Jason Farmer/News-Sun There was some movement in the Class 6A football poll, but for the most part, the Top 3 has remained the same. Coming off its bye week, Cleveland still sits at No. 1. The Storm (5-2) have 163 points with 10 first-place votes. Moving back up to the No. 2 spot, after a week at No. 3, is …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun Following two weeks of stability, there has been some shuffling among the Top 3 schools in the Class 6A New Mexico High School Coaches poll. Cleveland is still ranked No. 1 in the state, despite losing to Texas’ Frenship High School in Wolfforth. With their loss, the Storm fall to 4-2, but increased their point total in the …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun Following two weeks of stability, there has been some shuffling among the Top 3 schools in the Class 6A New Mexico High School Coaches poll. Cleveland is still ranked No. 1 in the state, despite losing to Texas’ Frenship High School in Wolfforth. With their loss, the Storm fall to 4-2, but increased their point total in the …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun There was a party at Watson Stadium on Friday night as the Hobbs football team won its fifth straight game, got a victory over Rio Rancho on homecoming, and wide receiver Ethan Vanlandingham was named Homecoming King. “It feels great (to be 5-0), especially beating a northern team, showing them what we are about,” Hobbs senior Kenyon Singleton …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun For the first time in nine years, the Hobbs football team has started the season at 2-0. The Eagles are one of five teams in the top 10 to start with back-to-back wins, yet they did NOT see any movement in the New Mexico High School Coaches poll when it was released this week. Hobbs is right where …

Jason Farmer/News-Sun When the NMHSCOA preseason polls came out, the Hobbs Eagles were sitting at No. 9 in the Class 6A poll with 50 points. Cleveland was No. 1 with 187 points while La Cueva was not far behind at No. 2 with 170. Rio Rancho (126), Centennial (123), and Volcano Vista (103) rounded out the top five. The top five …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun When it comes to answering a call for service, National Guard Specialist Cassandra Sierra and Sergeant 1st Class Clarence Galassini are all about doing their part —whether that be in a classroom or out on the battlefield. As a way to help alleviate some of the staff shortages New Mexico schools have been experiencing due to the COVID-19 …

The Hobbs football team was hitting on all cylinders Friday night in the battle for Lea County against Lovington at Watson Memorial Stadium. The contest saw both teams records go to 3-1, and for Hobbs the 46-0 victory was their third shutout of the year — and their fourth shutout in the last five games. The Eagles also blanked Clovis …

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 …

Valerie Scott was entering her third year teaching American Sign Language at Hobbs High School earlier this month when she got some good news. The first-year faculty sponsor of the HHS Student Council was told homecoming was a go for this year. And she was in charge. “I got handed it I guess the first two days of school,” Scott …