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MELROSE - Melrose's unbeaten volleyball team already had won a district title before its regular-season finale Saturday against arch-rival and state-ranked Logan. Regardless, the Lady Longhorns were looking for an upset. The Lady Buffaloes made sure that didn't happen. Melrose dominated almost from beginning to end during a 25-16, 25-2, 25-11 victory. The No. 1-ranked Lady Buffs, improving to 23-0, not only finished with a perfect record in district play, but suffered losses in only two sets all...
The Tucumcari High School volleyball team celebrated more than normal after its 25-22, 25-14, 21-25, 25-11 district victory last week over New Mexico Military Institute. It wasn't entirely because the Lady Rattlers had avenged an earlier loss to the Lady Colts on Oct. 20, though that played a part. It wasn't entirely because the win came during Tucumcari's final regular-season home match and Senior Night, though that played a part, too. The main reason for the rejoicing was the victory gave the...
The Logan volleyball team earned a No. 6 seed in the Class 1A state tournament and will face 11th-seeded Alamo Navajo in the first round on Thursday morning. The Lady Longhorns (15-7) play the Cougars (16-5) at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Rio Rancho High School. The winner of that match takes on third-seeded Animas (19-2), which has a first-round bye, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Rio Rancho High. The semifinals and championship of the double-elimination tournament are scheduled for Saturday at the Rio Rancho Events Center. The final is set for 3 p.m....
With its road victory Thursday over district foe Dexter, the Tucumcari High School volleyball program reached a milestone. The Lady Rattlers’ 25-18, 25-13, 25-17 win was their 14th of the season, which was the most in at least 15 years and a high-water mark for coach Dana Benavidez, now in her seventh year in the program. Tucumcari volleyball’s previous best season was in 2016, when the Lady Rattlers went 13-8. That was Benavidez’s first season. Informed about the milestone on Friday morning, Benavidez said “that’s pretty amazing.” “I have bee...
The Tucumcari boys cross-country team finished sixth Friday in the ultra-competitive Class 3A District 3/4 meet at Cobre and did not qualify anyone for this weekend’s state meet in Albuquerque. The top 10 individual finishers and top three teams qualified for the state championships this Saturday. Alex Bueno De La O was the Rattlers’ top runner, finishing the 5,000-meter course at Cobre High School in 21 minutes, 21 seconds to finish 26th. Other Tucumcari runners at the meet were Creed Owen (31st, 23:07), Tyrus Jones (34th, 24:08), Julian Flo...
A young and inexperienced Tucumcari High School football team failed to earn a win this season, but the second half of a 54-16 home loss Friday to district foe New Mexico Military Institute may have provided a glimpse of brighter days ahead. After a disastrous second quarter where the Colts (5-5) scored five touchdowns on assorted Rattler turnovers or mistakes, Tucumcari (0-10) regrouped in the second half with its offense scoring two rushing touchdowns and its defense intercepting two passes...
Logan High School’s trip to the postseason was a short one, with a 48-0 loss Friday to district foe and host Melrose in the first round of the eight-man football playoffs. “Guys fought hard, and I am very proud of them,” Logan coach Dwayne Roberts said, adding it “was a night of football that just didn’t go our way.” The Longhorns also lost to the Buffaloes 46-6 on Oct. 14 during a regular-season district game. Logan, seeded sixth in the state tournament, ended the season with a 6-5 record. The third-seeded Buffaloes (7-4) travel to second-s...
District contender Dexter scored 33 unanswered points in the second half to turn a somewhat competitive game into a 54-6 rout of visiting Tucumcari on Friday. The Rattlers trailed just 21-6 at halftime, thanks to a 60-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nicholas Romero to wide receiver Luis Archuleta in the second quarter. It was Tucumcari’s first touchdown since mid-September. Tucumcari coach Donnie Garcia said he had adjusted his offense to give more protection for Romero, who completed two long passes late in the game during a loss to H...
Logan fell to defeat during its regular-season finale by an 8-6 score at district foe Tatum on Friday in an unusual defensive struggle. The next day, the Longhorns (6-4) earned a sixth seed in the eight-man football playoffs and will play district rival and third-seeded Melrose (6-4) in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Friday at Melrose. The Buffaloes defeated the Longhorns 46-6 on Oct. 14. The winner of that game faces the winner of second-seeded Fort Sumner-House (8-0) versus seventh-seeded Clayton (5-4) in the semifinal on Nov. 4 or 5. The...
A Tucumcari senior made one heck of a varsity debut during the Lady Rattlers' 25-15, 25-7, 25-12 district victory at home last week against Dexter. Sierra Valverde came off the bench during the second set with Tucumcari nursing a 6-4 lead. She then served 18 straight times, with seven aces and no service errors, against a flustered Lady Demons squad. By the time she was lifted for a substitute with her team leading 23-5, she received a big ovation from the crowd in the Snake Pit. Valverde also...
The Tucumcari High School cross-country team competed in its final regular-season meet Thursday at Santa Rosa before it travels later this week to the district meet at Cobre. Rattlers coach Tim Clark didn’t recall the results for his high-school runners Thursday, but he said his usual top runner, Creed Owen, had an off-week, allowing teammate to Alex Bueno De La O to have a better showing. “I’d rather have an off-week at Santa Rosa than have an off-week (at district),” Clark said. Clark said two varsity runners also did not compete Thursda...
Logan cruised to two district wins over Clovis Christian and San Jon last week and stayed alive in the race for a district title. The Lady Longhorns blasted visiting Clovis Christian 25-9, 25-5, 25-9 on Thursday, then overwhelmed visiting San Jon 25-10, 25-11, 25-21 on Saturday. Logan improved to 13-6 overall and 7-1 in district play. The Lady Longhorns trail only No. 1-ranked Melrose (18-0) in the district, which they will face again on Nov. 5. Melrose 3, San Jon 0 Like almost all of the Lady Buffaloes’ opponents this season, San Jon fell i...
Hope Christian's balanced offense totaled almost 400 yards during a 44-0 district victory Friday over host Tucumcari, but the last few minutes may have provided a sliver of hope to the Rattlers' coaching staff and its struggling young players. After the Rattlers recovered a fumble inside their 20-yard line with about three minutes left, Tucumcari freshman quarterback Nicholas Romero completed consecutive passes of 30 and 34 yards to Daymion Urioste and Luis Archuleta. Those catches gave...
The return of a starting setter from an injury appears to have turned a struggling Ruidoso team into a sudden district contender during a 25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 25-23 victory over host Tucumcari on Saturday during both teams' district volleyball openers. The Lady Warriors sported a 2-10 overall record coming into the match. However, they received a big lift with the recent return of senior setter Savannah Mendez from a fractured foot. "If you have a good setter who can feed your hitters, you'll...
Melrose capitalized on its opportunities in the red zone, and Logan didn’t. The result was a 48-6 loss for the host Longhorns in eight-man district football action on Friday. Logan coach Dwayne Roberts said his team suffered three turnovers inside its opponent’s 20, including two at the goal line. “We just didn’t get it in the end zone,” he said. “We were in the red zone six times. Four of those were inside the 10. “We actually held the ball more than Melrose most of the night. We moved the ball on them all night; we just didn’t punch it in. We...
An unbeaten Melrose volleyball team took the upper hand in the District 6 standings Saturday with a 25-20, 25-21, 25-17 victory at arch-rival Logan. The Lady Buffaloes, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A, improved to 16-0 overall and has lost only one set all season. They improved to 5-0 in the district. Logan, ranked sixth in 1A, fell to 11-6 overall and 5-1 in district play. “We didn’t look as good as we did when we played Fort Sumner,” Logan coach Glynna Strand said, referring to her team’s victory over the Vixens earlier in the week. “Still...
LOGAN - Down by one touchdown early in the second half, the host Longhorns moved the ball past midfield and were poised to tie their game against No. 1-ranked Fort Sumner-House. Instead, Foxes defender Clay Norman read Brock Burns' pass, stepped in front of the intended receiver and dove to catch the low throw for an interception. Fort Sumner scored off that turnover and its next possession to seize control of the district game during a 40-20 victory in eight-man football action on Friday. Logan...
The Snake Pit arena at Tucumcari High School contains dozens of banners commemorating various titles its teams have won over the decades. On the south wall of the gym, one stands out. It is a blown-up team photo of the 2002 football team. Amid the identifying text is a line in yellow script: "New Mexico State Champions." Twenty years ago, the Rattlers were in the middle of an eventual run for a state title. The team suffered setbacks and didn't even win their district. But the Rattlers...
The Tucumcari High School volleyball team ended up on the wrong end of a five-set, non-district loss Saturday at Clayton. The Yellowjackets prevailed 12-25, 25-19, 13-25, 25-22, 15-11 over the Lady Rattlers (12-5). “We played really hard, and the team showed great hustle on every play,” Tucumcari coach Dana Benavidez said. “Clayton had a couple of good/tall blockers that came up with big plays at key points in the game.” Benavidez praised back-row players Alexus Lafferty, Alexis Ramirez and Haisley Huffman for a number of hustle saves. Cambree...
A Mesalands Community College saddle bronc rider won an individual title during the finals Saturday of the college's 14th annual Grand Canyon Region Intercollegiate Rodeo at the Quay County Fairgrounds arena. As importantly for Mesalands coach Matt Hughes, he fielded a full roster during the weekend, enabling his team to likely move up in the regional standings. Final points totals weren't available from the event. Bryan Tyler Huey of Mesalands rode his mount during the Saturday finals for a 71...
State-ranked Ruidoso cruised to an unsurprising 45-0 victory over a young and winless Tucumcari squad, but the Rattlers’ coach saw encouraging signs from his squad. The Warriors, which improved to 6-1 overall, led 21-0 after the first quarter and 35-0 at halftime. Ruidoso is ranked fourth in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com. Ruidoso totaled nearly 400 yards of offense. Quarterback Cooper Pritchett was 9-for-12 passing for 212 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for another TD. Kaden Sago ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns in just eight carries. T...
The Tucumcari High School girls volleyball continued to roll, earning three-set victories over Pecos and Estancia last week. The two wins improved the Lady Rattlers' record to 12-4 overall, and they again were ranked seventh in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com. Tucumcari has won seven of its last nine matches. On Saturday, Tucumcari traveled to Pecos and prevailed 25-23, 25-14, 27-25. Cambree Benavidez led the Lady Rattlers with 13 kills, and Haisley Huffman added nine. Caylee Benavidez totaled 28...
LOGAN - The Longhorns' high-octane offense continued to excel, but it was their defense that saved the day during their district opener against a strong Clayton team on Friday. With Logan clinging to a 36-30 lead at halftime, its defense stopped the Yellowjackets on five straight possessions in the second half while the Longhorns scored four touchdowns en route to a 66-36 victory. Logan quarterback Brock Burns completed 10 of 20 passes for 170 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for another...
Mesalands Community College will host its 14th annual Grand Canyon Region rodeo on Friday and Saturday at the Quay County Fairgrounds rodeo arena in Tucumcari. Stampede coach Matt Hughes said he’s optimistic this weekend’s event will give his team a chance to overcome a slow start. His men’s and women’s teams each were in fourth place in the regional standings through Sept. 26 after competitions at Dine College and Cochise College, both in Arizona. Hughes said Andy Guzman and Marco Juarez, who both previously have qualified for the National Col...
LOGAN - The Lady Longhorns secured bragging rights over the Lady Rattlers this season, but players from both teams likely will be talking to their children and grandchildren about that wild second set of Saturday's non-district clash. Logan (7-5) prevailed in the three-set match for its second victory over Tucumcari this season. But what had spectators buzzing was a topsy-turvy second set the Lady Longhorns ultimately won by a 34-32 score. Sets, which require a two-point margin of victory,...