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  • Joined: June 25, 2024
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Good Life

 What if you could build your perfect life?  Where would you start?  Would you start with a piece of land?  How about the starting place philosophically?  Would you start at “you are what you eat?”  Probably not.  For the Christian, the good life starts with 1Chronicles 29:11.

LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!

A three-peat awaits the Artesia Bulldogs football team in 2024 and Friday’s season opener against the Carlsbad Cavemen is the first step back to the postseason.Last season the Bulldogs claimed state title number 32 in a 35-21 win over the Roswell Coyotes at the Bulldog Bowl.The win marked Artesia’s second 5A title in as many seasons for head coach Jeremy Maupin.Last year in the Eddy County War in Carlsbad, Artesia defeated the Cavemen 55-7 in the first game in the march toward the state title.Along with last year’s win, the Bulldogs are on a two-game winning streak against the Cavemen.

Lady Eagles blank Artesia in opener

HOBBS – Playing its third straight road game to start the season, the Artesia Lady Bulldogs suffered their first loss Tuesday after being blanked 2-0 to the Hobbs Lady Eagles at Watson Memorial Stadium in Hobbs.Tuesday night, as the Lady Eagles went into their game, their coach said the team had two goals for the game.“We had two goals for this game, score first and win every ball,” Lady Eagles soccer coach Makenzie Telles said.

Artesia residents offer thoughts on Eddy County War

Every year Artesia and Carlsbad residents have all kind of thoughts and opinions who might win the Eddy County War.Before Friday night’s kick off at Bulldog Bowl, the Artesia Daily Press polled some residents on the 2024 edition of the annual football fight for Eddy County.“The Eddy County War is always a big game,” said former Eddy County Commissioner Royce Pearson.“I recall an Artesia coach, not raised in Artesia, saying ‘it was a non-district game anyway.

Bulldogs soccer loses home season opener to Hobbs

ARTESIA – All Artesia’s 4A boys soccer team had to do Tuesday night was open its new season against defending state 5A champion Hobbs, a team that was on a 23-game winning streak.But no pressure or anything.The Bulldogs, though, made a go of it, and almost pulled off the win before the Eagles rallied for a 2-1 victory at Artesia’s Robert Chase Field.“I think that our boys are ready to go no matter who they play,” Artesia head coach Phillip Jowers said.