Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The courthouse square was alive with creativity as kindergarten through college students wielded their chalk for the ultimate artistic expression at the Third Annual Sidewalk Chalk Competition. According to Dawn Wolf-Taylor, a board member of the Portales Arts Council, those in kindergarten through sixth grade were part of the free draw and were not eligible to compete for prizes. "They can start figuring it out for when they're older," said Taylor. This year's theme was science fiction so Ericka Necker, a student from...
BASEBALL LINESCORES District 4-2A First game Santa Rosa 18, Texico 14 Santa Rosa 312 116 4 —18 16 2 Texico 116 102 3 —14 13 1 Ryan Lopez and Santiago Romero; Jaron Hill, Gentry Doolittle (6) and Josh Tredway. W — R. Lopez. L — Hill. Top hitters — Santa Rosa: Romero 3-4, 2 runs; Marcus Lopez 2-3, HR, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; Jacob Sanchez 3-5, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; Tim Valverde 3-5, HR, 4 RBIs, 5 runs; R. Lopez 2-5, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs. Texico: Hill 2-6, 2B, RBI, run; Doolittle 4-6, 5 RBIs, run; Tredway 3-5, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; Carlos Silva 2-5...
HOBBS — Portales senior Emily Walker and junior Jessie Privett reached the doubles finals before losing to a Hobbs tandem in Friday's Paul Baker Invitational tennis tournament. Nine schools participated, plus a junior varsity squad from Hobbs, with each having two singles and two doubles entries in boys and girls competition. Team scores were combined for boys and girls, with no final totals available, although New Mexico Military finished first and Hobbs second. Walker and Privett posted three wins, including a three-set vic...
LOVINGTON - Portales High's track teams finished third with 54 1/2 points in girls competition and fourth with 35 points on the boys side in Friday's Wildcat Relays, hosted by Lovington. Hobbs tallied 128 points to win a three-way battle with Clovis and Lovington, who tied for second at 125, for boys team honors. Clovis took the girls team title with 157 points to 144 1/2 for Hobbs. Hannah Cabledue had the top finish for the Lady Rams, tying for second in pole vault at 7 feet, 6 inches. Shereya Cox (long jump), McKenzie...
RUIDOSO — Senior left-hander Daniel Zapata threw a six-hitter and the PHS baseball team salvaged a district doubleheader split at Ruidoso on Saturday, beating the Warriors 14-4 after losing the first game 10-9. Todd Fuqua: Ruidoso Free Press Portales' River Fine follows his base hit during Saturday's District 4-3A doubleheader at Ruidoso. Zapata struck out seven and walked four in a 118-pitch effort. He also had a pair of hits and drove in four runs as the Rams (13-6, 2-2 district) broke a 4-4 tie with six runs in the top of...
SAN ANTONIO — After getting hammered in the first two games of their Lone Star Conference baseball series, Eastern New Mexico University got the pitching outing it needed in relief from senior Ryan Pruitt on Saturday. The Greyhounds just could never get their bats going, dropping a 3-2 decision to Incarnate Word in the second game of a doubleheader. ENMU (19-19, 6-13 LSC), which lost 13-1 on Friday night and 10-1 in Saturday's opener, will try to salvage the series finale in a noon (MDT) start. Pruitt (5-2) relieved s... Full story
KINGSVILLE, Texas — Walking a bit of a tightrope again, Eastern New Mexico University's softball team got its second shutout of the weekend and improved its chances of making the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament. Carlsbad freshman Mary Jo Granger pitched into the seventh inning and sophomore Katie Ramsay belted a two-run homer on Saturday as the Zias (14-33, 6-12 LSC) beat Texas A&M-Kingsville 6-0 on Saturday, moving into a tie for the eighth and final spot in the conference meet with Cameron, which was swept by A...
Anyone who isn't convinced yet that the industry of college athletics is out of control need look no further than the recent debacle at Rutgers University. The New Jersey university is giving its former athletic director, Tim Pernetti, his $1.2 million salary, plus an iPad and laptop computer, his car allowance and more than two years of health insurance coverage just to go away. Details of the settlement agreement were reported Monday by The Associated Press. Pernetti resigned in response to national outrage that followed... Full story
Here is the first paragraph of a story published in a New Mexico college newspaper. The words are exact except for the last two, which I have changed to "you know." They refer to oral sex and I am betting my readers, bright devils you are, will get the drift. "Want to learn about sexual violence, Gspots or how to give a great you know?" The story was in the March 26 edition of The CNM Chronicle, student newspaper of Central New Mexico Community College. That this was a newspaper devoted to sex was fairly clear from the... Full story
I can't figure out who deserves credit for what. Everyone is talented, but most do not reap fame and fortune from their genetic gifts. How much accolade do people merit for birthrights (or ostracism for unfortunate looks or addictions)? Do we give them credit for having the drive to capitalize on their talent, or is the drive also genetic? Thespians make millions on their looks and talent, but is the adoration warranted? And why do we value their opinions on non-acting issues? Alex Rodriguez may not win father of the year, bu... Full story
Area road construction and closure information for this week: State and Federal Constructors Inc. will be working from Avenue K, half a mile, going west and east to one lane traffic. The next two weeks, Avenue K and J will be closed....
It was a picture that stopped you in your tracks; a magnificent sorrel stallion with nostrils flared, flames reflecting in his wild eyes, mane flying aloft and a ball of fire roaring at the tip of his teeth! If ever there was a dragon horse snorting fire, this would be it. This image was the brain searing mental picture I formed as CB spun me his tale. It seems CB had made his regular morning visit over to his neighbor's house. The visit was part of their routine. They helped each other do their chores, then had a coffee and...
Monday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Zumba — 5:15 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit Training — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. The Negro Baseball League- An American History, book signing — 7 p.m., Eastern New Mexico University's Sandia Room. Author Byron Motley will sign books. Information: 562-2437. Tuesday Pancake Breakfast — 7:30-10 a.m., Portales Senior Center. Breakfast...
Jaelyn Jimenez will walk to be a leader Friday, Mary McWilliams will walk in May to honor a personal hero and with them will be thousands of others who are walking to find a cure for cancer. Jimenez, 10, has been dealt a large responsibility, a job her mom says she assumes now that her age as reached the double digits. She will lead the survivor walk at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Portales event at Eastern New Mexico University's Greyhound Arena. The event will help raise money in the fight against cancer...
