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Boys Basketball Roundup:
Las Cruces defeated Alamogordo 70-56. Scott Mullin led the Tigers with 20 points, Ivan Bernal had 13 and Klevon Spencer with 12. The Tiger Boys drop to a 4-1 record. The Alamogordo Tigers will play at Gadsden on Tuesday.
The Mescalero Apache Boys defeated NMMI 59-41. The Chiefs are now 3-0 and will play at Capitan on Monday.
Cloudcroft defeated Lordsburg 42-38 in a close game. Elijah Gutierrez led the Bears with 20 points and Brad Lynch had 9. The Bears now have a record of 1-2 and will host Capitan on Tuesday.
Girls Basketball Roundup:
Las Cruces had a good night with both the boys and girls teams as the girls also defeated Alamogordo with a score of 50-38. Abby Vasquez led the Lady Tigers with 13 points following up on her leadership from the previous game this week. Sydney Lessentine scored 9 points. The Lady Tigers drop to 1 win and 4 losses and will host Gadsden on Tuesday.
The Mescalero Apache Girls defeated NMMI 53-29. Tunte Baca led the Lady Chiefs with 14 points, Ivonna Burgess had 11 and Brynn Martinez with 9. The Lady Chiefs are undefeated with 3-0 record. They will play at Capitan on Monday.
Lordsburg defeated Cloudcroft 47-28. Tylie Eamello led the Lady Bears with 17 points and Kaylee Hickman had 9. The Lady Bears drop to 3-1 record and will host Capitan on Tuesday.
Sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 50 degrees. Sunny for the morning, clear overnight.
as previously stated; barela enjoys the power that comes as the state party chair, but that power does not provide her with income. her need to hold the county commissioner seat is economic in nature. she is caught between a rock and a hard place - and she has put the state party in exactly the same position.
if you will recall, in september 2025, 2nd Life published an article highlighting barela's endorsement of candidates for municipal offices last november. it included endorsements for 5 individuals running for seats on the TWSD - those endorsements were made in her capacity as state republic