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Clovis girls seeded fifth, Clovis boys sixth
February 28th, 2010
The Clovis Wildcats (18-10) received the sixth seed in the Class 5A state tournament, while the Lady Wildcats parlayed a 22-4 record into the No. 5 slot in the girls bracket. The C...
Rams fall to Lovington
February 27th, 2010
LOVINGTON — The Portales Rams had a chance to take the lead going into halftime against Lovington in Saturday’s District 4-3A tournament final.
They didn’t, and the rest of...
2/27 Saturday area prep basketball roundup
February 27th, 2010
Boys
• Senior Hayden Huber had four 3-pointers and finished with a career-best 23 points Saturday night as second-seeded Melrose won at top-seeded Fort Sumner 54-49 in the...
Freedom to emerge from bankruptcy by end of March
February 27th, 2010
Freedom Communications Inc., parent company of the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune and Quay County Sun, should emerge from bankruptcy by the end of March, according to the company&rsquo...
2/27 Saturday area prep basketball scoreboard
February 27th, 2010
BoysDistrict 4-5A tournamentChampionshipClovis 89, Hobbs 77District 4-3A tournamentChampionshipLovington 48, Portales 26District 6-2A tour...
Prep capsule — Portales at Lovington
February 26th, 2010
Portales (13-12) at Lovington (21-4)
7 p.m. today
District 4-3A boys tournament championship.
Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9.
Last outing: Porta...
2/26 Friday area prep basketball roundup
February 26th, 2010
Boys
• Down by 17 points, Muleshoe staged a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback Friday night to stun Sonora 71-58 in a Texas Class 2A area round game at Midland Lee H.S.
The...
Seeds at stake for Clovis teams
February 26th, 2010
While Landyn Snipes watched some of Clovis’ most important games of the season, he said it made him a better and more appreciative player.
“It made me realize I didn’t have...
Press release: Rep. Lujan's events canceled
February 26th, 2010
Rep. Ben Lujan's visit to Tucumcari has been canceled due to inclement weather in Washington, D.C. The weather has canceledflights out of Washington, D.C. The event has not been rescheduled at thi...
Prep scoreboard — Feb. 26
February 26th, 2010
Boys
District 4-1A tournament
Championship
Logan 60, San Jon 56
Texas
Class 2A
Area round
Muleshoe 71, So...
Buffaloes advance to 3-1A tourney finals
February 26th, 2010
FLOYD — For the first time in three head-to-head meetings this season, someone got some offense going between Melrose and Floyd.
It was the visiting Buffaloes who did it, parlaying 26...
2/26 PHS/Lovington girls basketball capsule
February 25th, 2010
Lovington (23-4) at Portales (15-8), 7 p.m. today in the District 4-3A tournament championship.Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9.Last outing: Lovington, seeded second in the fou...
Area prep scoreboard — Feb. 25
February 25th, 2010
Boys
District 4-5A tournament
Hobbs 72, Carlsbad 70
District 4-3A tournament
Portales 44, New Mexico Military 38
District 3-1A tournament
2/25 PHS/NMMI boys basketball capsule
February 24th, 2010
New Mexico Military (17-9) at Portales (12-12), 7 p.m. today in a District 4-3A tournament semifinal.Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9.Last outing: The Rams finished their regul...
Prep basketball scoreboard — Feb. 24
February 24th, 2010
Boys
District 4-1A tournament
San Jon 44, Grady 36
Girls
District 3-1A tournament
Floyd 52, Elida 38...
Wallace family get-together a pleasure to attend
February 23rd, 2010
On February 13, the Wallace families of Norton celebrated a number of family birthdays and had quite a family reunion at the same time. To be invited to that gathering was most definitely a privile...
2-24 Senior menus
February 23rd, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Thursday – March 3rd for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Tamale, vegetable salad, pinto beans, whole wheat tortilla, mandarin oranges...
2-24 School menus
February 23rd, 2010
Tucumcari
Thursday
Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit & milk.
Lunch: Cheeseburgers, French fries, lettuce/tomatoes/pickles, fruited jell-o.
Monday
Breakfast: C...
Maintaining routine key to one's health
February 23rd, 2010
My life has been somewhat pleasantly disheveled recently. Some of the things I do regularly – almost daily – got pushed aside for more pressing activities including the arrival of my gr...
Cattle guard lawsuit dismissed
February 23rd, 2010
A lawsuit against Quay County over cattle guards was dismissed Thursday in 10th Judicial District Court, according to court reports.
“In my opinion, this is a frivolous lawsuit that is...
Nara Visa residents express concern over roads
February 23rd, 2010
Over a dozen Nara Visa residents listened to the Quay County commissioners as they answered questions about county roads.
The residents called the conditions of the county roads after the re...
2-24 Police blotter
February 23rd, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Wednesday
• At 1:33 p.m., a man w...
Prep scoreboard — Feb. 23
February 23rd, 2010
Boys
District 3-1A tournament
Melrose 61, Dora 46
District 4-1A tournament
Elida edges Melrose in district tournament
February 22nd, 2010
Elida survived Melrose, and its own free throw shooting, to escape with a 40-38 victory in Monday’s District 3-1A girls tournament game.
Reavis Best scored 14 to lead six in scoring fo...
Weather delays area schools
February 22nd, 2010
Inclement weather has delayed the start of school on Tuesday in the following districts:
Press release: Rep. Lujan to visit Tucumcari
February 22nd, 2010
This weekend, Rep. Ben Ray Luján will visit Tucumcari and Espanola to meet with constituents. On Saturday, he will hold open office hours in Tucumcari and on Sunday, he will hold a Congress...
2-24 Obituaries
February 22nd, 2010
Inez L. Brown
Inez Brown, 93, died on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, in Portales. She was born July 29, 1916 in Porter. Survivors include four dauthers Geraldine Lawrence, Cindy Muro, Lavone Bond a...
Press release: Winter storm warning issued until Tuesday
February 22nd, 2010
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow...which is in effect from 5 p.m. this afternoon to 11 a.m. Tuesday.
• Snow accumulations...s...
2-20 Saturday area prep basketball roundup
February 20th, 2010
Boys
• Senior Seth Bailey, limited by foul problems through three quarters, scored 14 of his 35 points in the final period and Texico held off Santa Rosa 58-53 at Santa Ro...
Prep scoreboard -- Feb. 20
February 20th, 2010
Boys
District 6-2ATexico 58, Santa Rosa 53
District 3-1A tournament
Dora 51, Elida 46
Texas
District 2-2A seeding game
2/19 Friday area prep roundup
February 19th, 2010
Boys
• Texico rode 23 points from senior forward Seth Bailey and 15 from junior guard Garrett Foote to a 58-46 District 4-1A win over Clayton Friday night at Texico...
Hobbs downs Cats as Isler returns to bench
February 19th, 2010
HOBBS — With coach J.D. Isler back on the sidelines, the Clovis Wildcats got off to a nightmarish start against rival Hobbs on Friday night.
The Cats recovered in the second half to ma...
Judge rules Isler can coach rest of season
February 19th, 2010
Calling allegations against Clovis High School’s boys’ basketball coach J.D. Isler “unsubstantiated assumptions,” a federal judge has reinstated him as coach for the remaind...
Prep scoreboard — Feb. 19
February 19th, 2010
Boys
District 4-5A
Hobbs 78, Clovis 69
District 4-3A
Portales 46, Dexter 39
District 6-2A
Texico 58, Clayton 46
Non-d...
2-18 Thursday area prep basketball roundup
February 19th, 2010
Boys
• The Logan Longhorns completed a perfect regular-season run through District 4-1A Thursday night with an 82-66 win over Clovis Christian at Logan.
Brandon Rafool
Prep capsules — Dexter at Portales
February 18th, 2010
Dexter (4-20, 0-7 District 4-3A) at Portales (11-12, 4-3), 7 p.m. today
Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9.
Impact: A win in their final regular-season game would earn the Rams...
Prep capsules — Hobbs-Clovis
February 18th, 2010
Boys
Clovis (13-9, 3-0 District 4-5A)
at Hobbs (18-7, 1-2), 7 p.m. today
Radio: KCLV-AM 1240, KRMQ-FM 101.5, KTQM-FM 99.9. Broadcast also available...
Prep basketball scoreboard — Feb 18
February 18th, 2010
Boys
Non-district
Fort Sumner 83, Cloudcroft 63
District 1-3A
Melrose 56, Elida 44
Floyd 30, Dora 24
District 4-1A
Grady...
2-16 Tuesday area prep basketball roundup
February 17th, 2010
Boys
• A slow start cost Muleshoe an outright District 2-2A title.
Tyson Turnbow hit four 3-pointers and scored 22 points, but the Mules (18-12, 7-3 district) fell...
Lady Cats storm from behind, beat Carlsbad
February 16th, 2010
CARLSBAD — With his team down 18-13, Clovis coach Jeff Reed tore into his squad at halftime.
The Lady Wildcats responded with a 42-point second half en route to a 55-30 win Tuesday ove...
All kinds of stories discussed with friend
February 16th, 2010
Through these many years, we have often visited about the importance of having good friends and how very fortunate we are to live in a place in which we have so many friends of all ages. Being able...
Weather throws unexpected change in life
February 16th, 2010
“…The LORD God made the earth and the heavens”
Genesis 2:4
People are taught to be self-reliant, although all you have to do is observe a toddler to see proof we ar...
No decision on Isler's federal court appeal
February 16th, 2010
No decisions were reached Tuesday at a federal court hearing for Clovis High School’s boy’s basketball coach J.D. Isler.
Isler, fired by the schools and suspended by the New Mexi...
Paroled man unable to give back to community
February 16th, 2010
A paroled Tucumcari man was looking for a chance to serve the community but said he was denied that opportunity because of his past.
Anthony Gallegos said he applied and was denied a chance...
2-17 Letter to the Editor
February 16th, 2010
Your Jan. 13 editorial “Americans see failing economy,” is composed of conservative and libertarian talking points, half truths and outright propaganda.
It states “American...
2-17 Police blotter
February 16th, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Tuesday
• At 7:34 a.m., a man rep...
Freedom strikes deal for Arizona paper sale
February 16th, 2010
Freedom Communications filed a motion Tuesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware seeking approval of the sale of its Phoenix-area publications to 1013 Communications LLC, an affiliate of Th...
Press release: Cancer services retreat scheduled for May
February 16th, 2010
Cancer Services of New Mexico’s Spring 2010 Family Cancer Retreat will be held May 21-23, 2010, at the Lifeway Glorieta Conference Center in Glorieta. This free three-day educational program...
2-17 Senior menus
February 16th, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Thursday–Feb. 24th for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Sloppy joe, parsley potato, mixed veggies, pickle and onions, co...
2-17 School menus
February 16th, 2010
Tucumcari
Thursday
Breakfast: French toast sticks, fruit and milk.
Lunch: Pizza, garden salad, ranch dressing, fruited jell-o.
Monday
Breakfast: Cold cereal, grah...
Prep scoreboard — Feb. 16
February 16th, 2010
All times MST
Boys
District 4-5A
Clovis 73, Carlsbad 57
Non-district
Texico 51, Portales 50
Hagerman 73, Dora 35
Dist...
Press release: Rep. Roch meets with Tucumcari FFA members
February 16th, 2010
SANTA FE - State Rep. Dennis Roch, R-67, met this morning in Santa Fe with members of the Tucumcari FFA chapter.
“FFA programs have a long history of preparing students for
lead...
Press Release: Ute funding bill passes both houses
February 16th, 2010
Santa Fe – Last night (Monday) HB 15 a bill to create the Eastern NM Water Utility Authority and provide the structure for distribution of water from Ute Reservoir in Quay County, passed the...
2/16 Portales/Texico basketball capsules
February 15th, 2010
GirlsTexico (18-5) at Portales (14-7), 5:30 p.m. todayRadio: none.Last time out: Both teams won big in district play on Saturday, Portales winning at Lovington 50-22...
2-17 Obituaries
February 15th, 2010
Beverly Sue Martin
Beverly Sue Martin, 69, died on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, in Tucson, Ariz. She was born Oct. 8, 1940, in Tucumcari.
Survivors include her husband Edsell Martin and t...
Lady Rams roll past Lovington
February 14th, 2010
LOVINGTON — Senior guard Ashley Hernandez had four 3-pointers en route to 17 points Saturday night as the Portales Lady Rams routed Lovington 50-22 in a District 4-3A matchup.
Portales...
2/13 Saturday prep basketball scoreboard
February 13th, 2010
Boys
District 6-2A
Texico 71, Tucumcari 57
District 4-1A
Logan 48, Grady 43
District 3-1A
Floyd 45, Elida 32
Lady Cats' Brown moves to top of school's scoring list
February 12th, 2010
ROSWELL — Senior Antiesha Brown established herself as Clovis High girls all-time scoring leader with 27 points Friday night as the Lady Wildcats beat Roswell 49-43.
Brown has scored 1...
2/12 Friday area prep basketball roundup
February 12th, 2010
Boys
• Muleshoe outscored Childress 23-14 in the fourth quarter Friday night, and the Mules took over the District 2-2A lead with a 58-52 victory over the Bobcats at Childress.
Balanced Coyotes trot past Wildcats
February 12th, 2010
ROSWELL — Clovis High’s boys played fairly well in the middle of Friday’s game against Roswell.
Things didn’t go very well at the start, or at the end.
Senior...
Lovington wraps up 4-3A title at Rams' expense
February 12th, 2010
LOVINGTON — The Portales Rams knew they’d have to play well Friday night against Lovington, but they couldn’t muster the effort.
After taking an early four-point lead, thin...
Prep basketball scoreboard — Feb 13
February 12th, 2010
Boys
Non-district
Roswell 72, Clovis 46
District 4-3A
Lovington 60, Portales 34
Texas
District 5-1A
2/12 CHS boys/girls basketball capsules
February 11th, 2010
BoysClovis (12-8) at Roswell High (19-2), 7 p.m. todayRadio: KCLV-AM 1240, KRMQ-FM 101.5, KTQM 99.9.Last time out: Clovis won a District 4-5A matchup at Carls...
2/12 PHS boys basketball capsule
February 11th, 2010
Portales (11-10, 4-2)at Lovington (19-4, 6-0)7 p.m. todayCoaches: Portales, Mark Gallegos. Lovington, Stephen BridgforthComing in: The Rams are coming off a 61...
Prokop takes Farwell head football job
February 11th, 2010
Farwell is bringing Texico coach Mike Prokop aboard, hiring him Monday to be the school’s football coach, according to a story in this week's State Line Tribune.
Prokop spent 10 years...
Press release: Quay County 4-Hers place in national contests
February 10th, 2010
Quay County 4-Hers Place in National Contests
Six Quay County 4-Hers headed to Denver during the arctic blast to attend the Western National 4-H Round-up and to compete against...
Cats survive scare at Carlsbad
February 9th, 2010
CARLSBAD — The Clovis Wildcats needed a big night from Deven Crockett, and a big fourth quarter, to leave Carlsbad with a road win. They got both.
Crockett scored 18 to lead three Cats...
2-9 Tuesday area prep basketball roundup
February 9th, 2010
Girls
• Senior guard Tiffani Jones scored 23 points, including three 3-pointers, and the Farwell Lady Blue finished the regular season with a 70-36 District 5-1A victory o...
Rams overcome slow start
February 9th, 2010
RUIDOSO — The Portales Rams used a 24-3 run spanning halftime to overcome a sluggish start en route to a 61-49 District 4-3A boys victory over Ruidoso Tuesday night.
Senior guard Shawn...
2-10 Senior menus
February 9th, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Thursday – Feb. 17th for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Chicken noodles, peas, beets, biscuit and margarine, brownie,...
2-10 School menus
February 9th, 2010
Tucumcari
Thursday
Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit & milk.
Lunch: Cheeseburgers with lettuce/tomatoes/pickles, french fries, fruited jell-o.
Monday
Breakfas...
Deadline approaching for wastewater plant
February 9th, 2010
With a deadline a week away the Tucumcari Community Development will approach the city commissioners on Thursday to keep stimulus money in the area.
The city will need to approve the contrac...
Book lends insight into family life
February 9th, 2010
Some weeks ago, Mr. Jack Dyer of Logan brought me a copy of his book, “Letters From Albuquerque”. It is the story of his family, their westering movement, and their experiences and is p...
2-10 Police blotter
February 9th, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Wednesday
• At 10:28 a.m., a woma...
Area prep scoreboard — Feb. 9
February 9th, 2010
BoysDistrict 4-5AClovis 67, Carlsbad 64
District 4-3APortales 61, Ruidoso 49
Non-districtTexico 69, Dora 45
District 3-1A
School programs deserve funds
February 9th, 2010
As the state Legislature deliberates over New Mexico’s budget shortfall, I have frequently heard the statement, “Every program must take its share of cuts.”
This statement...
Don't wait for weather to storm
February 9th, 2010
Our nation has faced some difficult times this century. Recession, terrorism, war, even the weather has been in the news. These are all among the storms of life that will continue until Jesus retur...
2-9 PHS basketball capsules
February 8th, 2010
Boys
Portales (10-10, 3-2 District 4-3A)
at Ruidoso (7-13, 1-3)
7 p.m. today
Last time out: Portales beat New Mexico Military 47-42 wh...
2-8 Monday area prep basketball roundup
February 8th, 2010
Boys
• Fort Sumner bounced back from its first District 3-1A loss, routing Dora 68-41 in a makeup game on Monday night at Fort Sumner.
Sophomore forward Kolter West...
2-10 Obituaries
February 8th, 2010
Thelma Lonita Hazen
Thelma Lonita Hazen, 85, died on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, in the St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe. She was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Sweetwater, Texas.
Survivors incl...
2-6 Saturday area prep basketball roundup
February 6th, 2010
Girls
• Sophomore guards Jordyn and Jaylyn Cooper each scored 15 points and the Texico Lady Wolverines handed top-ranked and previously unbeaten Santa Rosa a 61-40...
Prep basketball roundup — Feb. 5
February 5th, 2010
Boys
• Senior forward Seth Bailey scored a school-record 41 points Friday night, and Texico pretty much needed every one of them to outlast Clayton 65-54 in overtime in a...
Feb. 5 area prep scoreboard
February 5th, 2010
Boys
District 4-5A
Clovis 74, Hobbs 69
District 6-2A
Texico 65, Clayton 54
District 3-1A
Floyd 27, Fort Sumner 25
Melros...
2-4 Thursday area prep basketball roundup
February 4th, 2010
Girls
• At Grady, the Lady Bronchos had three players with 17 points and handed Clovis Christian a 74-37 defeat in District 4-1A.
Senior guard Skylar Starbuck, juni...
CHS girls weekend basketball capsule
February 4th, 2010
Clovis (15-4, 0-0 District4-5A) at Hobbs (12-8, 0-1), 7 p.m. today, and vs. Roswell High (12-8), 7 p.m. Saturday at Rock Staubus Gym.Radio: KCLV-FM 99.1.Last tim...
Clovis' Southard signs with NMMI
February 3rd, 2010
Clovis’ Matt Southard will join New Mexico Military Institute’s junior college football program.
Southard signed a national letter of intent with the school Wednesday.
&ld...
Rams earn first district win
February 2nd, 2010
Shawn Carrasco lead the Rams to their first District 4-3A win with 11 points as Portales beat Dexter 49-33 on Tuesday.
The Rams held the Demons scoreless in the second quarter en route to a...
2-3 Senior menus
February 2nd, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Thursday – Feb. 10th for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Swiss steak, baked potato, cabbage, wheat roll and margarine,...
2-3 School menus
February 2nd, 2010
Tucumcari
Thursday
Breakfast: Sausage & biscuit sandwich, fruit & milk.
Lunch: Pizza, garden salad, ranch dressing, fruited jell-o.
Monday
Breakfast: Cold...
Sportsmanship easily noticed
February 2nd, 2010
Basketball coaches show no matter how hard their teams compete on the floor, Quay County and surrounding county teams are full of sportsmanship.
From pregame handshakes and interviews to aft...
Being snowed it causes plenty of enjoyable time
February 2nd, 2010
How many of us didn't believe the weather reports last week when the forecasters told us we were going to have a snowstorm? We just thought we were kidding each other when we said we might not be t...
Storm raises question of being prepared
February 2nd, 2010
…”The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night”.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
It was a warm, sunny day in late January although it felt more like Apri...
2-3 Police blotter
February 2nd, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Wednesday
• At 9:17 a.m., a woman...
Prep scoreboard — Feb. 2
February 2nd, 2010
Boys
District 4-3A
Portales 49, Dexter 33
District 3-1A
Elida 46, Dora 38
District 4-1A
Logan 68, Clovis Christian 50
UIL sets two-year districts
February 1st, 2010
Big fish in a little pond, or little fish in a big pond? Most schools would gladly choose the former.
But it wasn’t their choice Monday for Texas schools, as University Interscholastic...
2-2 PHS boys, girls basketball capsules
February 1st, 2010
Boys
Portales (7-10, 0-2 District 4-3A) at Dexter (4-15, 0-3)
7 p.m. today
Last time out: Portales lost at home to Lovington 44-33 last Tuesday. Dex...
City assigns interim positions in police department
February 1st, 2010
As the City of Tucumcari begins advertising for a new police chief, an interim Administrator and Operations Commander have been assigned to keep the department operating.
“We want the...
2-3 Obituaries
February 1st, 2010
Doyle L. Hall
Doyle L. Hall, 82, died Feb. 1, 2010 in Las Cruces. He was born March 12, 1927, in Stratford, Texas. Survivors include his wife Dortha Hall, his son Donnie Hall a...
