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  • Bears top Lady Cats in finale

    The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 19, 2017

    CLOVIS — Clovis High's girls had District 2-6A champion La Cueva on the ropes for most of three quarters on Saturday night at Rock Staubus Gym. The Lady Wildcats led by five points at halftime and were close until the final quarter before the Bears pulled away to a 57-44 win in the district and regular-season finale for both teams. The Lady Cats (9-17, 2-6 district) led 26-21 at halftime behind 12 points from junior guard Teya Morris. A late basket gave the Bears (17-7, 9...

  • CHS boys 5th, girls 6th in state swimming

    The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 19, 2017

    ALBUQUERQUE — Clovis High’s boys were fifth in the two-day state swimming meet at Albuquerque Academy, ending on Saturday. Meantime, the CHS girls came up just short in their bid for a top five finish. The Wildcats finished with 180 points, two ahead of sixth-place Albuquerque High, behind strong performances from juniors James Skuse and Seiji Aponte. Host Academy won the team title with 325 points to 256 for La Cueva and 243 for Eldorado. Those three schools finished in the same order on the girls’ side, with Academy tally...

  • Saturday area prep basketball summaries

    Updated Feb 19, 2017

    Boys District 2-6A Clovis 63, La Cueva 59 Clovis (12-14, 5-5) — Brandon Romero 9, Taitt Kuchta 10, Jakeem Wynn 9 9-10 27, Leroy Wilson 1 4-6 6, Jonathan Williams 3 5-8 11. Totals 19 21-28 63 La Cueva (11-13, 7-3) — Elijah Herron 4 4-4 14, Lawrence Calais 6 2-2 17, Kevin Fanelli 1 0-0 2, Thomas Jensen 2 2-3 6, Jeffrey Li 2 0-0 4, E.J. Herron 2 0-0 4, Cristian Ramirez 1 0-0 3, Jake Washecka 4 1-3 9. Totals 22 9-12 59. Clovis 11 16 14 22 — 63 La Cueva 14 14 14 17 — 59 3-pointers — Clovis, Kuchta 3, Romero. La Cueva, El. Calai...