Reeves named Eagles basketball coach For the past 19 years, Shelby Reeves has been an assistant coach with the Hobbs basketball program. Tuesday afternoon, he became just the fourth head coach for the Eagles in the last 68 years. Reeves has been an Eagle his entire life. “I am very excited, very, very excited,” Reeves said. “I felt like this …

Practices after a loss typically aren’t fun for players, especially when they play for a coach like Joe Carpenter on the Hobbs girls’ basketball team. The practices consist of incredible attention to detail. Every little thing is a big thing. Optimal effort is required, the highest level of competitiveness is expected, and one who doesn’t treat the practice accordingly is …

Eagles’ Strasner leaves his mark on the court By Jason Farmer There’s no doubt Hobbs basketball star Clay Strasner had a huge impact on the Eagles this season. The senior scored 802 points and grabbed 251 rebounds, as the Eagles tallied the most wins (21-10) for the program since winning the state championship in 2014-15 with a 30-2 record. Because …

Wildcats finalize first schedule with Class 4A By Tom Mulherin With a new district and classification in tow, the Lovington football team officially completed its schedule for next season, head coach Anthony Gonzales announced Friday afternoon. Due to the size of the school and program, the Wildcats – as previously reported – have moved down from Class 5A to Class …

Wildcats finalize first schedule with Class 4A By Tom Mulherin With a new district and classification in tow, the Lovington football team officially completed its schedule for next season, head coach Anthony Gonzales announced Friday afternoon. Due to the size of the school and program, the Wildcats – as previously reported – have moved down from Class 5A to Class …

30 Lea County basketball players receive All-District honors By Tom Mulherin Following a season in which six of its basketball teams outside of Hobbs earned a spot in the state tournament, Lea County has been rewarded with a plethora of All-District selections and honorable mentions in recent weeks. Those six squads accounted for 26 of the 30 total All-District honorees …

30 Lea County basketball players receive All-District honors By Tom Mulherin Following a season in which six of its basketball teams outside of Hobbs earned a spot in the state tournament, Lea County has been rewarded with a plethora of All-District selections and honorable mentions in recent weeks. Those six squads accounted for 26 of the 30 total All-District honorees …

The last lap for Debbie Dean In more ways than one, it’s the end of an era for the Hobbs swim team. Beginning next year, the Eagles and Lady Eagles swim teams will no longer be swimming at Badger Natatorium on the campus of Hobbs High School. Instead, they will be swimming at the CORE. But that isn’t the only …

Here are photos of the Hobbs girls’ basketball team’s 64-55 win over Cibola Saturday in the Class 6A state tournament championship at The Pit in Albuquerque. The championship marks the Lady Eagles’ second in school history, and first since 2004.

Lady Eagles rally to win epic state final By Tom Mulherin ALBQUERQUE – It was just about as improbable as it gets, but per usual, the Hobbs girls’ basketball team pulled it off. Trailing by two points with just 3.7 seconds left in regulation of the Class 6A State Basketball Tournament Championship game Saturday morning at The Pit, the second-seeded …