By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s Meagan McKibben, who competes with the Cavegirl track and field team, has signed a letter of intent to compete collegiately in 2026-27 with the New Mexico Highland University Cowgirls. NMHU sponsors NCAA Division II Athletics and is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. McKibben, a senior and part of the Cavegirl track and field program since her freshman year, competes this year in the 300 yard hurdles and the long jump. She’s also

By Don Eskins The Carlsbad Cavegirls¬—in Ruidoso on Monday and Tuesday, April 13-14—battled the elements and a nine-team field to capture the 36-hole Leroy Gooch Invitational. The tournament took place at the Links Golf Course. The Cavegirls trailed frontrunner Socorro by 13 strokes, 340-353, following first-round play on Monday. But solid play on Tuesday, a day that saw the Carlsbad Lady Linksters outcard Socorro by 24 strokes, 376-352, paved the way for a 705-716 comeback v

By Don Eskins The Carlsbad High School Cavemen, fresh off a 3-1 victory over the Clovis Wildcats, will take on the Cats once again on Friday, April 17. This time, however, the two teams will square off in Clovis. Game time has been set for 5 p.m. With the win, a District 4/5A inaugural victory, the Cavemen sit atop the conference standings at 1-0 alongside the Hobbs Eagles, who bounced the Roswell Coyotes earlier this week, 8-5. On the year, Carlsbad sits at 11-10. Clovis, 0-

By Don Eskins The Cavemen tennis team opened up District 4/5A play by rolling over the Clovis Wildcats, 8-1, in Clovis on Tuesday afternoon, April 14. CHS’s boys, as the score indicates, dominated the Wildcats throughout the match. “Our boys’ team looked really strong. We expected them to be tough at Clovis, and that’s exactly what they were,” said CHS assistant coach Diamond Morrill. “Although losing his singles match (2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-10), we were still impressed by the play

By Don Eskins The Cavemen and Cavegirl track and field teams competed in the Gene Love Relays in Portales on Friday, April 10. While Carlsbad’s kids were ready for a great day of competition, as they got off the bus, the weather wasn’t. “Portales was a good meet for our kids, but we ran into a real problem with some bad weather. As a result, we were not able to finish the meet,” said CHS head track coach Charles Millar. “However, despite the bad weather and the meet being can