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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CANYON – Eastern New Mexico University junior Timothy Frederick and freshman Alex Williams were unable to improve their standing for potential berths NCAA Division II national outdoor track championships berths in Friday’s Last Chance meet, hosted by West Texas A&M. Originally scheduled for Sunday, the event was moved up two days due to the threat of severe weather on Sunday in the Canyon area. Frederick ran a time of 47.15 seconds in the men’s 400, finishing sixth. He has a personal-best time of 47.05, which ranks him 21st n...
ALBUQUERQUE – Maybe the Melrose Buffaloes were just setting up District 3-1A rival Logan all along. It might have looked that way to the previously unbeaten and top-ranked Longhorns, who came into Saturday's Class 1A state championship baseball game with three district wins over the Buffs by a combined score of 50-7. "They were right where we wanted them," Melrose coach Jared Wilhoit joked. This was a different day, though, and Melrose (12-5), seeded third in the six-team tour...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High's boys needed a big day from senior R.J. Nora on Saturday, and he certainly didn't disappoint. Nora was a busy man as he competed in five finals, winning both hurdles races, finishing second in triple jump and helping two relay teams to the awards podium as the Wildcats posted a fifth-place team finish with 34 points. He accounted for 22 points to share individual high-point honors for the meet with La Cueva freshman Tanner Montano. "I knew I had f...
ALBUQUERQUE – Portales High's girls were just trying to do the best they could in Friday and Saturday's Class 4A state track meet at the University of New Mexico track facility. It was hard to imagine they'd done enough to finish in the top three and win a team trophy. There they were, though, at the end of the day. The Lady Rams' 27 points was good enough to take third. PHS finished third in the 1,600 relay finale, with the team of juniors Audrey Paden, Abby Ontiveros and A...
BASEBALL Prep State tournaments (Seeds in parentheses) Class 5A At Spark Kindness Sports Complex, Albuquerque Thursday Quarterfinals (6) Centennial 7, (3) Carlsbad 6 (1) Rio Rancho 14, (8) Rio Grande 0 (7) Sandia 7, (2) La Cueva 0 (12) Piedra Vista 4, (4) Volcano Vista 2 Friday Semifinals Rio Rancho 6, Piedra Vista 5 Centennial 11, Sandia 1 Saturday Championship At Santa Ana Star Field, Albuquerque Rio Rancho 9, Centennial 6 Class 4A At Spark Kindness Sports Complex, Albuquerque Thursday Quarterfinals (5) Artesia 14, (4)...
ALBUQUERQUE – Texico’s girls and Clovis Christian’s boys were both second heading into Tuesday’s final round of Class 1-3A state golf at Canyon Club at Four Hills, and understandably playing for second place. The Lady Wolverines were able to hang on to their standing while the Eagles were caught at the wire by Socorro. Texico, which entered the second round with a 29-shot lead over third-place St. Michael’s, pulled away from the Lady Horsemen with a 434 score to finish at 883, a 42-stroke margin. Socorro was in command a...
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Freshman left fielder Jonatan Clough and sophomore second baseman Demetrio Archuleta earned spots on the All-Lone Star Conference baseball team, announced on Wednesday prior to the start of the LSC’s four-team, double-elimination tournament. Clough, from the Dominican Republic, was chosen to the second team while Archuleta, from Farmington, claimed third-team honors. Batting cleanup, Clough proved to be one of the LSC’s top power hitters, leading the Greyhounds in triples (five) while finishing second in t...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High senior R.J. Nora was hoping for a big Saturday in this weekend's Class 5A state track meet at the University of New Mexico track facility. Nora won his heats in the Class 5A boys 110 and 300 hurdles races on Friday, and went into Day 2 hoping to sweep those events. He also participated in triple jump on Saturday morning and helped get two Wildcats relays into Saturday's finals. The Cats earned three points on Friday – senior Jeremiah Johnson pla...
ALBUQUERUE – Melrose was set to get another crack at top-ranked, unbeaten District 6-1A rival Logan in Saturday’s Class 1A state baseball championship game in a rematch of last year’s title tilt. Buffaloes coach Jared Wilhoit said if they play like they did in Friday’s 14-5 semifinal victory over Magdalena at Spark Kindness Sports Complex, they’ll have a chance. “I think we played our best all-around game today,” Wilhoit said. “We’re looking forward to it. I think (facing a rival) helps us out because we have good confide...
BASEBALL Prep State tournaments (Seeds in parentheses) Class 2A Wednesday First round (8) Capitan 13, (9) Texico 5 (5) McCurdy 16, (12) Mora 6 (6) Loving 17, (11) Pecos 2 (7) Tularosa 11, (10) Laguna Acoma 1 At Spark Kindness Sports Complex, Albuquerque Thursday Quarterfinals Loving vs. (3) Eunice, 10 a.m. Tularosa vs. (2) Menaul, 1 p.m. McCurdy vs. (4) Rehoboth Christian, 4 p.m. Capitan vs. (1) Santa Rosa, 7 p.m. Friday Semifinals Loving-Eunice winner vs. Tularosa-Menaul winner, 1 p.m. McCurdy-Rehoboth Christian winner vs....
BASEBALL Prep State tournaments (Seeds in parentheses) Class 5A First round (best-of-3) Friday, Saturday (1) Rio Rancho 7-6, (16) Hobbs 1-5, Rio Rancho wins series 2-0 (9) Rio Grande 5-7-6, (8) Las Cruces High 15-4-5, Rio Grande wins series 2-1 (12) Piedra Vista 8-11-10, (5) Rio Rancho Cleveland 9-3-0, Piedra Vista wins series 2-1 (4) Volcano Vista 12-4, (13) Organ Mountain 4-3, Volcano Vista wins series 2-0 (3) Carlsbad 11-10, (14) Cibola 1-0, Carlsbad wins series 2-0 (6) Centennial 12-6, (11) Farmington 6-2, Centennial...
As a boy in the 1970s whose dad would put him on a tractor around 8 a.m. on a long summer day and often not get him off until a 9 p.m. sunset, a tractor radio broke up the monotony. It was a godsend. Even then, the Starland Vocal Band and Seals and Crofts began to wane as the day wore on in the Texas Panhandle. Just get me to 7:15. Not only did it start to cool by then and the end of the day was in sight, but the Texas Rangers pregame show would come on KGNC in Amarillo. At...
CLOVIS – Clovis High’s boys are unlikely to compete for a team championship in this weekend’s Class 5A state meet in Albuquerque, but the Wildcats could be among a number of teams looking for a top-3 finish and a team trophy. Everybody is chasing Rio Rancho Cleveland, the six-time defending 5A champion and winner in nine of the last 10 state meets, Wildcats coach Mark Sena said. “Cleveland is probably the favorite going away,” Sena said as the Cats, who have never won a state team title, gear up for Friday and Saturday...
LUBBOCK – Eastern New Mexico University freshman Alex Williams in javelin and junior Timothy Frederick in the 400 are waiting to see if they will qualify for the NCAA Division II national outdoor track championships in late May at Pueblo, Colo. Williams finished third in men’s javelin competition with a throw of 211 feet, 7 inches at the three-day Lone Star Conference championships hosted by Lubbock Christian. He is currently ranked 10th in Division II, so he stands a good chance of making it to the nationals as the top 16...
ALBQUERQUE – Not everything went just right for Melrose's girls in Class 1A state track competition, but enough did that in the end the Lady Buffs had plenty of points to spare. Melrose ran away to its second consecutive 1A title, rolling up 95 points to 61 for District 6-1A rival and runnerup Logan on Friday and Saturday at the University of New Mexico track facility. The schools swapped places on the boys' side, with the Longhorns winning with 93 points to 74 ½ for th...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis Christian’s boys and Texico’s girls were sitting second after the first round of the two-day Class 1-3A state golf tournament at Canyon Club at Four Hills. While both have some breathing room over the rest of the field, suffice it to say each had more than its work cut out trying to move up in Tuesday’s final round. CCS shot a four-man score of 354, leaving the Eagles 40 shots behind defending champion Mesilla Valley. They were seven strokes ahead of third-place Socorro. “I think that’s the battle for...
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s stay in the Lone Star Conference baseball tournament was relatively short, but the Greyhounds at least made top-seeded and second-ranked Angelo State work a little bit on Saturday. ENMU got a pair of home runs and three RBIs from freshman left fielder Jonatan Clough and rallied late to make it interesting before dropping a 9-6 decision to the Rams. The eighth-seeded Hounds (23-28), making just their fifth appearance in the LSC tourney and first since 2018, lost Friday’s open...
LOVINGTON – Portales High’s girls notched a District 4-4A track championship on Friday – and they qualified a few more events for this week’s state meet in Albuquerque as well. PHS compiled 122 points to 97 for Artesia in the four-team get-together. Coach Quintin Wilson said it was the first district crown for the Lady Rams “in a while.” “They competed,” Wilson said. “They went out and earned this district championship.” Portales finished third on the boys’ side with 47 points, behind Artesia (137) and Lovington (99). The L...
CLOVIS – Clovis High senior Madison Parkin, currently seeking to repeat as the state Class 5A girls pole vault champion, has signed a national letter of intent for college at Division II Texas-Tyler. Parkin, who has cleared 11 feet in the event, signed on Tuesday in a ceremony at the high school. She believes she will fit in well with the Patriots' program as she pursues a pre-med major. "I immediately fell in love with the team," she said. "It's an amazing track team, and t...
CARLSBAD – Clovis High’s track teams are ready for Class 5A state competition this weekend after competing in Friday’s District 4-5A meet at Carlsbad. Due to scoring mix-ups, team scores were unavailable at press time on Saturday morning. Senior R.J. Nora and sophomore Sammy Fuentes led the way for the CHS boys. Nora won the 200 (22.53 seconds), the 110 hurdles (14.49) and the 300 hurdles (39.65) while placing second long long jump (22-0 ¾) and triple jump (45-6 ½), while Fuentes took first place in the 1,600 (4 minutes...
ALBUQUERQUE – Both entries in state individual tennis competition were eliminated in the first round on Wednesday at Jerry Cline Tennis Center. In Class 5A boys singles, Clovis High senior David Case went down in a 6-4, 6-3 decision against Albuquerque High eighth-grader Mitchell Rocha 6-4, 6-3. Rocha went on to make a strong showing, reaching the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Philip Bosin of Eldorado 6-1, 6-0. In Class 1-4A girls doubles, Portales High senior Jenna Brown and junior Maggie Duong absorbed a 6...
MELROSE – Things certainly pointed to a Melrose victory in Wednesday's Class 1A state quarterfinal matchup against Cimarron. After all, in addition to homefield advantage, the third-seeded Buffaloes had tamed the Rams in each of their three District 2-1A meetings this season. Still, after struggling mightily in recent years, Cimarron has come a long way in 2023. The Buffs got it done, but had to hang on late as junior Michael Cardonita struck out two batters with the bases l...
ALBUQUERQUE – Three area athletes claimed individual wins on Friday's opening day of Class 1A and 2A state competition at the University of New Mexico's track facility. Senior Jahvon Askew and sophomore Taye Smith notched victories for Texico's boys while Melrose senior Paityn Nicholson won her third consecutive title in Class 1A girls discus. The Lady Buffs also added a win with a state record time in the 3,200 relay and notched a 2-3-4-5 finish in 1A girls pole vault. A...
SAN ANGELO, Texas – In its first postseason appearance since 2018, Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team knew it faced a monumental challenge against Lone Star Conference champion and second-ranked Angelo State in an LSC tournament first-round, best-of-three series. The Greyhounds tried to hang with the Rams for a while in Friday’s opener, but ASU erupted for six runs in the bottom of the sixth en route to an 11-0 victory in a clash which ended after 6 ½ innings on the 10-run rule. ENMU (23-27) was out to extend its s...
TYLER, Texas – If nothing else, Eastern New Mexico University’s softball team can hold its head up after its first appearance in the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament in 21 years. The Greyhounds, seeded 10th in the 10-team single-elimination meet, opened the three-day event with a 1-0 victory over No. 7 St. Mary’s on Thursday morning before bowing out with a 3-2 quarterfinal loss later in the day to 10th-ranked and second-seeded rival West Texas A&M. ENMU (26-30) posted its most conference wins (17) and total wins...
