Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Maxwell tournament Friday Maxwell 3, Clovis Christian 0 Clovis Christian 21 23 25 Maxwell 25 25 27 CCS individual statistics Kills – Madisyn Kruckeberg 4, Reece Robb 4. Blocks – Jalisa Raney 1, Robb 1. Digs – Shea Stageberg 8, Robb 7, Hannah McKay 4. Aces – Raney 2, four tied with 1. Assists – McKay 6, Raney 5. Records – Clovis Christian 1-1, Maxwell 1-0. Saturday Clovis Christian 3, Des Moines 0 Clovis Christian 25 25 30 Des Moines 19 17 28 CCS individual statistics Kills – Raney 4, Kruckeberg 3, Robb 1, Stageberg 1. Blocks...
RUIDOSO – Bailey Greenwalt was happy to see her Portales High volleyball team win its season opener on Thursday night – while knowing the Lady Rams still have plenty of room for improvement. PHS posted a 25-22, 27-25, 25-21 victory over Ruidoso as junior middle hitter Skyler Massey collected 13 kills. "There (were) a lot of encouraging things," Greenwalt said. "It'll take a little time for us to figure out how to work together." Portales led most of the way, but couldn't sha...
ROSWELL – It was rough sledding out of the gate for the Clovis High girls soccer team on Friday night. Playing in an eight-team tournament co-hosted by Roswell High and Roswell Goddard, the Lady Wildcats absorbed a 6-0 loss at the hands of Centennial in the quarterfinal round. CHS was slated for two matches on Saturday, facing Lovington in the semifinals in the morning and then playing for either fifth or seventh place in the afternoon. The Hawks led just 2-0 at the i...
FARMINGTON – Clovis High’s scheduled football season opener on Friday night against Farmington was pushed back a day to to lightning and inclement weather. The Wildcats and Scorpions were scheduled for a 9:30 a.m. kickoff on Saturday. CHS returns home on Friday night to take on Rio Rancho at Leon Williams Stadium. Portales 22, Roswell Goddard 16 – At Roswell, senior quarterback Paxton Culpepper threw for a pair of touchdowns and the Rams opened their campaign with a 22-16 victory over the host Rockets at the Wool Bowl. PHS l...
After coaching football in Texas for nearly three decades, Stan Hodges thought he would be fine retiring from it full-time to cash in on the oil industry in May of 2023. But there Hodges was, "bawling like a baby" in his 2022 Ford F-150, while driving through oil sites in west Texas' Permian Basin last summer because of how much he missed the job that gave him reward and fulfillment. "I was like, 'Man, I don't know if I can do this,'" he said he thought to himself. Turns out...
Two area teams begin defense of state titles this week when the 2024 season kicks off on Friday night. Melrose in 8-man and Texico in Class 2A open with intriguing matchups, the Buffaloes playing defending Colorado 8-man runnerup Haxtun in a 6 p.m. kickoff at Colorado State-Pueblo. Meantime, Texico will be at home to face longtime rival Santa Rosa in a 7 p.m. start. For Melrose, it’s the first of two consecutive outings against Colorado finalists. The Buffs take on defending champion Mancos in a 4 p.m. start on August 30 a...
It's a new year for the Portales High football team. Last season, the Rams fell one game short of their ultimate goal, losing in the Class 4A state finals to then-District 4-4A rival Lovington. This year brings a mostly new district and a quite different schedule. "Every team has its own identity," said Rams coach Jaime Ramirez, entering his 13th campaign at the helm. "We have some returning guys from last year's team who are super-hungry. They're trying to work at their...
Clovis High’s cross country team is set to open the season on Friday when the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats host the Clovis Invitational at Ned Houk Park. The varsity boys race is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by the varsity girls and middle school and junior varsity events. Fourth-year CHS coach Liz Ledezma said she expected to see around 10 schools for the meet. Ledezma said her squads return a lot of experience from last season. The Lady Cats were eighth in the 15-team Class 5A state meet, led by senior Gabi Foggie (...
ENMU FOOTBALL August 29 – at New Mexico Highlands, 6 p.m. September 7 – Sul Ross State, 6 p.m.; 14 – at Angelo State-x, 5 p.m.; 21 – Midwestern State, 6 p.m.-x. October 5 – Central Washington, 6 p.m.-x; 12 – at Western Oregon, 2:05 p.m.-x; 19 – West Texas A&M, noon-x; 26 – at Western New Mexico, noon-x. November 2 – at Sul Ross State, noon-x; 9 – Texas-Permian Basin, noon-x; 16 – at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m.-x. All times Mountain. x-Denotes Lone Star Conference games. VOLLEYBALL September 6-8 – Steel City Showcase at...
Clovis High's girls will try to keep their streak going of reaching Class 5A state competition, while the boys are looking for the first trip to state since reaching the semifinals in 2018. The CHS boys open the 2024 campaign on Monday, hosting Roswell Goddard in a 6:30 p.m. kickoff at Leon Williams Stadium, then travel to Albuquerque for a 6 p.m. tilt on Thursday against Hope Christian. Meantime, the Lady Wildcats are slated to face Centennial on Friday in a 4 p.m....
PARIS - The 2024 Olympics worked at a time when the Olympic movement needed them to work. They were safe. They were accessible. The backdrops were spectacular. Fencing inside the Grand Palais. Equestrian at Versailles. Skateboarding next to the Luxor Obelisk. Beach volleyball beneath the Eiffel Tower. "My first couple matches, stepping onto the court with 12,000 people cheering, it was just an incredible atmosphere," said Chase Budinger, the La Costa Canyon, Calif., High Schoo...
Portales High’s soccer boys are looking to turn the corner this season while the girls are also looking to improve with a new coaching staff. Both teams open the new season at home, with the Lady Rams welcoming Las Vegas Robertson for a 3 p.m. encounter on Wednesday and both squads hosting Ruidoso at 11 a.m. (girls) and 1 p.m. (boys) on Saturday at Greyhound Stadium. Girls – Laci Lozoya, who played at Eastern New Mexico University, is taking over for David Sweet and will be assisted by PHS alum Zoe Roy. The Lady Rams (4-...
Clovis and Portales High's football teams had home scrimmages last week in preparation for Friday night's regular-season openers. The Wildcats entertained Lovington on Thursday night at Leon Williams Stadium. On Friday night, the Rams hosted a four-team get-together with Las Vegas Robertson, Lubbock Trinity Christian and New Mexico Military at the PHS practice facility which was cut short by lightning. This week, CHS opens with a cross-state trip to Farmington while the Rams...
Entering her second season at the helm, Portales High volleyball coach Bailey Greenwalt knows her squad has its work cut out as usual in District 4-4A. Still, she hopes her team’s returning experience bodes well against the likes of 2023 state semifinalists Artesia and Roswell Goddard. “We have more experience than we’ve had in the past,” said Greenwalt, a PHS alum. “Almost all (the main players) have played varsity before. “We’re still in our tough district. We have lots to prove, but the girls are really motivated.” T...
LOS ANGELES - The last time Los Angeles got a good look at Lincoln Riley, he was getting blown out by his biggest rival. The last time USC fans watched Lincoln Riley in their backyard, he was getting embarrassed by a coach who didn't even want to be there. The last time the Trojan family surrounded Lincoln Riley with real hope, he was humiliated in his biggest game of the year despite being carried by the eventual No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. The last time Muleshoe native...
Greyhound Stadium and Greyhound Arena will soon have new names. Eastern New Mexico University officials on Monday announced the football stadium and basketball arena this fall will become the Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium and Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena, respectively. Changes are part of a naming rights agreement between ENMU and the Loy Foundation in exchange for the Loy family’s $2.5 million donation for university athletes and athletic programs. ENMU in June called the donation the “single largest gift in uni...
Five years ago, Clovis' Ashleigh Cooper had never lifted weights regularly. Flash forward to July 20, and there was Cooper, body bronzed and chiseled, being told by a judge who helped crown her the 2024 West Texas Wellness Champ, that she's a body building "pro in the making." On Saturday, Cooper will compete in Phoenix with sights set on a path she hopes could lead to becoming an International Fitness and Body Building Federation pro. "Her comment saying that I'm a wellness...
Shortly before being picked to finish seventh in the 10-team Lone Star Conference, members of Eastern New Mexico University sat center stage at the LSC football media day to discuss the difficulty of last season and excitement for the upcoming one. “We were competitive. Close, but no cigar,” said ENMU head coach Kelley Lee of last season. Lee, who’s entering year two of his second head coaching stint at ENMU, mentioned how seven of the games were decided by a touchdown. This meant ENMU, which finished 5-6, could’ve been “9...
Roughly 450 miles from his Portales home, 11-year-old Adrian Abarca clutched a first-place trophy in a Dallas gym. Pride glowed beneath his blonde hair. Could you blame him? His sets helped Next Level Volleyball Club – based in Lubbock – to win a USA Boys Junior National Championship in late June. But in that tournament, which hosted 250-plus boys' teams of various age levels from various U.S. states and Puerto Rico, Adrian's mom, Jennifer, pointed out another reason for her...
Clovis Municipal Schools and the city of Clovis are offering a free flag football program for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade, according to a CMS news release. The program teaches kids the fundamentals of football. Participating students must be enrolled at Clovis Municipal Schools. Registration is ongoing at the city’s website: cityofclovis.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=9 A parent meeting is set for 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. July 22 at the Clovis High School Lecture Hall. Practices begin Aug. 7 and flag f...
Last summer, Stan Hodges was in his pickup truck hauling from one Texas oil site to the next. Just him, his truck and the allure of oil money. That was a foreign world for the 55-year-old Hodges: A lifelong college and high school football coach who sacrificed big paychecks for the internal reward of winning, developing young men and the camaraderie of the football world. His transition from the football field to the oil field started in May of 2023. But while he was making a...
A longtime Texas high school football coach is Clovis High’s new head coach, Clovis Municipal Schools officials announced Friday. Stan Hodges, who’s coached in Texas schools more than 25 years, is scheduled to meet with Wildcats players for the first time on Wednesday. He succeeds Andrew McCraw who last month was named offensive coordinator at Eastern New Mexico University. Hodges has been a part of 50 playoff games in his coaching career, according to a CMS news release. Mos...
Former Clovis High football coach Andrew McCraw will once again be the offensive coordinator at Eastern New Mexico University, he said last week. McCraw, in a Monday interview with The News, conceded his resignation from CHS didn't have the best timing, just two months before the season begins. "You don't want to disappoint kids. And I did," McCraw said. But he also pointed out, "You got to take the college football job when they offer because I know how hard it is to get...
Editor's note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with local newsmakers. Eastern New Mexico University graduate Steve Loy, who recently donated $2.5 million to ENMU sports programs, is a former collegiate golf coach and longtime player agent. Q: Can you walk me through what it was like to recruit John Daly? Did you think he'd become what he is today? A: John was one of the most naturally talented golfers I had ever recruited and coached at the University of...
Clovis High School on Thursday announced Corey Pickett will take over as head basketball coach for Josh Mattox. Pickett has been a CHS assistant coach since 2020 and the district's fine arts director for the last two years. Pickett was also a candidate for the position in 2018 when the program looked to replace Scott Robinson after he resigned. "After interviewing (Pickett), we determined he was the best fit for our program," CHS Athletic Director Lonnie Baca told The News,...
