halftime margin. For the Yellowjackets (11-8, 1-4), junior Rylan Ruf...
ARTESIA — Any doubt — and there was very little, really — that the Portales High girls would capture another District 4-4A championship was put to rest on Tuesday night. Although the Lady Rams struggled a bit to finish off Artesia, they were never really in trouble and pulled away late to complete a 64-45 victory and clinch their seventh district title in the last eight years. Portales (18-5, 5-0 district), which was ranked fourth in Class 4A this week by MaxPreps and wrapped up its regular campaign on Friday at last-...
PORTALES - With the last two NCAA Division II titles (2019, 2021) in their hip pocket, the immediate concern for the Lubbock Christian women's basketball team is trying to move up in the Lone Star Conference standings. The Lady Chaps (22-5), currently ranked 19th in D-II, continued to win on Thursday, using five first-quarter 3-pointers and the league's stingiest defense to turn back Eastern New Mexico University 66-43 in a non-league game at Greyhound Arena. Despite a 10-4...
ELIDA — Elida’s version of a “Big 3” combined for 75 points on Thursday night, and the Tigers needed almost all of them to get past Dora 91-84 in double overtime, clinching the District 4-1A regular-season title. Juniors Jose Jimenez and Aiden Yates netted 32 and 25 points, respectively, while senior Rylan Creighton added 18. The teams have a good chance of playing again this week in the finals of the district tournament. The game seesawed most of the night. It was tied 68-68 at the end of regulation and 81-81 after the first...
ALBUQUERQUE — If nothing else, Clovis High’s boys made a big jump in scoring from last spring’s COVID-delayed state swim meet to this year’s event. On Thursday at Albuquerque Academy, the Wildcats more than doubled their team tally from last spring, finishing ninth in team standings with 99 points. Clovis scored in seven events, highlighted by a 3-5 finish from junior Thomas Palla (4 minutes, 59.43 seconds) and sophomore Porter Kidd (5:00.53) in the 500 freestyle. “It was huge that we got individual medals for two swimmers...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Friday Boys District 4-5A Hobbs 85, Clovis 60 Hobbs (23-2, 5-0) — Michael Mackey 2, Jesus Ramos 5, Ronnie Ross 10, Ethan Vanlandingham 7, Jalen Goar 25, Tyler Box 2, Caurtrey Morgan 6, Derrias Royal 6, Aaron Mora 22. Totals 35 11-19 85. Clovis (4-21, 1-4) — Brian Weiss 5, Luciano Webster 17, Manuel Gutierrez 12, Kash Roberts 4, Jaydon Levenshown 2, Juan Hernandez 6, R.J. Nora 10, Andrew Hall 4. Totals 19 18-30 60. Hobbs 21 30 24 10 — 85 Clovis 12 21 15 12 — 60 3-pointers — Hobbs, Goar 2, Ross 2. C...
LUBBOCK — Eastern New Mexico University track athletes shone brightest in the 5,000-meter run over the weekend in the Texas Tech Shootout at Tech’s Sports Performance Center. Competing against a mix of Division I and Division II competition, the Greyhounds had three placers in the top seven in the event. For the women, senior Aminata Kenyawani was second in 18 minutes, 39.97 seconds while sophomore Dorcas Kosgei placed seventh in 19:09.22. Adjusted for altitude, Kenyawani’s time ranks sixth in the Lone Star Conference this...
ELIDA — After running off a 12-game winning streak earlier this season, Clovis Christian’s boys have been a bit up-and-down lately. Of course, the Eagles have generally been facing good competition. Saturday night was certainly one of those “up” nights for CCS. The Eagles, who lost at home to Dora by 31 points on Friday night, buried 11 3-pointers, including five in the opening period, en route to a 76-70 non-district victory over Elida. The teams meet again on Saturday at CCS in their regular-season finale. Junior Carter...
ROSWELL — After a lopsided loss at District 4-5A leader Hobbs the night before, Clovis High’s girls bounced back with what may turn out to be an important victory on Saturday. Sophomore guard Zarai Lewis scored 15 points, and the Lady Wildcats sealed a 38-34 non-district win over Roswell Goddard when junior guard Gizelle Petner hit a free throw with 15 seconds left. Clovis (16-9) held Goddard to just 12 first-half points, but the Lady Rockets pulled even by outscoring Clovis 15-9 in the third quarter. The Lady Cats com...
DIMMITT — Bovina’s girls broke a decades-long dry spell on Monday night. The Fillies posted the school’s first postseason girls victory in around 35 years, outlasting Hale Center 45-42 in a Texas Class 2A bi-district round game. Junior Alyssa Marquez scored 24 points before fouling out in the final two minutes. The Fillies (11-15) built a seven-point lead in the fourth stanza and were able to hold on late against the Lady Owls (19-12). Bovina’s next outing comes in the area round on Friday night, when it takes on Clarend...
PORTALES - Portales High's girls miss injured senior guard Riley Shillings on the court. Senior guard Teagan Faust, meantime, is doing what she can to make sure there's not much dropoff. Known more for her defense and passing, Faust put together her fourth consecutive double-figure game in District 4-4A play as the Lady Rams all but clinched the regular-season title on Friday night with a 51-38 win over Roswell Goddard at the Ram Athletic Center. As usual, Faust led the team w...
PORTALES — If nothing else, give Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team credit for scrapping. After getting run off the field by 15th-ranked West Texas A&M in the first two of their four-game Lone Star Conference weekend series, the Greyhounds battled from behind in each of the last two contests before falling short. In Sunday’s finale, the Hounds (1-7, 1-7 LSC) were held hitless for five innings, then erased most of a 9-0 deficit before losing to the rival Buffaloes 10-8 in a nearly-four-hour marathon at Greyhound Fie...
ALBUQUERQUE — Clovis High’s swim teams will take around 15 athletes to state competition this week, hosted by Albuquerque Academy. The boys portion of the state meet is scheduled for today, with the girls competing on Saturday. The top 16 places are scored in each event. CHS co-coach Vincent de Maio said on the boys side, the Wildcats expect to have a shot at the top eight in the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. They are also strong in the 500 freestyle, led by junior Thomas Palla and sophomore Porter Kidd; the 200 ind...
CANYON — Eastern New Mexico University’s women are still in control of their Lone Star Conference tournament destiny, but the Greyhounds may need another win to be sure. On Saturday, West Texas A&M held ENMU to 25 percent from the floor (17-for-69) and cruised to a 75-51 victory. The Hounds (9-11, 5-9 LSC) fell into 12th place in the 17-team circuit, the last tournament spot. They hold a one-game lead plus a tie-breaker over St. Edward’s (11-14, 4-10), so a win in one of their final two conference games would do the trick. If...
CLOVIS - It's a long way from a win, but Clovis High's boys tried to go toe-to-toe with Hobbs on Friday night at Rock Staubus Gym. The Wildcats certainly made the Eagles play a little harder than they expected. In the end, there were just too many shooters and too many athletes as Hobbs pulled away to an 85-60 District 4-5A victory. By comparison, when the teams met at Hobbs on Jan. 28, the Eagles cruised to a 96-29 triumph. "I thought the last two games, we've fought harder...
LUBBOCK — Brook Leger has the Eastern New Mexico University softball team rolling a bit early this season. The sophomore right-hander from Albuquerque tossed three complete games, including a pair of shutouts, and finished off another contest in relief as the Greyhounds went 4-1 in the Lubbock Sports College Softball Classic over the weekend. Leger improved to 5-0 for the season in seven games, including a pair of relief appearances. Through 36 1/3 innings, she has 66 strikeouts and 15 walks with a 2.12 earned run average. A...
PORTALES — Portales High boys coach Randy McBroom hopes a non-district win over Texico on Saturday can get his team going heading into the final week of the regular season. Trailing most of the way until late, the Rams were forced into overtime when Wolverines senior guard Cade Collins hit a long 3-pointer with seven seconds left, but they held Texico without a field goal in the extra session to claim a 55-51 victory at the Ram Athletic Center. Portales (10-12), which carried a four-game winning streak into the start of Distr...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday District 4-5A Boys Carlsbad 46, Clovis 41 Carlsbad (20-4, 3-1) — Jacob Mireles 3, Evan Campos 9, Devin McKnight 16, Xavier Rueda 3, Damian Perez 7, Tylan Gonzales 8. Totals 18 3-6 46. Clovis (4-20, 1-3) — Brian Weiss 3, Luciano Webster 6, Manuel Gutierrez 3, Juan Hernandez 8, R.J. Nora 13, Andrew Hall 8. Totals 15 7-9 41. Carlsbad 4 18 7 17 — 46 Clovis 10 10 12 9 — 41 3-pointers — Carlsbad, Campos 3, McKnight 2, Mireles, Rueda. Clovis, Hernandez 2, Gutierrez, Weiss. Girls Carlsbad 28, Clovi...
