Serving the High Plains
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Thirteen Tucumcari High School wrestlers - including four district champions crowned Saturday - qualified for the state tournament that begins Friday in Rio Rancho. Tucumcari coach Eddie Encinias knew Saturday afternoon at least nine wrestlers would advance. He didn't know until Sunday afternoon another four had qualified for wild-card spots for the Class A-3A state tournament. Tucumcari coach Eddie Encinias couldn't have been happier with his team's performance over the weekend. "It was great....
The Tucumcari girls basketball team crushed district foe Dexter 79-22 in a game Feb. 12 that saw eight Lady Rattler players score. Ashley Shipley scored 24 points to lead Tucumcari, while teammates Kalani French added 20 and Aliyah Herrera 10. The Lady Rattlers led 31-5 after the first quarter and 59-12 at halftime. “We started off slow, if you can believe that,” Tucumcari coach Gary Hittson said. “We did not score for the first two minutes. “We got the press really going, and our halfcourt defense was clicking. We ran the floor really well, a...
The Logan boys basketball team suffered a key district loss, 77-62, on Saturday at home against Fort Sumner. The Foxes took control of what was a close game by outscoring the Longhorns 44-30 in the second half. “We let them get rolling in the second half offensively, and we were cold,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “They are tough to beat when they get hot.” Logan and Fort Sumner both sport 6-1 records and are tied for first place in Class 1A, District 6. The Foxes have only host Melrose left on their schedule Thursday; the Longhor...
The Logan girls basketball team stayed in the district-title hunt with a 55-41 victory Saturday against Fort Sumner. The Lady Longhorns, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, improved to 20-4 overall and 6-1 in District 6-1A. Melrose (17-6), ranked No. 2, also has just one loss in district play. Logan has just Grady left on its regular-season schedule this week. Melrose faces Grady and Fort Sumner this week. Harlie Roach led the Lady Longhorns with 16 points, and teammate Makenna Brewer added 13. Logan coach Glynna Strand said defense,...
The Tucumcari boys basketball team scored the last 12 points of the game to secure a 51-34 victory over New Mexico Military Institute in the district opener Feb. 5 for both teams at the Snake Pit. The Rattlers (3-15) snapped a nine-game losing streak by notching their first victory since Dec. 21. Jesus Ramos scored 20 points, including 11 in the critical fourth quarter, to lead Tucumcari. Jaxon Arguello added 10 points for the Rattlers. Daniel Xibille led the Colts (4-6) with nine points. The...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter to coast to an unexpectedly easy 86-50 victory Saturday over state-ranked Tularosa in the Lady Rattlers' district opener. Tucumcari's Aliyah Herrera scored a season-high 30 points on a combination of five 3-point shots and layups to finish fastbreaks and steals. Jasmine Jones and Kalani French each scored 18 points and Ashley Shipley added 15 for the Lady Rattlers (17-4), ranked third in Class 3A by MaxPreps.co...
Chase Disney, coach of Logan High School’s eight-man football team for one season, recently gave his resignation to the school district so he can take a job as a sports director for a city in his native Oklahoma. Last season, Disney led the Longhorns to a 5-7 record and 2-3 in district competition in his first year there. Logan defeated Ramah 52-0 in the first round of the eight-man football playoffs and lost to Mountainair 60-12 in the quarterfinals. Disney said in a phone interview Friday he gave his resignation as coach and history and s...
The Logan boys basketball team remained undefeated in district play with a 52-33 victory Saturday over Clovis Christian. Dyson Day led the Longhorns with 16 points, while Chase Earle added 14. Logan led 20-5 after the first quarter. Logan improved to 19-4 overall and 6-0 in the Class 1A, District 6. The Longhorns hold a one-game lead over district foe Fort Sumner and host the Foxes on Saturday. Clovis Christian fell to 3-13, 0-6 in the district. Grady 67, Hondo Valley 55 The Bronchos outscored the Eagles 23-11 in the second quarter en route to...
The Logan girls basketball team remained in the district-title hunt with a 55-35 victory Saturday over Clovis Christian. Makenna Brewer led the Lady Longhorns with 16 points, while teammate Harlie Roach added 15. Logan improved to 19-4 overall and 5-1 in Class 1A, District 6, and stayed in a first-place tie with Melrose. Logan and Melrose both have district games remaining against Fort Sumner and Grady. Clovis Christian fell to 4-12, 0-6. Grady 61, Hondo Valley 52 The Lady Broncos jumped out to a 19-6 first-quarter lead en route to a 61-52 vict...
GRADY - The state-ranked Logan girls basketball team jumped to a 16-point lead early and cruised to a 70-33 district victory Thursday over a rebuilding Grady/San Jon/House team. Harlie Roach's 16 points led the Lady Longhorns' balanced attack, along with Kesleah Shields' 14 and Jordan Hines' 10. Timia Northcutt's 11 points led the Lady Bronchos. The game featured teams in transition - one dealing with a season-ending injury to a star player and one trying to advance to a more competitive level....
GRADY - The Bronchos had an upset brewing because of their strategy, but the state-ranked Logan boys basketball team fended it off Thursday during a 70-60 district victory. Logan, ranked fifth in Class 1A, previously defeated Grady 84-57 during the Dora Tournament in early December, with Logan's Dyson Day scoring 18 points. Bronchos athletic director Alicia Rush, who led the team in place of Jonathan Langan after an ejection the previous game kept him from coaching Thursday, said her squad was...
The Tucumcari wrestling team finished runner-up Saturday for a district title, but a disappointed coach Eddie Encinias thought his Rattlers should have won the championship. "We fell on our faces," Encinias said. "There were guys I thought should have won, lost. Then we had guys I thought would keep it close and not get pinned, got pinned. "I thought we'd have a good meet," he added, "but things happen." Tucumcari shut out Newcomb 81-0 during Saturday's meet at (Las Vegas) Robertson but fell to...
It took an uncharacteristic offense, a lot of effort and overtime, but the Tucumcari girls basketball team on Saturday stunned top-ranked and previously unbeaten (Las Vegas) Robertson 39-36 at the Snake Pit. Kalani French and Ashley Shipley's free throws in the final minute of OT secured the Lady Rattlers' victory. After the final buzzer, Shipley jumped for joy in front of Tucumcari assistant coach Patrick Benavidez as other teammates also celebrated. French led a balanced attack with 10...
The Tucumcari boys basketball team could cite several reasons for its 58-56 Homecoming loss in the last minute Friday to Bosque, but an old bugaboo - poor free-throw shooting - proved decisive again. The Rattlers (2-15) made just 7 of 20 shots from the free-throw line, or 35 percent, at home in the Snake Pit. The Bobcats (11-6) went 9-of-17, or 53 percent, from the foul line. Tucumcari coach John Span also lamented his team's decision-making down the stretch but clearly was frustrated with the o...
Tucumcari's Wayne Ferguson was inducted Saturday into the New Mexico High School Track and Cross-Country Coaches Association's Hall of Fame. Ferguson, who also is Tucumcari's football coach and athletic director, was honored during a ceremony in Albuquerque. Ferguson became Tucumcari's assistant track coach in 1994 and helped the boys team win the state title in the 800-meter relay the next year. He became head coach in 1996 and won two state titles the same season - in the 300-meter hurdles...
The Logan girls basketball team not only lost a key district game Thursday, but it may have lost one of its best players for the rest of the season. The Lady Longhorns, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com before the game, lost 48-45 at Melrose, and junior power forward Karli Webb, one of Logan’s top scorers, went down with a knee injury after scoring a team-high 12 points. Logan coach Glynna Strand said it appeared to be an anterior cruciate ligament injury that would require season-ending surgery and months of rehabilitation. Logan f...
A Logan boys team and the San Jon girls each won their respective championship games at the San Jon Junior High Basketball Tournament. The Logan White boys squad defeated Dora 55-19 in the title game. During the tournament, the team also dominated Floyd 70-12 and Springer 86-8. Logan fielded a second team, Logan Red, which finished third in the consolation bracket. The San Jon boys won the consolation title by defeating Melrose 38-22. San Jon edged Logan Red 30-28 in the consolation semifinal and lost to Clovis Christian 51-17 in the opening...
The Logan boys basketball team notched a key district victory by edging host Melrose 61-59 on Thursday. The Longhorns led 53-46 at the end of the third quarter and hung on the rest of the way. They improved to 2-0 in district play. Dyson Day led Logan with 25 points, while Kyle Knight added 11 and Dante Sanchez 10. “It was a full team effort,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “We had some players step up in big moments. Defensively, we did a good job making it tough on them to score.” Melrose, ranked No. 3 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, fell to...
Tucumcari's defense put the clamps on a state-ranked Pecos team during an unexpectedly easy 62-37 girls basketball victory Saturday night at the Snake Pit. The Lady Rattlers (13-4) seized leads of 20-7 in the first quarter and 35-12 at halftime while knocking off their second ranked team in three days - the other being Clayton. Kalani French led Tucumcari with 23 points, and Ashley Shipley added 15. Tucumcari coach Gary Hittson wasn't entirely pleased with his team's performance on defense...
The Pecos boys basketball team won a state title the last two seasons, and it looked ready to go for another during a dominating 84-45 victory Saturday over Tucumcari at the Snake Pit. The Rattlers (2-13) actually held a 10-5 lead during the first quarter, powered by 3-point shots from Robbie Hartmann and Jesus Ramos. But the Panthers, 14-3 overall and ranked No. 2 in Class 2A by MaxPreps.com, went on a 16-0 run after that. Pecos led by 20 points at intermission and by 30 in the third quarter. T...
The Logan boys basketball team began its district schedule Saturday night with a 75-23 drubbing of Clovis Christian. The Longhorns led 49-14 at halftime, including a 22-2 run in the second quarter. Dyson Day and Dante Sanchez each scored 16 points to lead Logan. Logan improved to 13-4. Clovis Christian fell to 3-9 and 0-2 in district. Logan 60, Dora 47 Logan jumped to a 22-10 lead in the first quarter and made it stand up during 60-47 victory Thursday over visiting Dora. Day led the Longhorns with 19 points, while Chase Earle added 11. Dora...
The Logan girls basketball team started its district schedule with a bang Saturday, taking a 26-2 led in the first quarter en route to a 74-18 romp over Clovis Christian. Harlie Roach scored 25 points to lead the Lady Longhorns. Karli Webb and Kassi Foote each scored 11. Logan, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, improved to 15-2 overall. Clovis Christian fell to 4-8 overall and 0-2 in district. Logan 69, Dora 33 Logan jumped to a 43-19 lead by intermission and romped to a 69-33 victory Thursday over visiting Dora. Webb scored 19 points...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team captured its fourth consecutive Girls BVC Tournament championship Saturday with a 44-29 win over host Estancia in the title game Saturday. Lady Rattlers point guard Ashley Shipley was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament, and teammates Jasmine Jones, Kalani French, Aliyah Herrera and Aaliyah Brown each were named to the all-tournament team. Tucumcari coach Gary Hittson said Brown didn't score a lot, but "she rebounded well and played great defense, whi...
Logan salvaged a stinging loss to Melrose on Friday by defeating state-ranked Tatum 65-47 in the third-place game Saturday of the Plateau EPAC Tournament at Eastern New Mexico University at Portales. The Lady Longhorns (13-2) seized a 27-8 lead in the first quarter and commanded a 41-17 advantage at halftime. Logan coach Glynna Stand said Saturday her team "played much better tonight." She added her squad "wasn't ready last night for whatever reason, but it's always a good thing when they...
The Tucumcari boys basketball team came out on the short end of a 57-56 game Saturday against Santa Fe Prep that featured six lead changes, including two in the final minute. Casey Carter, Matthew Lopez and Gerardo Villa-Vargas led a 3-point shooting rally to give Tucumcari a brief lead in the fourth quarter. Carter's potential game-winning shot as he drove the baseline in the final seconds bounced out of the rim, and the Blue Griffins (5-4) rebounded to preserve their slim victory at the Snake...