Tucumcari wrestlers go 3-2 in season opener at Los Lunas
Tucumcari posted a 3-2 record in season opening duals against larger schools at Los Lunas. Forfeits at two weights hurt the Rattlers, with wins over Bernalillo by 20, Rio Grande by 16, and Albuquerque Academy handily, but losses to Kirtland Central by 20 and Albuquerque High by eight. Coach Eddie Encinias praised heart and pinned moments while noting an open 132 pound spot to fill. He singled out Prieto, Martinez, Vargas, Clark, Garcia and White for strong showings. Tucumcari hosts a home meet at 4 p.m. Thursday.
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Encinias
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Joe Martinez
Julian Vargas
Dyson Clark
Colt Garcia
Caleb White
Prieto
Cleveland
Tularosa
Lady Rattlers
Logan players earn eight-man all state honors
Logan’s Park Strong earned first team as punter, placekicker and outside linebacker with teammate Nick Brown on first team as running back. Second team includes Brown, Wyatt Wright and Ryan Fair. Logan went 6-5, placed third in district, and lost to Tatum in state semifinals amid statewide eight-man selections announced by the NMHSCA.
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Mesilla Valley
New Mexico High School Coaches Association
Tucumcari Girls Rally Past Texico In Close Victory
Tucumcari outscored Texico 5-0 late in the fourth to clinch a 37-35 win as Jasmine Jones led with 19 points and Ashley Shipley contributed on defense and steals. Mescalero Apache handed Tucumcari a 67-48 loss in the Lady Lion Classic final, with Jones scoring 19 and Shipley 6.
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Phipps
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Jones
Brown
Jones Bank
Ashley Shipley
Jones Trey
Goldston
Lady Rattlers
Mescalero Apache
Santa Rosa
Tax board plans funding shift for Tucumcari events
Tucumcari Ledgers Tax Advisory Board vice president Al Patel proposed reallocating motel tax funds to boost promotions and start a Tucumcari Visitors Center on Route 66. The plan, debated through January and February, would allocate $154000 extra for promotions, fund a social media coordinator, more billboards, a big new event, and early phase for a Route 66 museum center.
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Loveland
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Albuquerque
Tucumcari Girls Triumph In Lady Lion Classic Semifinal
Tucumcari edged Tularosa 40-20 as Shipley led with 19 points and Jones added 14. Fouls sidelined Jones for much of the game and both Shipley and Brown fouled out late, with Tucumcari closing strong in the final period.
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Logan Girls beat Clayton in Dora Tournament opener
Kyndall Ragland scored 12 as the Lady Longhorns edged Clayton 39 36 in the first round. Hines added 11 for Logan while Strand cited slow starts and volleyball conflicts as factors in the late start.
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Tucumcari graduate Bill Maddox dies at 81
Bill Maddox, Tucumcari High School 1956 graduate and longtime Lubbock TV anchor, died December 3 at 81. He started broadcasting as a teen at KTNM radio, later helmed KLBK and then KSEL now KAMC. He retired May 2013 after a storied career and wrote The Other Side of the Camera.
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