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 [...]
Valley fights back after sloooow start
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor After falling 25-5 in the opening game of a volleyball match, almost any team would be excused if they folded up and slunk away. But that’s exactly what Valley Christian Academy did not do Friday, not only picking up a lot more points in Game 2 but winning Game 3 and [...]
Lady Colts ace Lady Lions for fourth win of the season
Staff Report A total of 16 service aces helped the Colt volleyball team past the visiting Valley Christian Academy Lions in three straight games Tuesday, 25-15, 25-10, 25-19. NMMI freshman middle blocker Caitlyn Duree lead her team by serving up six of the unreturnable serves. The win puts the Institute at 4-1 on the year, [...]
Valley Christian ready to compete in volleyball
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Rumors of the death of Valley Christian girls sports programs have been greatly exaggerated. While the question of getting enough players to field a volleyball team this fall was a legitimate one, both new athletic director Dan Full and coach Lindsay Harrell were determined to field both volleyball and basketball teams. [...]
New game, but VCA almost pulls out a victory
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor It came down to one play in the final minute of the game, a play that had San Jon fans breathing a sigh of relief while Valley Christian supporters realized time had run out. After trailing 19-0 early in the second quarter of their season-opening 6-man football game, the Lions just [...]
New coach, new sport, but lots of familiar faces at VCA
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Valley Christian Academy opens the new season Friday with a new head coach, Brent Green, who came on board in late July, and a new type of football. The Lions are one of several schools that moved down to 6-man football, and Green said there is a learning curve. “We still [...]
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 [...]
New coach will keep Lady Lion teams on track
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Contrary to rumors that have been swirling around the Valley Christian athletic program this summer, the school will be fielding girls’ teams next year. “We’re not going to stop having a programs,” said athletic director Tim Fuller. “We’re going to do whatever it takes to have a program. We’ll be young, [...]
Green to take over helm of VCA football
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor This season will see several big changes in the Valley Christian football program. The first, which has been known for some time, is that the Lions will return to playing 6-man football, a sport they competed in in past seasons. The second is a new head coach, and with 6-man the [...]
Fuller named to helm VCA athletics
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Valley Christian’s new athletic director and school administrator is no stranger to Chaves County sports. Tim Fuller, who served as the Dexter High school assistant football coach for two years and head coach for seven — amassing a 47 – 33 record, including four district championships, two 4AA runner up slots [...]