PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Be it baseball or softball, Anthony Boyle has been around the general game of bats and balls, hitting and pitching, his whole life. So, it seems a natural fit that Boyle – son of Hobbs head baseball coach Marco Boyle and assistant of Hobbs head softball coach Dean Crossland for the past four years – is stepping into …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun Several members of the Hobbs football team collected one final honor last week when they were named All-State. Seniors Andre Alvarado, Brian Salais, Kenyon Singleton, Kaden Trevino, and junior Joshua Ray. “We did have the five second team guys,” Hobbs coach Ken Stevens said, “which does speak well for our program and those young men who did earn …

Peter Stein/News-Sun There are mileposts throughout the baseball season, games that can be highlighted on a calendar as extra important. The first game of district play certainly qualifies. And Thursday was that neon-marker day for the Hobbs baseball team, as the Eagles hosted Roswell for a doubleheader. Game 1 was the official start of District 4-5A play for both teams, …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun It’s not exactly how Hobbs basketball coach Shelby Reeves wants to see his team start out basketball games, but so far it has been working, and Saturday night was no different as the Eagles overcame a slow start to rout the visiting Farmington Scorpions 80-66 in the first round of the NMAA Class 5A state tournament. “That always …

The Hobbs girls’ basketball team picked up another dominating district win Friday night as the Lady Eagles crushed visiting Clovis 59-28 in Tasker Arena. As in some of their more recent games, the Lady Eagles jumped out to a big lead early in the game and never looked back. Hobbs scored first, taking a 2-0 lead, but two minutes later …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun Jalen Goar made history and the Hobbs Eagles won their 20th game of the season Friday night as the Hobbs boys’ basketball team beat long-time rival Clovis 96-29 in Tasker Arena. “They have beat us in the past, and we have beat them,” Goar said. “This is a great Hobbs-Clovis rivalry. It just feels so great to get …

The Hobbs football team is known for having an offense that can score a lot of points on the board. But, with their win Friday night, the Eagles accomplished something defensively they hadn’t done since 2013, recording two shutouts in the same season as the Eagles beat visiting Roswell 14-0 at Watson Memorial Stadium. “We are just trying to do …

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 …

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 …

When the Hobbs Eagles football team takes the field tonight, it will be the start of a new season, the postseason. The records are thrown out the window and a hot streak can lead to a title, while mistakes can quickly end any team’s dreams of a state championship. “It’s a one-and-done type of deal for everybody,” Hobbs coach Charles …