The New Mexico High School Rodeo Association and the New Mexico Junior High School Rodeo Association are coming to Lea County. For the NMJHSRA, it is a return after several years in Gallup and Las Cruces. As for the NMHSRA, this will be the first time the finals have been held in Lea County. “In years past, when I was …

The Martinez sisters are reuniting. Hobbs senior Jasmine Martinez made it official Thursday when the Lady Eagle defender signed her letter of intent to attend University of the Southwest and play soccer for the Lady Mustangs next season. “It is really exciting,” Jasmine Martinez said of reuniting with her sister at USW. “When I was in high school I only …

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 …