Sports

Artesia boys' soccer team defeats Lovington in the nick of time JT Keith Artesia Daily Press Artesia Bulldogs' soccer forward, Anton Wodarz, scored the Bulldogs' only goal with 2:58 to play against a physical Lovington Wildcats to win 1-0 at Robert Chase Field.

The Artesia boys soccer team scored with 2 minutes and 58 second left to play in the game before defeating Lovington 1-0, to improve to 15-2 on the season.

The Artesia Daily Press has nominated three girls for Athlete of the Year Week. The girls are Cross Country runner Jema Molina, Soccer player Alani Escareno and volleyball player Brooklynne Ivans. Voting starts on Oct. 9-16.

The Artesia Daily Press has nominated three boy athletes for Athletes of the Week. Please go to the website to vote. Nominees are Trent Egeland, Damien Lopez and Edwin Villarreal. Voting begins Oct. 9- 16.

Artesia volleyball defeat Warriors on the road Todd Fuqua Artesia Daily Press tfuquqa@elritomedia.com The Ruidoso Warrior volleyball team was unable to get started or sustain any momentum in its 25-19, 25-19, 25-10 loss to the Artesia Bulldogs on Oct. 7 at Ruidoso High School.

A look at Artesia volleyball against Ruidoso JT Keith Artesia Daily Press jtkeith@elritomedia.com Artesia girls' volleyball team defeated the Ruidoso Lady Warriors in straight sets Tuesday night.

A orange defensive player tackles Roman DeHoyos in the backfield during the game on Monday.

In the Oct. 7 coaches’ poll, the Artesia Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 in District 5A with 110 points and 11 first-place votes, followed by District 2-5A rivals Roswell at No. 2 and Lovington at No. 3. There is still a lot of football left in the next three weeks, and each team will face off against the others to determine who will win the district and advance to the playoffs.

Artesia junior Estrella Gutierrez, a defender on the Artesia girls soccer team, played a lot of soccer this summer.

Perhaps the Artesia Bulldogs football team should start every game with a turnover.

Zias provide a bright future for Bulldog football, as the White team wins JT Keith Artesia Daily Press jtkeith@elritomedia.com Nothing introduces the Zia Intermediate football team, comprised of seventh graders, to big-time football like letting them play a game against each other at the Bulldog Bowl.