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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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ELIDA — Senior Rylan Creighton scored with four seconds left off a full-court pass from junior Aiden Yates, giving Elida’s boys a 64-62 victory over Hagerman on Tuesday night in a battle of highly-ranked small-school teams. Hagerman (17-2), which came back with a 56-41 win at New Mexico Military on Wednesday night, is ranked second in Class 2A while the Tigers (16-3) are No. 2 in Class 1A. Creighton finished with 23 points, while Yates had 21 and senior Jose Jimenez 12 for the Tigers, who erased an eight-point halftime def...
SOCORRO — Clovis High’s first-year girls wrestling team competed in District 2 competition on Thursday, sending six girls to the event. The Lady Wildcats tied with Ruidoso for 27th place in the 30-school competition, each with 10 points. Highland captured the team title with 124 points, with host Socorro finishing second with 84. Senior Yazmean Ledezma came the closest to qualifying for next week’s state meet at Albuquerque, going 3-2 for the day in the 138-pound division. Ledezma won her first match by first-period fall...
CLOVIS - Their record doesn't show it, but Clovis High's boys continue to battle despite going through a really tough season. Tuesday night, the Wildcats carried a three-point lead into the final quarter, but couldn't hang on in a 46-41 District 4-5A setback to Carlsbad at Rock Staubus Gym. "We played really well last night," CHS boys coach Jaden Isler said on Wednesday. "It was probably our best game of the year. We just kind of ran out of time." The loss was the 11th this...
LAWTON, Okla. — Thursday night was simply Heartbreak City for Eastern New Mexico University’s basketball teams. First, sophomore guard/forward Stephanie Peterson’s layup with two seconds left gave Lone Star Conference women’s co-leading Cameron a 73-72 victory over the Greyhounds. Then the Aggies pulled out a 66-65 win on the men’s side with two late free throws. ENMU sophomore guard Natalie Stice scored from close range with six seconds left to tie women’s tilt 71-71. After a timeout, Cameron rushed the ball downcourt f...
FORT SUMNER — Sophomore Joaquin Segura hit a 16-foot runner with three seconds left in overtime on Thursday night, giving Fort Sumner a 57-56 District 6-1A boys victory over Melrose. The Buffaloes (13-7, 4-3) had taken the lead on a 3-point basket by sophomore Dathan Yeary with 18 seconds left. The game seesawed, with the Foxes (13-3, 6-1) leading by six in the first half before the Buffs rallied to go up eight early in the final stanza. Junior Clay Norman scored 21 points for Fort Sumner, while Segura had 16 and sophomore C...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Friday District 4-5A Clovis 86, Roswell High 77 Roswell High (6-17, 0-3) — Steven McCaskill 2, Josh Estrada 20, Ivan Miramontes 11, Damian Morales 10, Jeremiah Burrola 13, Emiliano Bonilla 9, Jachan Lackey 8, Anthony Ortega 4. Totals 26 14-25 77. Clovis (1-2, 4-19) — Brian Weiss 12, Luciano Webster 16, Manuel Gutierrez 7, Kash Roberts 11, Juan Hernandez 15, R.J. Nora 18, Andrew Hall 7. Totals 28 26-40 86. Roswell High 11 24 19 21 2 — 75 Clovis 16 19 13 27 11 — 86 3-pointers — Roswell High, Estrada 4...
PORTALES — When Lovington shoots the ball the way it did on Friday night, the Wildcats can be a tough out. Not blessed with a lot of size, they rely on their quickness and shooting ability. It was on full display against Portales High, especially in the first half when they made 10 of their 11 3-pointers en route to a 66-46 District 4-4A boys win at the Ram Athletic Center. Senior guards Adam Aguilera and Isaac Hinson each hit three 3-pointers in the opening stanza, which ended with the Wildcats in front 20-13. Then senior f...
TEXICO — Junior Jahvon Askew scored 17 points on Monday night and Texico’s boys squeezed past Melrose 43-37 in a non-district matchup. The Wolverines (11-7) carried a three-point lead into the fourth quarter and outscored the Buffaloes 14-11. Sophomore Cade Figg added 12 points on four 3-pointers for the Wolverines. High scorer for Melrose (13-5) was senior Brody McAlister with nine points. Melrose girls 36, Texico 30 — In the girls’ half of the twin bill, Melrose opened a 24-13 halftime lead and staved off Texico...
ALBUQUERQUE — Lisette Urquidez weilded a pretty big bat in her Eastern New Mexico University softball debut. The freshman utility player from Tucson, Ariz. went 5-for-11 with two home runs, including a grand slam, and nine runs batted in to help the Greyhounds earn a 2-2 split over the weekend in the season-opening South Central Region Crossover event at the Albuquerque Regional Sports Complex. Facing Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference competition, the Hounds posted a 9-3 win on Saturday and a 9-1, run-rule victory on S...
ROSWELL — Clovis High’s first-year wrestling programs competed in District 4-5A duals on Saturday. The boys were defeated by Carlsbad 74-6, Hobbs 54-18 and Roswell High 50-10, while the girls lost to Hobbs 29-6 and won the only two matches they had against Roswell High. Against Carlsbad, the Wildcats win was a forfeit for freshman Nick Tackitt at 172 pounds, while two of their three wins against Hobbs were the result of first-period pins by juniors Michael Tree at 170 pounds and Semaj Satcher at 195. They also claimed a for...
PORTALES - Shots weren't falling for Eastern New Mexico University's men on Saturday. Eventually, their defense suffered as well. The Greyhounds shot just 24 percent in the first half and never could get much going on that side of the ball in absorbing a 71-49 Lone Star Conference loss to Midwestern State at Greyhound Arena. ENMU (6-13, 2-8 LSC) eventually warmed up a bit, but still finished at 31 percent, including 6-of-25 from 3-point range, in absorbing its seventh...
PORTALES - Midwestern State started a bit slowly, and finished somewhat slowly as well. In the middle two quarters, though, the Mustangs were right on target. MSU shot 60 percent from the field over the second and third stanzas, including five 3-pointers, and pulled away to a 79-70 Lone Star Conference women's victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Saturday at Greyhound Arena. Sophomore guard Frances King came relatively close to a triple-double with a game-high 21...
AUSTIN, Texas — Junior right-hander Damian Acosta went all out to get Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team a win in its Lone Star Conference and season opener on Saturday. Acosta threw a whopping 144 pitches and survived seven walks, but struck out nine and allowed only four hits in the Greyhounds’ 4-3 victory over St. Edward’s. The Hilltoppers held on to win the nightcap 5-4, then took the series by sweeping Sunday’s twin bill 12-0 and 11-6. Both teams scored three times in the third in Saturday’s seven-inning opene...
ARTESIA — Clovis High’s boys swimming team took first place while the girls were second on Saturday in District 3-4A competition. The Wildcats tallied 248 points in the boys race, with Las Cruces second at 154 in the nine-team bracket. Meantime, the Lady Wildcats were second out of eight teams with 104 points, trailing only the host Lady Bulldogs (126). “I was so proud of our girls team,” CHS co-coach Gordy Westerberg said. “We knew going into the meet that we could be as high as second (or as low as) fourth. They stepped u...
CLOVIS - After a wild finish to regulation which saw Roswell High force overtime with a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer, Clovis High's boys were finally able to take control in the extra session. The Coyotes went in front on two free throws three seconds into the OT, but the Wildcats dominated the remaining time to claim an 86-77 District 4-5A boys victory on Friday night at Rock Staubus Gym. Clovis (4-19, 1-2 district), which has seven losses by six points or less this...
PORTALES - Lovington's girls did some damage in the first and fourth quarters Friday night - in fact, the Lady Wildcats played Portales High even during that stretch. Not to worry, though. PHS ran roughshod over the Lady Wildcats in the middle two periods - the Lady Rams blanked them during that time - en route to a 62-28 District 4-4A victory at the Ram Athletic Center. Portales (15-5, 3-0 district) remains firmly in control of the district race at the halfway point. The...
PORTALES — For one half Monday night, the Oklahoma Christian women’s basketball team looked like anything but a winless squad. The Eagles, whose 16-player roster includes 11 freshmen, shot 53 percent from the floor, including 8-of-13 from 3-point range — and that includes missing the first three attempts. Yes, OC was playing way above its normal game. Good thing that Eastern New Mexico University was playing similarly well on offense. Both sides cooled off a bit in the final two stanzas, but Oklahoma Christian’s dropoff was f...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday District 4-4A Boys Artesia 66, Portales 48 Artesia (12-9, 2-0) — Nick Sanchez 21, Cameron Thorpe 10, Payton Deans 10, Jake Barrera 13, Diego Wesson 3, Rylee Jarnott 9. Totals 23 14-18 66. Portales (9-10, 0-2) — Eli Gomez 5, Paxton Culpepper 2, Kaden Hightower 12, Markus Aranda 5, Quadale Brown 10, Davian Lucero 10, Greydon Rigsby 4. Totals 19 9-18 48. Artesia 16 15 17 18 — 66 Portales 12 9 14 13 — 48 3-pointers — Artesia, Barrera 3, Thorp 2, Wesson. Portales, Gomez. Girls Portales 58, Artes...
HOBBS — Katy Archey got a last-second layup to fall in overtime, giving the Clovis Freshman Academy girls a 41-40 victory over Hobbs Black in the championship game of the Border Conference tournament on Jan. 29. Clovis came in seeded second in the eight-team event, and dispatched seventh-seeded Hobbs Gold in the quarterfinals and No. 3 Roswell High in the semifinals at home. Hobbs Black earned home court in the finals as the No. 1 seed. The Lady Wildcats finished second in Border Conference regular-season play behind H...
PORTALES - Junior guard Brielle Woods scored a season-best 18 points and Texas Woman's recovered in the closing moments after losing a double-digit lead to edge Eastern New Mexico University 63-57 on Thursday night in Lone Star Conference women's basketball at Greyhound Arena. The Pioneers (14-5, 7-1 LSC) won their fourth game in a row and moved into a share of the top spot in league standings with Cameron, which had its game against West Texas A&M postponed on Thursday...
All seven area small-school high school basketball games scheduled for Thursday night were called off due to the inclement weather. District 6-1A doubleheaders sending Melrose to Logan and Fort Sumner to Grady were rescheduled for Friday and Tuesday, respectively, while a 6-1A boys game sending Clovis Christian to San Jon was moved to Feb. 16. A non-district twin bill with Dora traveling to Floyd probably will not be made up. In area girls games on Tuesday: Grady 58, Floyd 31 — At Grady, the Lady Bronchos cruised to a n...
PORTALES - Portales High's girls are off to a solid start in District 4-4A action. The Lady Rams (14-5) improved to 2-0 in district play on Tuesday night with a relatively comfortable 58-37 victory over Artesia at the Ram Athletic Center. Portales, which was coming off a last-second 55-53 loss in overtime on Saturday at Clovis, led 19-10 at the quarter and never allowed the Lady Bulldogs (10-11, 1-1) to get back into it. "I thought that was four really solid quarters for us,"...
PORTALES - Guards Cameron Kahn and Julian Miranda combined for 32 of their 46 points after halftime, and Dallas Baptist overcame an early 17-point deficit to edge Eastern New Mexico University 83-77 in Lone Star Conference men's basketball on Thursday night at Greyhound Arena. The Patriots (14-7, 7-2 LSC), coming off a loss to West Texas A&M in their most recent outing, won for the eighth time in nine games while handing the Greyhounds (6-12, 2-7) their sixth loss in a row. Ka...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University football coach Tye Hiatt announced a list of 24 signees for the 2022 season, a compilation of players who signed during the recent signing period as well as the early signing period in December. Hiatt is preparing for his second season at the helm of the Greyhounds, who were 4-7 in 2021 and 1-6 in Lone Star Conference play. “I thought this was a good class,” Hiatt said. “I thought our coaching staff did a great job of what we needed to get position-wise.” Eight of the players are from...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Friday Boys District 4-5A Hobbs 96, Clovis 29 Clovis (3-19, 0-2) — Brian Weiss 5, Luciano Webster 2, Manuel Gutierrez 6, Juan Hernandez 6, R.J. Nora 2, Andrew Hall 8. Totals 12 2-4 29. Hobbs (20-2, 2-0) — Michael Mackey 18, Gilberto Miranda 3, Jesus Ramos 17, Ronnie Ross 8, Ethan Vanlandingham 2, Jalen Goar 24, Cautrey Morgan 6, Aaron Mora 16, Nik Pina 2. Totals 41 6-8 96. Clovis 11 7 6 5 — 29 Hobbs 28 26 23 19 — 96 3-pointers — Clovis, Hernandez 2, Weiss. Hobbs, Goar 5, Mackey, Miranda, Ramos. Junio...
