NMJC sweeps Region V championship meet PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Pea soup was on the menu Saturday morning as New Mexico Junior College hosted the Region V cross country championships at Harry McAdams Park in Hobbs. Fog was everywhere, as were cold drizzle and overcast skies. But the Thunderbird men and women overcame it all and each won a Region V championship, …

NMJC sweeps Region V championship meet PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Pea soup was on the menu Saturday morning as New Mexico Junior College hosted the Region V cross country championships at Harry McAdams Park in Hobbs. Fog was everywhere, as were cold drizzle and overcast skies. But the Thunderbird men and women overcame it all and each won a Region V championship, …

Peter Stein/News-Sun After a good year, a normal year, for New Mexico Junior College, it was time to celebrate. NMJC held its awards banquet last Sunday at the Lea County Events Center, honoring their athletes from the 2021-22 season, but also celebrating the first Thunderbirds’ athletic school year not ruined by COVID in three years. There were no 2020 spring …