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Serving Clovis, Portales, Tucumcari and the Surrounding Communities
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TUCUMCARI – Area boys and girls will be competing at the powerlifting state meet later this week at Rio Rancho Events Center. The boys compete on Friday, and the girls on Saturday. Lifting begins at 10 a.m. each day. Entries will be competing in the squat, bench press and deadlift. Below is a list of area state qualifiers by school and their weight division in their respective enrollment classifications. Class 1A-3A boys Tucumcari: freshman Julian Moralez, 123 pounds; senior Isaiah Ureste, 220 pounds Texico: senior Daniel H...
PORTALES – Portales High’s softball team opened a three-game homestand last week in grand fashion, blowing out Las Vegas Robertson 10-1 on March 31, before dropping both ends of a Thursday doubleheader to St. Michael’s 10-2 and 13-11. The Lady Rams were slated to host Clovis High in a twin bill on Tuesday night. Next up is the District 4-4A opener, a 4:30 p.m. single tilt against Lovington at home on Tuesday. PHS 10, Robertson 1 – The Lady Rams erased a 1-0 deficit with a six-run second and cruised past the Cardinals (2-5) a...
TUCUMCARI – Eighth-grader Kimberly Gardea played a sizable role in the Lady Rattlers' doubleheader sweep on Friday over the Portales junior varsity. Gardea earned complete-game victories in the circle in Tucumcari's 19-4 and 22-5 decisions over the Lady Rams. The right-hander, who has been pitching fast-pitch for years in the Quay County Little League, recently became the Lady Rattlers' No. 1 starter by default after sophomore Melanie Lisabelle left the team. "She's s...
HOBBS – Clovis High’s girls won three events while the Portales boys picked up a pair of victories in Hobbs’ Gene Wells Relays on Thursday. Artesia captured the team title in the 14-team boys division with 125 points to 110 for Andrews, while Portales finished seventh with 53 points and Clovis ninth with 40. Seminole (Texas) dominated the 13-team girls field, posting 182 points to 110 for Andrews. The Lady Wildcats were seventh with 52 ½ points and Portales placed 11th with 15. Clovis’ girls picked up their most points i...
PORTALES – After a rough start to District 4-4A play two days earlier, Portales High's tennis teams were able to earn a non-district split against New Mexico Military on Thursday. Artesia's squads dominated PHS in district duals on March 31, winning both matches by 9-0 scores. Portales was unable to win a set from either the Bulldogs or Lady Bulldogs. Against Roswell-based NMMI, though, the Lady Rams posted a 7-2 victory while the Rams absorbed a 6-3 setback. Against the R...
RATON – Raton blew open a close District 6-2A baseball game with seven runs in the fifth inning on Saturday to beat Tucumcari 14-4. The injury-depleted Rattlers (1-7, 0-2 district) trailed just 5-4 midway through the fifth before Raton’s rally. The Tigers added two in the sixth to end the game by the mercy rule. Jadon Navarro and Luis Archuleta each drove in two runs for the Rattlers. Archuleta pitched three innings and took the loss, allowing four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two. Nick Goe...
ROSWELL – Looking for a lift from a possible doubleheader sweep, Clovis High’s baseball team instead had to settle for a split against Roswell Goddard. Clovis took an early 6-0 lead and cruised to a 7-3 win in the opener of their March 31 twin bill behind a complete-game two-hitter from senior left-hander Joseph Hernandez. Then, with Game 2 tied 4-4, the Rockets erupted for nine sixth-inning runs and went on to post a 13-4 victory. The result left the Wildcats at 9-9 for the season with two non-district games remaining thi...
PORTALES – Eastern New Mexico University’s spring football game is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday at Steve Loy Stadium. “It’s a new era for Greyhound football,” director of athletics Kevin Fite said. “Going to practice and seeing the team compete has been impressive. My observation is that our team members have enjoyed these spring workouts and are excited to show the ENMU community a glimpse of what we will see during the 2026 season. “I’m inviting the whole ENMU community to come support the football team, congratulate th...
PORTALES – Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team got some of its best starting pitching of the season against 18th-ranked St. Mary's. Unfortunately, it resulted in only one win for the Greyhounds. After taking Thursday's series opener and dropping a pair of games on Friday, the Hounds were handed an 11-0 loss in Saturday's finale at Greyhound Field – shortened to seven frames by the 10-run rule – to put any hopes of making the seven-team Lone Star Conference tourn...
SANTA FE – Portales High’s baseball team split four games last week to move to 7-7 for the season, capped by a 9-6 victory over El Paso Da Vinci in the fifth-place game of an eight-team tournament hosted by St. Michael’s. Sophomore Jacoby Bamforth singled, doubled and tripled in four at-bats, scoring three times and knocking in one. Senior Carson Pfaffenberger also went 2-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored, while freshman Luis Nunez finished 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Next up for the Rams is a...
PORTALES – Eastern New Mexico University's softball team has lost seven of its last eight games after dropping three of four last week at Greyhound Softball Field on its pre-Easter Lone Star Conference homestand. The Greyhounds (15-18, 11-15 LSC) faced some tough competition, managing a Wednesday split against Texas Woman's before getting swept on Friday by Texas-Tyler. ENMU 12-1, Texas Woman's 6-9 – Freshman right fielder Natalie Rodarte was 4-for 5 with four RBIs and the...
MELROSE -The Farwell boys track team edged host Melrose on Thursday in the 20-team Buffalo Relays meet, while Logan got past Gateway Christian for the girls' top spot. Farwell's boys finished with 66 ½ points to 58 ½ for Melrose. Logan came in third with 43 points, while Tucumcari was fifth with 36 ½ and Texico took sixth at 35. Grady was 10th with 24 points and Floyd 13th with 12, while the Clovis junior varsity had eight points and Elida two. In girls...
TEXICO – The Texico baseball team put together a dominant week on the field, but it came at a cost. The Wolverines improved to 4-3 for the season with a 12-4 victory at Grady on March 31 and a 27-0 rout of District 2A-4 rival Jal at home on Saturday, while potentially losing sophomore Wyatte Ragsdale to a season-ending knee injury. In the win over the Bronchos (7-4), Ragsdale hit his team-leading second home run of the season before twisting his knee, with an MRI expected in the coming days. “Wyatte drives the ball – he’s...
CLOVIS – Clovis High’s boys and girls teams easily prevailed in a dual powerlifting meet against San Jon on Saturday. The Wildcats racked up 64 points while the Coyotes, who brought just four athletes, finished with 13. Champions for Clovis were Landon Ochoa in the 114-pound division, Christian Ochoa (123), Julian Pollard-Velasquez (132), Michael Chavez (148), Aadon Boydstun (165), Fidel Hernandez (181), Roberto Badillo (198), Broady Foote (242) and Jaxon Forrest (275). In girls competition, Clovis totaled 62 points to San...
EUNICE – Tucumcari’s baseball team lost three straight over the weekend in the Cardinal Classic, including a 10-8 decision on Saturday to Melrose where the Rattlers blew a lead in the last inning. Trailing 5-4, the Buffaloes rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh and held on as Tucumcari (1-5) put up three in the bottom half. It was the first win of the season for Melrose (1-6), which avenged a 25-4 loss at Tucumcari on March 20. “I told the guys we can’t overlook what we did to these guys a few days ago,” THS coach G...
ALBUQUERQUE – Two boys each from Texico and Logan, plus another from Melrose, represented the area in first-team all-state basketball selections on Saturday from the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Also, two girls from Logan and one each from Texico and Melrose landed first-team honors. Boys – Junior Jett Curtis and senior Bennett Wahlen from the two-time state champion Wolverines each earned first-team honors in Class 2A boys basketball. Senior Maverick Hawkins was an honorable mention selection for Texico. Log...
DEXTER – Portales High’s track teams dominated in the relay races as the Lady Rams took first place while the Rams were third in Dexter’s19-team Demon Relays on Friday. The PHS girls scored 65 points to turn back Gateway Christian (54). Meantime, Ruidoso claimed the boys crown with 100 points to 79 ½ for Hagerman and 65 for the Rams. The Lady Rams, who got individual wins from seniors Skyler Massey in high jump (4 feet, 8 inches) and Molly Ainsworth in pole vault (9 feet), came up victorious in the 400 relay (53.46 seconds) w...
TUCUMCARI - The Lady Rattlers softball team scored seven runs in the final two innings during a 12-10 comeback victory against the Clovis junior varsity during Tucumcari's season opener last week. The Clovis JV salvaged the doubleheader with a 31-23 victory in the second game. Freshman Hayley Naranjo and seniors Riley Knapp and Venus Garcia each drove in two runs for Tucumcari. Freshman Maaja Anaya totaled three hits, scored three runs and anchored the left side of the...
SANTA FE – Clovis High’s girls finished third while the boys were fifth in the Capital/Farmington team challenge over the weekend, hosted by Santa Fe Capital H.S. The six-team event consisted of two three-team pools on Friday, with teams matched up for Saturday’s finals with their corresponding pool-play finisher. The Lady Wildcats opened with an 8-1 loss to Piedra Vista, then bounced back to beat Santa Fe High 8-1 in Friday’s play. They then posted a 6-3 win over Rio Rancho Cleveland in Saturday’s third-place tilt. Sen...
LAS CRUCES – Needing to come up with something, Clovis High’s baseball team fell short in both ends of a doubleheader on Friday night. Mayfield erased a 9-3, sixth-inning deficit to take the opener 10-9, then held on for a 3-2 victory over the Wildcats in Game 2. The Cats and Trojans are among teams battling for position and a possible slot in the 16-team Class 5A state tournament in May. “It was a huge doubleheader,” CHS coach Richard Cruce said. “Not winning (at least) one of them, it really hurts us. We outplayed...
ROSWELL – Portales High’s baseball team built an early 6-0 lead and held on against a three-run seventh by host New Mexico Military on Saturday for a 6-5 victory in the third-place game of the eight-team Colt Classic. Senior Carson Pfaffenberger went 5 2/3 innings for the win, allowing two hits, two runs and seven walks while striking out 13. Meantime, he finished 2-for-2 at the plate, including a two-run homer in the third, and also was issued a pair of intentional walks. “I was kind of happy we bounced back on Satur...
CAPITAN – After opening the season with a 7-0 loss to the Portales High junior varsity – a game coach Colton Ferguson described as "knocking the rust off and getting back into baseball groove" – Elida responded with a perfect final week of March, winning all three games, beginning with a back-and-forth 12-11 victory at Capitan. "We didn't perform very well against the JV team, but beating a really good team like Capitan helps them build a lot of confidence," Ferguson said....
AMARILLO – Sophomores Nevaeh Barros and Joanna Miranda went 1-2 in girls pole vault, highlighting Clovis High performances in the Amarillo Relays track meet over the weekend. Host Amarillo High swept the championships in the 17-school event, with the Sandies rolling up 151 points to 82 for runnerup Dumas while the Lady Sandies collected 164 ½ points to beat out Amarillo Tascosa (124). CHS, meantime, was eighth in both divisions, with the girls scoring 30 points and the boys 25. The Wildcats and Lady Wildcats were the only no...
EDMOND, Okla. – Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball claimed its first series victory of 2026 over the weekend, taking three of four in a Lone Star Conference set against Oklahoma Christian behind an offense that plated 45 runs. ENMU improved to 13-21 (13-21 LSC) while the Eagles are now 10-24 (10-24). St. Mary’s (24-9, 24-9) visits Portales this weekend for a four-game set that begins with a 5 p.m. single game on Thursday. ENMU 9, OC 7 (Friday) – Junior Adrien Martin went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs as the Hou...
DEXTER – Elida’s track teams don’t have a turf surface at home, so once a week the Tigers and Lady Tigers head to Portales to practice on one. The day before Friday’s season-opening meet in Dexter’s Demon Relays, they trained in 95-degree heat. At the start of the meet, temperatures hovered around 55 degrees. Despite the unfamiliar turf footing and drop in temperature, sophomore Kali Norman qualified for the Class 1A state meet in both high jump (4 feet, 8 inches) and the 300-meter hurdles (52.65 seconds), while junior Kembri...
