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Logan’s eight-man football squad shut out Menaul 50-0 on Friday night in a road game at Albuquerque that was halted during the third quarter due to the mercy rule. Hayden Judd scored three touchdowns for Logan, and teammate Brock Burns threw for two touchdowns and scored another. Park Strong also scored a rushing TD for the Longhorns. “Menaul was a much more physical team,” Logan assistant coach Kyle Griffiths said, who temporarily has taken over leading the team while head coach Dwayne Roberts is caring for his ailing parents. “We had a few m...
The Santa Rosa volleyball team came from behind to conquer previously unbeaten Logan 18-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-21 on Saturday to capture the Tucumcari Invitational title. Host Tucumcari finished third in the eight-team tourney by defeating Raton 25-23, 25-19, 25-15 after the Lady Rattlers fell to Logan 17-25, 16-25, 18-25 in the semifinal. Logan, which finished the week with a 6-1 mark, seemed to have its match against Santa Rosa (5-1) well in control after going on a 7-2 run to win the first...
SANTA ROSA — After a four-year hiatus as head basketball coach at Santa Rosa High School, “Coach Eska” is back. Joe Esquibel soon will be trading in his job as principal of the middle school for head coach of Lions basketball — a job he lost four years ago despite a public outcry to keep him in the position. Superintendent Martin Madrid said Esquibel will remain athletic director but will have to give up his position as principal. Madrid said last week he chose Esquibel over two other candidates. He cited Esquibel’s passion for the sport as...
Albuquerque Academy’s passing game shredded Tucumcari’s defense during a 51-0 Chargers victory Saturday afternoon in a game that ended at halftime due to the mercy rule. Chargers quarterback A.J. Rivera threw for four touchdown passes and ran for another score. Academy, coming off a blowout of Tohatchi the previous week that also ended at halftime, has outscored its opponents 101-0 so far this season. Tucumcari coach Wayne Ferguson said his Rattlers (0-2) had trouble handling Academy’s air personnel. “We were dominated both athleti...
The San Jon volleyball squad earned its first victory in years with a marathon 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13 victory Aug. 24 over visiting Elida. The Coyotes went 0-10 in its abbreviated previous season, and San Jon hadn’t won as a standalone program since defeating Clovis Christian on Oct. 19, 2017, in a district match before spending two seasons in a cooperative with Grady. San Jon coach Jaree Elliott credited Bailey McEwen’s court game, Dakota Fisher’s passing and front-row play and Addie Lafferty’s serving in the win. She said Karlee...
LOGAN - The Lady Longhorns steamrolled through their season-opening, eight-team Logan Invitational volleyball tournament, including a 25-20, 25-11, 25-9 victory over Springer in the championship match Saturday. Tucumcari, in a gritty performance, finished third with a 2-1 record despite losing a key player to an injury during the opening round Thursday. The Lady Rattlers, losing only to Springer in the semifinals, secured a trophy with 25-23, 25-12, 17-25, 25-23 win over Grady in the...
LOGAN - The host Longhorns in their home opener Friday so dominated Dulce, they took a two-touchdown lead before running an offensive play from the line of scrimmage. Logan's Izaiah Kneitz scored three touchdowns - two on offense and one on defense - during his team's 60-0 victory in an eight-man football game that stopped at halftime due to the mercy rule. Christian Kotara scored two rushing touchdowns, and Park Strong scored a rushing touchdown and forced a key fumble that led to another TD...
On paper, it appeared Tucumcari should have earned a relatively comfortable victory over Clayton in both teams' football opener on Friday night. Instead, the visiting Yellowjackets made more big plays during a 20-12 decision over the host Rattlers, giving Clayton's Dakota Montoya a victory in his coaching debut. Tucumcari coach Wayne Ferguson described it as a win that got away. "I think we should have won by two touchdowns," he said. The evidence made Ferguson's assessment hard to refute: • T...
Beating a typically tough and talented Melrose team is a tall order for any high-school volleyball team. Beating a Melrose team that plays almost flawlessly is nearly impossible. The Tucumcari volleyball squad found that out during an 8-25, 13-25, 8-25 season-opening loss Thursday against the defending Class 1A champion. The Lady Rattlers never led in any of the games, though they briefly rallied to a 6-6 tie in the second set. Indicative of the Lady Buffaloes' dominance was their 28 kills...
The Tucumcari High School football team played a scrimmage Thursday at Clovis against the Wildcats' junior varsity, and what coach Wayne Ferguson saw gave him encouragement for the upcoming season. "I was pleasantly surprised. I didn't know what to expect," Ferguson said, noting the Clovis JV is roughly equivalent to a team in Tucumcari's Class 3A division. "It was good to go against somebody, and we saw some good things. We saw some other things we need to work on and hopefully get better at."...
The Tucumcari High School volleyball team begins its season with a tough opponent right away when it hosts defending Class 1A champion Melrose on Thursday. The varsity game will start about 6 p.m., after the junior varsity and C-team matches. Tucumcari coach Dana Benavidez, entering her sixth season, said facing a perennial power such as the Lady Buffaloes might pay future dividends. "It's rough to meet a team of that caliber right away, but it will help us prepare for the rest of the season....
ALBUQUERQUE - At one point of Logan's Class 1A title game Thursday afternoon against Gateway Christian, the Longhorns trailed 3-0 while storm clouds began to loom over the University of New Mexico's Santa Ana Star Field. As it turned out, the approaching storm also was Logan's offense. The Longhorns (15-1), the No. 1 seed in the tournament, scored five runs in a second inning sandwiched around a one-hour lightning delay, igniting a 16-7 come-from-behind victory for their first-ever baseball stat...
The Tucumcari High School boys golf team finished seventh of seven teams participating in the Class 1A-3A championships last week at Los Altos Golf Course in Albuquerque. The Rattlers finished with a team score of 481. Clovis Christian won the boys team title with a score of 328, prevailing over runner-up Socorro by 13 strokes. Andrew Henderson-Clark was Tucumcari’s top male golfer, with a score of 101 that placed him 21st overall. Rounding out the Tucumcari scorers were Ayden Otero (36th with a 123 score), Kaden Brown (37th, 126) and Billy O...
Tucumcari junior Khobie Salvador finished runner-up in the state shot put competition, becoming the highest-placing THS athlete during Saturday's Class 3A Track and Field Championships. Salvador missed a state title by just a few inches. He threw the shot 43 feet, 9 1/2 inches during his best effort at the UNM Track-Soccer Complex in Albuquerque. Navarro Burnside of Crownpoint bested him with a throw of 44 feet, 1 inch for the first-place medal. Salvador also finished sixth in the discus throw w...
ALBUQUERQUE - The Logan girls track team captured its second consecutive state title and the Longhorns boys team finished a close runner-up during the Class 1A track and field state championships Thursday at the UNM Track-Soccer Complex. The Lady Longhorns scored 79 points, prevailing over area rival and runner-up Melrose's 59 points. Gateway Christian finished third with 58. San Jon earned two points among the 23 girls teams that figured in the scoring. Logan's team title was fueled by strong...
Wednesday was Senior Day for the Tucumcari girls softball team during their season finale, but it wasn't just this year's seniors who were honored. Seven seniors from the 2020 squad, which didn't even get a chance to play because the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the spring sports season, were honored, as well. Seven members from the 2020 team were honored with flowers and a small jar of soil from the batter's box of their home field, which soon will be redeveloped as part of a $3 million bond...
Tucumcari’s baseball team ended its season at home Thursday with a 24-0 district loss against highly regarded Sandia Prep. The Sundevils seized control with 10 runs in the first inning and added another 10 in the fifth and final inning. Overall, Sandia Prep banged out 15 hits and drew 11 walks. The Rattlers (0-15) managed just two hits, including a double by Johnathan Blea. Sandia Prep’s Jacob Nicholson and Gus Walker combined for 12 strikeouts and one walk allowed. Luiso Molinas and Blea shared much of the pitching duties for Tucumcari. Tuc...
Logan captured the No. 1 seed in this week’s Class 1A baseball state championship and has a chance to play for the title Thursday at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Logan (13-1) was scheduled to host fourth-seeded Magdalena (11-5) at 11 a.m. Tuesday in a semifinal matchup. (Game results were after the Quay County Sun’s print deadline; results will be reported in the next edition.) The winner will play the victor of the other semifinal — second-seeded Gateway Christian (11-4) versus third-seeded Mesilla Valley Christian (3-4). Logan...
Several athletes with the Mesalands Community College rodeo team had respectable results during the National College Finals Rodeo last week in Casper, Wyoming. Dylan Hill of the Mesalands finished in the top eight of the team roping competition of the third go-round Thursday. Hill and his roping partner logged a time of 7.7 seconds. Marcus Theriot and Cole Curry of East Mississippi Community College won the go-round with a time of 4.7 seconds. Preston Ogle, also of Mesalands, scored a 79.0 during the second go-round of saddle bronc riding,...
SANTA ROSA - Six Tucumcari athletes were crowned district champions Saturday during the District 4-3A meet at Santa Rosa High School, including three who won two championships apiece. Khobie Salvador, a junior, continued his seasonlong strong performances in the discus throw and shot put. He hurled the shot 43 feet, more than 13 feet longer than his next-best competitor. He threw the discus 116-11 1/2, more than 40 feet longer than the runner-up. Based on his best performances this season,...
Both the Logan boys and girls track teams captured district titles during a sizzling meet Thursday at Melrose and will send a total of 30 Longhorn athletes to this week’s Class 1A Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque. The state track meet Thursday for Class 1A begins with field events at 10 a.m. and running events starting at noon. The meet will be at the University of New Mexico Track-Soccer Complex. The Logan boys team easily won the District 6-1A meet at Melrose with 151 points, compared to runner-up Clovis Christian’s 85 poi...
LOGAN - Logan's baseball team exacted revenge after its first loss of the season earlier in the week with a doubleheader sweep Friday of Gateway Christian. In the first game, the Longhorns came from behind with an 11-run fourth inning during a 17-9 victory. In the nightcap, Logan staked an early 7-0 lead and held on for the 11-9 win. The Longhorns improved to 12-1 overall. Gateway Christian, which won a state title in 2019, fell to 8-4. Both teams have a good chance of facing each other again du...
The Tucumcari softball team notched its third win of the season last week when it split a June 8 doubleheader at Estancia. The Lady Rattlers, which ended the week with a 3-10 record, lost the first game 16-6 but won the second 33-19. Sage Knapp was the winning pitcher for the Lady Rattlers in the nightcap, striking out nine and helping her cause with nine RBI. Felicity Lopez also drove in seven runs for Tucumcari, including a hit off the wall. Haisley Huffman hit an inside-the-park home run, stole five bases and drove in four runs. “Catcher A...
Tucumcari’s baseball team continued to search for its first win of the season after a 20-1 district loss Friday against Dexter. Dexter led 17-0 after three innings in a game shortened by the mercy rule. The Rattlers (0-13) managed just five hits during the contest. Joey Dysart, thanks to his two stolen bases, scored Tucumcari’s only run, which came in the third inning. Johnathan Blea also hit a double. Tucumcari used three pitchers and committed 13 errors. Dexter improved to 7-9 overall and 4-6 in District 4/5. East Mountain 13, Tucumcari 0 Eas...
The Logan girls track team dominated the 11-team Ute Lake Relays at Logan on Saturday, scoring 110 points more than runner-up Clayton. Meanwhile, Clayton edged Logan in the boys standings by a mere five points for the team title. Tucumcari finished third in the girls leaderboard with 26 points, while the Rattler boys were last with four points. San Jon finished eighth in the boys standings with 14 points. San Jon's girls finished ninth with seven points. Logan coach Robert Young admitted his gir...