Football roundup: Panthers pummeled; Anaya again leads Rockets
Staff Report CLOVIS — The Lake Arthur football team got a wake-up call Friday as they were soundly thrashed by Clovis Christian, falling 65-20 to the newly-minted 6-man Eagles. The Panthers drew first blood when senior Angelo Rivera scored from a yard out with less than a minute gone, but the Eagles then went on [...]
Panthers battle Colts despite heavy hearts
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor The Lady Panthers had a lot more on their minds than a volleyball game Thursday, but they still managed to give NMMI a good fight, falling 25-15, 25-19, 25-21 in a match that got more exciting with every game. Lake Arthur students learned early Thursday morning that former elementary school coach [...]
Volleyball Roundup: Big comeback for Gateway Christian
Staff Report Anyone who left the Gateway Christian volleyball game early Tuesday missed an amazing comeback. After falling 25-18, 25-21 to Cloudcroft, the Warriors came back in the next three games, winning 25-13, 25-17, 15-7 to up their early-season record to 2-0. Both the first two games were close, with neither side able to gain [...]
Lake Arthur will be competitive in Class B
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor LAKE ARTHUR — No one sounds more excited to be moving down a class than members of the Lake Arthur volleyball team. For years, that school’s teams have had to struggle playing in Class A against schools with two, three or four times the Panther population. But all that changes with [...]
Lake Arthur, Hagerman, Goddard win on the road
Staff Report It was a mix of wins and losses for area football teams on the road Friday, with Goddard, Hagerman and Lake Arthur bringing home victories while NMMI, Dexter and Gateway all had long bus rides home. Lake Arthur 56, Vaughn 7 VAUGHN — Defending 6-man state champ Lake Arthur opened its season in [...]
Lake Arthur ready to repeat as 6-man football champ
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor LAKE ARTHUR — Being defending state champion — which means every team you play will be gunning for you — isn’t the only hurdle Lake Arthur will have to leap in order to repeat as champs. They’ll also be facing a slightly larger pool of 6-man teams — including Valley Christian and [...]
Class changes, new districts in store for county teams
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor When the high school sports season gets underway this year, fans won’t see much difference in the teams their schools play during the early part of the season. But come district and state, for six of the eight Chaves County teams, the differences will be glaring. Only Goddard and Roswell will [...]
Passing skills the name of the game at NMMI 7-on-7 football tourney
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor While Little League baseball players were taking their swings in Dexter, football players from across New Mexico were getting an early season workout at the Bronco 7-on-7 passing tournament at New Mexico Military Institute Friday. Teams competed in one of three pools in the morning, then went into bracket play for [...]
Lopez takes bronze in shot put
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor ALBUQUERQUE — Lake Arthur had two athletes compete Thursday, and while one finish wasn’t quite where the coach and thrower might have wanted it, overall everyone was happy. Junior Isis Lopez was ranked sixth going into the girls shot put, but moved up three spots to win a bronze medal. She [...]
Experience is key at small schools track meet
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor ALBUQUERQUE — While there weren’t very many medals — and not too many athletes advanced to Thursday’s finals — the opening day of the Class A-AA state tournament was a great learning experience for the mostly-young teams from Hagerman, Gateway and Lake Arthur. The eight-member Warrior girls’ squad had the most [...]