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  • Melrose stomps Cloudcroft

    Peter Stein|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    MELROSE - While the Melrose football team was going through pre-game warmups Friday night, its Buffalo mascot was bopping to some soft rock blaring on the loudspeakers at Melrose High School. Soon after, the top-seeded Buffaloes rocked to the tune of a 58-0 win over Cloudcroft in the eight-man quarterfinals. They will host Tatum in next Friday's semifinal round. Not surprisingly, everything clicked for the Buffs. Their offense moved the ball up and down the field almost at wil...

  • ENMU on national stage

    Jamie Cushman|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    PORTALES - When the Eastern New Mexico University football team faces off against Midwestern State for a share of the Lone Star Conference title tonight, the fans inside Greyhound Stadium won't be the only ones watching. The Greyhounds' final game of the regular season will be streamed live online via ESPN3, the online home for ESPN broadcasts. ENMU Director of Athletic Communications Adam Pitterman said for the most part, the university did not need to make any major...

  • Prep football: Clovis tops Jaguars

    Eric Murray|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    ALBUQUERQUE - The Clovis Wildcats proved in Friday's first-round contest that it's not about winning style points in November, but just winning. The No. 9 'Cats halted No. 8 Atrisco Heritage Academy's triple option rushing attack, holding the Jaguars to just 143 rushing yards in a 26-8 victory. "We talked about it all week, we knew they had a great running game. Their triple option is really hard to stop, and we hadn't seen it probably since the last time we played these guys...

  • Plenty riding on season finale for Hounds

    Peter Stein|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    PORTALES — A share of the Lone Star Conference championship. A new rushing record. Carrying a win streak into the postseason. A chance for that postseason to be the NCAA Division II playoffs. All of the above is at stake tonight when the Eastern New Mexico University football team hosts Midwestern State in the regular-season finale for both teams. Throw in an audience live-streaming via ESPN and you’ve got yourself a nice helping of drama for tonight’s game at Greyhound Stadium. First of all, the Greyhounds will grab their sl...

  • ENMU women's basketball team falls in season debut

    The Staff of The News|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    DURANGO, Colo. — Marissa Hirchirt sparked a 9-1 third-quarter run with a three-point play, and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology never lost the lead in posting a 65-57 victory over Eastern New Mexico in the season opener for both teams at Whalen Gym. Taylor Molstad scored 12 points to lead three players in double figures for the Hardrockers, who won a back-and-forth game that featured four ties and seven lead changes. Mikaehla Connor had game highs of 16 points and seven rebounds for the Greyhounds, who held advanta...

  • Three area teams reach state volleyball championship matches

    The Staff of The News|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    RIO RANCHO — Three eastern New Mexico volleyball teams will be playing today for state volleyball championships, and at least one team is guaranteed to come home with a blue trophy from the Santa Ana Star Center. It’s going to be the fifth time that counts in Class 1A, with top-seeded Elida facing No. 2 Melrose with its seven-year championship streak on the line. Meanwhile, top-seed Texico goes for a Class 3A four-peat against a familiar foe in No. 2 Santa Rosa. The Tigers (23-2) made their way into championship Saturday wit...

  • Angelo State sweeps ENMU volleyball team

    The Staff of The News|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    SAN ANGELO, Texas — Seven of the eight positions in next week’s Lone Star Conference volleyball tournament were still to be decided entering Friday’s contests, with only first-place Tarleton State locked into its position. Now, on the final day of the regular season, it’s two down and six to go with Eastern New Mexico looking at either the sixth, seventh or eighth seed. Angelo State, 25th in the nation, guaranteed itself no worse than the fifth seed with a 25-17, 25-13, 25-21 sweep of the Greyhounds Friday evening. The Ram...

  • ENMU signs pair of guards for 2018-19 season

    The Staff of The News|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    PORTALES — Before Eastern New Mexico’s women’s 2017-18 basketball season even began, the team started working on its 2018-19 roster. The school announced the signing of guards Zamorye Cox of Portales and Natalie Stice of Tahoka, Texas. Cox, a senior at Portales High School, had already verbally committed to the Greyhounds in the fall. “We have always wanted to make sure we keep as many local kids as we can,” ENMU coach Josh Prock said in a release. “Zam is one of the best players in the state of New Mexico this year. She i...

  • Pages past - Nov. 11

    Updated Nov 10, 2017

    On this date ... 1987: Demolition was under way on the old Santa Fe Railway roundhouse in Clovis, marking the end of an era for the city. The roundhouse and other nearby buildings had been completed in the early 1900s, and were to be removed by the end of the year. Other buildings that had already been razed at the site included the old apprentice school where new railroad employees were trained, and a building known as the "B and B" where bridge-building workers were housed...

  • Portales students play hard at end of health program

    Eamon Scarbrough|Updated Nov 10, 2017

    PORTALES - Ready, set, play: Valencia Elementary School students on Friday experienced the fun of eating healthy and staying active. Third- and fourth-graders were put through a gauntlet of activities, ranging from jump rope to "Mario Kart," in which high school volunteers pushed students up and down the gymnasium on scooter boards. All this was the culmination of "Eat Smart to Play Hard," a six-week program that encouraged children to take home healthy recipes and exercise re...

  • Meetings calendar - Nov. 11

    Updated Nov 10, 2017
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    Monday • Portales School Board — 6 p.m. in board room, 501 S. Abilene. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Clovis Board of Education — 5:30 p.m. in board room, 1009 Main St. Information: 575-769-4300 Wednesday • Chamber Board of Directors — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis Chamber of Commerce. Information: 575-763-3435 • Local Emergency Planning Committee — 1 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursd...

  • Events calendar - Nov. 11

    Updated Nov 10, 2017

    Today • Holiday Bazaar — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Admission: Free. Information: 575-693-5962 • Veterans Parade — 10 a.m. on Main Street, Clovis. Information: 575-763-3431 • Meals on Wheels Arts and Crafts Fair — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the commons at Clovis Community College. Information: 575-763-4400 • “Proof” — 2 p.m., 7 p.m. play at University Theatre Center, Eastern New Mexico University. Tickets: $5 general, students free. Information: 575-562-2711 • Read to Reel movie — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Li...