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PORTALES — When the Portales boys basketball team was down big to West Las Vegas in the third quarter Tuesday night, it almost seemed hard to remember that the Rams had actually been ahead midway through the second. But when Portales fought all the way back to win 62-61, it was the big third-quarter deficit that seemed to fade from memory. Dug into an 18-point hole Tuesday, the Rams staged a thrilling comeback victory that may define the rest of their season and help power them through to even bigger things. At the very least...
TEXICO — It was bound to happen sooner or later. Saturday, Texico’s boys basketball team endured something last season’s Wolverines didn’t endure until their 30th and final game. A loss. Incredibly, it took three overtimes to do it, but on Saturday night the Texico boys were beaten for the first time this season when they fell 61-59 in three — count ’em — three overtimes in the Farwell Tournament championship game. “I’m not sure that I’ve ever coached a triple overtime game,” Texico head coach Ty Thatcher said. “I’ve been in...
The lure, Jaden Isler said, was too strong to ignore. "When momma calls," he said, "you come home." The Clovis High School boys basketball program has begun a new era with Isler as its head coach. After four glorious seasons coaching the Elida girls 45 miles down the road, where he led the Tigers to four straight state championships, Isler returned to his alma mater last spring. The 29-year-old, a 2008 Clovis graduate, is following in the footsteps of his late father, J.D.,...
For Clovis’ winter teams, it will be a weekend spent far north and west of home. And, they all hope, a weekend that serves them well going forward. Thursday through Saturday, Clovis’ boys basketball team begins competing in the Academy Tournament in Albuquerque, while the Clovis girls team takes part in Rio Rancho’s Mel Otero Tournament during the same span. Saturday beginning at 10 a.m., Clovis’ swim team will be competing in the Belen Tournament. Between them they’ll log a lot of miles, plenty of time spent on buses. Bu...
SANTA FE — How the Portales girls basketball season goes is largely going to depend on whether a young Ram squad finds scoring options outside of senior post Taylee Rippee. They’re about to get a crash course, with the senior’s status up in the air following a 64-44 loss to Robertson in Saturday’s Santa Fe Tournament championship game. Aliziana Darley had 22 points, and the sibling pair of Jazmyne Jenkins and Jayden Jenkins combined for 31 as the Cardinals pulled away following Rippee’s departure with a dislocated shoulder...
