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Staff writer [email protected] Whether the defense is 4-4, 3-4, 4-3 or 4-2-5, they’re all just numbers to the Clovis Wildcats. link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Jordan Holguin, who led Clovis in tackles last year, will be a key cog in the Wildcats’ 4-2-5 defense this season. The Cats open on Aug. 30 against Goddard in Roswell. But then again, so is 391. It’s the points-against total for Clovis last year, breaking the school mark of 367 set in the 2012 campaign. It was, simpl...
Ronnie Jones believed in the power of athletics to build character and instill life-long lessons. That’s how one kid wore cowboy boots during football practice. And nobody was a bigger fan of the Muleshoe Mules. “He would always talk about how nobody is better than the Muleshoe kids, nobody works harder than the Muleshoe kids and nobody had dreams bigger than the Muleshoe kids,” football coach David Wood said. Muleshoe schools plan to honor Jones, a longtime coach, teacher, administrator and broadcaster, with a plaque on th...
Sports writer [email protected] After falling short in their bid for a third consecutive District 4-5A title last fall, the Clovis High boys soccer team is looking to start another streak in the new District 4-6A. The Wildcats, as well as all other non-football fall sports teams in New Mexico, begin official fall practice on Monday. The addition of Alamogordo to the district will spice things up, seventh-year coach Greg Trujillo said. Last year, the Tigers beat CHS twice in overtime, including coming from a 4-0 halftime d... Full story
Staff report PESARO, Italy — The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team stayed perfect on its Italy tour Saturday, notching a 70-54 win over the Adriatic Sea Sirens. Junior Brea Mitchell hit four 3-pointers as part of her game-high 16 points in the victory. Clovis native Antiesha Brown poured in 13 points and nine rebounds for UNM, which led 15-4 early and led by as many as 18 in the second half after the Sea Sirens cut the deficit to 36-32 at halftime. UNM beat AS Vicenza 74-37 on Thursday. “We played well,...
Staff report Portales High football coach Jaime Ramirez and his staff pretty much know what they have in the skill positions as they prepare for the upcoming season. The offensive and defensive lines, though, are another story. The Rams completed their first week of practice on Friday with their first full day in pads. Ramirez, in his third season at PHS, said the lines could include several sophomores, perhaps in starting roles. “We’re having to replace (most of) the O-l...
link Anna Crook: Staff photo David Briseno, director of outreach for the Portales La Casa, was dunked Saturday at the annual La Casa health fair as a joke by 17-year-old volunteer September Northrip. Staff writer [email protected] Kimberly Bates and her 3- and 5-year-old sons went to La Casa’s health fair to get their child wellness check-ups and immunizations Saturday, but the children were more entertained by Sparky the fire dog. Sparky is the mascot at the Cannon Air F...
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Staff report PESARO, Italy — The University of New Mexico stayed perfect on its Italy tour Saturday, notching a 70-54 win over the Adriatic Sea Sirens. Junior Brea Mitchell hit four 3-pointers as part of her game-high 16 points in the win at Pesaro, Italy. Clovis native Antiesha Brown poured in 13 points and nine rebounds for UNM, which led 15-4 early and led by as many as 18 in the second half after the Sea Sirens cut the deficit to 36-32 at halftime. UNM beat AS Vicenza 74-37 Thursday. “We played well,” UNM coach Yvonne San...
link David Stevens Editor At 85, it’s sagging and full of holes, abandoned about a mile west of Cannon Air Force Base. The grounds around it are covered in weeds and spent shotgun shells. Pigeons are the only frequent visitors. But the old barn on the old Beasley farm still attracts attention. Thrill-seeking teenagers have used it as a party barn for decades, claiming it’s haunted. Tall-tale tellers love to speculate; maybe it used to be a lookout for something sinister? The... Full story
link Baxter Black On the edge of common sense When you hear cowboys tellin’ stories, it’s common for a listener to say, “It’s a wonder you weren’t killed!” “Well, all I did was rope that sorry, no good, fightin’ bull with the crooked horn and tie him to a post in the corral, then throw another rope on him and tied it to the other side, then pulled him tight ‘cause I was by myself, you know. I had him out there in the middle of the corral sort of stabilized to where I though... Full story
KEVIN WILSON: Staff photo Portales coach Jaime Ramirez talks to Ram players about the importance of going hard throughout practice Thursday morning at Portales High School.... Full story
Staff report Cannon Air Force Base is offering local school teachers tips Monday and Tuesday aimed at providing insight on how to work with children whose parents are deployed. The 27th Special Operations Wing is scheduled to host Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations (TUDO), an event designed to give educators increased comprehension of the effects deployments have on military families, according to a press release from Cannon’s public affairs office. The event at the base is open to members of the Clovis and P...
Monday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 575-356-8598. City Pool — 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Portales City Pool. Information: 575-359-4805. Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 575-356-8598. Portales Municipal School Board of Education Meeting — 5 p.m., Portales High School Ram Athletic Center. Information: 356-7000. Lap Swim — 6 p.m. to 6:50 p.m., Portales City Pool. Information: 575-359-4805. Tuesday Yoga Fit — 8:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 575-356-859...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Thursday • 12:45 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1400 block of North Abilene Place. • 1:35 a.m.: Deputy requested, 1500 block of Simnacher. • 5:59 a.m.: Animal complaint, 900 block of South Boulder Avenue. • 6:30 a.m.: Remove subject, 100 block of Airport Road. • 7:04 a.m.: Welfare check, 1700 block of North Boston Street. • 7:42 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1400 block of South Avenue B. • 7:44 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 2100 block of Hayes Street. • 8:31 a.m.: Animal co...
linkA life filled with challenges and a supportive family has made MarkAnthony Baca into a multitalented performer and mentor. Baca is a self-proclaimed daredevil and has been doing stunt work for movies and television shows since 1992. He said he has been talking with Clovis city officials in an effort to gain approval to jump off of Hotel Clovis in October. Baca said he wants to perform the stunt for charity and plans to donate any proceeds from the event to anti-bullying...
link Courtesy of MarkAnthony Baca MarkAnthony Baca on the set of the SyFy television series “Defiance” on December 2012 in Georgetown, Texas. A life filled with challenges and a supportive family has made MarkAnthony Baca into a multitalented performer and mentor. Baca is a self-proclaimed daredevil and has been doing stunt work for movies and television shows since 1992. He said he has been talking with Clovis city officials in an effort to gain approval to jump off of Hot...
Courtesy of MarkAnthony Baca MarkAnthony Baca on the set of the SyFy television series “Defiance” on December 2012 in Georgetown, Texas.... Full story
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link Karl Terry Karl Terry Local columnist I met a pig on a walk-around the other day. He grunted several times but had little else to say. Driven by a young man with his new show stick. Roadwork before the fair should do the trick. I’ve started walking again in the mornings and it’s truly amazing what I’ve already experienced in just a few weeks. Besides the jackrabbits I talked about previously it’s been amazing what you see and hear early in the morning at the edge of town....
link Karl Terry Local columnist I met a pig on a walk-around the other day. He grunted several times but had little else to say. Driven by a young man with his new show stick. Roadwork before the fair should do the trick. I’ve started walking again in the mornings and it’s truly amazing what I’ve already experienced in just a few weeks. Besides the jackrabbits I talked about previously it’s been amazing what you see and hear early in the morning at the edge of town. The sho... Full story
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Monday: Daily Activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. (Clovis & Portales) Tuesday: Daily Activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. (Clovis); 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Sewing Group (Portales); 11 a.m. Wednesday: Daily Activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sewing group, 10 a.m. (Clovis); Bingo, 1 p.m. (Clovis); Loteria (Portales). Thursday: Daily activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Loteria (Spanish bingo),1 p.m. (Clovis). Friday: Daily activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily (Clovis and Portales): 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily acti...
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Monday: Daily Activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. (Clovis & Portales) Tuesday: Daily Activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m. (Clovis); 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Sewing Group (Portales); 11 a.m. Wednesday: Daily Activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sewing group, 10 a.m. (Clovis); Bingo, 1 p.m. (Clovis); Loteria (Portales). Thursday: Daily activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Loteria (Spanish bingo),1 p.m. (Clovis). Friday: Daily activities, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily (Clovis and Portales): 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Daily acti...
link Clyde Davis Local columnist With school looming on the immediate horizon, even more immediate for staff and faculty, it’s a fair time to revisit the question of quality vs. quantity, of accessible and easy versus slightly more value. The question is one of optimum value, under the particular circumstances. Example in context: Each summer we spend about a total of $10 for masks and swim goggles to be available to children who come to play in our pool during the hot months....
link Clyde Davis Local columnist 'With school looming on the immediate horizon, even more immediate for staff and faculty, it’s a fair time to revisit the question of quality vs. quantity, of accessible and easy versus slightly more value. The question is one of optimum value, under the particular circumstances. Example in context: Each summer we spend about a total of $10 for masks and swim goggles to be available to children who come to play in our pool during the hot m... Full story
