Texas two-step: Arreola becomes second Wildcat to leave for Lone Star state in a month PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Robert Arreola is a sports-minded guy, a football and baseball guy, it’s in his blood, his DNA. So if Arreola is involved in sports, particularly football and baseball, the where doesn’t really matter, only the what. Wherever he’s doing it, Arreola is doing …

Texas two-step: Arreola becomes second Wildcat to leave for Lone Star state in a month PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Robert Arreola is a sports-minded guy, a football and baseball guy, it’s in his blood, his DNA. So if Arreola is involved in sports, particularly football and baseball, the where doesn’t really matter, only the what. Wherever he’s doing it, Arreola is doing …

Intensive initiative in Lovington middle, high schools helps kids break cycle of missed assignments Andy Brosig/News-Sun LOVINGTON — When most people hear the phrase Intensive Care Unit, their first thoughts turn to dimly-lit, quiet areas of hospitals, filled with folks recovering from injuries, heart attacks or serious illness. When school officials in Lovington think of the ICU, they’re talking about …

Intensive initiative in Lovington middle, high schools helps kids break cycle of missed assignments Andy Brosig/News-Sun LOVINGTON — When most people hear the phrase Intensive Care Unit, their first thoughts turn to dimly-lit, quiet areas of hospitals, filled with folks recovering from injuries, heart attacks or serious illness. When school officials in Lovington think of the ICU, they’re talking about …

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 …

Peter Stein/News-Sun Late on a windy Thursday morning last week, Robert Arreola was watching his Lovington baseball team get 10-runned by defending state 5A champion Carlsbad at the Artesia tournament. The Wildcats had trailed just 3-2 in the top of the fourth inning before the Cavemen rolled up nine runs across the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings to …

Peter Stein/News-Sun Chief Bridgforth admits his wardrobe is a bit out of date. Not enough blue and white. Bridgforth – a Lovington native, Loving-ton High graduate and former Lovington boys basketball coach – is returning to his roots, leaving his position as Denver City High’s athletic director to assume the role of Lovington girls head basketball coach. Bridgforth will also …

Dorothy Fowler/News-Sun What’s 60 feet long, 30 feet wide and packed with plenty of ripe, climbing, red tomatoes, blooming geraniums, budding lantana and a variety of other growing things — all of which were propagated from existing plants? It’s the greenhouse on the campus of Lovington High School, where teacher Montana Hagler and 133 students, plus Lovington schools’ director of …

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 …