Sports

Sights from the Artesia girls District 4-4A championship game vs. Goddard

The Boys and Girls 4-4A 2026 Basketball trophies.

Vote now for Athlete of the Week

The Artesia Daily Press is letting you decide on the best local sports star each week.

Here’s the Smoke – Just Saying

The Lady Bulldogs’ basketball team didn't take the easy road this season.

Northern ski resorts welcome new snow as season winds down

A series of weekend snowstorms dropped varying amounts of snow in northern New Mexico as ski resort operators continue to deal with inconsistent winter temperatures during the final weeks of the ski season.

The Artesia boys cruised to the championship game

If there was any doubt whether a week off might cool down the Bulldogs, they erased it fast and violently.

Confidence helps Artesia wrestlers place at state

Artesia wrestling coach Andy Olive is putting the wrestling program on the map.

Pacheco brothers chase another title together

Adversity has forged an unbreakable bond between brothers Daelon and Destin Pacheco.

The Lady Dogs basketball team stays alive in the tournament

Fighting to keep its season alive, the Artesia Lady Dogs basketball team edged No. 8-seeded Lovington Wildcats 40-37 Tuesday night.

Where are they now: Payton Chandler

As a former volleyball player and track star for the Artesia Lady ’Dogs, Payton Chandler wore No. 10 as proudly as she now wears the colors of the Marine Corps.

Artesia girls defeat Goddard to close out regular season

The Artesia girls basketball team didn’t just want to win; they needed to win. They earned a victory with a 57-41 decision against Goddard on Feb. 17.

An early African American pioneer

In the fall of 1974, Roy Lawson, 69, later nicknamed “Rapid Roy,” put on an Artesia Bulldog football jersey with the number 80 stitched across the front.

Pacheco brothers chase another title together

Adversity has forged an unbreakable bond between brothers Daelon and Destin Pacheco, a connection that runs as deep as their roots in Artesia athletics.

Recent articles