Sports

Before the year concludes, the Daily Press is looking back at the 10 best Artesia sports moments of 2025.

The first College Days of the 2025-26 ski season wrapped up Tuesday, said Christy Germscheid, executive director of Ski New Mexico.

The Artesia swim team held its annual Christmas party at the Administration Building on Thursday, Dec. 18.

There are games you watch, and then there are games that stay with you long after the crowd clears and the stadium lights cool off.

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Holiday-weary New Mexicans looking for a break from shopping and other festivities might want to consider a Land of Enchantment fishing trip.

JT Keith

Colt Moziejko is a junior and recently helped the Artesia Bulldogs football team win its 33rd state championship.

Friday night at The Cave at Carlsbad High School, the Artesia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs faced a partisan crowd.

Holiday-weary New Mexicans looking for a break from shopping and other festivities might want to consider a Land of Enchantment fishing trip as trout-catching conditions are good at most lakes and rivers.

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.

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