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.
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.
Adversity has forged an unbreakable bond between brothers Daelon and Destin Pacheco, a connection that runs as deep as their roots in Artesia athletics.
Artesia High School sophomore Beau Byers’ golf game is taking him to places he has only dreamed about: facing the best competition in his age bracket (15-18) at a national tournament.
The Artesia boys wrestling team traveled to Santa Teresa for the regional qualifier ahead of the state meet on Feb. 20-21 at the Rio Rancho Events Center, with the first match starting at 10 a.m.
