For just the second time in the 61-year history of the annual Hobbs Holiday Tournament, the 2020 edition was forced to be canceled. Mother Nature forced the cancellation in 2015 when Winter Storm Goliath wrecked havoc on Lea County. Five years later it was the COVID-19 pandemic. While things slowly try to get back to normal, basketball fans should rejoice …
Wearing his golden honor graduate robe, Devin Adame was the first Hobbs High School graduate to walk through the doorway. You couldn’t see his smile behind the Hobbs Eagles mask he wore, but anyone could see the relief in his eyes. He was the first of the Class of 2020 to walk across the front of Tydings Auditorium’s “stage” Saturday …
For the second time in six years, the Hobbs Holiday Tournament has been cancelled. The 2020 version of the tournament would have been the 62nd for the boys and fourth for the girls. However, thanks to the New Mexico Activities Association’s schedule release on Wednesday, there will be no tournament this year. In fact, there will be no tournaments of …
“What do I do next?” or “now what?” These are just a few of the questions people ask themselves once they retire. For some, the answer means spending time with family, friends, or relaxing and enjoying free time to pursue your hobbies. For three-time Hobbs Eagle state champion, and former Red Raider, Ronald Ross, retiring from playing basketball professionally led …
What a difference a week, or two, can make. After scoring just 36 points in its previous home game, a loss to Odessa Permian, the Hobbs boys’ basketball team put up more than twice that as the Eagles beat the visiting Gadsden Panthers 77-55. “We didn’t want to repeat 36 points from last time,” Hobbs coach Shelby Reeves said. “I …
The Inaugural Eagle Nation Spirit Fest was a big hit Saturday as Hobbs High School hosted its first cheerleading competition in Task-er Arena. “There is a lot of planning that goes into it behind the scenes,” Hobbs cheer coach Brittanee McCleery said. “We have had this on the schedule for almost a year and it takes a while to get …
For the second time in as many seasons, the Hobbs football team will be hosting a Class 6A playoff game at Watson Memorial Stadium. The difference between this year’s opponent and last year, however, is that this year’s game will be played on Friday night. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The Eagles finished the regular season at 7-3 overall and …
LAS CRUCES – One year after ending a 43-year losing streak to Mayfield, the Hobbs football team ended another decades long losing streak to a team from Las Cruces. This time it was Las Cruces that the Eagles beat on Saturday at Field of Dreams. Hobbs won 36-21. Prior to the Eagles victor on Saturday, the last time Hobbs had …
