Ray Birmingham is calling it a career. The hall of fame baseball baseball coach announced Sunday night that the 2020-21 season will be his last season skippering a baseball team, although there are other opportunities that would keep him involved with the game. “I will be 66 in November, so I think that is a good starting point,” Birmingham said …

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech’s search for its new basketball coach didn’t take long, and didn’t have to go far. Mark Adams, the Texas Tech graduate who was born about 40 miles from the Lubbock campus and spent the past five seasons as a Red Raiders assistant, was introduced Tuesday night as their head coach. “I love the game …

The battle for Lea County boys’ soccer bragging rights went to Lovington Tuesday as the visiting Wildcats beat the Eagles 1-0 at Watson Memorial Stadium. The game was the first of the season for Lovington and the home debut for new Eagles’ coach Alejandro Chavez. “It was one of those things where you hold your breath long enough and you …

On paper, it was supposed to be a blowout. Clovis was expected to rout Hobbs in the Eagles football opener, but that is why the game is played and results are not decided based on paper. After four quarters of play, the Eagles did come out on the losing end, but the game was much closer than expected as Hobbs …

Friday night football returns to New Mexico tonight and following an update in the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines late Thursday night, fans will be allowed in the stands when play kicks off. Lovington football coach Anthony Gonzales was excited the news broke before his team plays its first game of the season tonight. “It is unbelievable,” Gonzales said. “I have actually …

EUNICE – Two games into the season and the Eunice has a pair of victories, coming . Lady Cardinals latest victory was a three set sweep of Lovington Thursday night. “I thought we did pretty good tonight,” Eunice coach Robbie Robinson said. “It was a good win. We will take a W all the time.” Despite her team coming out …

For some under the age of 15, ambition might amount to staring out the window watching cars go by. Not Falyn Lackey. She’s 15 now, and has already been tearing up golf courses throughout the southwest for about five years. And her career is really only in its early stages. Though just a Hobbs High sophomore, Falyn is the owner …

High school football is in the works for New Mexico, but how it is going to look is another question. When the New Mexico Activities Association approved the sports calendar for 2021 on Monday, football was given a seven-week window to play. Of course, in that window is a two-week timeline for athletes to get back into game shape and …

For all those thousands of people who have anxiously awaited the return of sports in New Mexico, for all of those who are still in I’ll-believe-it-when-I-see-it mode, Monday offered another glimmer of hope. Though still weeks away from actually happening, another important step was taken Monday toward bringing sports back. Five days after the announcement that the state’s Public Education …

Is it? Can it be? Yes, New Mexico will once again be dealing with the s-word. Sports. Drink it in, savor it, New Mexico coaches and athletes. Sports in the state are due to return next month after nearly a year’s absence. But, clarification is needed before anything can become official. Tuesday, the state’s Public Education Department informed the New …