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By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s Cavegirl basketball team will be on the road for games with the Organ Mountain Knights on Friday, January 9, and the Centennial Hawks on Saturday, January 10. Both games will be pivotal toss-ups for CHS, who have lost their last two outings, both to the Artesia Bulldogs. On December 19, they dropped a 45-35 decision to the Lady Dogs, and on Tuesday, January 6, they fell once again, 33-26. Before dropping two to Artesia, CHS had won four of their

By Don Eskins Following a 51-36 loss to the Artesia Bulldogs on January 6 in Artesia, the Cavemen basketball team is probably in a hurry to get back on the floor. The loss snapped CHS’s eight-game winning streak. The good news is they won’t have to wait long. On Friday night, January 9, the Organ Mt. Knights will be in town to test CHS’s resolve, and on Saturday, January 10, the Mayfield Trojans will make their way into the Cavemen Arena. Currently, the Cavemen are 8-4 on the

By Don Eskins Based on available information, this is Carlsbad Local Sports’ choice for CHS’s Top 10 Sports Stories for 2025. Next week, we’ll list an array of other noteworthy performances. If you don’t agree with our Top 10 picks, feel free to tweak their order. However ranked, they all provided lots of excitement and pride for our community! Top 10 CHS Sports Stories- 2025 1. Cavegirl Basketball battles its way into the 2025 Class 5A state tournament semifinal round:

By Don Eskins On December 19 in Carlsbad, the Cavegirl basketball team sustained a tough 45-35 loss to the Artesia Bulldogs. That was the bad news. The good news is that Cavegirl head coach Matt Enloe and his charges will get another shot at their up-the-road adversary on Tuesday night, January 6, in the City of Champions. Tipoff for the clash is set for 5:30 p.m. The JVs will open the night's action at 4 p.m. The Cavegirls fell behind Artesia early in their 45-35 loss to the

By Don Eskins The Cavemen and Cavegirl wrestling teams performed well at the Rio Hondo Scuffle on December 19-20 in Roswell. In split sessions, the girls competed on December 19, the boys on the 20th. The Cavemen, competing in a field of 20, placed sixth, while the Cavegirls finished sixth in a field of 19. "Overall, both our boys' and girls' teams wrestled well at the Rio Hondo Scuffle," said CHS head wrestling coach Mark Pratt. "As with all of our meets this season, we saw

By Don Eskins Having taken a few days off to celebrate the holiday season, the streaking Cavemen basketball team will return to the floor for a Friday, January 2, clash with the St. Michaels Horsemen. As a participant in this year's Portales Shootout, the game will take place in Portales. It will be the only game CHS plays in the tournament. Tipoff for the event is scheduled for 6 p.m. The Horsemen, 5-2 on the year, look to be a formidable opponent for CHS. Included among the

By Don Eskins When the Carlsbad High School swimmers hosted their Holiday Invitational on Saturday, December 13, those who showed up to compete had a huge surprise in store. This year, due to pool problems, CHS hosted the event in Artesia. However, as difficult as it may have been to relocate for the meet, Carlsbad’s kids swam very well. Through it all, the Cavegirls finished second and the Cavemen third. Eight teams were in attendance for the meet. “Even though we had to mov

By Don Eskins The Carlsbad Cavemen and Cavegirls recently returned from the Las Cruces Wrestling Invitational, both having performed very well. The tournament, one of New Mexico’s toughest, took place on Friday and Saturday, December 12-13, in the City of Crosses. At the mega meet, featuring teams from as far away as California, the Cavegirls placed seventh in a field of 38, while the Cavemen placed 11th in a field of 40. The CHS boys finished just four points shy of 10th pla

By Don Eskins Losing is never fun, no matter what the sporting event might be. However, avenging that loss always is! Such was the case for the Cavegirl basketball team on Tuesday, December 16, in Carlsbad. The Cavegirls, who had been soundly defeated by the Lady Rockets earlier this year, 45-32, rallied to grab a tough-fought 44-40 victory over the Roswell-based ball club in the rematch. “It did feel good to get the win,” said Cavegirl head coach Matt Enloe. “Goddard is real

By Don Eskins The Cavemen, following a sluggish start on the new basketball season, have reeled off five straight victories to up their 2025-26 record to 5-3. Carlsbad’s latest victims were the Alamogordo Tigers and the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors. On Thursday, December 11, CHS sank Alamo 63-57, and on Saturday, December 13, Santa Teresa 60-33. To nobody’s surprise, the five-game winning streak has given Carlsbad’s boys a boatload of confidence, something they’ll need on Fri

By Don Eskins As the 2025 season closed to officially end another exciting year of prep football, Cavemen head coach Cale Sanders felt like he and his staff had assembled some of New Mexico’s most outstanding athletes to make a run for a spot in this year’s state tournament. Evidently, other coaches throughout the Land of Enchantment thought so, too. Recently, 10 Cavemen football players were selected for All-State, All-Star, and All-District 3/6A honors for their efforts in

By Don Eskins Three Cavegirls have been named to the 2025-26 All-District 4/5A volleyball team. Selected for First Team post-season honors were senior Jazmariyah Sandoval and sophomore Elizabeth Tyndorf. Second Team honors went to senior Scarlett Haley. During the season, Sandoval and Tyndorf anchored positions in the middle. Haley occupied a right-side spot. “These girls proved to be integral parts of our team this season,” said Cavegirl head coach Taylor Hardison. “Ever pre