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By Don Eskins On Monday, April 20, the Cavemen and Cavegirl golf teams participated in the Roswell High Invitational. A two-day, 36-hole event, CHS chose to play only day one of the tournament. “We’ve been invited to participate in the State Preview Golf Tournament, an 18-hole event to be held in Las Cruces on Monday, April 27. This tournament features the top ten girls’ and boys’ teams in the state. To be invited to it was quite an honor for our kids, program, and school,” s

By Don Eskins Caveman Marley Munoz and Cavegirl Cassie Bielston grabbed gold medals for first-place finishes in the triple jump competition at the Clovis Wildcat Relays on Friday, April 17. Munoz, with a mark of 45’0”, outdistanced runner-up Cael Houghtaling of Artesia, who posted a 43’6” mark, by one and a half feet. Bielston, with a mark of 35’9”, edged her opponent, Hobbs’ Jordyn Mendoza, 35’8”, by just one inch. After posting a leap of 15’10.5”, Cassie also picked up a br

The Permian Road Safety Coalition was recognized on the national stage this week, receiving a Public Service Award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at the Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety in Baltimore, MD. PRSC President and CEO Mike Smith accepted the award on behalf of the coalition, honoring the organization’s innovative work bringing together public and private partners to reduce roadway fatalities across the Permian Basin. Presented

The Cavegirl softball team, riding high after sweeping both the Clovis Wildcats and Roswell Coyotes to go 4-0 in the race for this year’s District 4/A title, dropped two to the Hobbs Eagles, 4-1 and 6-2, in Hobbs on Tuesday, April 21. With the losses, the Cavegirls fell to 9-11 on the year and 4-2 in conference play. The Cavegirls will host the Clovis Wildcats for a doubleheader at Cavegirl Park on Friday, April 24. Game times are set for 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.The following