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Dropping a 30-19 contest to the Hobbs Eagles wasn’t exactly what the Cavemen and their coaches had in mind when they trekked to Hobbs for state tournament quarterfinal-round play this year. However, when the horn sounded, ending the game and the season for CHS, head coach Cale Sanders couldn’t help but feel proud of the accomplishments his charges had recorded in 2025. Battling the odds every week, Sanders’ Cavemen managed to finish out the year at 6-6, gain an 11th seed for

By Don Eskins On Saturday, November 29, the Carlsbad High School wrestling program will officially kick off the 2025-26 grappling season in Hobbs. Action is scheduled to get underway at 8 a.m. In Hobbs, CHS will participate in a meet called the Battle of the Border. The meet, said CHS head wrestling coach Mark Pratt, will be quite different from most dual-meet formats they’ll participate in this year. “There will be six teams from New Mexico and six from Texas. But we won’t b

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High head soccer coach Mario Fierro, Jr., recently received some great news! Six of his 2025 Cavemen had been recognized for District 4/5A post-season honors. Of those six, two received First Team honors, three Second Team, and one Honorable Mention. Selected to the All-District 4/5A First Team were junior midfielder Edwin Minjares and senior defender Mason Fierro. All-District 4/5A Second Team honors went to senior defender Cristian Munoz, sophomore fo

By Don Eskins Senior Hayden Brose topped a list of eight Cavegirls selected for 2025 post-season honors by District 4/5A. Brose, a Cavegirl forward All-District 4/5A First Team selection, was also recognized as the conference’s Player of the Year. “Hayden worked her tail off for us this season. Due to the number of injuries we had, we had to move her around to different positions, but she always gave the team everything she had,” said Cavegirl head coach Misty Long. “She was

By Don Eskins For the Carlsbad Cavemen, the 2025 basketball season will get underway in El Paso on Tuesday night, November 25, against the El Dorado Aztecs. The JVs will tip off the night’s action first with a game scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The varsity plays at 6 p.m. Head Caveman coach John Zumbrun says his kids have been working hard, have had a great off-season and summer, and look forward to taking on the Aztecs to start the 2025-26 season. “We have had a great off-season.

By Don Eskins The Carlsbad High School swim team recently competed at the Pecos Invitational in Pecos, TX. The meet took place on Saturday, November 15. Overall, the Cavegirls placed sixth, and the Cavemen seventh, in a field of 12. Olivia Jang paced the Cavegirl effort. Olivia recorded a third-place finish in the 200 free and finished fourth in the 100 fly. Pacing the Cavemen was Benjamin Jang. Benjamin placed third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 50 free. “This wasn’t o

By Don Eskins The 2025-26 basketball season will tip off for the Carlsbad High Cavegirls in the Cavern City on Saturday, November 22. On Saturday, CHS will entertain the El Paso Eastlake Falcons. The JVs will open play in the Cavegirl season inaugural at noon. The varsity will take the floor at 1:30 p.m. Despite losing some talented athletes to graduation last year, Cavegirl head coach Matt Enloe said his girls are more than ready for the challenges ahead. “We had probably th

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s Cavemen football team closed out the 2025 season with a 30-19 loss to the Hobbs Eagles during quarterfinal action of this year’s state tournament in Hobbs on Friday night, November 14. With the loss, Carlsbad finished the season with a 6-6 record. After posting a 3-3 record in District 3/6A play to finish fourth, the Cavemen were seeded 11th for the state tournament. Carlsbad upset the Ro Rancho Rams 35-13 in the opening round of the state playof

CHS Cross Country State Meet Results The Cavemen and Cavegirl cross country teams placed 13th at the recent NMAA Cross Country State Championship Meet in Albuquerque on Saturday, November 8. Rex Reynolds, with a time of 17:46.30, placed 47th to pace the Cavemen’s effort at the tourney. Rainelle Ruiz, with a time of 22:04, placed 52nd to lead all Cavegirl participants. The following are the 2025 state tournament times and places recorded by Carlsbad’s runners: Boys’ State Team

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High, alive and well in this year’s Class 6A state football tournament following their 35-13 upset victory over the Rio Rancho Rams on Saturday, November 8, in Rio Rancho, will take on the Hobbs Eagles in quarterfinal action of the Big Dance on Friday night, November 14, in Hobbs. Kickoff for the clash is set for 7 p.m. Hobbs, idle with a bye during first-round play and seeded third for this year’s state tournament, will enter the clash at 8-2. The Cave

By Don Eskins The Cavegirls and Cavemen swim teams opened the 2025 season with a successful showing at the Hobbs Tori Invitational on Saturday, November 8. Overall, the Cavegirls placed fifth and the Cavemen sixth in a 15-team field. Top individual efforts were turned in by Cavegirl Olivia Jang, who qualified for state in the 200 IM with a time of 2:27.61, and Caveman Benjamin Jang, who qualified for state in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:05.57. “Overall, our swimmers did w

By Don Eskins The Cavegirl volleyball team rallied to knock off the Roswell Coyotes in five sets in the Alien City on Thursday, October 30. Although CHS has had trouble closing out teams in 2025, it was not so in their battle with the Coyotes. Even at 2-2 after the game’s first four sets, the Cavegirls snuck by Roswell in the fifth and deciding set 15-12 to down the Coyotes 3-2. Carlsbad won the first set 25-29 but lost the second 16-25. Reloading, they grabbed the third set