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By Don Eskins Carlsbad High, ranked ninth in Class 6A football, will take on the third-ranked Hobbs Eagles in their final regular-season game of the year on Friday night, October 31, in Hobbs. Kickoff is set to get underway at 7 p.m. The Cavemen will take the field at 5-4 on the season and 3-2 in rugged District 3/6A play. Hobbs is 7-2 overall and 4-1 in conference play. Although it may be the last game on CHS’s 2025 schedule, in no way is it less important. With state tourn

By Don Eskins After dropping a 3-2 match to the Clovis Wildcats and a 3-1 match to the Roswell Coyotes, one might have wondered if the Cavegirl volleyball team had any fight left in them. The two losses got them off to a 0-2 start in district play and left them sitting at 5-14 on the season. However, for those who might still be wondering, stop! Carlsbad’s girls have more than a lot of life left in them! On Tuesday night in Carlsbad, the Cavegirls rolled over the District 4/5

By Don Eskins The Cavemen and Cavegirl cross country teams recently returned from the Albuquerque Academy Extravaganza. Overall, the Cavemen placed 11th in a field of 21. The Cavegirls finished 17th in a field of 18. Top performers for the Cavemen were Kaleb Vasquez, who placed 55th with a time of 17:56.81, and Aiden Mendez, who placed 58th with a time of 18:18:01. Leading the way for the Cavegirls were Rainelle Ruiz, who placed 62nd with a time of 22:23.13, and Soledad Mart

By Don Eskins After a week off to rest up and fine-tune their offense, defense, and special teams, the Carlsbad High Cavemen will return to the turf on Friday, October 24, to entertain the state’s top-ranked and District 3/6A leader, the Las Cruces Bulldawgs. The game, designated as Senior Night for the Cavemen, is set to kick off at 7 p.m. at the Ralph Bowyer Cavemen Football Stadium. With only two games remaining on this year’s schedule—No. 1 Las Cruces and No. 3 Hobbs—the

By Don Eskins En route to their 5-3 record, the Cavemen have put up some pretty impressive offensive numbers, and with numbers, come names. Names like running back Brock Wright, who has rushed for 747 yards and seven touchdowns, wide receiver Robert Castaneda, who has caught 40 passes for 765 yards and 10 touchdowns, and quarterback Marley Munoz, who has completed 70 of his 118 pass attempts for 1029 yards and 10 TDs. But there’s another group of young men on the Cavemen offe

By Don Eskins The Cavegirl volleyball team took a step back in their race for this year’s District 4/5A championship after sustaining a 3-2 loss to the Clovis Wildcats in their conference inaugural. CHS’s clash with Clovis took place on Tuesday, October 14, in Carlsbad. After dropping the opening set 25-23, the Cavegirls rallied to capture the second set 25-22 and the third 25-18. Although up 2-1, Carlsbad’s young girls were unable to close out the Wildcats. The Cavegirls dro

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s hopes to push the Clovis Wildcats and Hobbs Eagles for this year’s district title were put to the test in Artesia on Friday, October 10. Unfortunately, for both the Cavemen and Cavegirls, their hopes came up a bit short. The Cavemen, behind Kaleb Vasquez’s seventh-place finish and Rex Reynolds’ eighth, placed sixth in a field of 13. Clovis placed third at the meet, and Hobbs fourth. Roswell finished 10th. In the girls’ division, the Cavegirls pla

Bits & Pieces by Don Eskins The Carlsbad Cavemen, on a roll for the past three weeks, will be idle on the Class 6A prep football circuit this weekend, Friday and Saturday, October 17-18. For the Cavemen, the break couldn’t have come at a better time. The week off will give them a few extra days to R&R, heal a few wounds, shore up on a few offensive and defensive areas of concern, and prepare for their next district opponent, which just happens to be the top-ranked Las Cruces

By Don Eskins The Carlsbad Cavemen pushed their seasonal record up to 5-3 and District 3/6A mark up to 3-1 with a 30-25 victory over the Alamogordo Tigers in Alamogordo on Friday night, October 10. Led offensively by quarterback Marley Munoz, running back Brock Wright, and wide receiver Robert Castaneda, the Cavemen collected 468 total yards to the Tigers’ 276. The victory marked the third straight time the Cavemen have gained over 450 total yards. En route to the win, Munoz

By Don Eskins As the 2025 District 4/5A soccer season drew near, very few southeastern New Mexico prep soccer fans thought the 2-9-3...

By Don Eskins Riding a boatload of confidence and momentum, following victories over Clovis and Organ Mountain, the 12th-ranked Carlsbad...

By Don Eskins The Artesia Cross Country Invitational will take place on Friday, October 10, in Big Orange Country. Competition is...