By Dave Wagner Sports writer dwagner@cnjonline.com It’s quite a ways back from the recent glory days of Clovis High girls basketball. Ninth-year coach Jeff Reed thinks the Lady Wildcats may be starting to trend upward. After a rough 2015-16 campaign that ended with a 9-17 record and a 53-18 loss at Carlsbad in a first-round […]

STAFF REPORT Senior Lauren Frye shined the brightest among the Greyhound volleyball team, claiming Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Year. She joins five other Greyhounds on the all-conference teams, announced by the conference following the postseason banquet at Angelo State University. Frye was the lone first-team selection for the Greyhounds, who enter today’s […]

By David Norton STAFF WRITER dnorton@pntonline.com PORTALES — Mercy Rotich, the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Athlete of the Year, is all set for her trip to the Division II National Championships Saturday, where she will complete her historic year at Eastern New Mexico University. As the school’s first female to reach cross country […]

Staff report LUBBOCK — The Clovis High swim team opened its 2016-17 schedule in an invitational hosted by Lubbock High on Saturday, and both CHS squads finished third. The Wildcats collected 595 points in the 18-team boys competition, finishing behind the host school (933) and El Paso High (765). The Lady Cats had 800 points […]

New Mexico report This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Cimarron River — Stream […]

Staff report PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University junior Mercy Rotich, the recent South Central Regional women’s cross country champion, has been selected the region’s women’s athlete of the year. Rotich, who is from Kenya and a transfer from El Paso CC, ran a 6-kilometer time of 21 minutes, 46.5 seconds in the regional meet […]

Staff report CANYON, Texas — A last-second shot was off the mark and the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team dropped an 88-87 decision to 15th-ranked Fort Lewis on Saturday in the finale of a four-team weekend classic hosted by West Texas A&M. Junior guard Marquise Harris made four 3-pointers and shot 11-of-17 from […]

Staff report RIO RANCHO — The Texico Lady Wolverines have done it again. Senior Jasmine Gannon collected 19 kills and 13 digs on Saturday, and Texico notched a hard-fought 25-23, 19-25, 25-19, 25-19 victory over Dexter in the Class 3A state final at Santa Ana Star Center. The title was the 13th for Texico (21-3). […]

Staff report FORT SUMNER — Bidding for its first state championship in six years, Fort Sumner found itself in trouble early. Third-seeded Lordsburg scored twice in the first six minutes, and the Mavericks were able to hold on the rest of the way in registering a 34-26 win in Saturday’s Class 2A state final. Fort […]

Staff report DENVER CITY — Bovina’s season came to a sudden end on Thursday night in a topsy-turvy Class 2A Division II playoff game. The Mustangs built a 20-7 first-quarter lead, trailed by nine points twice in the second half, then rallied back to take the lead only to lose to Seagraves 52-49 when quarterback […]

By David Norton SPORTS EDITOR dnorton@pntonline.com Behind the legs, and occasional arm, of Micah Gray, the Clovis High football team handed Eldorado a 31-28 loss Friday night, advancing to the second round of the New Mexico class 6A state tournament. Gray finished with upward of 40 carries for 263 yards and three touchdowns. The senior […]

STAFF REPORT RIO RANCHO — Senior Jasmine Gannon collected 26 kills and 23 digs on Friday and Texico cruised into the Class 3A state volleyball finals with a 25-12, 25-19, 25-18 victory over District 5-3A rival Santa Rosa at Santa Ana Star Center. The win boost s the Lady Wolverines (20-3) into today’s 1 p.m. […]

By Dave Wagner SPORTS WRITER dwagner@cnjonline.com MELROSE — Since it quite likely has never happened in the history of the sport, one wondered how the Melrose Buffaloes might come out Friday night since they were playing their first game in four weeks. A tad bit shaky at the start, the two-time defending 8-man champions eventually […]

By Dave Wagner Sports writer dwagner@cnjonline.com Farwell and Bovina, which finished 1-2 this season in District 3-2A Division II football, now hope to parlay that success into postseason glory. Tonight, the Steers and Mustangs, both 9-1 in the regular season, take on District 4’s No. 4 and No. 3 seeds, respectively. Farwell faces Tahoka (5-5) […]

Staff report SILVER CITY — Senior outside hitter Courtney Lawson had just seven kills on Tuesday night, but three of them came late in Game 4 and helped Eastern New Mexico University get past Western New Mexico 25-23, 25-18, 15-25, 26-24 in Lone Star Conference volleyball on Tuesday. Senior outside hitter Lauren Frey had 23 […]

New Mexico report This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Cimarron River — Stream […]

Staff report Four area high school volleyball teams have qualified for state competition this week in Rio Rancho — all seeded fifth or better in their respective 12-team brackets. Defending champion Texico is seeded No. 1 in Class 3A, and the Lady Wolverines (18-3) will be seeking a ninth title in the past 11 seasons. […]

By Dave Wagner Sports writer dwagner@cnjonline.com TEXICO — There never was really a lot of doubt about Saturday’s District 3-5A volleyball tournament final between Texico and Santa Rosa, although the visiting Lady Lions made things interesting from time to time. Whenever it got too tight, Lady Wolverines senior Jasmine Gannon provided the necessary punch. Gannon […]