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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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DALLAS - Other than removing his name from the Cowboys' marquee, a non-starter, Jerry Jones' best fan-friendly moves are fairly obvious: Fire Mike McCarthy. Hire Sean Payton. Of course, we're preaching to the choir here. Jerry loves himself some Payton. For all we know, the 58-year-old retiree, who announced Tuesday he's leaving the Saints three years ahead of his contract, had been holed up on Preston Road the last couple weeks, swilling Jerry's bourbon. At least it would...
PORTALES - Playing a team missing half (eight) of its roster and its coach, mostly due to COVID-19 protocols, it took Eastern New Mexico University's women a while to get a handle on things Thursday night at Greyhound Arena. In the end, ENMU's depth made the difference and the Greyhounds pulled away to a 77-61 Lone Star Conference victory over St. Mary's. Senior guard Iyanna McCurdy was on pace for a triple-double at halftime - 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists - in...
ROSWELL — Wins have been hard to come by this season for Clovis High’s boys. Thursday night, it looked like the Wildcats might pick off Roswell Goddard for the second time in three games. Tied 21-21 at halftime, the Cats struck for the first eight points of the third quarter. But Goddard pulled even again by the end of the period and went on to a 53-44 victory. Two nights earlier, at The Rock, Clovis pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Rockets 54-49. Goddard won the season series from the Cats 2-1, having also not...
MELROSE — The Logan Lady Longhorns rallied from a six-point deficit to edge Melrose 35-34 on Thursday night in the District 6-1A opener for both teams. The Lady Buffs were trying to avenge a 33-25 loss to Logan in the semifinals of the EPAC tournament at Texico on Jan. 7. Melrose (7-5 overall) came into the period with a six-point lead, but couldn’t hold on. The teams meet on Feb. 3 at Logan, and could possibly meet two more times after that — in the district and state tournaments in late February and early March. Sopho...
BOVINA — Bovina’s boys had a bit more balance in their attack on Tuesday night, and it was enough to overcome the one-man show of 6-foot-5 senior Jayden Slater in a 68-48 District 3-2A victory over Boys Ranch. Slater poured in 32 points for the Roughriders (4-9, 0-1 district), including all but one of the Roughriders’ 22 first-half tallies. But no one else on the team scored more than five points. Senior Angel Lara poured in five 3-pointers and 26 points for the Mustangs (4-11, 1-1), while seniors Israel Grenados and Ceasa...
Basketball Prep summaries Boys Tuesday Clovis 54, Roswell Goddard 49 Roswell Goddard (8-9) — Damian Aragon 12, Elijah Quiroz 11, Jameel Cannon 4, Noah Reese 12, Rhett Price 6, Jerrick Mendoza 4. Totals 22 4-5 49. Clovis (3-15) — Brian Weiss 14, Luciano Webster 3, Manuel Gutierrez 4, Juan Hernandez 11, R.J. Nora 11, Andrew Hall 11. Totals 23 7-17 54. Goddard 12 14 11 12 — 49 Clovis 14 14 9 17 — 54 3-pointers — Roswell Goddard, Quiroz. Clovis, Weiss. Junior varsity — Clovis def. Roswell Goddard, score n/a. Thursday Roswell God...
MULESHOE — Senior Devin Hines scored 28 points Friday night and Brownfield remained in a tie for the District 3-3A lead with Dimmitt after a 54-44 victory over Muleshoe. Down 32-24, the Mules (5-11, 1-5) held the Cubs (9-13, 6-0) to just seven third-quarter points but managed only eight of their own. They were unable to make a run at it in the final stanza. Sophomore Sebastian Kervin led Muleshoe’s attack with 17 points. Farwell 92, Bovina 36 — In a District 3-2A matchup, the visiting Steers opened a 30-10 lead at the quart...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Saturday Boys District 6-1A Clovis Christian 74, Logan 58 Logan (4-10, 0-1) — Brock Burns 6, Haden Judd 9, Christian Kotara 5, Kaeden Stoner 11, Skyler DeLuca 2, Zack Byrd 4, Diego Sanchez 7, Payson Nials 2, Park Strong 12. Totals 21 11-19 58. Clovis Christian (10-2, 1-0) — Noah Gershon 26, Jaden Martinez 1, Carter Teune 26, O.B. Blanco 7, Kimber Barnett 4, Caleb Van Beek 4, Austin Lingnau 2, Easton Adair 4. Totals 28 16-24 74. Logan 6 24 15 13 — 58 Clovis Christian 22 20 18 14 — 74 3-point...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday Boys Canyon Randall 65, Clovis 28 Clovis (2-13) — Luciano Webster 10, Juan Hernandez 10, R.J. Nora 8. Totals 12 3-12 28. Canyon Randall (13-9) — Zak Bol 4, Ayden Rodriguez 11, J.J. Buchanon 7, K.J. Thomas 11, Cody Bessent 2, Caleb Blackwell 8, Brody Wilson 7, Kahn Souktakith 2, Isaiah Kirkman 5, Jedd Phillips 2, Cayden Soto 6. Totals 29 0-0 65. Clovis 11 9 6 2 — 28 Randall 11 19 17 18 — 65 3-pointers — Clovis, Hernandez. Canyon Randall, Thomas 3, Buchanon, Kirkman, Rodriguez, Wilson. J...
LOVINGTON — Less than 24 hours after losing big at undefeated Class 5A second-ranked Volcano Vista, Clovis High’s girls quickly got back on the winning track on Saturday. It’s a game the Lady Wildcats probably should’ve won, but it helped erase the sting of Friday’s 54-26 loss to the Hawks in Albuquerque. Getting back on that bus early on Saturday, the Lady Cats improved to 13-5 for the season by dismissing Lovington 59-30 as sophomore guard Zarai Lewis led three players in double digits with 15 points. CHS girls coach Jef...
UPDATE: Thursday’s mens game against ASG. Mary’s has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols with the Rattlers program. The women’s game against St. Mary’s and Saturday’s doubleheader remain on the schedule. COMMERCE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s road woes continued on Saturday as the Greyhounds dropped Lone Star Conference decisions to Texas A&M-Commerce, 92-60 in the men’s game and 94-65 in the women’s contest. For the season, ENMU is 1-7 in neutral-site and true road games on the men’s side while the women, wh...
CLOVIS - West Las Vegas came in with a less-than-full roster on Saturday, but the Dons were able to hold off Clovis High's first-year boys program in a 37-27 victory at Rock Staubus Gym. West Las Vegas had to forfeit four weight classes between 145 and 182 pounds, and actually trailed the Wildcats 27-25 at that point. But the Dons got first-period pins from Juan Martinez at 220 and Francisco Villa-Lopez at heavyweight to finish out the dual. CHS coach Eric Zottneck said his...
HOBBS — Clovis High’s swimming teams captured both titles in Saturday’s Eagle Invite, hosted by Hobbs H.S. The Wildcats scored 185 points in boys competition to outdistance Hobbs by 20 points. New Mexico Military was a distant third at 65. For the girls, the Lady Wildcats finished with 163 points to 104 for Artesia. Full results of the meet were not immediately available. Clovis won six boys and five girls events. Junior Clayton Hogan was a double winner, taking the 50 freestyle in 24.30 seconds and the 500 freestyle in a...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has named Tommie Moore its new strength and conditioning coach, according to a school release. “I am excited to join the Greyhounds as the head strength and conditioning coach,” said Moore, most recently an athletic performance intern at the University of Texas. “I have a passion for developing athletes holistically on and off the field of play and look forward to working with all of Eastern's student-athletes.” While with the Longhorns, Moore assisted with setting and achieving athlet...
LUBBOCK — Sophomore Marta Pascoa highlighted Eastern New Mexico University performances with a second-place finish in the women’s mile run in the season-opening Corky Classic track meet, hosted by Texas Tech on Friday and Saturday. Pascoa, an exchange student from Portugal, posted a personal-best time of 5 minutes, 26.04 seconds in the Saturday event. ENMU senior Aminata Kenyawani placed sixth in the same event, clocking 5:32.60. In Friday’s competition, senior Malethabo Seema ran third for the ENMU women in the 400 with...
CLOVIS — Clovis Christian’s boys have been rolling most of the season. With 10 consecutive wins, though, the Eagles are about to get into the meat of their schedule. Junior guards Noah Gershon and Carter Teune each scored 26 points on Saturday night, and the Eagles fought off a comeback bid by Logan to beat the Longhorns 74-58 in the District 6-1A opener for both teams at the CCS gym. On their remaining 13 contests, the Eagles (10-2 overall) have two games apiece with district rivals Fort Sumner (7-2) and Melrose (8-3), a r...
BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS PORTALES - In a game of runs, a commanding 14-point lead through three quarters proved to be just enough for Portales High's boys on Tuesday night. Junior Emmanuel Diahn combined 17 points and nine rebounds as the Rams survived a 22-point fourth quarter by Clovis, holding on for a 60-56 victory over the Wildcats at the Ram Athletic Center. Senior forward Quadale Brown added 10 points and seven caroms for the Rams (7-8), who are in the midst of what...
OLTON — Farwell’s girls trailed early on Tuesday night, but it didn’t last long. The Lady Blue erased a one-point deficit at the quarter by outscoring Vega 44-15 over the middle two stanzas en route to a 71-43 District 3-2A win over the Lady Mustangs. Freshman Bella Jaime led four Farwell players in double digits with 18 points, including three of the team’s seven 3-pointers and 5-for-6 from the foul line. Freshman Makylee Baldwin had 12 points, junior Charlie May Trimble 11 and sophomore Chloee Whitten 10 for the Lady Blue (...
ROSWELL — When he took the job as the coach of Clovis High’s first-year wrestling program, Eric Zottneck knew there would be some growing pains for his squads. Tuesday night, the Wildcats took on an established Class 5A program and absorbed some lumps in a 58-15 loss to the Coyotes. “It was a good opportunity for us to see an established program,” Zottneck said. “It was good to see (the Coyotes’) technique and for our guys to experience that.” Clovis picked up a forfeit victory for eighth-grader Nolan Rodriguez at 126 pounds...
BOVINA — Senior Katelyn Ruiz scored 21 points and Vega erased a five-point deficit after the first quarter to beat Bovina 68-46 on Friday night in a District 3-2A girls matchup. Senior Dakota Walker added 12 points for the Lady Longhorns (8-5, 2-1 district), who trailed 17-12 before going on a 44-20 run over the next two stanzas. Three players reached double digits for the Fillies (8-10, 0-2) — Pilly Saenz with 14, Alyssa Marquez with 13 and Destiny Lara with 10. In boys games on Friday night: Vega 58, Bovina 46 — Leading by...
In its first visit to Pauley Pavilion in nearly three years, Oregon upset No. 3 UCLA to earn Dana Altman his 700th career win as a head coach. Jacob Young scored 19 of his season-high 23 points in the second half and overtime to lead the Ducks to an 84-81 win over the host Bruins on Thursday night in Los Angeles. "When he gets it rolling, he gets downhill and he's shifty," Altman said. "Then he pulled up and hit a couple, which really puts a lot of pressure on. He got to the...
ALBUQUERQUE — Cibola limited Clovis High’s boys to 15 second-half points on Friday night and the Cougars pulled away to a 54-39 victory over the Wildcats. CHS (2-15) trailed just 25-24 at halftime, but scored only five points in the third stanza as Cibola (6-8) built its lead to seven. “You’d better be good defensively if you’re only going to score 39 points,” Cats coach Jaden Isler said. “We got in foul trouble again with the bigs in the post, and they kind of took advantage of us when we had to go small.” Six-foot-7 seni...
TYLER, Texas — Scoring points was again a hard thing to come by on Thursday night for Eastern New Mexico University’s basketball teams. Both ENMU squads were held below 30 percent from the floor as Texas-Tyler swept the Lone Star Conference twin bill, winning the women’s matchup 67-53 and the men’s contest 80-51. In the women’s tilt, 6-foot-1 freshman Lovisa Hevinder, a native of Stockholm, Sweden, went 6-for-9 from 3-point distance and the Patriots finished 10-for-22 from long range while holding the Greyhounds (5-5, 1-3...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Saturday Boys Santa Fe High 61, Clovis 47 Clovis (2-12) — Luciano Webster 22, Manuel Gutierrez 1, Kash Roberts 6, Juan Hernandez 7, R.J. Nora 9, Andrew Hall 2. Totals 20 6-13 47. Santa Fe High (12-2) — Santiago Montoya 4, Laz Harper 2, Carlos Quintana 2, Lukas Turner 15, Isaiah Madril 2, Elijah Apodaca 3, Diego Ortiz 20, Paul Lovato 13. Totals 28 2-5 61. Clovis 15 5 12 15 — 47 Santa Fe High 13 15 15 18 — 61 3-pointers — Clovis, Hernandez. Santa Fe High, Apodaca, Ortiz, Turner. Junior varsity ...
SANTA FE — Essentially, one bad quarter Saturday night did in the Clovis High boys against Class 5A’s No. 4-ranked team. The Wildcats, coming off an impressive home win two days earlier over Class 4A No. 2 Espanola Valley at The Rock, went back-and-forth early against Santa Fe High. But the Demons took command with a 15-5 domination of the second stanza and went on to a 61-47 victory. CHS boys coach Jaden Isler said that, for the most part, he liked what he saw. “I think we did a good job of making them play at a tempo that...
