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Peter Stein/News-Sun Chief Bridgforth admits his wardrobe is a bit out of date.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 …