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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis senior Ben Teconchuk swept the 100 and 200 meters. Photo by Eric Kluth Clovis coach Darren Kelley knows winning Saturday’s Clovis Invitational was little more than a formality. He knows the quality of competition over the next three weeks will be greatly improved. It’s what he doesn’t know that keeps the fifth-year Wildcats boys track coach awake at nights. “By the time Wildcat Relays (April 16) come around, we’ll know if we’re a Top 5 team or a Top 10 team in New Mexico,” Kelley said. Clovis was the class of the...
Eastern New Mexico University ranks in the middle of the pack among the state’s four-year colleges and universities for major crimes, liquor and drug law violations. Universities and colleges submit reported crimes to the U.S. Department of Education under a campus security and crime law. The Albuquerque Journal compiled the data from 2001-2002 into rankings over the weekend. ENMU was ranked third out of nine state schools for major crimes, which consisted of criminal homicide, sexual offense, robbery, aggravated assault, b... Full story
Editorial W e normally approve of the way Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia reasons. The smart, sometimes pugnacious justice consistently resists the temptation to legislate from the bench. Still, we wish Scalia had declined to go duck hunting in January with a group that included Vice President Dick Cheney. The trip, coming as it did in uncomfortable proximity to the time he would be sitting in judgment on an important case involving Cheney in his official capacity as vice president, and important questions of... Full story
Here’s a knee jerker for you nostalgia buffs — beware of reunions! They’re hazardous to your mental health and won’t do your liver any favors either. I recently participated in a reunion of sorts that ranked up there with all get-togethers I’ve experienced over the years. It took place at Tiny’s in Santa Fe, a noble watering hole originally located in a darkened recess on lower Water Street. Tiny’s was evicted from its downtown location 20-plus years ago when the city’s fathers sought more parking spaces. The restaurant move...
A senior Defense official has warned Congress against creating an entitlement-rich military the nation cannot afford. Charles S. Abell, principal deputy under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, was asked last week while testifying before the Total Force Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee to list a few issues that keep him awake at night. Recruiting and retention are constant concerns, said Abell. Another big worry, he said, “is the sweep of (military) compensation and benefits‚” after recent gai...
PORTALES —After surpassing last year’s win total a day earlier, Eastern New Mexico completed a three-game sweep of sixth-ranked St. Mary’s on Sunday with a 12-6 victory at Greyhound Field. The Hounds (14-18) rallied from a 4-0, fourth-inning deficit to win going away behind a 17-hit attack. Eastern started a spring break trip on Monday with a 16-1 loss at Northwestern Oklahoma, but have since won six of seven. Against St. Mary’s, they did virtually everything right in recording their first series sweep of at least three games...
ALAMOGORDO — The Clovis High baseball team enjoyed a relatively relaxing weekend away from home as it tuned up for the start of District 4-5A play. The Wildcats pounded out 43 hits in three games, routing Alamogordo 7-1 and 17-5 on Saturday after rolling over Levelland, Texas, 15-2 on Friday. Clovis (11-1) begins district play with a three-game series against unbeaten Carlsbad (11-0) next weekend at Bell Park, starting with a 4 p.m. twin bill on Friday. “It’ll be a good test and a good matchup,” CHS coach Shane Shallen...
RIO RANCHO — A troubled start on Saturday put Clovis in an early hole against Anthony Gadsden. And though the Lady Wildcats rallied to tie the Panthers, Gadsden held on for a 5-4 win. The loss kept Clovis (9-5) from grabbing the consolation championship trophy in the 16-team Kristin Griego Memorial softball tournament. The Lady Wildcats, after losing their opening game to Academy on Thursday, swept a pair of games Friday, defeating Capital 4-0 and the Rio Rancho junior varsity 10-2 to get into the consolation title game. I...
ENMU catcher Liz Navarro can't handle the relay as Texas Woman's Sarah White scores during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader at Zia Softball Field. Photo by Kevin Wilson PORTALES — After losing extra-inning openers in back-to-back four-game division series at home against Angelo State and Texas Woman’s, both weekends took a distinctive turn south for the Eastern New Mexico University Zias. TWU, trying to stay in the Lone Star Conference South Division race, pulled out a 6-3, 10-inning win in Friday’s opener at Zia S... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University shortstop and Clovis High graduate Josh Kuchta rolls one of three double plays turned by the Greyhounds in Saturday's opener against St. Mary's at Greyhound Field. Photo by Kevin Wilson PORTALES — Brett Scherer had a week to remember, and his teammates pitched well enough Saturday to wrap it up on a solid note. Scherer and the middle of the Greyhound order went 6-for-10 with seven RBIs, and Eastern New Mexico beat St. Mary’s 14-5 to cap off a doubleheader sweep at Greyhound Field. Combined wit... Full story
