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File photo Senior Kyleigh Guthals helped Clovis reach its first state tournament since 2006....
FILE PHOTO Jarron Hill signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Eastern New Mexico University Thursday. He is 10-0 on the mound and batting .542 on the season for the Wolverines (24-1).... Full story
Staff report The state seeding committee likely had some doubts about Shiprock’s schedule, which may explain why the Chieftains are the visiting team today in Portales despite a 20-4 record. The only concern for eighth-seeded Portales is making sure the Shiprock doesn’t get to 22 wins as the teams open a best-of-three series at 4 p.m. at Ram Field. link File photo Portales sophomore Grant Wagner slides safely into home during a home series against Ruidoso earlier this season....
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Since his junior year, Jarron Hill thought he could make the jump to play college baseball once he’d left Class 2A Texico. His senior year, a 10-0 record and a .542 batting average has done little to shake that confidence. Hill took one more step Thursday, signing a letter of intent to play next season for Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. link FILE PHOTO Jarron Hill signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Eastern New M...
Staff report ALBUQUERQUE — It wasn’t a good day — in terms of results, anyway — for the Portales High girls tennis squad. All three PHS entries — two in doubles, one in singles — lost in Thursday’s quarterfinals of Class 1A-3A state competition at the Jerry Cline Tennis Complex after advancing with opening-round wins on Wednesday. Lady Rams coach Ann-Marie Bucksath said her players competed well, with all facing higher-seeded opponents. “We played good tennis,” Bucksath said. “At state, you match up with the best. We just d...
File photo Portales sophomore Grant Wagner slides safely into home during a home series against Ruidoso earlier this season. Portales, seeded eighth in Class 3A, hosts Shiprock in a best-of-three series starting today at 4 p.m....
FILE PHOTO Jarron Hill signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Eastern New Mexico University Thursday. He is 10-0 on the mound and batting .542 on the season for the Wolverines (24-1).... Full story
Staff report QUESTA — Questa’s Marcus Chavez pitched a complete-game four-hitter and the third-seeded Eagles shut out No. 6 Floyd 8-0 on Wednesday in a Class 1A state baseball quarterfinal. Zach Gallegos went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI for Questa (15-5), which faces No. 2 Magdalena (14-8) in a 4 p.m. semifinal at Lobo Field in Albuquerque next Wednesday. The Steers posted a 10-0 quarterfinal win over McCurdy on Wednesday. The championship will be at 1 p.m. next Thursday at Isotopes Park. Senior W.T. Whi...
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Damon Baca of Portales stands from the flag where he sunk a 50-foot putt for $5,000 at the Greg Skarda Memorial Golf Tournament....
When Damon Baca hit the best golf shot of his life, his first thought was, “Oh (shoot), it’s short.” But it wasn’t. Baca, a Colorado native and recently retired master sergeant from Cannon Air Force Base, picked up $5,000 for dropping the 50-footer. A Portales resident playing in the Greg Skarda Memorial Tournament in April, Baca’s name was drawn for an opportunity to take the shot. He’s been the talk of the Colonial Park Country Club since sinking it, but he’s about to find...
Staff report Eastern New Mexico University has named eight athletes as team representatives of its 2013-14 academic athletes of the year list. “One of the strengths of NCAA Division II is the emphasis on academics,” ENMU Athletic Director Jeff Geiser said in a university release. “We truly put the “student” in student-athlete. We here at Eastern are proud of our accomplishments in sports, but equally proud of our performance in the classroom.” The athletes honored are: Jaylyn Cooper, women’s basketball: Cooper, a sophomore m...
Baseball State tournaments (Seeds in parentheses) Round-of-16 Best-of-three series Friday, Saturday Note: In most cases, 1 game Friday, 2 if necessary Saturday in Classes 3A-5A; game times are for Friday. Class 5A (16) Cibola at (1) La Cueva, 4 p.m. (9) Valley at (8) Hobbs. 5 p.m. (12) Onate at (5) Volcano Vista, 4 p.m. (13) Alamogordo at (4) Carlsbad, 6 p.m. (14) Manzano at (3) Rio Rancho, 4 p.m. (11) Rio Grande at (6) Mayfield, 5 p.m. (10) Gadsden at (7) Rio Rancho Cleveland, 4 p.m. (15) Las Cruces High at (2) Eldorado, 4... Full story
link Christina Calloway: Staff photo Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Director Karl Terry tests the mic Thursday night at the Roosevelt County Election Forum held at the Yam Theatre. Behind him are the Republican Roosevelt County Commission candidates facing off in the June primary. Senior writer [email protected] Roosevelt County candidates in the June primary election showcased their public speaking skills and showed voters their differences and similarities from...
Staff writer [email protected] Kamarie Schmidt, 24, has many plans when she leaves Portales. One will be going to the University of Northern Iowa to get her master’s degree in music education. “I am a little apprehensive being 16 hours away from home, but I am very excited too,” Schmidt said. Schmidt, from Farwell, has spent six years at Eastern New Mexico University and she will be graduating at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Greyhound Arena with 561 students.link Lillian Bowe:... Full story
link Alisa Boswell Staff writer Without fail, anytime Editor David Stevens and I have brief periods of sitting and waiting in a room or in the car, we always end up talking about movies. On a drive to our Tucumcari office Monday, we talked about a wide variety of movies and naturally, the first 20 minutes of that conversation was dedicated to John Wayne, with both of us being big fans of The Duke. And much to my surprise, Stevens made me aware of a John Wayne movie I did not...
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Curry County Relay for Life — 6 p.m., Hillcrest Park Soccer Fields. Information: Claire Burroughes, 219-9159. Saturday Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build — 8:30 a.m., 314 East Kaywood Street. Will be building framing elements for a three bedroom house. No experience necessary. Lunch will be provided. Maximum of 15 volunteers. Information: 359-1344. ENMU Graduation — 10 a.m.... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Wednesday • 12:35 a.m.: Officer requested, 400 block of North Main Avenue. • 1:14 a.m.: Officer requested, Second Street and Avenue D. • 2:16 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 100 block of Airport Road. • 2:37 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 900 block of East Canadian Street. • 7:23 a.m.: Warrant service, U.S. 70. • 7:29 a.m.: Welfare check, 1700 block of North Boston Street. • 7:52 a.m.: Alarm activation, 400 block of North Kilgore Street. • 8:2...
