Behind an early offensive outburst and a gradual increase of defensive success throughout the game, the Hobbs football team held off a late rally Tuesday to beat Artesia, 9-7, in a 7 vs. 7 scrimmage at Watson Memorial field. Eagles quarterback Gavin Hardison threw for all nine touchdowns, which included four in the first quarter. Two receivers caught two TD passes …

The screams throughout Caster Activity Center on Wednesday were loud and overwhelming during some of the final hour of the New Mexico Junior College youth boys’ basketball camp. Ten year-old Jaemon Stephens and another player had to face off in a sudden-death free throw challenge as a tie-breaker to a layup contest. So, in “support,” the other 38 or so campers …