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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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DORA — Junior Steven Masini put his Dora boys teammates on his back Thursday — especially in the second half. Masini scored 25 of his personal-best 31 points over the final two cantos as the Coyotes rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat the Portales junior varsity 52-45 in the opening round of the J.P. Stone Invitational. Masini was also credited with a whopping 29 rebounds as Dora (2-0) erased a 25-16 deficit at the intermission. Junior Emmanuel Diahn and sophomore Braden Beck tallied 12 points each for the Rams...
MULESHOE — It was quite the spectacular way for the Muleshoe boys to open their 2020-21 season. Junior Irvin Torres nailed a 3-point shot from just inside halfcourt at the final buzzer, giving the Mules a 65-62 victory over Lockney on Tuesday night. Muleshoe trailed the Longhorns (2-2) much of the way, but overcame a nine-point halftime deficit with a 42-point eruption in the second half. Senior Brennen Davis finished with 21 points for the Mules, while Torres added 19. In other Tuesday area boys games: Elida 79, Grady 46 ...
The identity of the person most shocked by the shocking USC hire of Lincoln Riley has officially been revealed. It's, well, Lincoln Riley. "This a surreal moment, to be honest," he said. The Trojans rolled out the cardinal-and-gold carpet for their newest football coach on a scenic seventh-floor patio at the Coliseum on Monday afternoon, and the young fella from the rural Texas Panhandle town of Muleshoe was as wide-eyed as a tourist who suddenly stops talking to stare...
LUBBOCK — Farwell’s girls proved on Friday that they don’t mind playing up a few notches in classification. The Class 2A Lady Blue put together a 41-point second half, erasing a 10-point deficit, and posted a 62-57 victory over Class 6A Odessa High in a neutral-court game played at Lubbock Christian’s Rip Griffin Arena. Eight players contributed points for the Lady Blue, led by freshman Bella Jaime with 17 points and junior Charlie May Trimble with 16. Farwell (8-1) has now won five in a row. For the Lady Broncos (2-5),...
DENVER CITY — It took three games for the Portales Lady Rams to really be tested, and they certainly got that on Friday night from Levelland. Five-foot-4 senior guard Emma Kent nailed a trio of 3-pointers and finished with 21 points to lead the Loboettes to a 69-45 victory, moving Levelland into Saturday’s Denver City Shootout championship tilt. Meantime, the Lady Rams canceled out of their game at Denver City on Saturday, with coach Wade Fraze noting that his squad is already scheduled for the New Mexico Activities Associati...
PORTALES — The way Eastern New Mexico’s men have started their season, West Texas A&M coach Tom Brown said, is a perfect example of just how good the Lone Star Conference is from top to bottom. “They’re going to get some Ws,” Brown said. Just not Thursday, as last year’s NCAA Division II runner-up and this year’s No. 5-ranked team showed why it belonged at the top of the LSC with an 81-63 win in a non-conference matchup on Thursday night at Greyhound Arena. The Buffs (9-1) hit 3-pointers on three of their first five possessi...
PORTALES - Experience is lacking, but first-year Portales High boys basketball coach Randy McBroom is confident the Rams will be competitive in 2021-22. McBroom is replacing his father, Rickie, after nine seasons as his dad's assistant. PHS returns just three players from last spring's COVID-shortened 2-6 season (1-4 District 4-4A), including leading scorer (11.6 ppg) and rebounder (8.1 rpg) Greydon Rigsby, a 6-foot-4 senior post. Still, the younger McBroom remains confident...
BASKETBALL Prep summary Saturday Girls Clovis 47, Valencia 34 Valencia (0-2) — Jadyn Montoya 9, Sonja Lopez 3, Elena Lucero 6, Azalia Malizia 8, Zoe Brown 8. Totals 13 3-9 34. Clovis (1-1) — Yvonne Fuerte 6, Paige Harris 5, Mya Slade 1, Zarai Lewis 16, Luisa Chavez 9, Ali Thomas 3, Shalanda Lefevre 7. Totals 16 13-22 47. Valencia 7 3 8 16 — 34 Clovis 12 13 6 16 — 47 3-pointers — Valencia, Brown 2, Malizia 2, Lopez. Clovis, Chavez. Lefevre. Total fouls — Valencia 17, Clovis 9. Fouled out — Brown. Junior varsity — Clovis 38,...
PORTALES - If recent history is any indicator, things could be lining up favorably this season for the Portales High girls basketball team. Under coach Wade Fraze, beginning his ninth season at the helm, PHS captured Class 4A state championships in 2014 and 2018. Both times, the Lady Rams had six seniors on the roster. This year? You guessed it - six seniors, most of whom have considerable experience. Four were starters during last spring's COVID-shortened 10-2 campaign,...
ROSWELL — Malik Phillips and the New Mexico Military Broncos have spent the season trying to prove people wrong. Now they’re looking for two more wins in a bid to claim the title in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s inaugural playoff event. Phillips, a Clovis High grad, is the Broncos’ leading receiver and their main kickoff returner. NMMI (10-1, 7-1 Southwest Junior College Conference) is seeded second and hosts third seed Northwest Mississippi (9-2) in a 2 p.m. semifinal clash on Sunday at the Wool Bowl. ...
CANYON, Texas — Finally, Eastern New Mexico University’s men showed they can play defense. Facing a team ranked 24th nationally in one Division II poll, the Greyhounds held Oklahoma Baptist in check for the most part in claiming a 70-66 victory over the Bison on Saturday night to gain a split in West Texas A&M’s Pak-A-Sak Thanksgiving Classic. The Hounds will be in New Mexico this week for a pair of games, hosting Lone Star Conference rival WT in a non-league outing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Greyhound Arena and then takin...
CLOVIS — With a relatively inexperienced squad, this may be a season where few leads are safe for the Clovis High girls basketball team. Saturday may have been an example of that. Fortunately for the Lady Wildcats, their cushion was big enough that when the struggles came they were able to close the deal in a 47-34 victory over Valencia in their home opener at Rock Staubus Gym. The Lady Cats (1-1) trailed once and were tied once in the first five minutes, but eventually built a 17-point lead early in the final stanza. V...
Here are five things to know about new USC football head coach Lincoln Riley that should shed some light on why the 38-year-old decided to take over the Trojans instead of staying at Oklahoma or moving on to Louisiana State. Quarterback whisperer Riley is a quarterback whisperer, and Southern California is a five-star quarterback assembly line. Notice something in common about the starting quarterbacks for Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Georgia entering this year? If you...
One of the top coaches in college football is on his way to L.A., the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. USC is closing its three-month search for a new head football coach with a bombshell hire, landing Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley to turn around the Trojans program. Riley, a former Texas Tech quarterback, posted a 55-10 record while leading the Sooners during four seasons. He has won four Big 12 championships, seamlessly replacing Bob Stoops following his retirement. Riley previously was Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator and...
BASKETBALL Prep summary Tuesday Girls Rio Rancho Cleveland 55, Clovis 45 Clovis (0-1) — Yvonne Fuerte 12, Paige Harris 2, Mya Slade 5, Zarai Lewis 9, Ali Thomas 8, Maleah Urioste 3, Sholanda Lefevre 6. Totals 14 14-22 45. Cleveland (1-0) — Aubrey Jaramillo 5, Angelique Abeyta 13, Brenna Wolfe 13, Mia Nelson 9, Isabella Goss 5, Kindyll Sandoval 4, Kennedy Bimer 5, Bridgett Ignacio 1. Totals 17 17-28 55. Clovis 17 9 10 9 — 45 Cleveland 11 17 12 15 — 55 3-pointers — Clovis, Fuerte, Lefevre, Urioste. Cleveland, Abeyia, Goss, Jara...
LUBBOCK - New Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire announced Wednesday he's retaining Sonny Cumbie as the Red Raiders' offensive coordinator. Cumbie's symbolic motivational tool isn't going anywhere either. "Oh, the pumpjack's stayin', man," McGuire said. After Cumbie was appointed interim head coach upon the Oct. 25 dismissal of Matt Wells, he thought of ways to keep the players engaged. He remembered former Snyder coach Chad Rogers' use of a pumpjack to symbolize an...
FARWELL — Farwell’s basketball teams cruised to victory on Monday night against Smyer, the boys winning 72-44 while the girls rolled to a 62-39 triumph. Playing their third game in four days, the Steers (3-0) put four players in double figures for the third consecutive time. Junior Juan Graxiola led all scorers with 18 points, while sophomore Corey Stancell had 12, senior Grayson Waldrop 11 and senior Dustin Sides 10. Farwell built a 17-9 lead over the Eagles (1-1) at the quarter and steadily pulled away. Sophomore Nate Bro...
HEREFORD — Clovis High’s boys were able to kick off their inaugural wrestling season on Monday. The girls will have to wait a while. CHS went 1-2 in a quad round-robin hosted by Hereford, losing to the Whitefaces 51-30 and to Boys Ranch 48-42 while defeating Lubbock Estacado 48-35. Both Clovis squads are slated to compete in the Carlsbad Invite next Saturday. CHS coach Eric Zottneck said there should be about 20 teams in that field. “I believe we got the experience we wanted,” Zottneck said of Monday’s competition. “We know...
RIO RANCHO — Jeff Reed had mixed feelings about the Clovis High girls’ season opener on Tuesday night. The Lady Wildcats got off to a nice start and hung tough through three quarters, then tied the contest with the first four points of the fourth. In the end, though, they couldn’t finish the deal and dropped a 55-45 decision to Rio Rancho Cleveland. Clovis led 17-11 at the quarter, and was still within four entering the final stanza. But the Storm outscored the Lady Cats 15-9 in that session, mainly from a 9-for-13 perfo...
CLOVIS - Jaden Isler has never had a squad quite this inexperienced. The 2008 Clovis High grad, beginning his fourth season as the CHS boys basketball coach after leading the Elida girls to the last four of their eight consecutive small-school state championships, lost virtually everyone from last spring's 5-6 squad. Six have graduated, and four others have moved out of the area. Only three players with any varsity experience return, and just one - 5-foot-10 senior guard Juan...
CANYON, Texas — Heading into the first media timeout of the second half, Eastern New Mexico University’s men looked like they didn’t belong on the same floor with Southwestern Oklahoma. The Bulldogs, shooting lights out to that point, opened a massive 33-point lead, and ENMU coach Brent Owen had seen enough. During the timeout, he replaced the five players on the court, looking for a spark. And he got one, helped by seldom-used Sebastian Jimenez, Niko Bossinakis and Isaac Maldonado, who combined for 37 minutes after playi...
FOOTBALL Prep New Mexico playoffs (Seeds in parentheses) Class 6A Semifinals Friday’s results (1) Cleveland 42, (5) Las Cruces High 24 (2) Rio Rancho 35, (3) La Cueva 34 Championship Saturday’s game Rio Rancho at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Saturday’s results (4) Artesia 57, (1) Farmington 14 (2) Los Lunas 26, (6) Roswell Goddard 21 Championship Saturday’s game Artesia at Los Lunas, 1 p.m. Class 4A Semifinals Saturday’s results (1) Lovington 54, (4) Moriarty 12 (6) Ruidoso 35, (12) Bloomfield 22 Champions...
CLOVIS - Clovis High's swim teams captured both divisions of Saturday's Clovis Invite at Clovis Aquatic Center. The Wildcats posted 102 points in boys competition to turn back Rio Rancho (84). Carlsbad and Rio Rancho Cleveland also competed in the event. On the girls' side, the Lady Wildcats were challenged by Rio Rancho and Cleveland, finishing with 93 points to 87 for the Rams and 80 for the Storm. "I was extremely happy with the results from the meet," CHS co-coach Gordy...
FARWELL — Only a week removed from the football playoffs, it was anyone’s guess what the Farwell boys basketball team would look like in its Saturday season opener. As it turned out, the Steers played fairly well, pulling away down the stretch for a 61-53 victory over Slaton. Farwell opened a 13-point lead in the first quarter, then fell behind a couple of times during the middle of the game before regrouping late. Sophomore guard Corey Stancell led the Steers with 15 points, while senior post Grayson Waldrop added 12 and...
PORTALES — In a game of runs, Eastern New Mexico University’s men were having a hard time keeping up with scrappy Oklahoma Panhandle State. Then first-year Greyhounds coach Brent Owen made a defensive switch, and it paid off royally as ENMU stormed back late to beat the Aggies 85-72 on Monday night at Greyhound Arena. Trailing by nine points with less than nine minutes remaining, the Hounds decided to go to a matchup zone defense. It seemed to befuddle Panhandle, and put a halt to the Aggies’ free-flowing offense. The Hound...
