TUCUMCARI – The Lady Rattlers volleyball team grabbed the District 2A-5 crown outright with a 25-11, 25-19, 25-19 victory over Raton on Saturday. Tucumcari (18-4) still had a district match remaining at Clayton on Nov. 5, but it mathematically and indisputably captured the crown by going 9-0 in league play and beating second-place Santa Rosa twice. After a 30-year gap in district championships end...

TUCUMCARI – Santa Rosa didn't show a lot during its District 2-2A Oct. 23 clash against Tucumcari, but it did show stronger fundamentals. That was enough during the Lions' 12-7 victory at Rattler Stadium, spoiling the home team's regular-season home finale. Tucumcari (6-3) sought its first victory over Santa Rosa (5-4) since 2002, when it edged the Lions 10-9 in the Class 2A champio...

Green chile will always be part of New Mexico My New Mexico story stretches through Moriarty, Santa Fe, Vaughn, Encino, and Tapia, and today, I call Portales home. No matter which part of the state I have found myself connected to, one thing has remained constant: green chile is never simply something you order on your food. It is part of who we are. You can smell chile roasting before you ever...

MELROSE - It didn't take long for the Melrose Lady Buffaloes volleyball team to take control against visiting Santa Rosa. The Lady Buffaloes built big leads early in all three sets and cruised to a straight set victory on Oct. 6. Braylan Morgan had a match high 13 kills with five aces, Kearstin Stagner and Caydance Potocki each had 10 kills and setter Kailey Jackson dished out 39 assists as...

Vaughn Taylor birdied the second playoff hole to defeat Germany's Alex Cejka and win his first PGA Tour Champions title at the Constellation Furyk & F...