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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — The first-year Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team assured itself on Friday that it won’t finish at the bottom of the Lone Star Conference this season. The Zias got two goals in a span of 3 1/2 minutes of the second half and staved off Southwestern Oklahoma 2-1, also earning their first home win in five tries this season. ENMU (3-11, 2-6), which ended a seven-match losing streak, wraps up its season with a noon contest on Sunday against Central Oklahoma. The Zias relegated SWOSU (2-16-2, 0-9) to th...
The first-year Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team assured itself on Friday that it won’t finish at the bottom of the Lone Star Conference this season. The Zias got two goals in a span of 3 1/2 minutes of the second half and staved off Southwestern Oklahoma 2-1, also earning their first home win this season in five tries. ENMU (3-11, 2-6), which ended a seven-match losing streak, wraps up its season with a noon contest on Sunday against Central Oklahoma. The Zias relegated SWOSU (2-16-2, 0-9) to the LSC bas... Full story
They practice on a field about 1/2 the size of their game day turf, working on mental quickness and short passes, turning split-second breakdowns in defense into shot-on-goal opportunities. Meet the Eastern New Mexico University first-year women’s soccer team, a hodgepodge of junior college transfers, local club stars and freshmen recruits from west Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona. With a recent 4-0 victory over Wayland Baptist University on Saturday in Plainview, Texas, players and coaches say they’re hungry for div...
Eastern New Mexico University freshman Erin Armstrong of Albuquerque advances the ball during practice on Wednesday. Photo by Lisa Sonnenschein PORTALES — They practice on a field about half the size of their game day turf, working on mental quickness and short passes, turning split-second breakdowns in defense into shot-on-goal opportunities. Meet the Eastern New Mexico University first-year women’s soccer team, a hodgepodge of junior college transfers, local club stars and freshman recruits from west Texas, New Mexico, Nev... Full story
The aroma of the dinner roast floats through the air, enticing Patricia Dobson into the kitchen. Her husband, Lou Donofrio, a former gourmet chef, serves himself a slice of the tender meat while Dobson glides past him and reaches for the tofu. She said she’s a vegetarian because simply does not like the flavor of meat, so for more than 20 years, her diet has consisted of soy and tofu. “It’s like how some people love the smell of coffee but hate the way it tastes,” Dobson said. “I had to get protein somewhere.” As natural foo... Full story
A gun rests on his hip, a radio is clipped to his shirt, a golden badge shines from his chest and a camera hangs on his shoulder. This has been his uniform for nearly 25 years. Lt. Robert Morgan, 50, is more than a police officer with the Clovis Police Department, he's a photographer as well. "I always had a camera to take photos when I was a detective 22 years ago," he said. That was when he worked as a deputy medical investigator for the Police Department. Today Morgan is a shift commander. Crime scene photographs are impor...
