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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS - Clovis High's boys continue to get so close to winning they can almost taste it. Not enough good things are happening at key moments, though, and the Wildcats headed into this week's Griego & Sons tournament at Rock Staubus Gym still seeking their first win. Centennial appeared to have control much of the way in Saturday's matchup at The Rock, but the Hawks had to hang on down the stretch before closing out a 58-52 victory. Centennial (4-5) never trailed and led by...
PORTALES - When they get to the New Mexico portion of their schedule early next month, Portales High's girls should feel pretty well-tested. They faced defending Texas Class 3A champion Brownfield on Monday and played tough against the Lady Cubs, who returned all five starters. In the end, though, Brownfield posted a 46-39 win at the Ram Athletic Center. "They're good," Lady Rams coach Wade Fraze said. "We played well tonight, just not well enough (to win)." PHS won't face a...
ROSWELL — Senior Yazmean Ledezma took first place in the 138-pound division, helping Clovis High’s girls to a sixth-place team finish in Friday’s Rio Grande Invite wrestling tournament, hosted by Roswell High. The Lady Wildcats finished with 37 team points. Rio Rancho Cleveland took first place in the 19-school competition with 127 points, while Roswell Goddard was second at 96. Ledezma won by second-period pin over Mayfield’s Vania Garcia Aguirre and by first-period pin over Mayfield’s Mia Aguilera in her next two bouts bef...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday Girls Levelland 41, Portales 32 Portales (6-2) — Taris Rippee 20, Kylyie Paden 3, Teagan Faust 2, Adrianna Garcia 6, Audrey Paden 1. Totals 10 10-18 32. Levelland (16-2) — Jordan Garrett 5, Myka Graf 9, Laci White 10, Emma Kent 5, Carly Tienda 5, Colbi Barnett 5, Emery Smith 2. Totals 13 13-20 41. Portales 2 7 12 11 — 32 Levelland 12 12 5 12 — 41 3-pointers — Portales, Rippee 2. Levelland, Graf, Tienda. Junior varsity — Levelland 49, Portales 24. C team — Levelland 32, Portales 31. Thursday...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University’s basketball teams are getting an early break for Christmas. The Greyhounds had two home games on tap this week for both men’s and women’s squads, but none will be played. Both teams were slated to host Hot Springs, Ark.-based Champions Christian College, a National Christian College Athletic Association member, on Thursday at Greyhound Arena, with the men tipping off first in a 10 a.m. start. Those games were canceled, the school said. ENMU’s women were slated to welcome fellow Lo...
LOCKNEY, Texas — Farwell opened a 23-8 lead at the quarter and put three players in double figures in a 74-29 trouncing of Lockney on Tuesday night. Senior Leo Nunez led Farwell (8-1) with 18 points, while seniors Juan Gaxiola and Grayson Waldrop knocked in 15 and 11, respectively. For the Longhorns (8-4), sophomore Nathan Hernandez scored 12 points. Muleshoe 73, Bovina 40 — Senior Jeremiah Barron led a balanced Mules attack with 15 points, while sophomore Sebastian Kirven scored 14, junior Irvin Torres 13 and senior Abr...
ALBUQUERQUE — Eight Texico High football players claimed a total of 10 spots on the Class 2A All-State team, released Tuesday by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. The selections included four first-team honors, two taken by Brayden Bender, four second-team selections and a pair of honorable mentions. Bender was honored on the first team at slot receiver and inside linebacker, and was joined on the team by Grant Jenkins at offensive line and Cade Collins at running back. Max Villareal garnered second-team s...
FORT SUMNER — Grady and Elida’s boys each cruised to 36-point victories on Friday’s first day of the Fort Sumner Shootout. The Bronchos (3-5) posted a 68-32 win over the Santa Rosa junior varsity, while the Tigers (9-1) took care of Maxwell 64-28. Both teams were slated to play again on Saturday, with Elida taking on Roy/Mosquero and Grady to face Cimarron. Also on Saturday, Grady’s girls were slated to match up with the Santa Rosa JV. Senior Jordan Venable (30 points, matching a personal best set last season) and sophomo...
TEXICO - Rogelio Carreon may not score that many points, but you notice the difference when he's either in or out of the game. While Carreon, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound senior who has committed to Boise State for football, finished with a relatively modest 10 points on Thursday, his presence opened up some shots for his Jal teammates and the Panthers were able to clip Farwell 56-52 in a boys quarterfinal matchup of Texico's Citizens Bank tournament. Jal took the lead with an 11-0...
LEVELLAND — Playing the sixth-ranked team in Texas Class 4A girls basketball for the second time in 12 days on Tuesday, Portales High couldn’t overcome a slow start as the Loboettes handed them a 49-42 loss. This one, though, was much closer. Down 24-9 at halftime, PHS (6-2) pulled even 31-31 with about three minutes left before the Loboettes (16-2) used free throws down the stretch to pull away. Levelland beat Portales 69-45 in a game played at Denver City on Dec. 3. “I’m glad we got a chance to play them again and gauge our...
CLOVIS — At least to the average person, Nick Sanchez was hardly noticeable in the first half of Thursday’s boys matchup between Artesia and Clovis High at The Rock. Suddenly, though, the Bulldogs’ junior point guard made a lot of noise. Sanchez scored 16 of his team’s 18 third-quarter points and finished with 22 as Artesia rallied for a 53-48 victory over the still-winless Wildcats. Actually, Sanchez got into a bit of a shootout with CHS senior guard Juan Hernandez, who tallied 10 of Clovis’ 13 third-period tallies....
TEXICO - Tucumcari's girls did all they could to try to stay with Farwell in Friday's semifinals of the Citizens Bank tournament. The Lady Blue simply had too much firepower. Farwell broke away from a 10-10 tie with a 22-5 blitz over the final 9 1/2 minutes of the first half, including five 3-pointers, and pulled away to a 64-42 victory over the Lady Rattlers. Farwell (15-1) was set to face Tohatchi, a 57-29 winner over Tatum on Friday, in Saturday night's finale. Eight...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — New Mexico Military Institute’s football team reached its highest heights Friday, the rank of National Junior College Athletic Conference Division I national champion. The second-seeded Broncos led wire to wire at historic War Memorial Stadium, using a 24-0 first half to take down No. 1-ranked Iowa Western 31-13 and capture its first NJCAA title in program history. First-year Broncos head coach Kurt Taufa’asau was named National Coach of the Year while running back Anthony Grant earned Most Valuable Playe...
CLOVIS — So far, so good for the Clovis High Lady Wildcats. Tougher games are ahead, notably in District 4-5A play with Hobbs and Carlsbad, but for now the Lady Cats are feeling pretty good about themselves as they approach the holiday break. Down 5-0 in barely a minute on Friday night, CHS took the lead for good late in the first quarter and steadily increased it until Clovis coach Jeff Reed cleared his bench down the stretch in a 50-39 victory over Cibola at Rock Staubus Gym. Senior guard Yvonne Fuerte scored 13 points a...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Saturday Boys Farwell Invitational Championship Farwell 56, Portales 44 Portales (3-1) — Xodus Gomez 2, Alex Garcia 3, Eli Gomez 6, Paxton Culpepper 2, Kaden Hightower 7, Markus Aranda 5, Emmanuel Diahn 2, Davian Lucero 7, Greydon Rigsby 10. Totals 17 6-10 44. Farwell (7-1) — Juan Gaxiola 4, Walker Williams 4, Adrian Nunez 4, Leo Nunez 8, Corey Stancell 4, Grayson Waldrop 12, Dustan Sides 16, Jorge Vasquez 2, Andrew Husted 2. Totals 24 3-7 56. Portales 9 14 6 15 — 44 Farwell 15 12 14 15 — 56 3-point...
ELIDA - Clovis High's junior varsity claimed the girls championship in Elida's Tiger Invitational on Saturday, beating Dora 45-37 in the finals. No one reached double figures for the Lady Wildcats (6-1), but eight players scored, led by eight points each from junior Amanda De La Rosa and sophomore Aja Gonzales. Clovis opened a 21-13 lead in a high-scoring first stanza, and carried a 41-26 lead into the final segment before the Lady Coyotes (6-2) put together a late push....
ALBUQUERQUE — Five local athletes were honored Monday with seven total selections on all-state football teams. The New Mexico High School Coaches Association released all-state teams this week for Classes 3A through 6A and six-man. The association had not released the Class 2A and eight-man all-state teams at press time. Two Portales players made second-team in Class 4A, with Braydon Mignard selected at defensive end and Dylan Looney picked as an offensive lineman. A pair of Clovis players were honorable mentions on the C...
FARWELL — Farwell’s girls handled Littlefield in Saturday’s finals of the Farwell Invitational. Tuesday night, they were to get a quick return game with the Lady Wildcats. Junior forward Charlie May Trimble hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points as the Lady Blue turned back Littlefield 49-42. The rematch was slated for Littlefield. Farwell (12-1), a winner of eight in a row, held the lead virtually all the way but had a tough time shaking the plucky Lady Wildcats (5-5). “They’re a really good team,” Lady Blue coach Mikel...
FARWELL — Dustan Sides was the right man in the right spot on Saturday night. The 6-foot-4 senior post benefitted from penatration by Farwell’s guards, and he took advantage to score a personal-best 16 points in the Steers’ 56-44 triumph over Portales in the boys championship game of the Farwell Invitational. “They were playing zone and our guards were able to penetrate,” Sides said. “I was usually open on the opposite block.” Six-foot-5 senior forward Grayson Waldrop, meantime, did his damage from the perimeter, hi...
SEMINOLE, Texas — Winning meets isn’t everything, especially at this time of year. Clovis High’s squads came up a bit short in Saturday’s Seminole Christmas Invitational, but co-coach Vincent de Maio said the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats learned a lot about themselves. “It was a good meet,” he said. “We learned some things, and we worked on some of the weaknesses we have. Overall, I think the kids swam well.” Both CHS squads finished third overall, the girls scoring 364 points to trail Andrews (431 1/2) and Monahans (400 1...
EUNICE - It's been a busy, but profitable, last few days for Clovis Christian boys basketball team. Playing their fourth game in five nights, the Eagles edged host Eunice 51-50 in overtime on Monday night, extending their winning streak to six games. Over the weekend, they captured the Mountain Top Invitational tournament at Cloudcroft, knocking off Cliff 55-38 in Saturday's championship tilt. Sophomore Jaden Martinez gave CCS the lead in Monday's game by hitting the second of...
STANTON, Texas — After a couple of tough tests earlier in Stanton’s Pinky Jones Hooptown Classic, Portales High’s girls closed out the event with a blowout win. The Lady Rams (6-1) completed a four-game sweep in the event with a 67-29 rout of Lamesa on Saturday afternoon. PHS was slated to face the only team it has lost to on Tuesday night when it visited Levelland. The Lady Tornadoes (1-11) were simply no match on Saturday. Portales opened an 18-7 lead at the quarter and cruised from there. “We got to play everybody a lot,...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday Boys Lovington 64, Clovis 54 Lovington (4-2) — Adam Aguilera 8, Tatyen Hilliard 13, Issac Hinson 9, Mason Enriquez 6, Julian Arroyo 8, Zedrick Betancourt 6, Joseph Perez 12, Demarcus Thompson 2. Totals 26 5-13 64. Clovis (0-2) — Brian Weiss 10, Jett Stone 10, Manuel Gutierrez 3, Kash Roberts 2, Juan Hernandez 14, R.J. Nora 2, Andrew Hall 13. Totals 23 2-8 54. Lovington 14 12 19 19 — 64 Clovis 11 14 18 11 — 54 3-pointers — Lovington, Hilliard 3, Enriquez 2, Arroyo, Hinson. Clovis, Hernandez...
ALBUQUERQUE — Jamie Widner, speaking as a New Mexico Activities Association Hall of Fame inductee Wednesday, credited the Melrose community for putting him there. “Our little community has 700 people in it; it’s dynamic, it’s moving all the time,” Widner said. “I’m sure there’s more deserving people than me. I didn’t do a lot. I fought for the school, and I fought the state a lot when I was a superintendent.” Widner was one of three people inducted into the 2022 NMAA Hall of Fame class, which was introduced in a Wed...
ALBUQUERQUE — Sometimes, the first one is the toughest. Clovis High’s boys are still looking for their win No. 1 of the campaign. They came close twice in Albuquerque Academy’s Joe Armijo Classic, only to fall short — including a 62-61 loss to Roswell Goddard in Saturday morning’s seventh-place game. Senior forward Noah Reese scored 21 points for the Rockets (1-3), including two go-ahead free throws with 24 seconds left. After a free throw by Wildcats senior Andrew Hall with 12 seconds to go, Clovis forced a turnover...
