Articles from the April 5, 2013 edition

Friday Texico 9, Capitan 8 Capitan 104 003 0 — 8 11 2 Texico 203 200 2 — 9 13 2 Tracker Bowen, Raul Villegas (6) and Jacob Wilcox. John Myers, Miguel Reyna (5) and Jonah Walls. W — Reyna. L — Villegas. Top hitters — Texico, Jaron Hill 3-5, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Gentry Doolittle 4-5, 3 RBIs, 4 runs, D.J. Griego 3-4, RBI, run, Rafael Maldonado 1-1, 2 RBIs. Records — Capitan 6-2, Texico 4-4. Note: Freshman Rafael Maldonado, called up earlier in the day, hit the game-winning two-run single with two outs on a full count. District 3-...

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Junior right-hander Brian Kennedy threw 4 2/3 hitless innings in relief for Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team on Friday. Unfortunately for the Greyhounds, by the time he came into the game the proverbial horse was out of the barn. Angelo State did all its scoring in a three-inning span and the Rams cruised to a 9-3 Lone Star Conference victory over the Hounds at Greyhound Field. The teams play a 2 p.m. doubleheader today and a 1 p.m. single game on Sunday to close out the series. Center fielder Ryan Greer went...

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Sophomore Katie Ramsay pitched 5 1/3 innings in relief and also delivered a pair of hits on Friday as Eastern New Mexico University's softball team snapped a 14-game losing streak against Tarleton State with an 8-6 win in the opener of a Lone Star Conference doubleheader at Zia Softball Field. The win was the first for the Zias over the TexAnns since a 3-1 win on March 10, 2007. TSU, though, scored five runs in the first inning en route to an 11-5 win in the nightcap. The teams finish the series with a noon single game...

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Kiersten Ramirez pitched two complete games, allowing six hits and one run, and got plenty of support from sister Kailee Ramirez at the plate as Portales swept a pair of games Friday in the first day of the Ram Softball Tournament. Kiersten Ramirez tossed a two-hitter in a 7-1 win over Cobre, with Kailee Ramirez going 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Kailee Ramirez, a sophomore third baseman, hit a grand slam in the Lady Rams' second outing as Portales topped Hope Christian 8-0 in the six-team tournament. Portales (6-3)...

Sharna Johnson Local columnist

It's hard to imagine them being capable of acts of heroism. First and foremost, even though they do come in larger sizes — tubby being the most likely — domestic cats just aren't powerhouses. Sure they're great at getting themselves out of harm's way, slinking through tight spaces, landing on their feet and climbing out of trouble, but they aren't exactly built for dragging people out of burning buildings or digging them out of snow banks. And then there is the fact that as a general rule the personality of the cat is so fie...

Grant McGee Local columnist

A vacation in Florida a couple of weeks ago gave The Lady of the House and I the opportunity to catch up on watching movies. Being out-of-towners we rented our DVDs from the red vending machine called "Red Box" inside the Southern Supermarket. We have a few of these contraptions sprinkled around here on the High Plains. The super-duper automated machine displays what DVDs are for rent, you make a choice, slide your credit card through the credit card reader thingy and your DVD pops out. Returning the DVD became a minor advent...

An early-morning fire on Friday caused extensive damage to a Clovis home. The fire at 519 Merriwether started in or near an outdoor shed about 12:45 a.m. and displaced a family of six, Clovis Fire Chief Ray Westerman said. No injuries were reported. According to Westerman: - The fire spread from the shed to the two-story home and caused extensive damage, primarily to the second floor. - The cause of the fire is under investigation. The family living in the home is receiving relief assistance from Red Cross, including food,...