It all came down to that goose egg. There was no doubt who was going to win the game. The Hobbs Eagles football team was up 36 points late in the fourth quarter with a running clock. However the Gadsden Panthers had a first-and-10 at the Eagles 4-yard line and chomping at the bit to get on the scoreboard. First …

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Cheerleading doesn’t get a lot of love when it comes to baseball. Unlike basketball and football, which have cheerleaders on the field and hardwood, just out of the playing area, baseball doesn’t have cheerleaders standing on the field or court cheering for the home team, mostly because its foul territory is still in play. However, over the …

Sanford Stadium at Georgia, Infocision Stadium at Akron, Ohio, Bobcat Stadium at Texas State, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Arkansas, Jordan-Hare Stadium at Auburn, and Wildcat Stadium at Lovington will have something in common on Friday night. They will all have a different name for the field from the stadium. Sanford Stadium has Dooley Field, Bobcat Stadium has Jim Wacker …

The Hobbs junior varsity football team dominated Lovington’s JV squad Thursday night, beating the JV Wildcats 54-0. Hobbs built up a 48-0 lead in the first half and scored the game-ending touchdown on its second possession of the second half. Hobbs had a chance to end the game on its first possession, but the Lovington defense forced the JV Eagles …

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is coming to Hobbs as part of the Jack Maddox Distinguished Lecture Series. Hosted by the JF Maddox Foundation and University of the Southwest, Abdul-Jabbar will speak on the value of literacy and growing your mind at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5th at R.N. …

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is coming to Hobbs as part of the Jack Maddox Distinguished Lecture Series. Hosted by the JF Maddox Foundation and University of the Southwest, Abdul-Jabbar will speak on the value of literacy and growing your mind at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5th at R.N. …

On Monday morning when the first bell rang at Jal high school, it wasn’t to start the new school year. That bell was signaling the return of the Panthers football team to Panther Stadium. The Panthers are coming off a 5-6, 2-1 season where they finished in seventh place and hosted a first round playoff game in Class 2A. This …

On July 7-12 the International Finals Youth Rodeo will commence at Shawnee, Oklahoma and Lea County with be represented by senior Maddy Rice of Lovington. Rice is coming off the Best of the Best High School rodeo event in Gallup before heading to Shawnee. She will be participating in her third IFYR in the breakaway roping and goat tying events. …

The National Soaring Championship has returned to Hobbs and with it comes over 46 contestants from all over the country and even from other countries. Many of the contestants have been competing in the event for more than 30 or 40 years. Each of the contestants has a story to tell when it comes to their relationship with the sport …

On Wednesday the New Mexico High School Coaches Association released the All-State softball teams. Six Lea County players were selected overall with four making the first team and two making the second team. In Class 5A, Hobbs pitcher Genesis Armendariz was selected to the first team. The Lady Eagles finished the season 17-14 overall and 9-3 in district, making the …