Sports

With realignment and classification, District 5A landscape to change

The realignment and classification for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years, which were voted on and confirmed Thursday, Dec. 4, by the NMAA Board of Directors, feature some significant alterations, particularly pertaining to football.

Miller, Padilla repeat as All-State players

The New Mexico High Coaches Association named Artesia volleyball players Kirklyn Miller and Kailee Padilla to its first-team All-State squad.

Artesia Cardiac Kids earn 33rd state title

With four minutes left and their team down 24-11 in the Class 5A state championship game on Saturday, Artesia Bulldog fans started leaving the stadium in droves.

Sights from the semifinal football game between Artesia and Lovington

A look at the Artesia Bulldogs 35-30 football win on Saturday.

The Artesia football team advances to the championship game-barely

Diamonds are formed under extreme heat and pressure.

For the Lovington Wildcats, the belief is there

Lovington football coach Josh Bailey wants all the smoke.

The three days in November, that matter for Artesia volleyball

For the Artesia Lady ‘Dogs volleyball team, the most crucial time that matters is the three days in November.

Artesia soccer coaches named Coach of the Year

The Artesia boys’ and girls’ soccer teams each had the most successful year in school history. Both teams achieved record-breaking success by going 18-4...

Paw Prowlers follow proud tradition- “Catch me if you can”

Earlier this football season, one student dressed up like an old lady to deliver sweets and goodies to an Artesia football player's house the night before the game.

The best seat in the house at the Bulldog Bowl, a view from the stands

There are no bad seats to view a football game in the world-famous Bulldog Bowl. But when my editor told me I needed to...

Artesia girls’ volleyball grabs the No. 4 seed in the State tournament

For the Artesia girls’ volleyball team, there is no drama about whether they will make it into the 2025 Rudy’s Real Texas Bar-B-Q 4A state volleyball tournament.

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