Todd Fuqua

Sullivan Middaugh won the XTERRA World Championship Saturday to earn his first full-triathlon world title and a $20,000 prize.

France’s Alizee Paties captured her first XTERRA World Championship, validating her No. 2 world ranking and claiming her fifth triathlon gold of the year.

World-class XTERRA triathletes met Ruidoso residents Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s World Championship race.

Ruidoso hosts the XTERRA World Championships this weekend, bringing in more than 700 athletes from around the world.

The Artesia Bulldogs defeated Alamogordo 54-19 Friday at Tiger Stadium, overcoming a competitive first half to pull away after halftime.

Alamogordo’s football team faces its toughest challenge of the season when it hosts Artesia at 7 p.m. tonight at Tiger Stadium.

ENMU-Ruidoso’s cross country and rodeo teams are progressing through their fall seasons despite injuries and a young roster. The cross-country team will host its annual Classic Oct. 1 at Inn of the Mountain Gods, while the rodeo team welcomes about 250 athletes to Capitan’s Lincoln County Fairgrounds Oct. 16-17 for its home-season event.

Alamogordo girls soccer fell 4-0 to Artesia on Sept. 3 at Riner Steinhoff Complex after conceding all four goals in the first half.

Ruidoso’s girls soccer team fell 11-1 to Artesia after struggling to maintain possession and contain the Bulldogs’ versatile attack.

Artesia volleyball rebounded from a season-opening loss to Carlsbad by sweeping Alamogordo Thursday night. Both teams are now 1-1.

Officials with the Ruidoso Downs Race Track announced today that the entire 2026 race meet will be held at the Downs of Albuquerque this year.

Colton Sandmann, a 15-year-old freshman at Artesia Junior High School, helps raise lambs and shows market lambs.