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The Logan boys basketball team finished fourth at the Plateau EPAC Tournament at Eastern New Mexico University with a 56-45 loss Saturday to district foe Melrose in the third-place game. The Buffaloes (10-2), ranked No. 2 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, in the first half grabbed a lead they wouldn’t relinquish with a 23-3 run. Logan, ranked fourth in Class 1A, fell to 11-4 overall. “We didn’t have the success that we had hoped for during the tournament,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said, “but we came out of it with some valuable lessons and a lot...
The Tucumcari wrestling team won three of five dual matches during a meet Saturday at Bernalillo. The Rattlers defeated Roswell 51-17, toppled Bernalillo 48-18 and nipped Socorro 34-33, despite four forfeits against Socorro. Tucumcari lost to district foe West Las Vegas 33-30 and Class 5A power Los Lunas 52-0. Tucumcari improved to 10-4 in dual matches this season. “The whole purpose to going to Bernalillo was to see Socorro; they’re in our division,” Tucumcari coach Eddie Encinias said. Encinias said he wanted to see how Julian Vargas, Caleb W...
Logan White was torn. The 1980 Portales High graduate was watching last October’s World Series like a father watching his children compete against each other in a Little League game. White is currently the San Diego Padres’ Senior Advisor and Director of Player Personnel who has scouted for the Baltimore Orioles and more recently, the Los Angeles Dodgers. White scouted and signed Nathan Eovaldi, Cody Bellinger and Yasiel Puig, and on a late-October Friday sat riveted to an extra-inning World Series Game 3 that wore on deep into the night and ha...
LOGAN - The state-ranked Longhorns boys basketball team repelled Tucumcari's bid for an upset with a come-from-behind 56-54 victory Saturday night. Logan (11-2), ranked No. 3 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, had trailed virtually the entire game until midway through the fourth quarter, then hung on despite shooting an abysmal 1-for-7 from the free-throw line during the quarter and 11-of-29 for the game. Tucumcari (2-9) also struggled from the foul line, going 3-for-7 in the fourth quarter and...
LOGAN — Senior forward Harlie Roach scored 25 points to lead the Lady Longhorns to a solid 60-49 victory Saturday over U.S. 54 rival Tucumcari in a matchup of area girls basketball powers. Roach, with teammate Karli Webb’s 14 points, dominated the inside game and went 5-for-5 in 3-point shooting. Logan (11-1) won its ninth in a row and has climbed to No. 1 in the Class 1A rankings by MaxPreps.com. The Lady Rattlers (7-4), ranked fourth in Class 3A, have lost three of four. Jasmine Jones led Tuc...
The Tucumcari wrestling team finished sixth at the 15-team Al Salazar Invitational at St. Michael's in Santa Fe over the weekend in a tournament that featured many schools whose programs are much larger than the Rattlers'. Perennial Class 6A power Cleveland won the team title with 230.5 points. Next in the totals were Santa Fe (187 points), Taos (139), Cobre (134.5), Los Alamos (93.5) and Tucumcari (81). Tucumcari's district opponent, West Las Vegas, finished eighth with 61.5 points. Tucumcari's...
A furious fourth-quarter comeback attempt by Grady/San Jon/House boys basketball team fell short during a 54-52 loss Saturday at Grady against Springer. Chisum Rush of the Bronchos scored nine of his game high 26 points during the period. Trailing 48-35 at the end of the third quarter, the Bronchos outscored Red Devils 17-6 in the final stanza. Bronchos coach Jonathan Langan said his team rebounded Springer’s missed free throw with 30 seconds left and had a chance to tie or win it. Springer improved to 6-4 overall. Grady/San Jon/House fell t...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team finished fourth at the rugged Citizens Bank Tournament in Texico after losing 73-52 to Farwell in the third-place game Saturday. Farwell (20-2) came into the tournament ranked sixth in Class 2A in Texas by MaxPreps.com and played up to its billing, draining 15 3-point shots and handing the Lady Rattlers (6-3) their worst loss of the young season. "The girls never gave up and played with a lot of heart," Tucumcari coach Gary Hittson said. "This tournament will...
With the myriad problems wracking the Tucumcari boys basketball team, it was a wonder it kept the game close at all during a 42-36 loss against Robertson on Dec. 18 at the Snake Pit. The Rattlers found themselves hampered by poor free-throw shooting, dry spells on offense and the benching of one of their top scorers after a technical foul. In spite of those things, Tucumcari briefly took a lead midway through the fourth quarter before the Cardinals (3-4) rallied. Jesus Ramos led the Rattlers...
The Tucumcari wrestling team gained the upper hand in district competition with two dual victories Wednesday on the road against host St. Michael’s and Wingate. The Rattlers defeated St. Michael’s 53-28 and Wingate 60-30 in team points to move to a district-leading 3-0 record. The Rattlers are 7-2 overall on the season. Tucumcari wrestlers who won both of their individual matches including Rod Dunlap (wrestling at 145 pounds), Joe Martine (160), Kaleb Hayes (220), Dyson Clark (195), Ricky Montano (113) and Caleb White (138). Dunlap remains und...
The Logan boys basketball team used two big scoring runs in the middle of the game to prevail 49-33 on Saturday over Boise City, Oklahoma. Dyson Day led the Longhorns (8-1) with 12 points, while Chase Earle added 11. Logan was trailing 9-6 at the end of the first quarter but went on a 14-0 run to start the second to take a 20-9 lead it wouldn't relinquish. The Longhorns also went on a 12-0 run to start the third period to effectively put the game away. “Both teams had a hard time scoring in the first half,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “On...
The Logan girls basketball team won its seventh game in a row with a 51-43 victory Saturday at home over Boise City, Oklahoma. The Lady Longhorns improved to 9-1 overall, while the Wildcats dropped to 9-2 overall. Logan's only loss so far this season was to state-ranked Tatum. Logan coach Glynna Strand said her team is “starting to gel more as a team since getting our injured girls back and came out ready to play today.” Harlie Roach led Logan with 18 points, and Karli Webb added 13. Logan 51, Des Moines 32 Logan went on the road Friday and...
Two members of the Tucumcari wrestling team won championships and a third finished runner-up during the 18-team Rattler Invitational on Saturday at the Snake Pit. Rod Dunlap, wrestling at 145 pounds, defeated Edgar Sanchez of Espanola Valley in a 7-2 decision in the title match. Teammate Joe Martinez, competing at 152 pounds, dominated Emilio Lopez of West Las Vegas by a 14-1 score in his championship bout. Tucumcari coach Eddie Encinias said he wasn't surprised by Dunlap and Martinez winning...
The state-ranked Texico boys basketball team owned a size advantage against Tucumcari and used it during a 64-45 victory Thursday at the Snake Pit. The Wolverines' varsity roster listed players at 6-foot-4, 6-foot-3, 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-2, while the Rattlers don't have one player that tall. Still, Tucumcari coach John Span said his squad could have done a few things to counter Texico's height advantage. "I think their size bothered us a little bit," he said. "But when you play a team like that,...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team made a few difficult shots but also missed a few easy ones, and that proved crucial during its first loss of the season, 50-48, on Thursday to Class 2A-ranked Texico. Ashley Shipley led the Lady Rattlers, ranked No. 1 in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com, with 17 points, and Jasmine Jones added 12 as they fell to 5-1 overall. Texico, ranked third in Class 2A, improved to 7-2 overall, with both of its losses to a Farwell team ranked in the top 10 in Texas Class 2A....
Karli Webb hit a game-winning shot with eight seconds remaining to lift the Logan girls basketball team to a 34-33 victory Saturday over the host team in the title game of the Clayton Tournament. Webb led the Lady Longhorns with 17 points, and Harlie Roach scored nine. Logan improved to 6-1 overall, while Clayton fell to 6-2. Logan coach Glynna Strand said Karlee Cantrell made two shots near the end the game to keep it close, setting up the clincher by Webb. “We performed very well overall,” Strand said of her team's performance over the wee...
The Logan boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season during a 74-68 decision to the host team Saturday in the championship game of the Clayton Tournament. Chase Earle led the Longhorns (6-1) with 21 points, while Dyson Day added 19 points. Dante Sanchez had 16 points. The third quarter proved crucial in the loss to Clayton, Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “We had a stretch in the third quarter where Clayton hit 13 unanswered points,” he said. “We went from leading 50-40 to down 53-50. That was the difference in the game....
Three players from the Tucumcari football team recently earned all-district honors. The three Rattlers named to the honor in Class 3A District 4 were: • Kaleb Hayes, offensive tackle and defensive end • Seth Martinez, running back • Rod Dunlap, wide receiver Rattlers players on the all-district second team were: • Seth Martinez, safety • Rod Dunlap, safety • Gerardo Villa-Vargas, wide receiver • Robbie Hartmann, fullback • Colt Garcia, guard • Dyson Clark, guard • Jonathan Clark, running back • TJ Lampkin, linebacker • Julian Vargas, lineback...
Five players from the Class 1A state champion Logan volleyball team recently were named to the all-district team, and two more from Grady/San Jon also received the honor. Local players who made the 1A District 6 team were: • Karli Webb, Logan • Harlie Roach, Logan • Jordan Hines, Logan • Cassidy Cordova, Logan • Emily LeBlanc, Logan • Leah Starbuck, Grady/San Jon • Yara Sotelo, Grady/San Jon The all-district team also included five players from Class 1A runner-up Melrose and two from Fort Sumner. In Class 3A District 4, five players from...
The Tucumcari wrestling team racked up solid dual-meet victories at the Snake Pit on Thursday night over Moriarty and district foe West Las Vegas. The Rattlers, who improved to 5-2 in dual competition, edged Moriarty 42-33 in team points, and toppled West Las Vegas by a 55-30 score. Not counting forfeits, three Tucumcari wrestlers notched victories in both of the matches. Julian Vargas, wrestling at 138 pounds, earned a pin and an 11-3 decision. Dyson Clark, at 195 pounds, earned a pin and an...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team breezed to the Lady Lions Basketball Classic tournament title by defeating host Santa Rosa 68-31 on Saturday. The Lady Rattlers won the three tournament games by an average margin of 40 points. In each game, they raced to double-digit leads before their opponents scored. Tucumcari's Ashley Shipley was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament, and teammates Jasmine Jones, Kalani French and Aliyah Herrera were voted to the all-tournament team. “I'm so very pleased with the way the whole team played this w...
The Tucumcari boys basketball team finished fourth at the Brian Gallegos Tournament at West Las Vegas after a 59-40 loss Saturday to Tularosa in the third-place game. The host team won the tournament title with a 63-51 win over Santa Rosa on Saturday night. TJ Lampkin led the Rattlers (1-3) with 15 points. Teammates Jesus Ramos and Robbie Hartmann added nine points. Tucumcari coach John Span said his team didn't shoot well Saturday, but it was the lack of rebounds that hurt the most – especially in the second half when the Wildcats (2-1) o...
The Logan girls basketball team finished third at the Dora Tournament by defeating area rival Grady/San Jon/House 60-28 on Saturday night. Harlie Roach led the Lady Longhorns (3-1) with 15 points, while teammate Karli Webb added 10. “We played better,” Logan coach Glynna Strand, referring to a 48-23 drubbing her team suffered the previous night to state-ranked Tatum. “We got everyone some experience (Saturday); now it's time to do some work before Clayton.” The Lady Bronchos fell to 1-4 overall. Tatum defeated Pine Hill 46-38 on Saturda...
The Logan boys basketball team captured the Dora Tournament title with a 51-32 victory over Hagerman on Saturday night. Dyson Day led the Longhorns (4-0) with 20 points, and teammate Chase Earle added 15. Day also won the Wooden Award for being voted the best player of the tournament. Logan jumped out to a 20-8 lead in the first quarter. But its defense also shined, allowing Hagerman (3-1) just 12 points the entire second half. “Once again, the defense was the difference for us tonight,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “We didn't have a very...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team eased away from Laguna Acoma for a 50-29 victory during both teams' season-opener Friday at the Snake Pit, but it could have been even more lopsided for the Lady Rattlers. Tucumcari missed a number of easy layups and often found itself out of position for rebounds. Coach Gary Hittson attributed those shortcomings to one thing. "We were tired." Less than two weeks had passed since the first day of official practice and the first game, and Hittson said it...