Artesia native Anthony Barrera loves to fish, from the shore or from a kayak. He has mixed feelings about his next fishing trip, a Feb. 6 outing on an ice-covered lake in northeastern New Mexico.
Winter Storm Fern brought snow and colder temperatures to parts of New Mexico last weekend. Projected mild temperatures should attract anglers to their favorite lake or stream this week.
The 2025-2026 ski season in New Mexico has been hindered by mild temperatures and sporadic snowfall but last weekend’s winter storm offered hope for the remainder of the season as resorts benefited from arctic air that brought heavy snowfall, said the executive director of the trade organization Ski New Mexico.
Daniel Harvey is not only remembered in death, but also in how he lived his life. When 32 high school bowling teams showed up for the 15th annual Dan Harvey Memorial Bowling Tournament last weekend, his memory truly reflected his legacy.
Artesia’s top Advanced team of Jace Miles (203-212), Ayden Dean (184-183), Brenden Depew (188-203), Ayden Gomez (246-235) and Payton DeMerritt (222-236) had posted team games of 1,043 and 1,069 for a 2,112 qualifying total.
The Artesia Bulldog wrestling team is experiencing what most teams face when they lose star athletes who go on to wrestle at the next level. Fourth-year coach Andy Olive has taken a patient approach and wants to build the wrestling program the right way by creating a team culture of working hard and trusting that hard work will yield the right results.
The one thing that second-year Artesia girls basketball coach Candace Pollard wanted to see this season was for her team to play hard every game. Even after adversity hit when the team was forced to play without Jenna Whitmire and Kailee Padilla, they achieved that goal.
Artesia Bulldogs boys basketball coach Michael Mondragon will offer coach-speak about defense and playing the right way, but his team shows that it has swag, attitude and knows it’s bad to the bone.
