Eagles repeat as tournament champions PETER STEIN NEWS-SUN New Year’s Eve is a day for looking back and looking forward. Fitting for the Hobbs boys basketball team, because the Eagles gave themselves good news for both 2025 and ’26. With Wednesday’s 41-36 comeback victory over Albuquerque High in the 66th Hobbs Holiday Tournament title game, the Eagles brought the good …

Eagles basketball players inducted into Hall of Fame Levi Hill/News-Sun Two prodigies of the Ralph Tasker era of Hobbs Eagles basketball were inducted into the Lea County Sports Hall of Fame Friday. Both men were honored not just for their prowess on the court, but their service to the community outside the arena and both were long-overdue additions to the …

PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Twenty-two down, one to go. That’s what the Hobbs boys soccer season amounts to now. With Wednesday’s 3-0 win over fourth-seeded Centennial in a state 5A semifinal at Watson Memorial Stadium, the top-seeded Eagles improved to 22-0 while advancing to the state championship game, which will be 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the University of New Mexico’s Track & …

PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Twenty-two down, one to go. That’s what the Hobbs boys soccer season amounts to now. With Wednesday’s 3-0 win over fourth-seeded Centennial in a state 5A semifinal at Watson Memorial Stadium, the top-seeded Eagles improved to 22-0 while advancing to the state championship game, which will be 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the University of New Mexico’s Track & …

Hobbs soccer keeps perfect record JASON FARMER/NEWS-SUN The number one ranked boys soccer team in New Mexico is still perfect. Hobbs hosted Gadsden Saturday afternoon at Watson Memorial Stadium in the quarterfinal round of the NMAA Class 5A state tournament and the Eagles won, beating the visiting Panthers 4-2. “Hats off to Gadsden, they came to play and they made …

Hobbs soccer keeps perfect record JASON FARMER/NEWS-SUN The number one ranked boys soccer team in New Mexico is still perfect. Hobbs hosted Gadsden Saturday afternoon at Watson Memorial Stadium in the quarterfinal round of the NMAA Class 5A state tournament and the Eagles won, beating the visiting Panthers 4-2. “Hats off to Gadsden, they came to play and they made …

Eagles’ defense key in big win over Cavemen JASON FARMER/NEWS-SUN For the first time since the 2006 through 2009 seasons, the Hobbs football team has a three-game win streak over the Carlsbad Cavemen. The Eagles beat Carlsbad 42-7 in 2022 and 48-7 in 2021. Friday night, the Eagles beat the Cavemen 35-12 behind a strong effort from its defense. “The …

PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Lifting weights is oftentimes something athletes do to prepare for other sports. But it is a sport, a competition, all its own. Weightlifting has been in the Olympics since the first modern games in 1896. Powerlifting specifically has not made it into the Olympics as of yet, but has been in the Paralympic and World Games for decades …

PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Lifting weights is oftentimes something athletes do to prepare for other sports. But it is a sport, a competition, all its own. Weightlifting has been in the Olympics since the first modern games in 1896. Powerlifting specifically has not made it into the Olympics as of yet, but has been in the Paralympic and World Games for decades …

PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN There was a lot to like for every local team competing in this weekend’s District 3/4 Championship swim meet at the CORE Center in Hobbs. The Hobbs boys swim team did the best, finishing in second place. And though the Hobbs girls placed fifth, they were a young group of girls that swam their hearts out. Ditto that …