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HOBBS — Clovis High junior Connor Langrell took matters into his own hands in Friday’s baseball game against Piedra Vista. He pitched into the seventh inning and also helped break the game open with five RBIs in his final two at-bats as the Wildcats pulled away from Piedra Vista 8-3 in a six-team, three-day event hosted by Hobbs. Langrell, who had struggled in his first start of the season against Hobbs, bounced back with a solid mound outing against the Panthers (3-1), allowing six hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Jun...
The future might be brighter for eastern New Mexico, where solar energy is concerned as solar technology prices continue falling and the renewable energy tax credit remains. The Solar Energy Industries Association reports that solar photovoltaic (PV) prices have fallen by 19 percent over the last year and by 62 percent over the last five years. According to SEIA, there are 112 solar companies in New Mexico with 634 megawatts installed around the state, 253 megawatts in 2016...
Girls State tournaments Round of 16 Class 4A Portales 75, Pojoaque 37 Pojoaque (12-15) — Felyse Cordova 2, Lee Andra Apodaca 3, Michaela Martinez 9, Dallas Archibold 3, Taylor Roybal 4, Kalei Windham 2, Camille Cordova 5, Adrianna Quintana 2, Ashton Martinez 7. Totals 11 13-24 37. Portales (17-10) — Sarah Lovato 6, Zamorye Cox 25, Alexis Garcia 2, Jessie Campbell 6, Codi Flores 6, Kelly Fraze 8, Lindsay Blakey 6, Sky Marianito 2, Aaliyah Austin 2, Taylee Rippee 12. Totals 28 12-19 75. Pojoaque 9 12 8 8 — 37 Portales 22 24 20...
PORTALES - With the game wrapped up by halftime, the Portales girls basketball team easily advanced past the Class 4A girls round of 16 by beating Pojoaque Valley, 75-37. The fourth-seeded Lady Rams move on to an 11:30 a.m. quarterfinal Tuesday against District 4-4A rival Moriarty at The Pit. Moriarty topped Hatch Valley 49-41. Led by Zamorye Cox with 25 points, the Lady Rams (17-10) easily handled the Elkettes (12-15), who found themselves down 22-9 after the first quarter....
PORTALES — With a Class 4A state crown in mind, the Portales boys basketball team is preparing for the opening step tonight against Shiprock. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. at the Ram Athletic Center against the 15th-seeded Chieftains to open the state tournament. The winner faces either St. Michael’s or Wingate in a 4:45 p.m. Wednesday quarterfinal at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. When asked how Shiprock compared to teams the second-seeded Rams (22-4) have played this season, PHS coach Rickie McBroom quickly likened the...
CLOVIS — Clearly, Clovis High’s boys are a solid underdog in tonight’s Class 6A state round of 16 matchup against second-seeded Las Cruces High. The Wildcats are certainly ready to take on the challenge. “They’re playing well,” CHS boys coach Scott Robinson said of the Bulldawgs (24-4), who bring a 12-0 home record and a six-game winning streak overall into the 6 p.m. contest. “But our kids are excited to be in the state tournament. We want to give ourselves a chance to win.” To do that, they’ll have to make open shots a...
Most small-school basketball fans around eastern New Mexico, if not the rest of the state, are thinking there will be a Class 1A title clash between Elida and Melrose. Friday night's action did little to dissuade anybody. The top-seeded Tigers opened their bid for a seventh-straight small-school title with a 61-25 win over Carrizozo. Melrose, the second-seed and back-to-back 2A champ in 2015 and 2016, had an even easier time in a 55-13 victory over Reserve. Taylor Epps posted...
The company that brought Travis Tritt to Clovis in January lost more than $13,000 on the concert, but taxpayers did not lose any money, the promoter told Clovis city commissioners on Thursday. On the heels of the city of Clovis granting $10,000 in lodgers tax funds toward promotion of the Tritt concert, the Curry County Events Center manager delivered a report to commissioners. “I was asked to come before the City Commission to answer questions regarding the Spectra Presents concert, which received lodgers tax funds,” Joe...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Thursday • 12:40 p.m.: Ambulance requested, walk in • 3:38 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block South Avenue B • 3:43 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block East Spruce Street • 3:49 p.m.: Larceny, 1000 block North Main Avenue • 5:06 p.m.: Breaking and entering, 900 block of New Mexico 88 • 5:15 p.m.: Theft report, 100 block South Avenue A, report taken • 6:23 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1200 block North Abilene Avenue Friday • 8:32 a.m.: Ambulance...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 12:39 a.m.: Concealing identity, Hull Street/Eighth Street • 7:52 a.m.: Fail to yield left turn, 1400 block of North Pile Street • 8:55 a.m.: Report not required, Detention Center • 9:36 a.m.: Failure to appear, 500 block of Wallace Street • 12:22 p.m.: Failure to yield at intersection, 21st Street/Prince Street • 12:35 p.m.: Following too close, 600 block of North Prince Street • 1:12 p.m....
On this date ... 1992: Sandia Elementary School was host to an historic flag display on loan from the Santa Fe National Guard. The collection included 10 U.S. flags, some hand sewn and some with painted designs. Several of the flags were 200 years old. 1987: Eastern New Mexico University's Golden Library had received 27 volumes about the life and tribulations of the Lewis and Clark expedition team. The collection was donated by Raymond Averill of Sun City, Arizona, on behalf...
PORTALES — A district judge granted a continuance to the defense in a drug-trafficking case during a Friday morning docket call. Chance Plummer, 30, was arrested in April 2016 on charges of trafficking a controlled substance, along with several other Roosevelt County residents. Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Donna Mowrer granted the continuance after defense attorney James Klipstine cited the need to work out “procedural issues” before the original trial date of March 10. “If we could get the trial moved to after t...
PORTALES — Both the defense and the state are prepared for trial in a child molestation case, the prosecutor and defendant told Judge Donna Mowrer on Friday. Rocky Banda, 36, of Amarillo is representing himself in the trial, which is scheduled for March 28-30. Banda was arrested in February 2016 and charged with 24 counts of criminal sexual penetration of a child, as well as criminal sexual contact with a child and bribery of a witness. His victim was allegedly molested over several years. Banda has proclaimed his i...
The Latin Comedy Jam, featured on Netflix and Comedy Central, is making its way back to Clovis for a fourth time. This version, scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday at the Clovis Civic Center, features comics Flaco Martinez, Martin Rizo and Iggy Samaniego. None of them were part of the previous three Clovis shows. Mike Gotti, the show's host and producer, describes the Latin Comedy Jam as "all around funny" with fresh, new comedy. "You'll get more than you expected," Gotti said. "The...
CLOVIS — Larry Fry is stepping away after nearly two years in Clovis' city manager's chair. City officials generated a media release Friday announcing Fry's intent to resign effective April 30. "I am retiring under the PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico)," said Fry, who will have served just over two years as Clovis city manager by the end of next month, after working in the same capacity in Roswell for more than 20 years. "But I am still resigning a...
Monday • Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. in assembly room at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — Noon in Bert Cabiness City Government Center at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at courthouse, Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Curry County Commission...
Today • Angela Rudd & Hannah Weeks recital — 7 p.m. in Buchanan Hall at ENMU, Portales. Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 • Char-i-tea — 2:30 p.m. at NM Baptist Children’s Home Massey Center, Portales. Tickets: $10. Information: 575-356-4860 • Latin Comedy Jam — 8 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Tickets: $23. Information: www.laughkings.com • Clovis/Portales Kennel Club dog agility trials — 8 a.m. at Curry County Events Center. Admission: Free. Information: 575-935-7000 Sunday • ENMU Symphonic Band & Wind Symphony con...
