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Winning championships, even just having a chance to compete for them, is the ultimate reward for a team’s season and offseason of hard work. So are the all-star games that come during that offseason. Announced recently, local programs big and...

LUBBOCK — They never trailed all night, but things nonetheless came down to the wire on Tuesday for Portales High’s girls. PHS built a 12-point lead in the third quarter, but needed two free throws each from sophomores Teagan Faust and Kylyie Pad...

Yucca seventh-grade boys split pair on road Yucca’s seventh-grade boys basketball team, thanks to a big third quarter, defeated Marshall 40-27 Monday night on the road. Johnny Saiz led a balanced effort with nine points, while Brayden Eldridge...

PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University placed 143 athletes on the Lone Star Conference’s Commissioners Honor Roll for the fall semester, according to a release from the school. The list is announced by the LSC at the conclusion of each...

FARWELL — The Farwell Lady Blue put four players in double figures and posted a season scoring high on Tuesday in rolling past Bovina 86-55 in a District 3-2A girls matchup. Farwell (18-7, 2-0 district) built a 27-14 lead at the quarter and...

BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS FARWELL — The Farwell Lady Blue held Sudan to 12 first-half points and went on to a 43-37 District 3-2A victory over the Hornettes on Friday night. Senior Karson Barnes led a balanced attack for Farwell (19-7, 3-0...

ALBUQUERQUE — After missing the previous two games, coach Jeff Reed was back on the sideline for Clovis High’s girls on Friday night, one week after undergoing an appendectomy. The long bus ride and Volcano Vista’s domination of the Lady...

ODESSA, Texas — Senior guard Devin Pullum capped off a 26-point outing by making two free throws with one second left on Saturday, sealing Eastern New Mexico University’s wild 100-97 Lone Star Conference men’s basketball victory over...

AMARILLO — It was anything but easy, but Clovis High girls assistant coach Candace Jordan managed to even her record for the weekend while filling in for the ailing Jeff Reed. The Lady Wildcats shot a season-best 74 percent from the foul line (28-o...

PORTALES — In basketball, things never look too good when the shots aren’t falling. The young Portales Lady Rams are still trying to figure some things out. They were unable to take advantage of a dreadful night by Carlsbad at the free throw...

ALBUQUERQUE — Clovis’ swim team stormed ahead in its season this past weekend, competing at the Albuquerque Invite, with solid results. Out of 26 teams, the Clovis girls were third, the boys ninth. And the girls showing came with head coach...

PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico women’s basketball program has faced some tall tasks this season. So far, none of them are quite as tall as a national champion. That will change Thursday, as the Greyhounds hope to score a huge upset in the...

AFTON, Texas — The Farwell Steers rode a career-best 16 points from junior Jose Rodriguez to a 60-27 victory over Patton Springs on Friday. Farwell led 10-4 at the quarter and steadily pulled away. Junior Jonathan Mora added 14 points for Farwell...

VEGA — Presley Agee scored 25 points on Tuesday night. Suffice it to say, she had plenty of help — much more than she actually needed. The junior guard led four players in double figures and outscored the opposition by herself as the Lady Blue do...

CLOVIS — If you had told Clovis boys basketball coach Jaden Isler before Tuesday night that his Wildcats would win their first home game of the new year 66-51 against a Lovington team with a plus-.500 record, he probably would’ve signed up for...

PPORTALES — In a game that was nip-and-tuck from start to finish, it came down to a late free throw. Junior guard Anders Nelson made 1-of-2 charity tosses in the closing seconds, and Portales High missed a shot at the buzzer as Texico claimed a 58-...

PORTALES — Pojoaque girls coach Seledon Martinez knew his team would face some stiff competition in the Portales Shootout. It’s nothing that won’t help the Elkettes down the line, though, and if they can win a game or two, all the better....