ALBUQUERQUE – Maybe it was fitting, in a weird kind of way, to end a weird kind of season like this, following one of the weirdest years in human history. The Hobbs girls’ basketball team had to wait almost a year to find out if there would even be a season, if there would even be a chance to defend …

Hobbs-Clovis is a rivalry that has had fans screaming and cheering at Watson Memorial Stadium football games for decades. Tasker Arena has seen many a standing-room-only basketball game between the Wildcats and Eagles over the years. Now, make room for the Clovis-Hobbs eSports rivalry. eSports? Huh? Don’t knock it. Video game leagues have swept the country, becoming an official high …

With the abbreviated 2020-21 football season officially in the books, Hobbs High School is already looking forward to what will hopefully be a back-to-normal season in the 2021-22 school year. The Eagles finished the shortened season with back-to-back wins, beating Artesia 56-21 and then blanking Oñate 47-0 in the season-ending “T.J. Parks Bowl Game.” As the Eagles prepare for next …

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 …