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Rams' Lovato to play for team in Colorado
PORTALES — Continuing his path to the next level in baseball, Portales High's Emilio Lovato will join the Boulder Collegians this summer as a member of the team's pitching staff. After leading Rams...
Rams beat Hope Christian to claim 4A baseball title
ALBUQUERQUE — Portales High and District 4-4A rival Hope Christian ended the season 2-2 in baseball matchups, but the Rams got the one that counted the most on Saturday. PHS handed the Huskies a...
Rams return to 4A finals
ALBUQUERQUE — Portales High's seniors came up big on Friday, especially late, helping the Rams advance to a second straight Class 4A state baseball championship game with a 4-3 comeback win over...
Softball deals Ruidoso loss, Portales baseball ready for Warriors
ALBUQUERQUE — The No. 2 Portales baseball team will take on No. 7 Ruidoso today in the second round of the Class 4A state tournament, the two teams' fourth and final meeting of the season. Along with No. 1 Hope Christian and No. 8 New Mexico...
Rams advance to state quarterfinals
PORTALES — In a classic pitching duel, Josiah Lucero and the No. 2 Portales baseball team got the better of No. 15 Santa Fe Indian, completing a best-of-3 series sweep and advancing to the next...
Rams roll to victory in series opener
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...
Lady Rams beat Moriarty twice
PORTALES — The Portales softball team continued its dominance through District 4-4A play, sweeping Moriarty in a doubleheader Thursday, 10-6 and 6-2. Wendy Baeza had another strong day from the...
Texico outlasts Portales
PORTALES — Texico High’s baseball team managed to hold on to an early lead to pick up the win over Portales 8-5 on Monday at Ram Field in the teams’ final game of the regular season. Going up 2-0 after the first inning, Texico managed to score...
WT flexes muscles in sweep of Hounds
PORTALES — Seventh-ranked West Texas A&M flexed its muscles on Friday. Despite a strong wind blowing in, the Lady Buffs pounded seven home runs and handed Eastern New Mexico University 15-1 and 7-2...
Lady Rams notch victory over Clovis
PORTALES — Behind an early barrage on offense and a strong outing from freshman pitcher Wendy Baeza, the Portales High softball team defeated Clovis High 8-1 on Tuesday at Wheeler Park. The Lady Ram...
Cats notch needed sweep
CLOVIS — The Clovis High baseball team picked up a much-needed sweep Saturday afternoon, taking a District 2-6A doubleheader from Santa Fe High by scores of 5-4 and 8-4 at Bell Park. Junior Sebastia... Full story
Silver capitalizes for 14-0 win in ENMU spring game
PORTALES — After a scoreless first half in Friday’s ENMU Green & Silver spring football game at Greyhound Stadium, it was the Silver team making the biggest plays after the intermission on its...
Rams blank Pintos in series opener 5-0
PORTALES — Behind the arm of Emilio Lovato and his season-high 13 strikeouts, the Portales High baseball team cruised to a 5-0 District 4-4A win over Moriarty on Thursday night at Ram Field. Lovato...
Rams, Huskies split pair
PORTALES - In a rollercoaster of a weekend, the Portales High baseball team took just one of three games from Hope Christian during their three-game District 4-4A series at Ram Field. After dropping F...
Foster sets pole vault record in Love/George meet
PORTALES — Clovis High's Burgin Foster not only managed to break his own school record in pole vault at Portales High's George/Love Invitational track meet on Friday, but he now owns the distinction of being this year's top vaulter in New Mexico....
Stadium gets first run for George/Love Invite
PORTALES — Greyhound Stadium will host its first track meet today as Portales High is putting on the annual George/Love Invitational. The meet, which will feature Portales and 13 other teams, will...
Rams rally for win in error-laden game
PORTALES — Despite only recording four hits, the Portales baseball team held on to pull off a 7-6 comeback win over Lovington Tuesday night. The Wildcats (3-11) didn’t fare any better from the field, recording only three hits all night. Both...
Eldorado sweeps Cats in baseball
CLOVIS — Despite strong performances from the mound, the Clovis High baseball team struggled defensively on its way to a District 2-6A-opening sweep by Eldorado on Saturday at Bell Park. The... Full story
PHS notches sweep against Lady Dons
PORTALES — It wasn't a pretty affair, but the Lady Rams still managed to pull out the win over West Las Vegas Thursday afternoon during Game 1 of the team's doubleheader at Wheeler Park. Lady Rams...
Rams top Roswell in doubleheader
PORTALES — The Portales High baseball team continued its winning ways on Tuesday, carrying the success the Rams had over the weekend on to a 3-2, eight-inning win over Roswell High in the opener of...
Rams sweep own tournament
PORTALES — The Portales baseball team received a big boost in confidence this weekend, sweeping its home tournament with games against Robertson, West Las Vegas and Sandia Prep. Starting Friday...
PHS track squads ready to roll
PORTALES — Looking to build on the success of last year, the Portales track and field team is ready to hit the track after months of preparation. Starting off the season at Hobbs on Thursday, the coaches and team are practically bursting with...
Portales gets split in opening doubleheader
PORTALES — In its first games of the season, the Portales High softball team posted a split with Robertson on Saturday, rallying to take the first game 7-6 in eight innings before dropping the...
Lady Rams seeking another run to state
PORTALES - After a somewhat shocking and abrupt end to the 2016 season, the Portales High softball team is ready to take the field again. Waiting for their full complement of players to join the...
Cats hand Rams 10-0 setback
CLOVIS — The Clovis High baseball team walked away with a with a run-rule win over Portales on Tuesday night, beating the Rams 10-0 in six innings at Bell Park. While the Wildcats improved to 6-3... Full story
