Santa Rosa, NM

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...

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...