Dave Wagner Four area teams are ready to represent District 3 in state Little League competition this weekend. Clovis will host the 11-12-year-old Majors state tournament at Dickenson Field and Beachum Field. Clovis Zia won the district tournament and opens play at 7 p.m. Sunday at Dickenson against either Roswell Noon Optimist or Los Lunas […]
In Tribute: Sister: Woman spent life helping others
December 20, 2007
By Kevin WIlson: Freedom New Mexico There was one thing Virginia Dickenson was always sure of, and she never let her eight siblings forget it. “She would say she’s the oldest, the prettiest and the smartest,” said her sister, Pat Henderson. “She’d tell us that all the time.” Some things she would never say, however, […]
The bone keeper
March 31, 2007
Joanne Dickenson walks the trails at the Blackwater Draw archeological site on March 23. Dickenson lives on the 157-acre sit and works as its curator. (CNJ Staff Photo: Andy DeLisle) By Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer An early morning rain has made the earth soft. On days like this, Joanne Dickenson strolls through her back […]
Dickenson, Melvin Ray
November 26, 2005
Melvin Ray Dickenson, 74, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at the Retirement Ranch. He was born Feb. 9, 1931, at Smyer, Texas. He moved to Clovis from West Texas in March 1948. He attended Clovis High School and was drafted by the Army in 1951. After serving two years at Fort Bliss. He returned to […]
Quay advances to 12-year-old final
July 13, 2005
By Dave Wagner: CNJ sports writer Left-hander Jakus Martinez pitched a three-hitter and also doubled and scored the go-ahead run Wednesday night to lift Quay County past American 3-2 at Dickenson Field in the losers bracket finals of the double-elimination 12-year-old District 3 Little League All-Star tournament. Quay County advances to the championship round where […]
Rain pushes 11-year-old LL finale to tonight
July 20, 2004
CNJ STAFF Rain and lightning Tuesday night forced the postponement of the District 3 Little League 11-year-old division championship between Clovis American and Clovis Zia at Dickenson Park. It has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. today. With each team already having lost once in the double-elimination tournament, tonight’s game will determine the champion and state […]
State 9-10 tournament begins tonight
July 24, 2003
By Dave Wagner It’s been a couple of weeks since the Clovis American League All-Stars have played a game, but coach Hector Vasquez says his squad has made good use of the downtime. American will host the eight-team, double-elimination 9-10-year-old Little League state tournament beginning tonight. Two games are scheduled for both American’s home field, […]
