No surprise: Ross promoted to head coach of Eagles PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN No shocker, no spoilers here. Ronald Ross becoming the Hobbs boys varsity head basketball coach might be the least surprising personnel move the Eagles have ever made. It seemed inevitable when Ross was hired as a Hobbs assistant coach a year and a half ago. It seemed destined to …

No surprise: Ross promoted to head coach of Eagles PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN No shocker, no spoilers here. Ronald Ross becoming the Hobbs boys varsity head basketball coach might be the least surprising personnel move the Eagles have ever made. It seemed inevitable when Ross was hired as a Hobbs assistant coach a year and a half ago. It seemed destined to …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun In Hobbs Eagle basketball history, Jalen Goar will go down as one of the greatest Eagles to ever wear the Black and Gold and call Tasker Arena home. When the season is done, Goar’s name will be all over the record books. For Goar, getting to play for the Eagles has meant everything. “It has meant the world …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun As the high school basketball season winds down, Hobbs senior Jalen Goar is drawing closer and closer to some magical numbers. Five seasons ago, Goar became the first eighth grader in the history of Hobbs boys’ basketball to suit up and play for the Eagles. Since then, Goar has not only been a mainstay for the Eagles’ program, …

The Hobbs boys’ basketball team is heading to Albuquerque. The Eagles booked their spot in the quarterfinals with a 78-67 win over longtime rival Clovis Saturday night in Tasker Arena. For the Eagles head coach Shelby Reeves, the win was another milestone first. It was his first state tournament victory. But even with the milestone, he wanted the credit to …

Saturday night at Tasker Arena the Hobbs girls’ basketball team and Carlsbad met for the fourth time this season. In the previous games, the losing team had found a way to adjust and counter the winner, but that didn’t happen this time. The Lady Eagles were able to break the trend with a 62-43 win over the Cavegirls to win …

CARLSBAD – Heading into its final game of the regular season, the Hobbs boys’ basketball team had two things it wanted to accomplish; win the regular season district championship and get a 20-win regular season. That would be a tough task as the Eagles final game was not only against the Cavemen, but it was in Carlsbad. Making the chore …

Carpenter named coach of the year Joey Carpenter was on vacation when he found out. Traveling with his family to the west coast, he checked his email one day to read the news. About 10 days later, it became official. On Wednesday Carpenter, the Hobbs Lady Eagles basketball coach was named the 2018 Girls Basketball Coach of the Year by …

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 …