Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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ALBUQUERQUE — Fort Sumner got its bid for an 11th consecutive small-school girls state track title off to a solid start on Friday, grabbing a four-point lead over Logan after three events in Class 2A state competition at the University of New Mexico. The Vixens have 13 points to nine for the Lady Longhorns. Meantime, Elida’s squads are both second after the first day. Fort Sumner posted a pair of second-place finishes, with senior Kylie Joiner throwing 97 feet, 11 inches in discus and freshman Teghan Copeland posting a tim...
PORTALES — Falling behind early, the Lady Rams overcame a five run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out a Game 1 District 4-4A win over Hope Christian on Friday 11-10. Portales also won the second game in come-from-behind fashion, edging the Huskies by the same 11-10 count. The Huskies (14-12, 5-7 district) jumped out a 3-0 lead after two innings. Even though Portales (18-7, 11-1) cut into the deficit by one, Hope wasn't finished. The Lady Huskies scored f...
LAS CRUCES — Clovis High lost a heartbreaker in Friday’s Class 6A round-of-16, best-of-3 series opener at Centennial. Junior Pena pitched 6 1/3 innings for Centennial, then made a bases-loaded diving catch in center field to end the game and give the Hawks a 6-5 win over the Wildcats. The teams are scheduled for two games today, if necessary, starting at 11 a.m. to determine who goes to the 6A quarterfinals next week. Junior Connor Langrell survived a rough first in which the Hawks erased a 3-0 deficit with four runs, goi...
PORTALES - It took several innings, but the Portales baseball team finally started connecting from the plate and turned in a dominating shutout performance against Santa Fe Indian Friday during the first round of the Class 4A state tournament, 10-0. Heading into the bottom of the fourth with the score sitting at 1-0 in favor of the Rams (20-7), the team finally came to life and rattled off several hits to score four runs and take a five run lead over the Braves (14-11)....
CLOVIS - An Army Green Beret assigned to Cannon Air Force Base was awarded a Purple Heart Friday afternoon, more than 10 years after sustaining the injury while on tour in Iraq. Master Sgt. Justin Hummer received the medal from Col. Justin R. Hoffman before an auditorium packed with Cannon airmen, Clovis police and family from out of town, among others. Hummer has worked as a Special Forces operator at Cannon since last March. He is currently the non-commissioned officer in...
ALBUQUERQUE — District rival New Mexico Military made Portales’ stay in the state Class 1-4A girls team tennis tournament a short one on Friday, handing the Lady Rams a 6-3 setback in a quarterfinal match at Academy H.S. The Lady Colts, seeded third in the eight-team event, advanced to a semifinal matchup against No. 2 Mesilla Valley at 8 a.m. today. The Sonblazers blanked Sandia Prep 9-0. The other semifinal matches top-seeded Las Vegas Robertson against No. 4 St. Michael’s. Semifinal winners play in the 1 p.m. champ...
ODESSA, Texas — One down, three to go for Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team. Needing a four-game sweep of Texas-Permian Basin to qualify for next week’s Lone Star Conference tournament, the Greyhounds rode a 15-hit attack — much of it early — to a 10-5 win over the Falcons in Friday’s series opener. The teams meet in a pair of seven-inning games starting at noon (MDT) before closing out the regular season with a noon contest on Sunday. ENMU (30-17, 8-11 LSC) needs to win out to slip past Tarleton State (28-2...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Thursday • 10:05 a.m.: Trespass report, 1300 block South Avenue F • 11:31 a.m.: Child abuse, walk in • 12:52 p.m.: Larceny, 100 block West Olive Street • 1:46 p.m.: Theft report, 1400 block South Avenue K, report taken • 3:11 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident private property, 700 block East Third Street • 4:09 p.m.: Threats in progress, 200 block South Avenue E • 4:20 p.m.: Harassment report, 1100 block North Chicago Avenue • 5:38 p.m.: Burglary report...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 8:25 a.m.: Contempt of court, 800 block of Mitchell Street • 8:20 a.m.: Larceny, 100 block of Buccaneer Loop • 9:54 a.m.: Failure to yield at intersection, Llano/Norris • 11:05 a.m.: Larceny, 1300 block of East Fourth Street • 11:51 a.m.: Animal bite (dog or cat), 2900 block of Wallace Street • 12:06 p.m.: Failure to comply with conditions of release, 200 block of North Pile Street • 2:08 p.m...
On this date 1987: Area music lovers gathered to discuss hosting a festival focused on Clovis’ Norman Petty Studios. “The festival would bring to life a Norman Petty and Buddy Holly celebration and serve as a tribute to both men,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Local business owners attended the presentation, along with representatives of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce and Cannon Air Force Base. Organizers hoped the gathering could become “a major attraction of worldwide si...
Today • Mud Volleyball tournament — 9 a.m. at ENMU. Information: 575-356-1011 • Great American Cleanup — 8 a.m. at Parks and Recreation building, Fifth and Sycamore Streets, Clovis. Information: 575-763-3435 Tuesday • Nonagenarian Tea — 2 p.m. at Baxter-Curren Activity Center, 908 Hickory, Clovis, for all senior citizens age 90 and older. Please RSVP. Information: 575-769-7908 • Young Masters student art show reception — 5 p.m. at Clovis Community College. Admission: Free. Information: 575-769-2811 • Quilters Tuesdays — 6 p.m...
PORTALES - Literacy was the message emphasized by DeAnna Davis of Building Communities that Support Children's Reading on Thursday as she shared her programs initiative with members of Friends of the Portales Public Library. Davis said unlike most grants, which cover only one program or activity in schools, BCSCR covers "such a broad range, and it has such a broad program of activities that we are covering not just schools, but communities." Davis said the program has 70...
CLOVIS - The Clovis man sentenced in March to nearly 60 years in prison was denied a motion Friday to withdraw his guilty plea. Aaron Morrisette, 32, pleaded guilty March 21 to four felony charges pertaining to a stabbing, kidnapping, robbery and police standoff in June 2016. He was sentenced to 59 and a half years in prison, based on multiple eight-year sentence enhancements from three prior felony convictions. Morrisette's defense attorney, Tom Harden, told the court on beha...
