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Lady Eagles blank Artesia in opener

HOBBS – Playing its third straight road game to start the season, the Artesia Lady Bulldogs suffered their first loss Tuesday after being blanked 2-0 to the Hobbs Lady Eagles at Watson Memorial Stadium in Hobbs.Tuesday night, as the Lady Eagles went into their game, their coach said the team had two goals for the game.“We had two goals for this game, score first and win every ball,” Lady Eagles soccer coach Makenzie Telles said.
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Bulldogs soccer loses home season opener to Hobbs

ARTESIA – All Artesia’s 4A boys soccer team had to do Tuesday night was open its new season against defending state 5A champion Hobbs, a team that was on a 23-game winning streak.But no pressure or anything.The Bulldogs, though, made a go of it, and almost pulled off the win before the Eagles rallied for a 2-1 victory at Artesia’s Robert Chase Field.“I think that our boys are ready to go no matter who they play,” Artesia head coach Phillip Jowers said.
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Eddy County Fairgrounds being upgraded with indoor livestock facility

Demolition work started last week at the Eddy County Fairgrounds in Artesia for a new livestock barn and multi-use building, fair officials said.A long-standing cattle barn with wash basins and restrooms were in the process of being torn down making way for a new indoor multi-use facility with an estimated cost of $25 million presented earlier this year to the Eddy County Board of County Commissioners.The Eddy County Fair Board estimated work on the new facility would start in September and should be complete by 2026.Eddy County 4-H Extension Agent Wayne Shockey said the new building would be a benefit for animals, parents, youths and others invested in the livestock shows.During this year’s Eddy County Fair which ran July 23 through July 27 sweltering temperatures greeted participants as preparations took place in open air livestock pens and portable air conditioners tried to keep animals and people comfortable.Shockey said the new facility would have indoor air conditioning.“I’m excited to see that coming,” he said.Shockey said enrollment in Eddy County’s 4-H programs was “pretty steady” during this years fair.
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