Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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ALPINE, Texas – An 11-point lead through three quarters didn’t hold up for Eastern New Mexico University’s football team on Saturday. First-year Lone Star Conference member Sul Ross State outscored the Greyhounds 16-0 in the final stanza, including freshman running back Carson Workman’s 21-yard TD run with 1:50 left, and the Lobos held on for a 33-28 victory over the Greyhounds, their first in the series since 1970. Sul Ross (3-6, 2-5 LSC) leads the all-time series 14-11-1, but had lost eight in a row before Saturda...
Tommy Platt and Ricky Fuentes are tied atop the Pigskin Pick ‘Em contest after nine weeks. Both players have correctly picked 67 games. Adam Branham is in third place with 66 correct picks, followed by Drew Cole and Bob Hill with 63 correct picks each. Also on the leaderboard: Mario Castaneda (60), Joseph Cavazos (59), Stu Stratton (59), Danny Inman (55) and Sage Free (53). The contest consists of 12 weeks with a weekly winner receiving a $50 gift card from Juanito’s Mexico Restaurant. Also at stake: a $500 cash prize to the...
Tuesday District 4-2A Texico 3, Eunice 0 Eunice 9 21 14 Texico 25 25 25 Texico individual statistics Kills – Adalyn Autrey 12, Aspyn Furrow 10, Kinzee Crow 6. Blocks – Furrow 1. Digs – Crow 15, Abby Haakma 9, Gabby Delarosa 6. Aces – Crows 3, Delarosa 2, Haakma 2, Kirra Fontanilla 1, Furrow 1. Assists – Furrow 16, Kailie Wieland 15. Records – Eunice 9-11 (4-3), Texico 17-3 (7-0). District 4-1A Melrose 3, Elida 2 Melrose 12 25 25 23 15 Elida 25 16 17 25 9 Melrose individual statistics Kills – Braylan Morgan 10, Kambree Drape...
HOBBS – With one more win, Clovis High’s volleyball team would have been positioned for a chance to at least share the District 4-5A title. That bid ended quickly on Thursday night, though, as Hobbs ran away with the first set en route to a 25-4, 25-21, 25-18 victory over the Lady Wildcats. Roswell High (20-1, 5-0 district) clinched the title on Thursday with a 25-15, 25-14, 25-16 triumph over Carlsbad (7-14, 0-5). Clovis(10-11, 3-2) can still clinch sole possession of second place next Thursday with a win over the Lady Coy...
Eastern New Mexico University’s struggles continued on Friday, particularly on offense, and the Greyhounds dropped a 2-0 Lone Star Conference women’s soccer decision to Texas A&M International at Steve Loy Stadium. ENMU (2-12-1, 1-10 LSC) was shut out for the ninth time this season and, in fact, hasn’t scored more than one goal in any of its matches this fall. The Greyhounds have dropped nine matches in a row since a 1-0 victory at Sul Ross State on Sept. 28. The Dustdevils (4-7-6, 3-5-4), winning for the first time in four...
ALAMOGORDO – In the battle to escape the District 3-6A cellar, Clovis High went toe-to-toe for a quarter-plus in Friday night’s season finale. In the end, the Wildcats just couldn’t keep pace and fell to Alamogordo 62-22, putting the wraps on a winless (0-10, 0-6 district) campaign. Sophomore quarterback Javier Jimenez helped keep the Cats in it early, scoring two touchdowns and adding a pair of 2-point conversions. But he was injured just before halftime and the Tigers (2-8, 1-5) cruised with a running clock going into...
PHOENIX – In two preseason trips to Arizona, Eastern New Mexico University’s men have taken their lumps. First-year coach Daven Vo hopes the Greyhounds can learn from the experience. Transfers JaKobe Coles (TCU) and Makaih Williams (Texas-Arlington) combined for 37 points on Tuesday night, leading five players in double figures, and defending Western Athletic Conference champion Grand Canyon cruised to an 87-57 exhibition victory over the Greyhounds. Last week, the Hounds lost at No. 10 Arizona 117-54. They open the 202...
ELIDA – Fourth-seeded Elida and second-seeded Grady notched home victories on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the state 6-man football playoffs. Elida (7-3) posted a 52-31 win over fifth-seeded Roy/Mosquero, while Grady (9-1) knocked off No. 7 Magdalena 42-26. The Tigers this week visit top-seeded Logan (10-0), which trounced New Mexico School for the Deaf 62-7 on Friday night, while the Bronchos bested No. 7 Magdalena 42-26 and entertain third-seeded Mountainair,...
There’s still work to be done, but Portales High’s volleyball team put itself in good position in District 4-4A on Thursday night. After dropping the first set, the Lady Rams came back for a 19-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-22 victory over Artesia at the Ram Athletic Center. PHS (13-8, 3-1 district) completed a three-match season sweep of the Lady Bulldogs (11-10, 2-2), including a victory in a midseason tournament. The Lady Rams stayed tied for the top spot with Roswell Goddard (11-10, 3-1), which thrashed winless Lovington 25-...
Portales High was all but assured of a berth in the state Class 4A football playoffs before Friday night. Now, after a 44-19 District 2-4A win over Chaparral at Steve Loy Stadium, the Rams are thinking possibly a fourth seed and first-round bye could be in store in the 12-team bracket. Ranked sixth in 4A coming into the game by MaxPreps, Portales was to learn its fate when the New Mexico Activities Association releases playoff pairings this morning. PHS (6-4, 4-2 district) led only 17-13 after three periods but added four...
LUBBOCK – For a second consecutive season, Eastern New Mexico University senior Shacie Marr has claimed the women’s all-around title in the Texas Tech rodeo. Marr reached the short go round in three events to help ENMU’s women place third, accounting for all of the team’s 172 ½ points. Tarleton State (385) won it and Texas Tech (220) was second. Most of her points (100) came in barrel racing. After slipping into the short go when she split 10th and 11th place in the long go, Marr came in second in the short go with a time o...
ALBUQUERQUE – Area squads hold down three of the eight berths in the 6-man playoffs, set to begin on Friday night. Pairings were released on Sunday by the New Mexico Activities Association. Grady (8-1) drew the No. 2 seed in the division and welcomes seventh-seeded Magdelena (4-3) for a 6 p.m. kickoff. With a win, the Bronchos would face either third-seeded Mountainair (6-2) or No. 6 Dora (4-4), who collide in a 7 p.m. start on Friday at Mountainair. Meantime, Elida (6-3) is the fourth seed and welcomes in No. 5 R...
ALPINE, Texas – The battle for spots in the Lone Star Conference men’s soccer postseason tournament is on as the season winds down. Six of the 11 teams will make the field, and currently six squads are separated by two points (three for a win, one for a tie) between fifth and 10th place. That would include Eastern New Mexico University, which is in a three-way tie for fifth (nine points) with West Texas A&M and Lubbock Christian after playing a scoreless draw with Sul Ross State on Saturday. The Lobos, in their first yea...
CARLSBAD – Even without a few of their key runners due to other commitments, Clovis High’s cross country squads were able to sweep to team championships in Carlsbad’s Ron Singleton Invitational on Saturday. No team scores were available at press time. “I’m really proud of them,” CHS coach Liz Ledezma said of her squads. “We’ve been working on our conditioning a lot. A lot of younger kids really stepped up.” The Lady Wildcats took the top three positions with sophomore Brooke Newcomer winning the 5K event in 20 minutes, 12 se...
Eastern New Mexico University closed the fifth set on a 7-2 run and the Greyhounds posted their first Lone Star Conference victory of the campaign on Saturday, a 25-21, 28-30, 25-18, 16-25, 15-10 triumph over St. Edward's at Steve Loy Arena. It was their first victory under interim coach Natalia Burdulis, who became the interim coach on Oct. 3 after head coach Sia Poyer stepped away to deal with health issues. Ironically, St. Edward's announced on Monday that head coach Jared...
SILVER CITY – Despite watching a 20-point, first-quarter advantage dwindle to a single-score game twice, Eastern New Mexico University football coach Kelley Lee said he was never really worried. ENMU recovered an onside kick with less than two minutes left and ran out the clock to claim a 41-34 Lone Star Conference victory over Western New Mexico in the teams’ annual “Chile Bowl” clash. Early on, it looked like the Greyhounds (3-5, 1-5 LSC) were going to run away with it, leading 20-0 with a minute left in the opening...
ALBUQUERQUE – Shaking off the effects of having a field goal blocked and returned for a touchdown, Portales High finally got things going its way in the second half. Senior quarterback Tommy Lopez ran for three scores and the Rams pulled away with three second-half tallies for a 27-7 District 2-4A victory over Albuquerque Academy on Saturday. Portales (5-4, 3-2 district) can assure itself a tie for second place on Friday night when it hosts Chaparral (3-6, 2-3) in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Steve Loy Stadium. With a head-to-head w...
Coming off their biggest win of the season, there was no letup on Thursday night for Portales High's volleyball team. The Lady Rams, who upended longtime nemesis Artesia on the road on Tuesday, cruised past winless Lovington 25-11, 25-10, 25-6 in District 4-4A action at the Ram Athletic Center. Junior Skyler Massey collected 15 kills while senior setter Myleigh Banda fell just short of a double-double with nine digs and 23 assists for the Lady Rams (12-7, 2-0 district),...
The Gattis Cubs 7th grade football team wrapped up its season at 6-1 on Tuesday with a 36-12 win over Yucca to claim its second consecutive unofficial city middle school football championship. Nate Lewis scored two touchdowns and had a 2-point conversion for Gattis, while Angel Meraz added a rushing TD and a 2PAT and Jamie Harnandez tallied a conversion. Also, Ricky Fenstermaker had a rushing touchdown, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and two sacks, while Zach Johnson collected an interception....
TULAROSA – Defending state champions Texico in Class 2A and Melrose in 8-man both won handily on Friday night to remain unbeaten and on course to earn top seeds in upcoming state football playoffs. In District 4-2A, Texico cruised past host Tularosa 50-0 to improve to 8-0 (3-0 district). The Wolverines finish off their regular season on Friday night at home against Jal (2-7, 0-3). In 8-man District 3, Melrose capped a perfect regular campaign at 10-0 (6-0) with a 50-0 shellacking of host Tatum. The NMAA will release its 1...
ROSWELL – Clovis High volleyball coach Cristy Hill had hoped her team might give District 4-5A leader Roswell High a run for its money on Thursday night. Instead, it was the Lady Coyotes who dominated most of the way en route to a 25-13, 25-13, 25-23 triumph, knocking the Lady Wildcats (9-10, 2-1 district) out of a share of the district lead. In Hill’s eyes, it somewhat resembled the legend of baseball old-timer Wee Willie Keller, who supposedly once said the key to hitting a baseball was to “hit ’em where they ain’t....
Clovis High figured out a way to move the ball against Class 6A second-ranked Centennial on Friday night. The Wildcats just couldn't push it in the end zone. Suffice it to say, the Hawks could. They scored on their first seven possessions, all of them needing five plays or less, before backing off in the second half and claiming a 49-0 District 3-6A victory at Leon Williams Stadium. Prior to the game, the field at the stadium was named in honor of legendary CHS football coach...
Tuesday District 4-2A Texico 3, Tatum 0 Tatum 17 16 19 Texico 25 25 25 Texico individual statistics Kills – Kinzee Crow 11, Aspyn Furrow 9, Adalyn Autrey 6, Kirra Fontanilla 6. Blocks – Crow 1, Fontanilla 1. Digs – Abby Haakma 12, Gabby Delarosa 8, Furrow 6. Aces – Furrow 5, Haakma 3, Crow 2, Fontanilla 1, Kailie Wieland 1. Assists – Furrow 18, Wieland 11. Records – Tatum 9-7 (3-2), Texico 15-3 (5-0). District 4-1A Melrose 3, Floyd 0 Floyd 16 9 16 Melrose 25 25 25 Melrose individual statistics Kills – Braylan Morgan 10, Ka...
Sophomore forward Gavyn Rosales scored in the 12th minute and Dallas Baptist held Eastern New Mexico University to no shots on goal Wednesday night in a key 1-0 Lone Star Conference victory over the Greyhounds at Steve Loy Stadium. The win pushed the Patriots (4-3-6, 3-1-2 LSC) ahead of ENMU (4-4-5, 2-2-2) and into a tie for third place with St. Edward’s (5-4-3, 3-1-2) in the conference standings. Meantime, the Hounds dropped into a share of fifth place in the league with Lubbock Christian (5-5-4, 2-3-2), each with eight p...
With a 14-5 overall record, which includes five one-goal defeats with three in overtime, the Clovis High boys soccer team believes it deserves a spot in the upcoming Class 5A state tournament. For now, though, the Wildcats just have to wait. Selections will be made today by the New Mexico Activities Association and, despite their record, the Cats entered the week ranked 15th. They last made the 5A state meet in 2018, when they reached the semifinals. The biggest question mark for Clovis is its overall strength of schedule....
