Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BASKETBALL Prep summaries Saturday Boys District 6-1A Clovis Christian 74, Logan 58 Logan (4-10, 0-1) — Brock Burns 6, Haden Judd 9, Christian Kotara 5, Kaeden Stoner 11, Skyler DeLuca 2, Zack Byrd 4, Diego Sanchez 7, Payson Nials 2, Park Strong 12. Totals 21 11-19 58. Clovis Christian (10-2, 1-0) — Noah Gershon 26, Jaden Martinez 1, Carter Teune 26, O.B. Blanco 7, Kimber Barnett 4, Caleb Van Beek 4, Austin Lingnau 2, Easton Adair 4. Totals 28 16-24 74. Logan 6 24 15 13 — 58 Clovis Christian 22 20 18 14 — 74 3-point...
PORTALES – Public schools will close in Portales on Friday due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, according to Superintendent Johnnie Cain. In a letter to parents, Cain said three schools in the district have reached a 5 % positive case rate, while three others are close to that percentage. State guidelines require schools to activate an enhanced COVID Safe Practices Plan when positivity rates are high, which includes closing for one day and deep cleaning. “Therefore, all schools will be closed on Friday, January 21 so that cus... Full story
CLOVIS -- Potential for hazardous weather and ongoing staff shortages has led to Clovis Municipal Schools canceling classes for Thursday. Classes are scheduled to resume on Friday, said Jelayne Curtis, the district's executive legal administrative assistant. "It just gives us a day to reset," Curtis said. Plus, she said, school officials don't want students having to contend with frigid temperatures and the potential for snow. School officials said last month the district had 47 teaching openings, including 21 at the... Full story
LOVINGTON — Less than 24 hours after losing big at undefeated Class 5A second-ranked Volcano Vista, Clovis High’s girls quickly got back on the winning track on Saturday. It’s a game the Lady Wildcats probably should’ve won, but it helped erase the sting of Friday’s 54-26 loss to the Hawks in Albuquerque. Getting back on that bus early on Saturday, the Lady Cats improved to 13-5 for the season by dismissing Lovington 59-30 as sophomore guard Zarai Lewis led three players in double digits with 15 points. CHS girls coach Jef...
UPDATE: Thursday’s mens game against ASG. Mary’s has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols with the Rattlers program. The women’s game against St. Mary’s and Saturday’s doubleheader remain on the schedule. COMMERCE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s road woes continued on Saturday as the Greyhounds dropped Lone Star Conference decisions to Texas A&M-Commerce, 92-60 in the men’s game and 94-65 in the women’s contest. For the season, ENMU is 1-7 in neutral-site and true road games on the men’s side while the women, wh...
CLOVIS — The mother of Sunday's shooting victim in Clovis said her daughter was shot by a man she knew who “walked up to her, yelled at her, and then shot her.” Jessica Gonzalez said her daughter, Esmeralda Gonzalez, 17, was recovering in a Lubbock hospital on Tuesday morning. “They said she's very lucky to have made it.” Police said Tuesday they are trying to locate the man Esmeralda said shot her. No warrants had been issued for arrests on Tuesday. Police said the teenager was shot in the driveway of a Mora Street re...
FARWELL — A juvenile male from Clovis and a woman from Bovina died in an apparent homicide-suicide that started early Sunday afternoon with a traffic stop in Bovina. Parmer County’s acting sheriff, Eric Geske, said Tuesday the pair were riding in a 1998 Chevy Suburban when their southbound vehicle was stopped by Bovina Police on U.S. Route 60. When police approached the vehicle, Geske said, it drove away south on U.S. 60. Police pursued as the Suburban drove south on U.S. 60. About halfway between Bovina and Farwell, Ges...
A virtual event in Clovis and a walk from Portales' Memorial Building to the Campus Union Building at Eastern New Mexico University honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. In addition, a special program assembled by ENMU students, faculty and Portales community members was aired twice on Monday on KENW public television. The keynote speaker for the Clovis virtual event, organized by the Clovis Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, was Marsha Hardeman, a...
Parmer and Bailey counties will have a combined six contested Republican primary races on March 1, with a three-way race to fill a vacant county judge seat. Winners in the 16 races will not face a Democrat in the general election. With Parmer County Judge Trey Ellis retiring, two are vying to replace him in the primary. The race features longtime County Sheriff Randy Geries and Isabel “Izzy” Carrasco, who is retired from the Department of Public Safety. Will Anderson, who is retired from the U.S. Navy and as a college ins...
The region's mild winter may be coming to an abrupt halt. A mostly sunny afternoon today is expected to turn into frosty, possibly snowy, weather tonight. And the trend will likely continue through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. “If we get any (moisture), it will be overnight Wednesday,” said Dan Heerding, Clovis' emergency management coordinator. “Could make for a messy Thursday morning commute.” But Heerding added, “The ground is really warm so it might not amount to anything. I hope I am wrong as...
Recommendations from the Biden administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seem to change weekly regarding coronavirus precautions. Americans are justifiably confused and are at risk of tuning out. For a Democratic administration struggling to create the appearance of command authority during an ongoing national crisis, the mixed messaging feeds the Republican narrative that Democrats are incompetent. Americans should, first of all, remember the pandemic response under the previous administration. President...
There’s almost no one more dangerous than a driver who refuses to yield because they have the right-of-way. I’ve known people who got into accidents because the other person was supposed to move over or slow down, and didn’t, and they weren’t going to let the other guy “win.” When two drivers of this sort encounter one another, have your camera recording. Personally, I think it’s more important to avoid an accident than to be “in the right.” I’ve tried to teach my kids that th...
Sometimes politicians govern. Sometimes they campaign. Most of the time, it’s hard to tell the difference. Take, for example, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s legislative agenda for this year’s 30-day session. It’s ambitious and aggressive, and just in time for her re-election bid. In her first three years in office, Lujan Grisham has accomplished a lot, thanks to her party’s domination of both legislative chambers and a growing surplus in state revenues. This combination of power and money gives her the ability t...
The commonplace. There’s a lot to be said for it, I think. By the way, if you do an internet search for “commonplace,” you may be surprised to find that, for more than a few centuries, a “commonplace book” or, simply, a “commonplace” was a book or notebook in which people wrote down and kept quotations, sayings, notes of all sorts, little bits of helpful knowledge, poems, recipes, measures, verses, and much more - stuff that just seemed useful to them and worth keeping handy...
CLOVIS - West Las Vegas came in with a less-than-full roster on Saturday, but the Dons were able to hold off Clovis High's first-year boys program in a 37-27 victory at Rock Staubus Gym. West Las Vegas had to forfeit four weight classes between 145 and 182 pounds, and actually trailed the Wildcats 27-25 at that point. But the Dons got first-period pins from Juan Martinez at 220 and Francisco Villa-Lopez at heavyweight to finish out the dual. CHS coach Eric Zottneck said his...
HOBBS — Clovis High’s swimming teams captured both titles in Saturday’s Eagle Invite, hosted by Hobbs H.S. The Wildcats scored 185 points in boys competition to outdistance Hobbs by 20 points. New Mexico Military was a distant third at 65. For the girls, the Lady Wildcats finished with 163 points to 104 for Artesia. Full results of the meet were not immediately available. Clovis won six boys and five girls events. Junior Clayton Hogan was a double winner, taking the 50 freestyle in 24.30 seconds and the 500 freestyle in a...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has named Tommie Moore its new strength and conditioning coach, according to a school release. “I am excited to join the Greyhounds as the head strength and conditioning coach,” said Moore, most recently an athletic performance intern at the University of Texas. “I have a passion for developing athletes holistically on and off the field of play and look forward to working with all of Eastern's student-athletes.” While with the Longhorns, Moore assisted with setting and achieving athlet...
LUBBOCK — Sophomore Marta Pascoa highlighted Eastern New Mexico University performances with a second-place finish in the women’s mile run in the season-opening Corky Classic track meet, hosted by Texas Tech on Friday and Saturday. Pascoa, an exchange student from Portugal, posted a personal-best time of 5 minutes, 26.04 seconds in the Saturday event. ENMU senior Aminata Kenyawani placed sixth in the same event, clocking 5:32.60. In Friday’s competition, senior Malethabo Seema ran third for the ENMU women in the 400 with...
CLOVIS — Clovis Christian’s boys have been rolling most of the season. With 10 consecutive wins, though, the Eagles are about to get into the meat of their schedule. Junior guards Noah Gershon and Carter Teune each scored 26 points on Saturday night, and the Eagles fought off a comeback bid by Logan to beat the Longhorns 74-58 in the District 6-1A opener for both teams at the CCS gym. On their remaining 13 contests, the Eagles (10-2 overall) have two games apiece with district rivals Fort Sumner (7-2) and Melrose (8-3), a r...
When it comes to the perfect venue for frittering away massive amounts of time, local newspaper archives are my downfall. I’ve spent most of my life in eastern New Mexico, so it’s always great fun to scroll through newspapers on the hunt for familiar names and events. But, honestly, I wouldn’t have to know a soul to appreciate the gems that regularly made it into print in older papers. I just blew most of a morning in a single issue of the Portales Valley News from 90 years...
