By Don Eskins Building positive resumes couldn’t be more important for prep football teams throughout New Mexico, especially for all those aspiring to join the NMAA’s list of elite state playoff candidates. Coaches and teams all know that when the NMAA meets at the end of October to place teams on this year’s state tournament bracket, wins and losses couldn’t be more important to the selection committee. So, with three games remaining on most prep gridiron schedules, closing

By Don Eskins With an overpowering performance against their archrival, the Hobbs Eagles, Carlsbad High’s Cavegirl volleyball team sent out a loud message to their district opponents. In Carlsbad on Tuesday afternoon, October 13, the Cavegirls opened District 4/5A play by sweeping the Eagles 3-0. The victory got CHS off to a quick and successful start in their run to capture this year’s District 4/5A crown. With the win, Carlsbad, 1-0, shares the conference’s top spot with th

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s Cavemen cross country team vaulted to the number one spot in this week’s October 11-18 Class 5A MileSplit Top 10 Rankings. Steadily progressing throughout 2026, the Cavemen sit at the No. 1 spot for the first time in Carlsbad High School history. As expected, the Cavemen Blueclads, along with head coach Michael Sims, couldn’t be more excited. “Our kids have been working really hard, improving as a team, and cutting times just about every week. We

By Don Eskins Well, it looks like the oddsmakers got this one right, but just barely. Following the eighth-ranked Eldorado Eagles’ 21-20 upset victory over the second-ranked Las Cruces Bulldawgs, MaxPreps picked the Eagles to roll over the 10th-ranked Carlsbad Cavemen in a game played at Albuquerque’s Wison Stadium on Friday night, October 9. But when all was said and done, the Cavemen battled Eldorado tougher than expected before falling to the Eagles 22-21. Yup, Carlsbad ga

On Tuesday, October 13, the Cavegirl volleyball team will open District 4/5A play in Carlsbad against their old nemesis, the Hobbs Eagles. With no clear-cut favorite, the race for this year’s conference championship and the ticket to the state tournament that comes with it, appear to be up for grabs. The Cavegirls will enter their district inaugural with an overall record of 7-7; the Eagles are 5-10. In District 4/5A’s other conference opener, the 6-10 Roswell Coyotes will ho