Sports

Swim team wins invitational on Senior Day

The Artesia Bulldogs boys swim team won the Artesia Swim Invitational on Jan. 31. The girls team placed second at the event, which was held at the Artesia Aquatics Center.

Artesia bowlers complete regular season undefeated

The Artesia High School bowling team traveled to Starlight Lanes to pursue one of its goals: an undefeated regular season in the New Mexico High School Bowling Association.

No. 1 Artesia dominates Lovington

The No. 1-ranked Artesia Bulldogs basketball team now has every player back healthy, and that spells trouble for the rest of the teams in District 4-4A.

Sights from Artesia girls basketball

Sights of the Artesia girls basketball game against Lovington's 41-30 loss.

Sights of Aretesia basketball

Sights from Artesia's 80-48 victory over Lovington on Friday night.

Scenes from the Artesia swim meet

A look at the sights of the Artesia swim team in competition.

Kayak fisherman prepares for jigging on ice

Artesia native Anthony Barrera loves to fish, from the shore or from a kayak. He has mixed feelings about his next fishing trip, a Feb. 6 outing on an ice-covered lake in northeastern New Mexico.

Warming trend awaits New Mexico anglers

Winter Storm Fern brought snow and colder temperatures to parts of New Mexico last weekend. Projected mild temperatures should attract anglers to their favorite lake or stream this week.

Winter storm brings relief to New Mexico ski resorts

The 2025-2026 ski season in New Mexico has been hindered by mild temperatures and sporadic snowfall but last weekend’s winter storm offered hope for the remainder of the season as resorts benefited from arctic air that brought heavy snowfall, said the executive director of the trade organization Ski New Mexico.

Campbell hits milestone: 1,000 career points

Artesia senior point guard Charlie Campbell IV has rare scoring skills.

Tournament honors Dan Harvey’s legacy

Daniel Harvey is not only remembered in death, but also in how he lived his life. When 32 high school bowling teams showed up for the 15th annual Dan Harvey Memorial Bowling Tournament last weekend, his memory truly reflected his legacy.

Bowlers have record day at Artesia Invitational

Artesia’s top Advanced team of Jace Miles (203-212), Ayden Dean (184-183), Brenden Depew (188-203), Ayden Gomez (246-235) and Payton DeMerritt (222-236) had posted team games of 1,043 and 1,069 for a 2,112 qualifying total.

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