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By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s Holiday Invitational, hosted by the Cavemen and Cavegirl swimmers, will get underway on Saturday, December 13. But it won’t be taking place in the Cavern City. “Due to ongoing issues with our pool, the meet has officially been moved to Artesia. We’re so grateful to them for stepping in and allowing us the opportunity to host the meet without interruption,” said CHS head swim coach Samantha Segura. “Even though it won’t be in our home water, our s

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s Cavemen and Cavegirl wrestling teams turned some heads at the Rio Rancho Invitational in Rio Rancho on Friday and Saturday, December 5-6. The CHS grapplers—in only their second meet of the new season—placed among the top wrestling squads at the tourney. Needless to say, when all was said and done in Rio Rancho, CHS head coach Mark Pratt was a very happy camper. The Cavemen participated in nine dual matches in Rio Rancho, while the Cavegirls compe

By Don Eskins The Gadsden Panthers proved to be no match for the Carlsbad Cavemen when the two schools squared off for a prep basketball game in Gadsden on Tuesday, December 9. In what proved to be a game of little resistance, the Cavemen rolled over the Cats 67-18. En route to the victory, 10 Cavemen wrote their names in the scorebook. Tops on the CHS scoring chart were Zenas Huerta, Tanner Cornum, and Shane Sullivan, each enjoying double-digit nights. Huerta led all Cavemen

By Don Eskins The Gadsden Panthers proved to be no match for the Carlsbad Cavemen when the two schools squared off for a prep basketball game in Gadsden on Tuesday, December 9. In what proved to be a game of little resistance, the Cavemen rolled over the Cats 67-18. En route to the victory, 10 Cavemen wrote their names in the scorebook. Tops on the CHS scoring chart were Zenas Huerta, Tanner Cornum, and Shane Sullivan, each enjoying double-digit nights. Huerta led all Cavemen

By Don Eskins The Carlsbad Cavemen battled the Highland Hornets for four tough quarters in Albuquerque on Monday, December 1. However, in the end, Highland prevailed as they slipped past CHS by the narrowest of margins, 51-50, to pick up the win. The Cavemen jumped on the Hornets early in the contest, outscoring them 15-12 during the first quarter and 18-10 during the second, to grab a 33-22 halftime lead. However, the Hornets bounced back to win the second half 29-17 en rout

By Don Eskins The Cavegirl basketball team pushed their season record up to 2-1 following a 39-32 victory over the Alamogordo Tigers in Alamogordo on Monday, December 1. The Cavegirls rode the hot hand of freshman low-post Serenity Medrano’s 16-point effort to get the win. Down 16-13 at the half, CHS rallied to outscore the Tigers 23-16 over the final two frames. Especially big for the Cavegirls was the third period of competition. CHS put up 15 points during the eight-minute

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High kicked off the new wrestling season at the Battle of the Border Invitational in Hobbs on Saturday, November 29, and according to CHS head coach Mark Pratt, both the Cavemen’s and Cavegirls’ 2025-26 debuts went very well. “Our coaching staff couldn’t be happier with the way our kids wrestled,” said Pratt. “They showed a lot of aggressiveness on the mat, and they listened well. Overall, the experience they got at the Battle of the Border was great. “

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.