It might not be a welcome back, but masks are returning. After athletes spent all summer practicing without their face coverings, The Public Education Department and the New Mexico Activities Association mandated the return of masks Tuesday, for indoor sports. “The new toolkit handed down from the governor’s office to the public education department, it is written that any red …

It was time. Tharon Drake’s body told him so, although it took him some time to really believe it. He eventually listened and made the tough decision to retire from competitive swimming. The 2011 Hobbs High graduate and two-time 2016 Rio Paralympian Games silver medalist called it a career in competitive swimming, something he has done since he was a …

It was time. Tharon Drake’s body told him so, although it took him some time to really believe it. He eventually listened and made the tough decision to retire from competitive swimming. The 2011 Hobbs High graduate and two-time 2016 Rio Paralympian Games silver medalist called it a career in competitive swimming, something he has done since he was a …