Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1969: The Clovis Youth Recreation boxing team was preparing to host teams from Lubbock and Amarillo at the wrestling arena on Mabry Drive across from the La Vista motel.
Coach Bob Stevens was also looking to recruit new boxers for his Clovis team. No experience was necessary, he said, as he and assistant coaches John Riley and Chuck Haas were “eager” to teach the sport.
Practices were being held in the basement of the Avalon Hotel on the corner of Mitchell and West Grand streets.
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