Peter Stein/News-Sun The only commute an undefeated No. 1 football seed should have for a state championship game is from its home locker room out to its home field. But, it was all good for Jal’s football team anyway on Friday night, good and cold, but all good. The top-seeded Panthers, who had to go on the road due to the …

Peter Stein/News-Sun Basketball has been like a metaphoric airplane for Ronald Ross. It has taken him on adventures around the world. Greece, France, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Cyprus, Israel. All places that Ross has called his basketball home at one time or another. Basketball has also led Ross to pockets of the United States he might not otherwise have visited, …

Peter Stein/News-Sun Basketball has been like a metaphoric airplane for Ronald Ross. It has taken him on adventures around the world. Greece, France, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Cyprus, Israel. All places that Ross has called his basketball home at one time or another. Basketball has also led Ross to pockets of the United States he might not otherwise have visited, …

Peter Stein/News-Sun It wasn’t as easy for the Hobbs boys soccer team as it appeared it was going to be. But the Eagles earned the end result they wanted, and that’s what mattered most. Bottom line, Hobbs remained undefeated in district on Saturday by defeating Clovis 4-2 at Watson Memorial Stadium. The Eagles, though, had held a 3-0 lead in …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun There was some movement in the Class 6A football poll, but for the most part, the Top 3 has remained the same. Coming off its bye week, Cleveland still sits at No. 1. The Storm (5-2) have 163 points with 10 first-place votes. Moving back up to the No. 2 spot, after a week at No. 3, is …

LAS CRUCES – For the first time since 2000, the Hobbs football team is 6-0. The Eagles maintained their undefeated season with a 44-28 win over the Bulldawgs in Las Cruces Friday night. “This is a huge win,” Hobbs coach Ken Stevens said. “I told the boys going in, you have to learn from history. Last year (Las) cruces High …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun Following two weeks of stability, there has been some shuffling among the Top 3 schools in the Class 6A New Mexico High School Coaches poll. Cleveland is still ranked No. 1 in the state, despite losing to Texas’ Frenship High School in Wolfforth. With their loss, the Storm fall to 4-2, but increased their point total in the …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun Following two weeks of stability, there has been some shuffling among the Top 3 schools in the Class 6A New Mexico High School Coaches poll. Cleveland is still ranked No. 1 in the state, despite losing to Texas’ Frenship High School in Wolfforth. With their loss, the Storm fall to 4-2, but increased their point total in the …

Peter Stein/News-Sun Tomas Vega is a few minutes older than his twin brother German. But, in Friday’s NMJC Cross Country Invitational at Harry McAdams Park in Hobbs, German was a little bit ahead of his brother. With a time of 24:12 that set a New Mexico Junior College school record, German won the meet. Tomas finished second at 24:43 to …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun For the first time this season, there was no change in the Top 5 teams of the New Mexico High School Coaches poll in Class 6A. Cleveland, La Cueva, Centennial, Hobbs and Volcano Vista remained in the Top 5 spots, just like the schools were a week ago. Cleveland, with 166 points and 13 first-place votes, is the …