The Lea County Team Roping Championship was held Sunday, July 30 at Jake McClure Arena at the Lea County Fairgrounds in Lovington, N.M. The team of Rene Cervantes and Jonathan Alvarado are the first-place average winners. The top 12 teams out of 176 entered will have a chance to win $2,000 during the Shoot-Out Round on Aug. 10.

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 …

USSSA won’t let Down Syndrome define Joshua Painter By Tom Mulherin A lot of kids share the same general interests when growing up. They enjoy cartoons, with personalities dictating content. They like to play video games, build blocks, tell stories, or play outside. And, of course, kids all over the country love to play organized sports. So, when it came to …

Summer time is meant to be full of fun. An opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy each moment to the fullest. That’s the case for a handful of Lea County student-athletes and coaches who are participating in a wide range of sports as part of the New Mexico High School Coaches Association North/South All-Star series in Las Cruces, Albuquerque …