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 …

Hobbs Eagles quarterback was named top quarterback   Gavin Hardison picked up another piece of hardware and it’s a big one. The Hobbs Eagles quarterback was named NMPreps.com’s top quarterback in New Mexico on Wednesday. Hardison’s response to the honor was more goal-oriented in terms of taking the field and doing the job well. “I was just trying to be …

Eagles make all-tournament teams In addition to winning its first-ever girls championship in the Hobbs Holiday Tournament, the Hobbs Lady Eagles netted some individual hardware. Amaya Lewis, Amiah Smith, Kiara Knight, and Ayanna Smith all were named to the inaugural 10-person all-tournament team. “All four of them are outstanding players,” said Lady Eagles head coach Joey Carpenter. “Amaya Lewis, as …

Prieto named lineman of the year The postseason awards keep rolling in for the Hobbs football team. The most recent award went to Hobbs senior Cannin Prieto. Wednesday morning, Prieto was named lineman of the year by NMPreps.com. The Eagle senior was also named to the USA Today All-USA New Mexico Football team. Prieto didn’t set out to win the …