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LOGAN - The Longhorns baseball team ran its record to 10-0 after a doubleheader sweep Friday against Cimarron. Aided by the strong pitching of starter Gabe Milakovich and reliever Kaeden Stoner, Logan breezed to a 17-0 victory in the first game. Logan continued its strong pitching with a one-hitter by Dante Sanchez during a 23-0 win in the second game. Cimarron fell to 1-6. Logan's stout pitching was not a surprise, as the team's ERA for the season is a minuscule 0.89. Coach Kyle Griffiths said...
The Tucumcari baseball team continued to take it on the chin in district play with a doubleheader sweep Wednesday by Sandia Prep. Sandia Prep won the opener 25-0 in five innings. The Rattlers managed just two hits — by Josh Infante and Joseph Cordova — and struck out 11 times against Lucas Lemons. Tucumcari also was hampered by six errors. Tucumcari coach Dennis Dysart said Sandia Prep was an “awesome” team with “super pitching.” In the second game, the Sundevils prevailed 12-1 in five innings. Tucumcari again totaled two hits, with the lo...
One East Mountain player in particular made life difficult for the Tucumcari softball team during its district-opening doubleheader last week. Fireballing sophomore pitcher Olivia Ford threw a no-hitter and hit a three-run home run during the Timberwolves' 16-0 victory, then blasted two more three-run homers during her team's 24-5 victory in the nightcap. Ford nearly hit a third homer during the second game, but Tucumcari left fielder Felicity Lopez caught it against the fence, then tumbled...
RIO RANCHO – Four Tucumcari wrestlers took home medals during Thursday's Class 3A state championships at the Rio Rancho Events Center, including the highest-finishing Rattler who appeared to be a surprise on paper. Isiah Garcia, a freshman in the 113-pound weight class, was the only Tucumcari wrestler to advance to the state finals despite sporting an unimpressive-looking 2-6 record before Thursday. Garcia wrestled much of the condensed season at a higher weight class. Once he slimmed to 113 l...
The East Mountain baseball team racked up 32 hits during a 41-0 district victory May 25 over host Tucumcari. A hobbled Rattlers squad burned through four pitchers during the game. The Timberwolves seized a 14-0 lead after two innings, then added 12 runs in the third and 11 in the fifth before the game was called by the mercy rule. “This team was a good-hitting team,” Tucumcari coach Dennis Dysart said. “Everything we threw up there, they hit. It wasn’t like our pitchers were having trouble. It’s just they were hitting the ball and finding t...
The Logan boys and girls teams each won the 10-team Longhorn Relays on Thursday. The Longhorn boys earned 117 points during the meet, far outpacing runner-up Clovis Christian’s 79 points. Tucumcari finished seventh with 25 points. The Logan girls scored 104 points, edging runner-up Melrose’s 85 points. Tucumcari finished seventh with 23 points. Other schools that participated in the event were Cimarron, Des Moines, Elida, Mosquero, Roy and Springer. The Logan boys piled up team points by winning all of its relay races. Individually for the Lon...
No one will ever accuse the Tucumcari softball team of being timid on the base paths. The Lady Rattlers kept taking extra bases on hits, wild pitches, passed balls and even stole a few bases to fuel a 27-12 home victory over Clayton on May 25 that was shortened by the mercy rule. Clayton starting pitcher Alexa Vigil gave Tucumcari a lot of advantages by walking 16, hitting four batters and throwing six wild pitches. The Lady Rattlers (2-6) spotted Clayton (0-3) a 4-0 lead in the first inning on...
The Logan baseball team stormed to an 8-0 lead after five innings, then added nine runs in the final frame en route to a 20-5 victory on May 24 over Dora. The Longhorns banged out 18 hits. Wyatt Wright went 3-for-5, including a triple, with four RBI. Kaden Stone and Garrett Bollinger each drove in three runs. Four Logan pitchers combined to allow seven hits and struck out six in seven innings. Dora fell to 0-7 overall. Logan ended the week with an 8-0 record overall. Texico rainout Logan’s scheduled game against Texico, a replacement for an E...
Tucumcari 220-pound senior wrestler Dyson Clark stunned the defending heavyweight champion from St. Michael’s to capture the District 1-3A title Wednesday and earn an automatic berth to this week’s state tournament at Rio Rancho. Freshman Isiah Garcia at 113 pounds, junior Charles Prieto at 132 and sophomore Xzander Garcia at 182 each finished second for Tucumcari during the district tournament at Robertson High School in Las Vegas. Each earned a berth to the state tournament. The Class 3A boys state championships will be one day only, on Thurs...
LOGAN - Quickly filling out to midseason form, Logan boys and girls track teams each won titles at their 12-team meet Saturday. The meet also included teams from Tucumcari, San Jon, Roy, Mosquero, Clovis Christian, Des Moines, Elida, Dora, Melrose, Santa Rosa and Texico. Final team scores weren't available, but Logan coach Robert Young confirmed both his squads prevailed in total points - powered mostly by the girls winning the 400, 800 and 1,600-meter relays and the boys sweeping the 400, 800,...
The Tucumcari High School boys golf team finished third of three teams but showed vast improvement during its only home meet this season May 17 at Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course. Clovis Christian won the meet easily with a 308 score, while Portales finished second with a 360. Tucumcari scored a 489. "My kids continue to improve," Tucumcari coach Donnie Garcia said. "We improved by 48 strokes today (as a team)." Garcia added his two girl competitors "did good for their first tournament." Andrew...
Logan’s Kaden Riggs was named to the Class 1A boys basketball all-state team last week. Riggs, a senior, averaged 14.8 points and 9.5 rebound per game for the Longhorns (4-2). Other first-team Class 1A boys picks were Isaiah Zunic of Evangel Christian, Burney Kane and Clay Norman of Fort Sumner, Joren Mirabal of Magdalena and Devon Bailey, Trace Jackson and Tate Sorgen of Melrose. Logan senior Dante Sanchez (19.5 points per game) made the Class 1A boys second team, as did Clovis Christian’s Cater Teune, Elida’s Teagan Burton and Rylan Creig...
The Logan baseball team continued its early-season dominance with a lopsided doubleheader sweep Friday at Clayton, including another no-hitter. The Longhorns (5-0) blanked the Yellow Jackets 15-0 in the first game and drubbed them 28-0 in the second. In the opener, Logan starting pitcher Gabe Milakovich struck out seven and walked only one in five inning during his no-hitter. The Longhorns, leading 7-0, won the game by the 10-run rule with an eight-run fifth inning. Logan had just seven hits but also clogged the basepaths by drawing eight...
Little went right for Tucumcari, including the weather, during a 34-0 loss May 17 at Santa Rosa. The start of the game was delayed for about an hour because of a storm system rolling through the region. Once play began, Tucumcari coach Dennis Dysart said his starting pitcher, Johnathan Blea, “had a horrible time with the mound and the mud.” “Santa Rosa played flawless ball, and we didn’t,” he added. Santa Rosa scored 13 runs in the first inning and 10 runs each in the second and fourth innings. Khobie Salvador had both hits, which were sing...
Tucumcari proved to be no match for a highly touted Robertson team and its starting pitcher, Taylor Quintana, during a 33-0 loss May 18 at Robertson. Quintana, an eighth-grader, threw a no-hitter with just one walk in three innings and blasted two home runs. “Their pitcher was one of the best I’ve seen,” Tucumcari coach CJ Oglesby said. “This girl has a bright future.” Robertson improved to 7-0 overall. A game scheduled for Saturday at Raton was canceled due to increment weather....
The Tucumcari baseball team was hanging tough, trailing visiting Santa Rosa 6-3 after six innings. Then the Rattlers were forced to change pitchers, and the roof fell in. After Tucumcari coach Dennis Dysart lifted starting hurler Johnathan Blea after 6 1/3 innings during a May 11 game because of a mounting pitch count, the Lions scored 11 runs, mostly against Rattler position players who'd never pitched before. Santa Rosa's lead ballooned to 17-3, which turned out to be the final score. In the...
Tucumcari was the host school for the season-opening Rattler Relays track and field event, but it was Moriarty that ruled the roost. Both the boys and girls teams from Moriarty took home titles during the nine-team event Saturday at Rattler Stadium. It was the first track and field event for area teams in more than two years after the COVID-19 canceled the 2020 track season. In the boys competition, Moriarty boys finished with 138 points, well ahead of runner-up Logan’s 88. Tucumcari finished fo...
Staff report The Tucumcari softball team captured its first victory of the season Friday with a 24-11 decision at Clayton. Harley McKinney, Sage Knapp and Alexis Ramirez each went 4-for-4 for the Lady Rattlers (1-3) in the top three spots of the batting lineup. Tucumcari starting pitcher Mireya Estrada earned a complete-game victory, with four strikeouts. Tucumcari coach CJ Oglesby noted his team emerged victorious in spite of three starters being out of Friday’s lineup because they were competing in the state cheerleading championships. ...
Staff report The Logan baseball team began its season with a resounding doubleheader victory Friday at Dora, including a combined no-hitter. The Longhorns opened the twinbill with an 11-1 victory that was shortened to five innings, then completed the sweep with 21-0 victory in the second game. It also was the season-opener for Dora. Brock Burns drove in three runs on a double and triple in the first game for Logan. The Longhorns scored in every inning. Logan pitchers Dante Sanchez, Garrett Bollinger and Greyson Bollinger combined to allow just...
Staff report Logan’s boys basketball team saw three players earn all-district honors during recent voting by District 6’s coaches. Dante Sanchez, Kaden Riggs and Garrett Bollinger, all seniors, each earned first-team honors for the Longhorns, which finished third in the district standings to Fort Sumner and eventual Class 1A runner-up Melrose. Seniors Jordan Evans and Wyatt Wright were honorable mentions for Logan. For San Jon, senior Chad Becerra was the lone first-team selection. Eighth-grader Dayson Montoya was an honorable mention for the...
Staff report Logan had three all-district players each in girls basketball and volleyball during recent voting by District 6 coaches. Fort Sumner led the all-district list in girls basketball, with four honorees. Kambry Burns, Karlee Cantrell and Kyra Conway earned all-district honors for the Lady Longhorns hoops program. Rilee Nials and Reece Goldston were honorable mentions for Logan. In volleyball, eventual Class 1A champion Melrose had four first-team selections. In Logan volleyball, Burns, Conway, Goldston and Amanda Conway were...
The Tucumcari wrestling team finished a disappointing third in the A/3A District 1 dual championships Friday at Robertson High School in Las Vegas. West Las Vegas came from behind to capture the district duals title at the meet, and host Robertson finished second. Several injuries and the quarantining of two athletes due to possible COVID-19 exposure depleted the Rattlers’ ranks and spotted their foes 30 points during matches — a near-fatal prospect against West Las Vegas and the host team. Tucumcari did score a win against St. Michael’s. But s...
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc on Tucumcari’s spring sports schedules. The Lady Rattlers’ scheduled softball game at home against Raton on Saturday was canceled when the Tigers squad was placed under a quarantine because of exposure of the virus there. Tucumcari’s next game was scheduled for Tuesday at Santa Rosa. A Tucumcari home baseball game scheduled against Clayton on Thursday was canceled after two Rattler players awaited results of COVID-19 tests after possible exposure. Tucumcari coach Dennis Dysart said the game was c...
The Wheels on Fire 100 bicycle event in Tucumcari has been canceled for a second straight year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Facebook page for the event, scheduled for Sept. 25, announced the cancellation Wednesday. “With the current restrictions to events, a mask mandate for outdoor activities, and no guarantee that mandate will be lifted in the fall, we will once again be unable to hold the Wheels on Fire 100 here in New Mexico,” the social media post stated. The state’s latest public health order recently allowed people to exerc...
The Tucumcari softball team was much less experienced on the field than West Las Vegas, and it showed during 18-0 and 30-0 losses during the Lady Rattlers' season-opening doubleheader May 4. The Lady Rattlers had other disadvantages, as well. Four players were sidelined for 10 days by a COVID-19 quarantine, and two others remained out until Friday due to another quarantine. Pandemic restrictions also prevented players taking part in many offseason programs. Tucumcari coach CJ Oglesby said other...