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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Aug. 22 San Jon 3, Clovis Christian 0 Clovis Christian 13 22 16 San Jon 25 25 25 CCS individual statistics Kills – Madisyn Kruckeberg 4, Reece Robb 4. Digs – Kruckeberg 14, Emma Lomas 13. Aces – Hannah Medina 7, three tied with 2. Assists – Medina 3. Records – Clovis Christian 0-1, San Jon 1-1. Thursday Texico 3, Fort Sumner 0 Fort Sumner 21 10 20 Texico 25 25 25 Texico individual statistics Kills – Aspyn Furrow 11, Kinzee Crow 10, Madi Hodges 7. Digs – Furrow 13, Abby Haakma 8, Ella Collins 7, Crow 6, Desiree Holman 6. Aces...
Nothing like August for college football fans. Except for a few early starters, every team is undefeated. The traditional good teams are going to reload. Those believed to be so-so just need a few kind bounces of the ball to win eight games. The also-rans, well, some teams are going to surprise this year – why not us? Then there are the ones who had a breakthrough season in 2022, return almost a fully loaded roster to build on that, and just know they have left those losing w...
SANTA ROSA – Senior quarterback Colton Figg threw for two scores and ran for another, and Texico held off former district rival Santa Rosa 28-26 on Friday night. Figg threw scoring passes of 9 yards to sophomore Denny Turner in the first quarter and 32 yards to sophomore Luke Thompson in the third. Figg’s 6-yard run early in the final stanza made it 28-13 and proved to be the difference. Junior Alex Fuentes added an 8-yard scoring run in the second quarter for the Wolverines (2-0).Figg finished 15-of-20 for 212 yards and als...
PORTALES – If any of Eastern New Mexico University's volleyball, men's or women's soccer or men's or women's cross country teams accomplish much this fall, it will be a surprise to the Lone Star Conference. Preseason polls recently released by the LSC have ENMU's volleyball squad projected for 14th out of 17 teams, men's soccer 10th out of 10, women's soccer and men's cross country 12th out of 13 and women's cross country 13th out of 15. "I'm not really worried about p...
ROSWELL – Clovis High’s girls reached Saturday’s finals of an eight-team tournament co-hosted by Roswell High and Roswell Goddard, losing to Las Cruces High 8-0 in the championship match. The Lady Wildcats opened the tournament on Friday with a 1-1 tie against Las Cruces-based Organ Mountain, topping the Knights 4-3 on penalty kicks to advance, and then blanked Roswell High 2-0 in Saturday’s semifinal round. CHS girls coach Ray Rodriguez said his squad had a tough time getting untracked. “We started off the tournament a littl...
CLOVIS – Pre-district play has been a little bit like Murderer’s Row for Clovis High’s football team the past couple of seasons. Last year, the Wildcats went 0-6 and were outscored 265-64 prior to the start of their District 6-5A schedule, then won three in a row to challenge for a playoff berth before losing at Los Lunas 54-0 in their finale. This season has started off 0-2 heading into Friday’s 7 p.m. matchup with Canyon Randall at Leon Williams Stadium, but coach Andrew McCraw sees some encouraging signs. “We did some...
Tuesday San Jon 3, Clovis Christian 0 Clovis Christian 13 22 16 San Jon 25 25 25 CCS individual statistics Kills – Madisyn Kruckeberg 4, Reece Robb 4. Digs – Kruckeberg 14, Emma Lomas 13. Aces – Hannah Medina 7, three tied with 2. Assists – Medina 3. Records – Clovis Christian 0-1, San Jon 1-1. Thursday Texico 3, Fort Sumner 0 Fort Sumner 21 10 20 Texico 25 25 25 Texico individual statistics Kills – Aspyn Furrow 11, Kinzee Crow 10, Madi Hodges 7. Digs – Furrow 13, Abby Haakma 8, Ella Collins 7, Crow 6, Desiree Holman 6. Aces...
PORTALES – It's been 4 ½ years since Kelley Lee last led the Eastern New Mexico University football team into a game – a 20-13 victory over Southern Arkansas in the 2019 Heritage Bowl in Corsicana, Texas.. Suffice it to say, the Greyhounds are ready for Thursday's 6 p.m. season opener against New Mexico Highlands at Greyhound Stadium. "We're tired of hitting each other, I can tell you that," Lee said. "The pieces are falling in place, and we're starting to focus on tha...
CLOVIS – Clovis High's boys caught an early break on Thursday night. The Wildcats weren't able to build on it. Junior forward Ihab Mesbah buried a penalty kick from close range in the sixth minute to give the Cats a quick lead, but Hope Christian tallied four goals before halftime and handed Clovis a 5-1 loss at Leon Williams Stadium. After struggling to halftime, the Cats (0-2) picked up their pace in the second half. Junior Angel Avila was able to stop five of six Huskies s...
FARWELL – Things didn't look all that good early for Farwell's football team on Friday night, but the Steers had a feeling their time was coming. A late second-quarter touchdown gave New Deal a 10-point lead at the half, but Farwell blanked the Lions over the final 24 minutes and pulled away to a 40-30 victory in the season opener for both squads. Senior running back Corey Stancell rushed for 138 yards and four touchdowns for Farwell, while junior quarterback Jonathan Armstron...
RUIDOSO – Really, it’s not supposed to be this easy. Portales High’s football team scored its second consecutive lopsided win to open the season with a 54-0 victory over Ruidoso on Friday. The game ended late in the third quarter on the 50-point mercy rule. Through two weeks, the Rams have outscored their opponents 99-0 and barely worked up a sweat. After going on the road twice, PHS now plays five of its next six games at home, with a bye mixed in. Coach Jaime Ramirez said he didn’t anticipate such a dominating perform...
GRADY – Playing the first home game under the lights in the three-year history of the program, the Grady Bronchos celebrated with a 63-22 rout of Animas on Saturday in the season opener for both squads. Senior Zane Rush threw for four touchdowns and ran for another for the Bronchos, who cruised after building a 38-8 halftime advantage against the Panthers. Rush threw for scores of 10, 27 and 45 yards to freshman Zander Ciancio and for 14 yards to junior Deakin Ragland. He also reached the end zone on a 39-yard run. Senior X...
PORTALES – Bailey Greenwalt is looking for big things in her first season as Portales High's volleyball coach. Greenwalt, a PHS alum who played for the Lady Rams from 2012-15, moved up from her assistant's role this year after spending the last two campaigns working under Jacki Bailey. Portales went 9-14 last season (2-4 District 4-4A), but Greenwalt has set the bar pretty high this season. "We want to have a championship mentality," she said. "I really want (her players) t...
CLOVIS – Clovis High alum Cristy Hill has spent much of her adult life involved with volleyball. She's ready to take the reigns after longtime coach Darrel Ray's retirement. The Lady Wildcats (11-13, 4-2 District 4-5A last fall) open their 2023 slate on Tuesday against Amarillo Palo Duro at Rock Staubus Gym. CHS returns three starters from last season in middle hitter Kailyn Jefferson, outside hitter Erin Creasy and outside hitter-defensive specialist Areyanne Conn, all s...
ALBUQUERQUE – Portales High’s football opener couldn’t have gone much better. The same can’t be said for Ruidoso, which hosts the Rams in a 7 p.m. kickoff on Friday night. While PHS ran roughshod over Class 5A Highland 45-0 on Saturday in Albuquerque, the Class 3A Warriors moved two classes up to take on 5A Gadsden, only to be met with a 42-0 shellacking. Rams coach Jaime Ramirez warned not to put too much stock in that outcome. “They’re a lot better than that score,” he said of the Warriors. “It was actually a pretty decent...
PORTALES – It's a new era in Portales High soccer, with both squads going through coaching changes during the offseason. Dustin Harden will lead the PHS boys squad into the 2023 campaign, replacing Ruben Tellez, while David Sweet takes over for Bonnie Britton in the Lady Rams program. The PHS girls host the Clovis High junior varsity in their season opener at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, while the boys travel to Ruidoso for a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. Sweet said the Lady Rams (...
ELIDA – Senior Klayton Nixon scored three touchdowns and the Elida Tigers opened their 2023 campaign on Friday night with a 50-0 rout of Carrizozo. The game ended at halftime on the 50-point lead rule. Nixon scored on a pair of runs and on a pass from sophomore Hayden Rubio. Senior Clayton Griffith and junior Dylan Dobbins each added a pair of TDs for the Tigers, while senior Seth Jimenez caught a scoring pass from Rubio. Nixon added a 2-point conversion kick to account for t...
CLOVIS – Clovis High football coach Andrew McCraw said his team didn't make the plays it needed in Friday's season opener against Hobbs at Leon Williams Stadium. Eagles coach Ken Stevens pointed to something else after his team's 41-13 victory. "They had a lot of guys playing on both sides of the ball," he said of the Wildcats. "I think we wore them down." Hobbs, ranked fifth by MaxPreps in Class 6A coming into the season, got three touchdown passes and a scoring run from j...
CLOVIS – Reading too much into an alumni game can sometimes be like knowing what to take from an NFL preseason game, most of which are played with primarily backup players. Still, Clovis High boys soccer coach Greg Trujillo took some positives from the Wildcats' 4-1 win over their alumni last weekend. "The team looked really good," said Trujillo, entering his 16th year as the Cats' coach. "I thought defensively we'd be a mess, but we were pretty sound." Clovis started out 3...
PORTALES – With a relatively experienced squad on hand, it might seem reasonable for Portales High football coach Jaime Ramirez to think the Rams are headed for a stellar season. They might be, at that, but you won't get Ramirez to say as much, even with a handful of third-year starters. "I don't want to count our chickens before they hatch," said Ramirez, entering his 12th season with the program. "We coach the boys to work hard and be humble." PHS opens its 2023 campaign a...
CLOVIS Schedule August 18 – Hobbs, 7 p.m.; 24 – at Canyon, 6 p.m. September 1 – Canyon Randall, 7 p.m.; 8 – Carlsbad, 7 p.m.; 16 – at Eldorado, 1 p.m.; 22 – at Roswell High, 7 p.m.; 29 – Albuquerque High, 7 p.m.-x. October 6 – at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.-x; 20 – at Santa Fe Capital, 7 p.m.-x; 27 – Los Lunas, 7 p.m.-x. All times Mountain. x- Denotes District 4-5A games. Roster No. Name Yr. 0 Josh Mondragon Sr. 1 Andrae Pullen So. 3 Kyrese Phillips Jr. 4 Jett Stone Sr. 5 Javi Jimenez Fr. 7 Seven Chapman Jr. 9 Kohen Matus Sr. 10...
CLOVIS – Clovis High’s football team is playing the same schedule as last season, with sites reversed. And while the Wildcats know it’s tough sledding, especially prior to District 5-6A play, they hope they’re good enough to reverse the results. CHS (3-7, 3-1 district in 2022) hosts rival Hobbs at 7 p.m. Friday in its opener at Leon Williams Stadium, trying to end a two-year drought against a team it previously dominated over the past couple of decades. The Eagles thumped Clovis 46-7 last season. Last season, the Cats we...
PORTALES – If nothing else, Portales High's football team was able to compete against an outside opponent on Friday night. And with the thermometer near the 100-degree mark, the Rams may also have gotten a feel for what it might be like in Saturday's 1 p.m. season opener against Highland at Milne Stadium in Albuquerque. "It was really hot, but you can't control what days you play on," senior guard-defensive end Nehemiah Yorfee said. "You just have to go out there and do y...
RUIDOSO – Second-year Clovis High football coach Andrew McCraw was happy with several things in Wednesday’s three-way scrimmage with Las Cruces High and Artesia, but one thing stood out. “We came out of it healthy,” McCraw reflected on Thursday. The Wildcats, who were 3-7 last season but made a late run at a possible Class 6A playoff berth, are slated to open the 2023 campaign on Friday against rival Hobbs at Leon Williams Stadium. “Our defense played really well against Las Cruces,” McCraw said. “We got a pick (interception...
PORTALES – Kelley Lee had been gone for two years, but some things looked a lot like they did when he left. Eastern New Mexico University's football team began workouts on Monday at Greyhound Stadium, and about 20 of the 115 or so players taking part were here when Lee last coached the program in 2019. "We have a pretty good nucleus," said Lee, who posted a 21-12 record at the helm from 2017-19 and was rehired by the school in January. "There's a thin line between evaluating t...
