Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Tuesday’s result: Grady def. Elida 3-2 (scores n/a). Thursday Melrose 3, Eunice 0 Eunice 14 19 7 Melrose 25 25 25 Melrose individual stats Kills – Kambree Draper 12, Braylan Morgan 8. Blocks – K. Draper 2, Morgan 2, Hally Draper 1, Chantzee Elliott 1. Digs – Kinlee Bradley 10, H. Draper 8, Eden Lunsford 6. Aces – Tylee Hill 5, Bradley 3, three tied with 2. Assists – Hill 14, Kailey Jackson 8. Records – Eunice 3-3, Melrose 2-0. Other Thursday result: Floyd def. San Jon 25-17, 25-23, 25-20. Vixen Classic At Fort Sumner Friday...
To put it mildly, the Clovis High boys soccer team came to life in the second half on Tuesday night. Locked in a scoreless tie with New Mexico Military at the intermission, the Wildcats put four goals on the board in the first 10 minutes of the second stanza and cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Colts at Leon Williams Stadium. Sophomore forward/midfielder Rony Enamorado notched a hat trick while senior forward Ihab Mesbah posted two goals and a pair of assists for the Cats...
TEXICO – Senior Alex Fuentes scored four touchdowns and threw for one on Friday night, and Texico held on for a 32-19 victory over Farwell. Fuentes' last touchdown came on a scoop-and-score with under two minutes left after a sack on Steers senior quarterback Jonathan Armstrong, clinching the win for the Wolverines (3-0). Texico led 20-0 in the second stanza, but Armstrong threw touchdown passes of 9 yards to junior Hudson Agee and 17 yards to senior Ryder McElroy and s...
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Suffice it to say, it was a pleasant bus ride home on Wednesday night for Portales High’s soccer teams. Both squads posted shutout wins, the boys defeating West Las Vegas 2-0 while the girls notched a decisive 5-0 triumph. Goals by senior forward Tony Cordova in the first half and senior forward/midfielder Gabriel Duran in the second were enough for the Rams (4-1) in the boys matchup. Senior defender Elijah Tellez had an assist on Cordova’s goal, while junior midfielder/defender Ediel Aniles assisted on th...
It certainly looked like Clovis High's volleyball team was about to pull even with Santa Fe High on Saturday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium, but the Lady Wildcats couldn't pull it off. Trailing 20-15 in Game 2, the Lady Demons rallied with a strong finish to open a two-set lead en route to a 25-17, 25-22, 25-20 win in Clovis' season opener. Junior Ava Evans' kill staked the Lady Cats to their five-point cushion, but just as quickly the Lady Demons (2-0) took it away with a...
BOVINA – Senior running back Alex Fuentes ran for four touchdowns and sophomore Jaheim Moses returned the second-half kickoff 70 yards for a score, and Texico pulled away to a 50-12 victory over Bovina on Friday night. Fuentes, who finished with 122 rushing yards, scored on a 53-yard run in the first quarter and a 3-yard run early in the second to stake the Wolverines (2-0) to a 12-0 lead. The Mustangs (0-1) closed to 20-12 at halftime, though, on senior Angel Lara's 4...
There’s an uncomfortable truth starting to emerge from Lubbock. It’s an idea that would have seemed absurd just 13 months ago, but one that might be picking up steam as the calendar turns to September, October and November. It is this: Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire just may not be the guy, that he may not be the one to revive a long dormant Red Raider football program. The great escape of Saturday night, a 52-51 overtime win over Abilene Christian in the 202...
Alamogordo girls soccer coach Lee Wilder was happy to get out of town with a victory. His Clovis High counterpart, Ray Rodriguez, thought his squad should have played better. Down a goal at the half, the Lady Tigers (4-1) found the back of the net three times in the second stanza and held on for a 3-2 victory on Saturday at Leon Williams Stadium. Senior defender Toni Wilder, daughter of the coach, provided the deciding goal on a penalty kick in the 68th minute of the match...
So far, so good for the Portales High volleyball team. The Lady Rams improved to 3-0 for the young season on Saturday at the Ram Athletic Center with a solid 25-20, 25-18, 25-12 victory over Las Vegas Robertson, which also came in having won its first two matches. “We started a little slow, but we gained confidence with each set,” PHS coach Bailey Greenwalt said. “It was a good match. “There are still some kinks, but we’re playing scrappy. It’s going to be fun to see this team when we find our roles.” Senior outside hitte...
RICHARDSON, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University was picked for eighth place this season in the 11-team Lone Star Conference in a men’s soccer poll released by the LSC office last week. ENMU (4-7-6, 2-3-4 LSC in 2023) received 136 points in the poll, finishing ahead of Texas-Tyler (124), St. Edward’s (113) and conference newcomer Sul Ross State (35). Defending champion Midwestern State was tabbed a prohibitive favorite with 32 of 33 first-place votes and 362 points. West Texas A&M (303) was second, followed by St. Mary...
Eastern New Mexico University senior fullback Ron Craten cracked up while reflecting upon a smiley face tattoo on his right bicep. Though it's the size of a dime, it unearths who this first-year transfer from Mississippi College is and where he hails from. "It's definitely a country tattoo," laughed Craten, a native of Oak Grove, a rural, low-income town in northeastern Louisiana of fewer than 2,000 people where folks honk their horns to holler at one another, kids fish, play...
When he became Clovis High’s football coach over the summer, Stan Hodges knew he was walking into a challenging situation. The Wildcats’ early schedule hasn’t done him any favors, either. Clovis faces its third consecutive Class 6A power to open the season on Friday night when it hosts Rio Rancho Cleveland in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Leon Williams Stadium. Since taking an 8-0 lead on their first possession of the season in the August 23 opener at Farmington, the Cats have been outscored 97-0 by the Scorpions and Rio Rancho. It do...
Tuesday Melrose 3, Capitan 0 Melrose 25 25 25 Capitan 11 10 10 Melrose individual statistics Kills – Hally Draper 5, Kambree Draper 5, Chantzee Elliott 5, Ali Pell 3. Blocks – none. Digs – K. Draper 3, Kailey Jackson 3, Elliott 2. Aces – Kinlee Bradley 5, H. Draper 5, three tied with 3. Assists – Jackson 12, Hill 7. Records – Melrose 1-0, Capitan 0-1. Other Tuesday results: Grady def. Dora 25-17, 25-10, 25-11; Elida def. Tatum 14-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-15. Thursday result: Elida def. Hondo 3-0 (scores n/a). Saturday Te...
After claiming a seesaw first-game win, Portales High's volleyball team went on to take control en route to a 28-26, 25-15, 25-21 victory over Hobbs in the Lady Rams' home opener on Tuesday night at the Ram Athletic Center. "I don't think anybody had a lead of more than three points in the first game," PHS coach Bailey Greenwalt said. "It was very much back-and-forth the whole game." Senior setter Myleigh Banda compiled team highs of 13 digs, 26 assists and three aces for the...
LOS ALAMOS – Even though his team breezed to a quarterfinal win on Friday in the eight-team Louie Cernichek tournament hosted by Los Alamos, Clovis High boys soccer coach Greg Trujillo said his team could have played better. Senior forward Ihab Mesbah and junior forward Jose Herrera each scored a pair of goals as the Wildcats did all their damage on offense in the first half in an 8-1 victory over the Tigers. Clovis (3-1) was slated to play either Lovington or Los Lunas in S...
For all the success Portales High football has enjoyed in recent years, Lovington has done plenty to make the Rams’ lives miserable. It looked like that trend might come to an end early in Friday’s matchup at Steve Loy Stadium. Then the Wildcats put together a 99-yard scoring drive and took off from there, handing PHS a 30-7 setback behind a stout defense and senior running back Ondalis Cardenas’ 110 rushing yards and two touchdowns. “That’s what got us going,” Wildcats co...
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – It was a blend of old and new for Eastern New Mexico football in its season-opening 63-37 victory over New Mexico Highlands on Thursday night. The old being ENMU head coach Kelley Lee and offensive coordinator Andrew McCraw back on the sidelines together, masterminding an offense that totaled more than 500 rushing yards. The new being the forefront of that attack: Mississippi College transfer senior fullback Ron Craten. Though it’s one game, and NMHU isn’t a formidable foe, Thursday night’s thumping showed 2...
First-year head coach Stan Hodges gave a slight grunt while sitting down in Clovis High School's film room after its 50-0 mercy rule loss to Rio Rancho on Friday night at Leon Williams Stadium. The Wildcats are now 0-2 and have been outscored 97-8. "My back's acting up on me. I've got a lot of weight on my shoulders," he quipped. In less than three quarters of action, CHS fumbled over five times, allowed quick screens to go the length of the field and watched several fans...
In 2023, upon returning to Eastern New Mexico University after a two-year hiatus, head coach Kelley Lee wanted to check out the facility he called home for nearly a decade. So, he grabbed a pair of keys that he meant to return when he left but never did. "I turned the lock and it still worked," said Lee, ENMU's offensive coordinator and head coach from 2012-19. Maybe it was fate those keys remained in the glove box in his truck. Whatever the reason, as Lee enters year two of...
Clovis High's boys resorted to their new-old formula Saturday – two goals from senior forward Ihab Mesbah plus a stingy defense. That resulted in a 2-0 victory for the Wildcats at Leon Williams Stadium. Mesbah scored early in the first half off an assist from freshman midfielder/defender Ryan Worley, then all but iced it away after he took a long pass ahead from senior goalkeeper Angel Avila, fought off a Lovington defender on the left side and fired one into the right c...
The tectonic plates of college football have shifted and an earthquake of change will begin to shake up the game when the 2024 season begins in earnest Thursday with 21 major college games followed by 74 more over the following four days. A 12-team playoff will determine the national champion. It sounds like fun. The champions of the major Power 4 conferences, plus seven at-large teams and the top Group of 5 team (non-Power 4) will make up the postseason party. The first four...
The Portales High boys soccer team struggled last fall in Dustin Harden's first season as coach. They're off to a better start this time around after turning back Ruidoso 1-0 on Saturday in their season opener at the PHS pitch. Senior Gabriel Duran broke a scoreless tie in the 54th minute, converting a through ball from just inside the 18-yard box, and the Rams managed to hold off the Warriors (1-2) down the stretch. Both teams had scoring opportunities inside the box, but...
Sammy Fuentes won, but to him it sure didn't feel like it. The Clovis High senior was awarded first place in Saturday's season-opening Clovis Invitational cross country meet at Ned Houk Park after Lovington junior Ethan Castellanos, who had a healthy lead at the time, was disqualified for cutting the course. "I feel like it didn't go good at all," said Fuentes, who was clocked in a time of 17 minutes, 31.11 seconds over the five-kilometer course. "The other guy (Castellanos)...
Clovis High’s volleyball team managed to earn a winning record in Cristy Hill’s first year at the helm. Now the Lady Wildcats are looking to move up in District 4-5A play and trying to garner a Class 5A state tournament berth. Hill lost four seniors to graduation last year, but thinks the Lady Wildcats (12-11, 2-4 district last year) will be able to challenge their district rivals. “We’re in the mix with everybody,” said Hill, whose team opens with a 3 p.m. matchup against Santa Fe High on Saturday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium...
FARMINGTON – The Farmington Scorpions were certainly rude hosts in Stan Hodges’ first game as Clovis High’s football coach. In a contest moved back from Friday night due to inclement weather and lightning, the Wildcats marched the opening kickoff downfield for a score and a quick 8-0 advantage. It was all downhill after that, though, as Farmington cruised to a 47-8 victory. “They had a lot of good players,” Hodges said after the game. “They played hard and they played well. They just executed more than we did.” It doesn’t fi...
