Jimenez family pushing Tatum basketball to new heights By Tom Mulherin TATUM — Sebastian Jimenez didn’t know what to feel. On March 10 last year, the Tatum boys’ basketball then-freshman watched his older sister Celeste Jimenez win a state championship with the girls’ team in Albuquerque. It was her first state title, and the program’s second since 2014. Both Celeste and the …

Torn: Carrasco’s journey back from ACL injury By Tom Mulherin The attention of the group was geared toward the upcoming game, but one player could hardly stay focused. In a crowded locker room at Nusenda Community Stadium in Albuquerque, the Lovington football team intently listened to head coach Anthony Gonzales give a pregame speech. The Wildcats were about to take …

Tatum wins 2OT district-clinching battle By Tom Mulherin TATUM – When there’s a will, there’s a way, right? Facing visiting Gateway Christian in a game that would impact the outlook of the top two seeds in District 4-2A Thursday night, the Tatum boys’ basketball team overcame several deficits to close out its regular season with an emotional, 59-54 double-overtime win. …

Pro rodeo stock contractor in Texas began as bareback rider By KRISTA JOHNSON, San Angelo Standard-Times SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Pete Carr’s journey to becoming a pro rodeo stock contractor started after 15-plus years competing as a bareback rider. The San Angelo Standard-Times reports he loved the rodeo, he said, and like many others in the sport, “When they get …

Seven Eagle wrestlers headed to state The Hobbs wrestling team hosted its only home meet of the year on Saturday and it was the state qualifying tournament. Wrestling in Tasker Arena, Hobbs had six of its 10 grapplers earn a spot in the state tournament. “Seven people that worked hard,” Hobbs coach Thomas Rotunno said. “Given the make up of …

EUNICE – On a night where the half-court offense struggled to get going early on, it was the defense and offensive rebounding that seemed to propel the Eunice girls’ basketball team to a 43-23 win over visiting Dexter Tuesday night. The Lady Cardinals (17-3, 5-0 District 4-3A) had to fight for every point for much of the game, turning 11 …

10 ads that stand out during Super Bowl 52 NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Super Bowl ad time again. Advertisers of all stripes are vying for the attention of the 111 million viewers expected to tune in. The goal is to be the most-talked about ad over the water cooler — or Slack chatroom — come Monday morning. From Steven …

Five Eagles, two ’Cat named to All-New Mexico South team With all the individual awards finished and out of the way, NMPreps.com released its All-New Mexico Football team Monday for offense. Of the 15 players to be named to the South Team, seven were from Lea County. Hobbs had five players named to the team while Lovington had two. Of …

Texas Tech fined, WVU’s Harris reprimanded after court-storm MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The Big 12 fined Texas Tech $25,000 and reprimanded West Virginia forward Wes Harris for hitting a fan who joined thousands of others in storming the court during a weekend postgame celebration. Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a statement Monday that Texas Tech did not ensure …

Will Hobbs Eagle Clay Strasner crack the top 10 in scoring?   Clay Strasner is doing his best to leave his mark not only on the Hobbs basketball team, but also in the history books. As a sophomore, Strasner started several games, but played mostly off the bench. He scored 211 points that first year. He broke out as a …