Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
A total of 11 athletes from Curry and Roosevelt counties were selected to the New Mexico High School Coaches Association all-state team, including five first-team selections.
The teams for all five classifications were selected by coaches around the state.
Receiving first-team honors were Portales’ Teagan Faust as a defensive specialist on the 4A squad. Four Melrose athletes received first-team nods in Class 1A — April Arenivar at defensive specialist, Graci Odom at outside hitter, Jayda Brittenum at middle blocker and Johanna Roybal at setter.
Second-team selections were Kylyie Paden of Portales (middle blocker, 4A); outside hitters Jalissa Harrison and Cassidy Haakma of Texico (2A); Texico defensive specialist Avery Pipkin (2A), Dora middle blocker Brynn Dillard and Melrose outside hitter Isabelle Sena (1A).