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LOGAN - Powered by sophomore Haden Judd's three individual victories and two runner-up finishes and a lot of team depth, the Logan boys captured the title at the eight-team EPAC Varsity Meet on Saturday. The Logan girls team finished strong, too - second only to district rival Melrose. Judd won the 400-meter dash (52.23 seconds), 110-meter hurdles (0:17.37) and the pole vault (11 feet). He finished runner-up to Texico sprinter Jahvon Askew in the 100-meter dash (0:11.86) and 200-meter dash...
Logan’s defending state-champ baseball team stayed undefeated with a doubleheader sweep — including a no-hitter — over district foe Cimarron on Thursday. Logan improved to 15-0 overall and 6-0 in district play, taking a two-game lead in the district standings over rival Melrose (8-3, 4-2). The Longhorns blanked the Rams in the first game by a 16-0 score in five innings, then fended off a late rally by their foes in a 10-5 victory during the second game. In the first game, Brock Burns earned the no-hit victory, striking out 13 while walki...
The Lady Longhorns notched a doubleheader sweep Friday at San Jon by scores of 21-0 and 27-8. In the first game, Logan’s Marilyn Moreno went 3-for-3 with an inside-the-park grand slam and five RBI. Brookel Smith hit a two-run, inside-the-park homer and totaled four RBI. Charli Fuller struck out five in three innings of relief. In the nightcap, Fuller struck out five and allowed just one hit in a three-inning complete game. She also went 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Camryn Cantrell went 2-for-2 with two walks, two RBI, six stolen b...
Two Tucumcari High School golfers broke 100 during the 10-team Alien 8 tournament in Roswell last Tuesday. Kaden Brown shot a 95 on at the par-72 New Mexico Military Institute Golf Course, breaking 100 for the second straight event. That put him in 40th place at the tournament. Teammate Creed Owen also broke 100 by shooting a 99, putting him in 48th place. Logan Lafferty rounded out the Rattler field by shooting a 125. In girls golf, Tucumcari’s Jade Duplantis shot a 120 for 31st place. July Lafferty shot a 122, and MiKayla Klinger shot a 1...
Logan track and field star Haden Judd continued to excel at several events Saturday at the 18-team Fox/Vixen Relays at Fort Sumner. Judd, a sophomore, won the 100-meter dash (0:11.39 seconds), 200-meter dash (0:23.01), 300-meter hurdles (0:40.51) and pole vault (12 feet). Judd also finished third in the triple jump (39-7 1/2). Aydin Kotara also won the 400-meter dash in 0:53.47 for Logan, and he finished third in the 100-meter dash in 12 seconds flat. Logan finished runner-up at the meet, as did the Lady Longhorns. Both of Melrose’s teams w...
Logan's baseball team stayed undefeated after a district doubleheader sweep of visiting Grady on Friday, with both games shortened by the 10-run mercy rule. The Longhorns stymied the Bronchos 11-1 in the opener, then stopped them 12-2 in the nightcap. Logan, the two-time defending Class 1A champion and ranked No. 1 in the division, improved to 12-0 overall and 3-0 in district play. Grady fell to 6-6, 0-3. In the first game, the Longhorns scored three runs in the opening inning on two hits, a...
Tucumcari’s baseball team still was looking for its first district win since 2018 after a doubleheader loss Saturday against Ruidoso. The Warriors won the first game 11-2, then dominated in the nightcap by a 19-0 score. Ruidoso improved to 8-7 overall and remained in contention for the district title with a 6-3 mark. The Warriors, ranked ninth in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com, were only a half-game or one game behind Sandia Prep, East Mountain and New Mexico Military Institute in the district standings for first place. Tucumcari fell to 4-13, 0-9. T...
Tucumcari's softball team swept a doubleheader last week against Clayton but still was searching for its first district victory of the season after losses to Dexter and Ruidoso. Host Ruidoso conquered the Lady Rattlers 18-8 and 16-6 on Saturday. The Warriors, ranked fourth in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com, improved to 14-5 overall and took control of their district with a 7-0 mark. Dexter is in a distant second in their district at 3-2. Tucumcari fell to 8-7, 0-4. "We just couldn't keep up with...
Logan High School senior Park Strong announced during a recent signing ceremony at the school that he will play baseball at University of the Southwest in Hobbs on a partial scholarship. Strong, a 6-foot, 195-pound catcher, played a key role in the Longhorns winning two consecutive Class 1A baseball championships. The Longhorns also are ranked No. 1 this season, as well. Through last weekend’s games, Strong was second on the team in batting average (.581), on-base percentage (.647), stolen bases (13), hits (25), slugging percentage (.976), d...
The Logan softball team went 2-3 last week after dropping a district doubleheader at home on Friday against Pecos. The Lady Longhorns lost the first game 15-5 and fell in the nightcap by a 20-10 score. In the first game, Broke Smith went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and two RBI for Logan. Pitcher Charli Fuller struck out five and as a hitter reached base twice, stole three bases and scored twice. Marilyn Moreno went 2-for-3 with a double and three stolen baes. In the second game, Smith went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Logan fell to 4-9...
The defending Class 1A champion Logan baseball team improved to 9-0 on the season after a commanding doubleheader sweep Friday at Clayton. In the first game, Logan scored 14 runs in the third inning en route to a 23-1 victory in five innings. Izaiah Kneitz, Skyler DeLuca and Park Strong each drove in three runs for the Longhorns, with totaled 21 hits and nine doubles. Kneitz and Brock Burns combined on the mound for for seven strikeouts and allowed just two hits and two walks. In the second game, the Longhorns scored a total of 17 runs in the...
Tucumcari senior Alexus Lafferty broke her own school record in the javelin throw Thursday at the 12-team George Love Invitational in Portales. Lafferty hurled the javelin a distance of 111 feet, 9 inches, breaking her old mark of 108 feet, 1 inch that she set last year. She tied for first place at the meet with Yolanda Granados of Eunice. Other Lady Rattlers who scored team points were: — Haisley Huffman, sixth in the 100-meter dash (0:13.83) and fifth in the long jump (15-5); — 1,600-meter sprint medley relay team, sixth (5:09.14). In boy...
LOGAN - The pitching of Josh Griego on Saturday brought Tucumcari tantalizingly close to its first district win in almost five years - against the No. 1-ranked team and defending Class 3A champion, no less. Griego pitched like an ace much of the game, striking out 12 and shutting out New Mexico Military Institute in the first four innings. The Colts finally rallied for four runs in the sixth inning to salt away a 5-2 victory in the second game of a doubleheader. Griego allowed 11 hits, two walks...
The Logan softball team earned its first victories of the season with a doubleheader sweep Friday at San Jon. The Lady Longhorns (2-6) prevailed by scores of 21-4 and 24-2. In the first game for Logan, Charli Fuller went 3-for-5 hitting with two RBI and three runs scored. In the pitcher’s circle, she struck out three and allowed for hits for the win. Alexis Nixon went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and three runs scored. Jayden Garcia also went 3-for-4 with a double and an inside-the-park grand slam. In the second game, Camryn Cantrell drew thr...
The Tucumcari softball team dropped its district opener Friday with a 15-4 home loss in five innings against Ruidoso. The Warriors, which scored in every inning, surged to a 7-1 lead in the top of the third and added a total of 10 runs in the fourth and fifth. Taeden Hyslop drove in two runs on a single for the Lady Rattlers. Alexis Ramirez and Haisley Huffman each went 2-for-3 with an RBI, including a solo home run by Huffman. Juli Rivera suffered the loss for Tucumcari, allowing 11 hits and four walks and seven earned runs in four innings....
Kaden Brown was the top golfer for Tucumcari High School during the eight-team Lovington Invitational on Thursday. Brown shot a 97 at the par-71 Lovington Country Club course and finished 41st overall. He was the only Rattler to break 100 on the day. Other Tucumcari golfers at the event were: — Dylan Owen, who shot a 123 and finished 47th; — Logan Lafferty, who shot a 143 and finished 48th; — Creed Owen, who shot a 144 and finished 49th. The Rattlers finished eighth in the team standings at the event. Other schools competing were Carls...
Logan sophomore Haden Judd captured an individual state championship at the Class 1A-3A boys powerlifting championships Friday at Rio Rancho. Logan senior Park Strong finished runner-up in his weight class at the state meet but broke a state record in the process during one of his events. Judd had been ranked No. 1 in the state in his 148-pound class going into the meet. He made that stand up during the finals by lifting a total of 930 pounds in the bench press, dead lift and the squat. He...
The Logan boys track team tied for first place with Texico on Saturday at the 15-team Mario Martinez Qualifier meet at Fort Sumner. Haden Judd, the top boys athlete at the meet, won two individual events, finished second in another and helped the Longhorns in several relay races on their way to 85 team points, tied with Texico. Tucumcari finished sixth with 35 points. The Lady Longhorns finished runner-up in the girls standings with 74 points, a smidge behind meet champion Santa Rosa’s 76 points. Tucumcari finished third with 63 points. L...
Alexus Lafferty hit a game-winning RBI double in extra innings, capping the Tucumcari softball team's 11-10 comeback victory over Raton in its home opener Friday. The win, where the Lady Rattlers overcame an eight-run deficit, set the tone for an 11-9 win in the second game of the non-district doubleheader. Tucumcari improved to 5-3 overall. Raton fell to 1-8. Tucumcari coach CJ Oglesby admitted he was thrilled by the comeback in the first game. "I'm really happy all the way around, a real...
The Logan baseball team improved to 5-0 on the season after a 15-5 non-district victory Thursday at Questa. Though the Longhorns briefly trailed 3-2, they scored in every inning, including six runs in the fifth and final frame to end the game via the 10-run mercy rule. Mason Wallin went 3-for-4 with two doubles and drove in two runs for Logan. Colton Liles went 2-for-3 with a triple and a home run, with two RBI. Aydin Kotara also blasted a home run. Logan’s Kaeden Stoner and Park Strong combined on the mound for 12 strikeouts and two hits a...
SAN JON - A new era began last week when San Jon Municipal Schools fielded its first-ever prep girls softball team and played a doubleheader against the Santa Rosa junior varsity. The Lady Coyotes had only three weeks of practice and 14 workouts, so it wasn't a surprise the more experienced Lady Lions swept the twinbill last Monday by scores of 29-4 and 23-19. In the first game, played on San Jon's Little League softball diamond near the village's community center, Santa Rosa scored 14 runs in...
Tucumcari’s baseball team endured a tough district doubleheader Saturday, losing by scores of 16-4 and 10-4 to Sandia Prep. In the first game, Sandia Prep jumped to a 7-0 lead in the first inning and led 15-4 after three. The game went only five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. The Sundevils rapped 13 hits, drew eight walks and stole 10 bases. Josh Riordan drove in four runs for Sandia. A committee of three Sundevils pitchers allowed just four hits and two walks. In the nightcap, the Rattlers briefly took a 4-1 lead after two innings. B...
Dora swept another doubleheader last Monday against the host Lady Longhorns by 20-8 and 25-8 scores. In the first game, Logan’s Brookel Smith drove in two runs, stole two bases and scored two runs. Alexis Nixon also totaled two RBI and a run scored. In the second game, Camryn Cantrell went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and two runs scored for the Lady Longhorns. Marilyn Moreno drew three walks and scored three runs. Jayden Garcia also went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Smith, starting on the mound for Logan in the nightcap, struck out f...
LOGAN - In a rematch of the last two Class A baseball championship games, Logan earned a convincing doubleheader sweep Friday against Gateway Christian in the Longhorns' home opener. The Longhorns (3-0) prevailed 13-3 in the opener and 10-0 in the nightcap, with both games shortened by the mercy rule. In the first game, Logan ace Kaeden Stoner struck out 15, walked five, allowed two hits and was credited with only one earned run allowed in six innings. With the bat, Stoner also went 3-for-4 with...
The Tucumcari girls captured the consolation title at the West Las Vegas Softball Tournament with a 20-11 victory over Taos on Saturday. The Lady Rattlers (3-3) won two of three during the tourney, with their only loss to eventual champ Santa Fe Indian School. During the victory Saturday over Taos, the Lady Rattlers seized control of a once-close game with five runs in the fourth inning, five in the fifth and four in the sixth. “The game was just an all-out team effort,” Tucumcari coach CJ Oglesby said. “Super-excited about today’s play....