3 overall MVPs highlight local all-district honors PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN It was a great local football season, with all seven area teams securing postseason berths. Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal, Tatum, Denver City and Seminole were all playing meaningful football in November. Not a bad deal. Lovington, though, was the lone area team to hoist a blue trophy last November. With their …

Wildcats win third straight district title PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN LOVINGTON – There was some razzle, some dazzle. There was a lot of putting the Wildcat into the name Wildcats. And there was some great second-half defense. And when it was over, there was a third consecutive district championship for the Lovington football team. The Wildcats beat Portales 29-21 in Friday night’s …

Wildcats win third straight district title PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN LOVINGTON – There was some razzle, some dazzle. There was a lot of putting the Wildcat into the name Wildcats. And there was some great second-half defense. And when it was over, there was a third consecutive district championship for the Lovington football team. The Wildcats beat Portales 29-21 in Friday night’s …

LOVINGTON – Football, soccer, football, soccer. Football practice, soccer games, soccer practice, football games. That pretty much describes the hectic lives, the busy senior years, of Lovington’s Adam Aguilera and Isaac Hinson. Aguilera plays wide receiver and cornerback for the Lovington football team. Hinson plays wide receiver and strong safety for the Wildcats’ football team. Aguilera also plays forward and …

Sanford Stadium at Georgia, Infocision Stadium at Akron, Ohio, Bobcat Stadium at Texas State, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Arkansas, Jordan-Hare Stadium at Auburn, and Wildcat Stadium at Lovington will have something in common on Friday night. They will all have a different name for the field from the stadium. Sanford Stadium has Dooley Field, Bobcat Stadium has Jim Wacker …

The Hobbs junior varsity football team dominated Lovington’s JV squad Thursday night, beating the JV Wildcats 54-0. Hobbs built up a 48-0 lead in the first half and scored the game-ending touchdown on its second possession of the second half. Hobbs had a chance to end the game on its first possession, but the Lovington defense forced the JV Eagles …

Torn: Carrasco’s journey back from ACL injury By Tom Mulherin The attention of the group was geared toward the upcoming game, but one player could hardly stay focused. In a crowded locker room at Nusenda Community Stadium in Albuquerque, the Lovington football team intently listened to head coach Anthony Gonzales give a pregame speech. The Wildcats were about to take …