CHS Soccer, Volleyball Roundup: Cavemen Rally Grounds the Rockets 3-1

By Don Eskins

The young Carlsbad Cavemen soccer team continues to show improvement. On Tuesday night, September 9, in the Cavern City, CHS downed the Goddard Rockets 3-1 to pick up their second win of the season, versus five losses.

Down 0-1 in the first period, CHS tied the game up at 1-1 on an Edwin Minjares penalty kick. Second half play saw the Cavemen take charge, scoring two goals to grab the 3-1 victory.

Scoring for Carlsbad were Ike Anderson, on an assist from Minjares, and Jesus Medina, unassisted.

“Although we’ve had a couple of tough weeks, we continue to look forward. Going down early in the first period, as we did with Goddard, is never easy but our kids gathered themselves to tie the game up at the half,” said Cavemen head coach Mario Fierrio, Jr. “We had a great half-time reset and were able to make some changes that ultimately helped us get the victory.

“Coach Daniel Flores highlighted some points of emphasis on attacking Goddard’s defense, and the team responded,” he said. “We’re all excited about earning our second victory of the season.”

The Cavemen picked up their first win of 2025 on September 6 at the Roswell Invitational. At the RI, they toppled the Alamogordo Tigers 7-3.

Scoring for CHS were: 1. Jeferson Vasquez on an assist from Zechariah Workman, 2. Jesus Medina on an assist from Lorenzo Munoz, 3. Issac Martinez, unassisted, 4. Jeferson Vasquez, unassisted, 5. Jesus Medina on an assist from Richard Rodriguez, 6. Geovanni Gonzalez, unassisted, and 7. Lorenzo Munoz on an assist from Jesus Medina.

The Cavemen will host the Lovington Wildcats on Saturday, September 13. The JVs will take the field first at 10 a.m., followed by the varsity at noon. On Tuesday, September 16, they’ll host the Las Cruces Bulldawgs. The JVs will play at 4:30 p.m., the varsity at 6:30 p.m.

Cavegirl Soccer vs Artesia

The Cavegirl soccer team played the Centennial Hawks to a 0-0 (2 OT’s) tie in Las Cruces on Friday, September 5. On Saturday, September 6, also in the City of Crosses, they fell to the Mayfield Trojans 0-3.

The Cavegirls, now 2-3-2, will be competing at the Albuquerque Academy Invitational on September 11-13.

On Monday, September 15, they’ll play host to the Artesia Bulldogs. JV action will get underway at 4:30 p.m. followed by the varsity at 6:30 p.m.

Cavegirl Volleyball

The Cavegirl volleyball team, 1-6 on the year, dropped games to West Las Vegas, Valencia, and Hot Springs at the Moriarty Invitational, held on Friday and Saturday, September 5-6.

On September 12-13, the Cavegirls will be in the Alien City to compete in the Roswell Invitational. On Tuesday, September 16, they’ll entertain the Lovington Wildcats. Play gets underway at 5 p.m. for the JVs. The varsity will take the floor at 6 p.m.