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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] Coming off last week’s 34-3 Lone Star Conference road win over Texas-Permian Basin, the Eastern New Mexico University football team looks to extend its winning streak to four as the Greyhounds host LSC foe Tarleton State at 3 p.m. today in its Homecoming game at Greyhound Stadium. While Tarleton State (3-3. 3-1 LSC) is a .500 team, ENMU coach Josh Lynn said this figures to be anything but an easy game. “They’re a good football team,” he said. “(Texans coach) Todd Whitten has done a great job... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Coming off last week’s 34-3 Lone Star Conference road win over Texas-Permian Basin, the Eastern New Mexico University football team looks to extend its winning streak to four as the Greyhounds host LSC foe Tarleton State at 3 p.m. today in its Homecoming game at Greyhound Stadium. While Tarleton State (3-3. 3-1 LSC) is a .500 team, ENMU coach Josh Lynn said this figures to be anything but an easy game. “They’re a good football team,” he said. “(Texans coach) Todd Whitten has done a great job...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] With the regular season winding down, both the Rams and Lady Rams face off against District 4-4A opponent Hope Christian today, with heavy playoff implications for both Portales teams. After a brutal span that saw the Rams playing nine games in three weeks, Portales had 10 days off to recover and prepare for its games against Hope today and Moriarty tomorrow. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Portales senior Freddy Exiga works on his penalty kicks... Full story
Staff writer [email protected] Call it fate, call it destiny, call it just plain luck, but if a 1943 U.S. Air Force delivery in Indiana hadn’t gotten delayed, Eastern New Mexico University wouldn’t have its current president. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Chief Warrant Officer Rupert Gamble and his son Steven pose outside the ENMU President's House Monday. That’s because Chief Warrant Officer Rupert Gamble met his wife, Dorothy, while he was waiting for that delivery order...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] FLOYD — It wasn’t pretty, but the Lady Broncos got on a winning path Tuesday night after sweeping Class 4-1A San Jon 25-15, 25-22, 25-14. Floyd (4-7, 2-4 district) did itself no favors throughout the match as the Lady Broncos had to fight back from a deficit in all three sets to deny San Jon (0-15, 0-6) its first win of the season. In the first two sets, Floyd had trouble getting any offensive points as they went through three servers in the...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] FLOYD — The Floyd Broncos closed out their homecoming week with an emphatic 60-6 6-man District 1 victory over Roy on Saturday afternoon in a game that ended at halftime via the 50-point mercy rule. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Floyd senior David Martinez, left, and sophomore John McDonald bring down Roy’s quarterback, forcing an incomplete pass in the first quarter of Saturday’s game. Floyd won 60-6. Floyd (2-2, 1-0 district) already had one d...
Staff writer [email protected] Following last week’s emotional 39-30 comeback victory over rival West Texas A&M to reclaim the Wagon Wheel, Eastern New Mexico University’s football team looks to extend its winning streak to three as it visits Lone Star Conference newcomer Texas-Permian Basin today in a 6 p.m. (MDT) start at Odessa, Texas. The Falcons (2-3, 0-3 LSC) are on a three-game losing streak. However, both wins have come at home, so ENMU coach Josh Lynn wants to make sure his squad doesn’t come in overc...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Some people are just born with the innate desire to help others. For Clovis resident Patricia Bazar, her daytime job at United Way isn’t enough as she also is a volunteer at the Clovis chapter of Kiwanis and is the most recent recipient of the El Desayuno Kiwanis Kachina Award. What is this award? David Briseno, the former president of El Desayuno Kiwanis, summed it up. “It’s given to a member every year that exhibits outstanding community service and service to the Kiwanis Club,” he said. Ba... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Some people are just born with the innate desire to help others. For Clovis resident Patricia Bazar, her daytime job at United Way isn’t enough as she also is a volunteer at the Clovis chapter of Kiwanis and is the most recent recipient of the El Desayuno Kiwanis Kachina Award. What is this award? David Briseno, the former president of El Desayuno Kiwanis, summed it up. “It’s given to a member every year that exhibits outstanding community service and service to the Kiwanis Club,” he said. Ba...
Staff writer [email protected] Following last week’s emotional 39-30 comeback victory over rival West Texas A&M to reclaim the Wagon Wheel, Eastern New Mexico University’s football team looks to extend its winning streak to three as it visits Lone Star Conference newcomer Texas-Permian Basin today in a 6 p.m. (MDT) start at Odessa, Texas. The Falcons (2-3, 0-3 LSC) are on a three-game losing streak. However, both wins have come at home, so ENMU coach Josh Lynn wants to make sure his squad doesn’t come in overc... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] After mercy-ruling Espanola Valley last week, the Portales Rams are ready to start District 4-4A play as they host Hope Christian in a 7 p.m. start today at Greyhound Stadium. Similar to the last few opponents Portales (5-1) has faced, the Huskies (3-3) operate from multiple offensive formations. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Portales junior linebacker Kiki Cabral (45) tackles a teammate during Wednesday’s scout team practice. The Rams begin D...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] With district play right around the corner, the Portales High volleyball team seems to have hit its stride as it swept the Class 5A Artesia Lady Bulldogs 26-24, 25-21, 25-13 at the Ram Athletic Center. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Portales junior outside hitter Trinity Kizer gets a kill in the first set of Portales’ match against Artesia. Portales in three sets and Kizer finished with four kills. The last times these squads met, Artesia (...
SPORTS EDITOR [email protected] The Easter New Mexico men’s soccer team earned a much needed win Saturday afternoon, beating conference opponent Lubbock Christian 2-1 at home. The Greyhounds (3-5-1, 2-4 Heartland) found the much needed win off two goals from first-time scorers Raith Houle and Mitchell Meisinger. Both players have been around the program, but neither had seen much time on the field until today. Staff photo: Matthew Asher ENMU senior forward Ryan McManus dri... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Lady Rams refused to get swept during their final match against the Lady Wolverines during their consolation match in the gold bracket this weekend’s Peyton Chavez Memorial Volleyball Tournament as Portales fought back from a two-set deficit to salvage its weekend with a five-set win 17-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-15, 15-7. Portales and Texico have to be disappointed in their showing during this weekend’s tournament as they battled each oth... Full story
Staff writer [email protected] PORTALES — The Lady Rams refused to get swept during their gold bracket third-place match against Texico on Saturday in the Peyton Chavez Memorial tournament. Portales fought back from a two-set deficit to salvage overhaul the Lady Wolverines 17-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-15, 15-7 at the Ram Athletic Center. link Staff photo: Matthew Asher Texico senior Jasmine Gannon goes for a tip between Portales’ Trinity Kizer, middle, and Falyn Hamilton dur...
Sports editor [email protected] PORTALES — The Easter New Mexico University men’s soccer team earned a much-needed win on Saturday afternoon, beating Heartland Conference opponent Lubbock Christian 2-1 at Greyhound Stadium. link Staff photo: Matthew Asher ENMU junior midfielder Nicolai Alstrom runs by a Lubbock Christian defender early in the first half for a breakaway attempt on Saturday at Greyhound Stadium. ENMU posted its second Heartland Conference win of the sea...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] What a difference a year has made for the Portales soccer program. Last year the Rams were 0-5 after five games, having been outscored 28-4 and were shut out three times. Following Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Artesia, the Rams are now a perfect 5-0 outscoring their opponents 26-2 with three clean sheet victories of their own. Senior Junior Salomon got the Rams started with his first goal coming in the 22nd minute to give Portales a 1-0 lead it... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University’s football season didn’t get off to the start the Greyhounds wanted with a 49-35 loss at Southwest Baptist. They have a chance to right the ship when the open Lone Star Conference play and the new Greyhound Stadium in a 7 p.m. clash today against new LSC member Western New Mexico. Turnovers hurt the Hounds in their opening loss, with three fumbles and an interceptions. The fumbles were each converted into touchdowns, giving the Bearcats an eas...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Coming into the game against West Las Vegas, Portales coach Jaime Ramirez said the Dons were a mirror-image of the Rams as both teams ran the same offense and defensive play styles. For the first half, that appeared to be true as Portales went into half-time with a 14-12 lead. Then came the third quarter and Portales (3-0) quickly shattered that illusion by scoring 41 unanswered to cruise to a 55-12 victory. The Rams were plagued by turnovers in the first half and had trouble stopping the...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Coming into the game against West Las Vegas, Portales coach Jaime Ramirez said the Dons were a mirror-image of the Rams as both teams ran the same offense and defensive play styles. For the first half, that appeared to be true as Portales went into half-time with a 14-12 lead. Then came the third quarter and Portales (3-0) quickly shattered that illusion by scoring 41 unanswered to cruise to a 55-12 victory. The Rams were plagued by turnovers in the first half and had trouble stopping the... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Much like last year, the Portales Rams dominated their first two opponents and are sitting at 2-0. Next up for Portales is the three-hour drive to Las Vegas to face the West Las Vegas Dons, a team that closely resembles the Rams in more ways than just an identical 2-0 record. Staff photo: Matthew Asher Senior running back Darion Ontiveros runs back a kickoff during practice. In two games Ontiveros has scored six total touchdowns. “Honestly, t...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] LOVINGTON — For the first time since 1983 the Portales Rams defeated the Lovington Wildcats in consecutive seasons. For the second time in two seasons, the Rams are 2-0. This time, the Rams rode a strong effort by running back Darion Ontiveros to a 38-26 victory. Ontiveros, who scored all three touchdowns in Portales’ 24-0 win last week over Texico, picked up right where he left off. He scored rushing touchdowns of 13 and 34 yards and tur...
Staff photo: Matthew Asher Portales quarterback Junior Ramirez avoids a tackle in the second quarter of Portales' 38-26 victory over Lovington. Ramirez ran for a touchdown and threw for a score as well....
STAFF WRITER [email protected] LOVINGTON — For the first time since 1983 the Portales Rams defeated the Lovington Wildcats in consecutive seasons. For the second time in two seasons, the Rams are 2-0. This time, the Rams rode a strong effort by running back Darion Ontiveros to a 38-26 victory. Ontiveros, who scored all three touchdowns in Portales’ 24-0 win last week over Texico, picked up right where he left off. He scored rushing touchdowns of 13 and 34 yards and tur...
Staff photo: Matthew Asher Portales quarterback Junior Ramirez avoids a tackle in the second quarter of Portales' 38-26 victory over Lovington. Ramirez ran for a touchdown and threw for a score as well.... Full story
