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LAWTON, Okla. – What started out as an exciting week with Eastern New Mexico University’s first all-time softball win over Lubbock Christian ended with a thud. The Greyhounds are now trying to shake off a five-game losing streak after dropping Sunday’s series finale to Cameron 8-5. The Aggies now lead the all-time series with ENMU 35-6-1. Cameron (9-8, 9-7 LSC) scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to pull out Sunday’s tilt, capped by a double steal which produced the final run. Junior right-hander Emma...
LOVINGTON – Portales High's boys got off to a slow start in the first half on Thursday night and could never recover in an 82-64 loss to Lovington in the semifinal game of the District 4-4A boys tournament. Lovington built a 36-17 halftime lead and was quite content to essentially play the Rams even the rest of the way. "We couldn't get out of the hole we dug," PHS boys coach Randy McBroom said. "We dealt with a lot of foul trouble, and that didn't help." Senior guard...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High’s girls took third place in the season-opening, seven-team Statewide Opener tennis tournament last weekend, co-hosted by Albuquerque Academy and Farmington at Jerry Cline Tennis Center. The Lady Wildcats were a distant third – they had nine team points to trail Farmington (56) and Academy (54). In singles, junior Madita Ewert went 3-1 and finished ninth in the 16-person bracket at No. 1, junior Hansini Lingala was 2-2 and finished 13 at No. 2, sophomore Gigi Greer also went 2-2 and ended up...
When West Texas A&M scored six runs in the top of the second for a 7-3 lead over Eastern New Mexico University on Friday at Greyhound Field, it certainly didn’t look good for the Greyhounds. A couple of huge innings took care of that, though, and the Hounds notched a 20-10 Lone Star Conference win over their rivals in a game shortened to 6 ½ innings by the 10-run rule after seven. All but two of ENMU’s hits were singles, and the Hounds also benefited from five walks, four wild pitches and four errors by WT (11-4, 10-3...
MELROSE – Suffice it to say, the Logan Longhorns are getting a little tired of coming to Melrose. Logan has faced the Buffaloes four times this season, with three of those games in Melrose – and all three resulting in losses. Junior Chance Brittenum hit four 3-pointers and scored a personal-best 20 points as the Buffaloes (23-3), ranked No. 1 in Class 1A, posted a 73-66 win over the third-ranked Longhorns (23-5), who are 2-5 against Melrose and second-ranked district membe...
Portales High’s girls looked to be in deep trouble most of the way in Thursday’s District 4-4A tournament semifinal game against Lovington. Lady Wildcats junior guard Aubrey Aranda hit a 3-pointer on Lovington’s first possession, and they never relinquished the lead in a 50-46 victory over the Lady Rams at the Ram Athletic Center. Sophomore guard Malaiya Castro scored 12 points while Aranda and senior forward Erlin Salcido had 11 apiece. Lovington (17-12) traveled to top-seeded Artesia on Friday night in the finals and...
RIO RANCHO – Clovis High’s baseball team jumped on Los Lunas early on Friday and handed the Tigers a 12-8 setback in a six-team get-together being hosted by Rio Rancho Cleveland. In Thursday’s season opener, the Wildcats dropped a 9-7 decision to the host Storm. They wrapped up play in the event on Saturday against Belen. “I’m happy with the way the kids have competed,” CHS coach Richard Cruse said. “If somebody hit us in the mouth, we always came back.” Senior Jasiah Mendoza went 4-for-4 with a double and...
LUBBOCK – The ball didn’t bounce Farwell’s way at the end on Tuesday night, and as a result the Steers’ season is over. Floydada finished out the game on an 11-2 run and the Whirlwinds posted a 59-53 victory at Lubbock Christian’s Rip Griffin Center in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal game. It was the second consecutive season Floydada has eliminated Farwell to advance to the regional semifinals. Prior to last year, the Whirlwinds hadn’t gotten this deep in the tournament since 2008. Floydada (28-8) won its sixth...
CARLSBAD – It would be interesting to see what kind of seed Clovis High's girls would get in next week's Class 5A state tournament if it weren't for Carlsbad. The Lady Wildcats have gone 20-8 this season, but three of those losses have been administer by the Cavegirls (16-11) – by a total of five points, no less. Carlsbad had only eight points at halftime on Thursday's District 4-5A tourney semifinal and trailed by 18 in the third stanza, but the Cavegirls held Clovis to...
Eastern New Mexico University's men recently had a game where seven of nine players in uniform scored in double figures and the other two finished with six points apiece. The Greyhounds topped that on Thursday night, returning senior guard/forward and Lone Star Conference scoring leader Jahcoree Ealy back to the mix. This time, eight of 10 players reached double digits while the other two had six each in a 125-84 rout of Western New Mexico at Greyhound Arena. The result left E...
Eastern New Mexico University’s softball team got a big monkey off its collective back on Tuesday. No, make that more like a gorilla. Senior designated player Taighen Whitzel’s one-out, walkoff home run in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Greyhounds to a 4-3 Lone Star Conference win over Lubbock Christian at Greyhound Softball Field, ENMU’s first win all-time against the Lady Chaps. LCU came into the series 42-0 against the Hounds dating to their first meeting in 2010. On Wednesday, the Hounds were primed to...
Clovis Christian’s boys and Texico’s girls opened their golf season on Monday in the Texico Invite at Colonial Park Golf Course. Texico’s girls were the only full team in the event and fashioned a four-person score of 420. Senior Liz Elam led the way, shooting 42-43 – 85, while Sophie Schaap shot 50-57 – 107, Sierra Hunt 58-53 – 111 and Gabrielle Delarosa 54-63 – 117. CCS had two entries, with Lauren Weaver at 56-59 – 115 and Kaprice Foote at 62-61 – 113. On the boys’ side for the Eagles, senior Noah...
NORMAN, Okla. – Senior Timothy Frederick placed in three events, including a win in the 200, in the Lone Star Conference indoor track meet over the weekend at the University of Oklahoma. ENMU’s men finished eighth in a nine-team field with 23 ½ points while the women, who also got a win from freshman Grizell Scarlett in the 60 in 7.49 seconds, were sixth of 10 teams with 29 points. Frederick became the first ENMU male to win an event at the LSC indoor meet since 2018, running a finals time of 21.61 seconds in the 200....
HOBBS – For the third time this month, Roswell High gave Clovis High all it wanted on Monday night. The Wildcats, though, pulled away down the stretch to take a 55-44 win over the Coyotes at Hobbs’ Ralph Tasker Arena in the tiebreaker game for the District 4-5A regular-season championship. As a result, the Cats (19-8) will host Saturday’s 6 p.m. tourney title matchup at The Rock. Brothers Jayden and Marvin Cox combined for 41 points and came up with some clutch plays late to help the Cats pull away from a two-point...
AUSTIN, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team is still looking for its first series win. On Sunday, the Greyhounds had a great chance to do just that, but they couldn’t hang on to an 8-0 lead and St. Edward’s rallied late for a 9-8 victory and a series split. Trailing 8-0, the Hilltoppers (6-8, 6-6 LSC) scored seven times in the bottom of the sixth, capped by a three-run homer from junior designated hitter Dillon Flores, then got a bases-loaded, two-run single with two out in the eighth from senior...
It's been a season of "what ifs" for the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team. Fully half of the Greyhounds' 26 games have been decided by six points or less (6-7), and they've had their share of disappointments. On Saturday, though, they got one to bounce their way as junior forward Ishuana Hunter found senior guard/forward Deja Adrian for a back-door layup with 3.6 seconds left for a 56-54 Lone Star Conference win over Arkansas-Fort Smith at Greyhound...
Eastern New Mexico University's softball team kept its hot start going over the weekend, capping a three-game Lone Star Conference series sweep of St. Edward's with a 15-5 drubbing of the Hilltoppers at Greyhound Softball Field. ENMU, playing its first home games, came into the weekend just 4-18 all-time against the Hilltoppers, but now sport a 4-2 record against them in their own park after their first sweep of St. Ed's. ENMU (13-4, 6-3 LSC) pounded out 12 hits in Sunday's...
Arkansas-Fort Smith may rank near the bottom of the Lone Star Conference men's basketball standings, but the Lions certainly didn't play like it on Saturday. Coming off a 109-106 loss on Thursday at Western New Mexico in triple overtime, UAFS stayed in contention for almost the entire game before Eastern New Mexico University finally nailed down a 92-85 victory at Greyhound Arena to clinch a berth in next week's LSC tournament at Frisco, Texas. Senior guard Greg Johnson...
LEVELLAND, Texas – The bad news is the Farwell girls' dream of a trip to the Class 2A state semifinals at the Alamodome in San Antonio came to an end on Saturday. The good news is the bulk of the squad consists of juniors, and they'll be back next year for another run. Wellington got off to a strong start and the Lady Skyrockets went on to a 56-44 victory over Farwell at South Plains College. The Lady Skyrockets (29-6) will now take on Nocona (34-3) in the semifinal round at...
RIO RANCHO – Four members of the Clovis High wrestling program represented the school over the weekend in state competition at Rio Rancho Events Center, and each came away with at least one win. Senior Fidel Madrid led the way, earning ninth place with a 2-2 record in the boys’ 139-pound division. He lost in the opening round to sophomore Justin Owens of Carlsbad by major decision 9-0, then came back to pin Mayfield junior Chase Kaufman in the second period and defeat junior Bubba Marrujo of Roswell High 7-4 before being...
ALBUQUERQUE – The senior-laden Clovis High boys swim team did well in Friday and Saturday's state meet hosted by Albuquerque Academy, finishing sixth in team standings. Meantime, the younger Lady Wildcats earned fifth place, and have high hopes for doing even better next season. Both squads had seven entries score in the top eight. Seniors Porter Kidd and David Reeb each placed in two individual events and on two relays for the boys, while senior Kriday Andiboina scored in t...
MELROSE – Melrose's boys overcame a slow start Thursday night, using a 26-point second quarter to take the lead en route to a 60-49 District 6-1A victory over Fort Sumner in a battle of the top two teams in Class 1A. Junior Josiah Roybal tallied a season-best 18 points and junior Chance Brittenum added 12 for the second-ranked Buffaloes (22-3, 4-2 district), who got scoring from nine players. Trailing by 11, the Buffs' second-quarter surge gave them a 32-30 halftime lead...
LEVELLAND, Texas – Farwell’s basketball teams continued their surge through the Texas Class 2A playoffs, extending lengthy winning streaks in the process. At South Plains College, the top-ranked Lady Blue ran off their 19th consecutive victory, including four in the postseason, bolting to a 23-1 second-quarter lead en route to a 43-26 win over Christoval. Farwell (33-3) faced seventh-ranked Wellington (28-6) in Saturday’s regional final with a trip to Thursday’s state semifinals in Austin on the line. Against...
Poor free throw shooting nearly cost Portales High's girls their District 4-4A and regular-season finale against Lovington on Friday night at the Ram Athletic Center. They recovered in overtime, though, scoring the final eight points to eke out a 62-57 victory over the Lady Wildcats and claim the No. 2 seed behind Artesia in this week's district tournament. Third-seeded Lovington (15-11, 2-4 district) hosts Roswell Goddard at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, with that winner traveling to...
ROSWELL – Clovis High’s boys dug themselves out of an early hole Friday night, then fell right back into the hole. As a result, the Wildcats shared the regular-season District 4-5A title with Roswell High after losing to the Coyotes 69-60. The teams meet at 6 p.m. on Monday at Hobbs, with the winner earning the top seed in the district tourney and advancing to host Saturday’s 6 p.m. title tilt. CHS boys coach Josh Mattox was not happy with what he saw. “We played out of our minds, and in a negative way,” he said....