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By Don Eskins CHS harriers Javion Scott, Rex Reynolds and Kaleb Vasquez finished 2-4-5 to lead the Cavemen to an NMMI Cross Country Invitational Championship in Roswell on Saturday, September 19. Carlsbad’s boys scored a meet-low 31 points to claim this year’s NMMI event. Second place went to Hagerman with 71 points, while the NMMI Broncos, with 78, placed third. Carlsbad nemesis Hobbs, with 83 points, finished fourth. Nine teams, comprised of 71 runners, competed. Scott, in

By Don Eskins On Tuesday, September 29, in Carlsbad, the Cavemen soccer team will open District 4/5A play against the Hobbs Eagles. The 11-0-1 Eagles, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A soccer and statewide, promise to be more than just a stern test for CHS. Since opening up 2026 play against the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors on August 17, Carlsbad’s boys have dropped 11 of 14 games. But, as first-year Cavemen head coach Aaron Babcock sees it, despite the growing pains associated with y

The eighth-ranked Carlsbad Cavemen absorbed a tough 38-17 loss to the fifth-ranked Volcano Vista Hawks in Carlsbad on Friday night, September 18. Despite the score and a few too many miscues, the Cavemen played ball with the heavily favored Hawks throughout the night. Down 24-10 at the half, Carlsbad battled back to score first in the third period to close the gap to 24-17. But a late score by the Hawks in the third and another in the fourth gave Volcano Vista the win, 38-17

By Don Eskins It’s Homecoming night, Friday, September 25, at Carlsbad High School. Taking center stage is a Cavemen vs. Clovis Wildcats conference clash that should provide a packed Ralph Bowyer Cavemen Football Stadium with all the gridiron action they could hope to see. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Currently, Carlsbad is 3-2 on the year and ranked ninth in Class 6A football. Clovis, ranked 15th, sits at 1-4 overall. In district play, as is Carlsbad, they’re 0-2. But the Wildc

By Don Eskins Following wins over Artesia, Goddard, and Lovington, the Carlsbad Cavemen sustained their first loss of the season, a 35-7 setback to the 2-2 Centennial Hawks, in Las Cruces on Friday night, September 11. The Cavemen’s offense managed to accumulate just 143 total yards against the No. 3-ranked Hawks, 129 passing and just 14 rushing, while the defense gave up 315, 170 through the air and 145 via the ground. Quarterback Marley Munoz led Carlsbad’s offensive effort

By Don Eskins They say good things happen to those who work hard. Evidently, the Carlsbad Cavemen and Cavegirl cross country teams have been doing just that, as good things continue to come their way. The Cavemen, led by Javion Scott and Rex Reynolds, placed third among a field of 42 teams assembled to compete in the Lubbock Christian University Invitational three-mile run on Saturday, September 12, in Lubbock. All told, 317 runners competed. In the girls’ division, 271 runne

By Don Eskins Volleyball couldn’t have been much better over the past two weeks for the Carlsbad Cavegirls. On Saturday, September 12, in the Alien City, the CHS girls downed the Los Alamos Hilltoppers 3-1 before falling to the Mayfield Trojans 3-0 to place second in the Roswell Invitational Tournament Silver Bracket. On Saturday, September 5, in Las Cruces, the Cavegirls knocked off the Santa Teresa Warriors 3-0 and the Roswell Coyotes 3-2 to capture the Jane Leupold Sweet 1

By Don Eskins After reeling off three straight wins, the Carlsbad Cavemen, off to their best start in several years, tasted defeat for the first time this season on Friday night, September 11, in Las Cruces. In the City of Crosses, Carlsbad High dropped a tough 35-7 ballgame to the Centennial Hawks. The loss dropped Carlsbad to 3-1 on the year and 0-1 in District 2/6A play, as it was their 2026 conference inaugural. As a result of their loss, CHS has been ranked eighth by Max

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s cross country teams continue to make strides during 2026. On Saturday, September 4, at the UNM Cross Country Invitational, the Cavemen, in a field comprised of 28 teams and 205 runners, placed among the meet’s top 10 teams. Led by Javion Scott, who turned in a time of 17:25.60 to place 32nd, the Cavemen scored 239 points to place eighth. Josiah Waddle, as with Scott, also finished among the meet’s top 30. Having posted a time of 17:41.03, he plac

Cavemen Notch 2nd Win The never-say-die Cavemen soccer team keeps battling tough opponents and the odds despite facing some stiff competition during a year in which new head coach Aaron Babcock continues to rebuild the program. On Saturday, September 5, during the Roswell High Invitational, the Cavemen notched their second win of the season with a 5-0 victory over the Valencia Jaguars. It was a big day offensively for the Cavemen, who have been struggling to put points on the

By Don Eskins District 2/6A gridiron play kicks off this weekend for Carlsbad High on Friday night, September 11. In one of the conference’s biggest openers, the Cavemen will take on perennial district power Centennial. Kickoff for the encounter has been set for 7 p.m. in Las Cruces at the Field of Dreams. Centennial will enter Friday night’s game with an overall record of 1-2. But looks can be deceiving, and as the Cavemen see it, no look could be more deceiving than the Cen

By Don Eskins Neither lightning delays nor the Lovington Wildcats could derail the Carlsbad Cavemen from picking up their third win of the season, versus no losses, on Friday night, September 4, in the Cavern City. And pick up their third win they did. Amassing 364 yards of total offense, 142 through the air and 222 on the ground, the Cavemen routed the Wildcats 48-14. Taking notice of the Cavemen’s perfect slate was MaxPreps. This week, September 6 through 13, the New Mexico