BULLDOG BASKETBALL

PICTURED: The Bulldog basketball team poses with its trophy, medals and bracket after winning the Hope Christian Tournament championship, 61-45 over Hope Christian, Saturday in Albuquerque.
(Courtesy Photo)

With under two minutes to go in the third quarter Saturday at the Hope Christian Tournament, the Bulldogs and host Huskies were locked in a heated battle, just two points apart. On the line was not only the tournament title but a potentially bigger prize as well: As the fourth- and third-ranked teams in Class 4A, respectively, state seeding implications also surrounded the matchup.

Hope's Diego Gonzalez had just put down a three-pointer to make it 32-30 Bulldogs, but the boys in orange made the final seconds of the third count. A hard drive to the hoop by Charlie Campbell was followed by a two-handed slam from Clay Kincaid after Braylon Vega spotted him wide open on the block. And as the buzzer sounded, Campbell was fouled on a shot from beyond the arc and proceeded to drain all three free throws to give Artesia a 39-30 buffer heading into the final eight minutes of play.

And that's where the Runnin' 'Dogs ran away with it.

The Huskies were able to hang within 10 early, making it 42-32 on a pair from the stripe by Daniel Feist that followed a Campbell breakaway layup off the steal and a Trent Egeland free throw. A drive to the hoop from Campbell and shot in the paint from Egeland were also answered by layups from Lincoln Sneed and Gonzalez. A blocked shot and subsequent steal by Campbell led to yet another layup, and short-range jumpers from Kincaid and Egeland -- both gleaned from offensive rebounds as the 'Dogs dominated the boards on both ends of the court -- gave Artesia a 17-point edge with three minutes to go in the game.

A Dylon Crnkovich three and pair from the line by Gonzalez briefly brought Hope Christian back within 11, 54-43 as the contest fell under two minutes. But as the Huskies began to resort to three-pointers that wouldn't fall, they were forced to foul to slow the clock... and they kept fouling the wrong guy. Campbell went 6-6 from the stripe in the final 1:39 of play -- and Cael Houghtaling 1-2 in his lone trip -- to help the Bulldogs pull well away for the championship win, 61-45.

Campbell led the charge for Artesia in the bout with a game-high 30 points, followed by Egeland with 16.

It was the second of two statement-making 4A wins for the 'Dogs on the weekend, coming on the heels of a 70-62 thriller over second-ranked St. Pius in Friday's winners' bracket semifinals.

After battling to a 19-19 draw in the first quarter against the hot three-point-handed Sartans, the Bulldogs stayed consistent offensively while stepping it up on defense in the second. Vega kicked off that period with a trey, and a 6-0 run that included buckets from Campbell, Egeland and Vega made it 30-21 midway through. Pius was able to make it a four-point game on a late three, but a shot off the glass in the final seconds of the half by Jack Byers made it 38-32 Artesia.

The Bulldogs again outplayed the Sartans in the third, with an early jumper and both modern and old-fashioned three-point plays by Vega giving Artesia its biggest lead of the night, 46-39. Campbell, Kincaid, Steven Williams and Corbyn Dominguez then stepped up to contribute buckets to send Artesia into the fourth with what turned out to be a vital 11-point lead, 54-43.

St. Pius was able to cut their deficit to five in the opening minutes of the fourth, fended off by an Egeland and-one and breakaway layup from Campbell. They'd do it again with 35 seconds to go on a Josh Darling three. But more clutch free throws in the final seconds from Artesia -- 4-4 by Campbell and 2-2 from Houghtaling -- allowed the 'Dogs to secure the eight-point win, 70-62.

Campbell finished that outing with a game-high 20, while Egeland added 15, Kincaid 12 and Vega 11. Campbell -- who finished the tournament with a whopping 72 points -- was also high point in Artesia's opener Thursday against Class 3A fifth-ranked West Las Vegas, posting 22 to tie with Vega in the 'Dogs' 79-47 win. He and Vega subsequently joined Egeland and Kincaid on the All-Tournament Team.

With the trio of wins, the Runnin' 'Dogs improved to 12-5 on the season. They'll now join the Lady Bulldogs in hosting Roswell High Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Bulldog Pit, with the girls tipping off at 5:30 p.m. and the boys at 7 p.m. Come out and support your AHS basketball teams! You can buy your tickets now online.

STAT BOX

Artesia 79
West Las Vegas 47

Artesia (10-5): Charlie Campbell 8, 4-7 22; Braylon Vega 9, 0-0 22; Clay Kincaid 4, 0-0 8; Tootie McNeil 4, 0-0 8; Trent Egeland 3, 0-0 6; Cael Houghtaling 2, 0-0 5; Jace Deans 1, 0-0 2; Corbyn Dominguez 1, 0-0 2; Derrick Warren 1, 0-0 2; Steven Williams 1, 0-0 2
Totals: 34, 4-7 79

West Las Vegas (9-5): Devaughn Kensey 9, 0-1 18; Ethan Tafoya 6, 1-4 17; Mateo Duran 3, 0-0 6; Estevan Collins 1, 0-0 2; Javid Cordova 1, 0-0 2; Jonathon Gonzales 1, 0-0 2
Totals: 21, 1-5 47

Field Goals: Artesia 34; West Las Vegas 21
Three-Pointers: Artesia 7 (Vega 4, Campbell 2, Houghtaling 1); West Las Vegas 4 (Tafoya 4)
Free Throws: Artesia 4-7 (57%); West Las Vegas 1-5 (20%)
Fouls: Artesia 10; West Las Vegas 14
Fouled Out: None

Artesia 70
St. Pius 62

Artesia (11-5): Charlie Campbell 6, 7-8 20; Trent Egeland 7, 1-1 15; Clay Kincaid 6, 0-0 12; Braylon Vega 4, 1-3 11; Corbyn Dominguez 2, 0-0 4; Cael Houghtaling 1, 2-2 4; Jack Byers 1, 0-0 2; Steven Williams 1, 0-0 2
Totals: 28, 11-14 70

St. Pius (11-5): Isaiah Carpenter 5, 3-5 13; Josh Darling 5, 0-0 13; Kenneth Zamora 3, 2-2 11; Mason Montoya 4, 0-2 9; Marcos Chavez 2, 0-0 5; Carson McConnell 2, 0-0 5; Jacob Garcia 1, 2-4 4; Jackson Carrigan 1, 0-0 2
Totals: 23, 7-13 62

Field Goals: Artesia 28; St. Pius 23
Three-Pointers: Artesia 3 (Vega 2, Campbell 1); St. Pius 9 (Darling 3, Zamora 3, Chavez 1, McConnell 1, Montoya 1)
Free Throws: Artesia 11-14 (79%); St. Pius 7-13 (54%)
Fouls: Artesia 16; St. Pius 16
Fouled Out: None

Artesia 61
Hope Christian 45

Artesia (12-5): Charlie Campbell 8, 14-19 30; Trent Egeland 7, 2-6 16; Clay Kincaid 4, 0-2 8; Cael Houghtaling 1, 2-4 4; Braylon Vega 1, 0-0 2; Steven Williams 0, 1-2 1
Totals: 21, 19-33 61

Hope Christian (9-7): Diego Gonzalez 4, 3-4 12; Lincoln Sneed 5, 0-0 11; Kyle Eades 2, 0-0 6; Brayden Giron 2, 0-0 5; Daniel Feist 1, 2-2 4; Dylon Crnkovich 1, 0-0 3; Jayce Miera 1, 0-0 2; Logan Koenigsberg 1, 0-0 2
Totals: 17, 5-6 45

Field Goals: Artesia 21; Hope Christian 17
Three-Pointers: Artesia 0; Hope Christian 6 (Eades 2, Crnkovich 1, Giron 1, Gonzalez 1, Sneed 1)
Free Throws: Artesia 19-33 (58%); Hope Christian 5-6 (83%)
Fouls: Artesia 12; Hope Christian 17
Fouled Out: Artesia 0; Hope Christian 1 (Koenigsberg, 3:29-4Q)

LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL

PICTURED: Jenna Whitmire accepts her All-Tournament Team award as her teammates applaud Saturday at the Hope Christian Tournament in Albuquerque.

Having posted just six points in the opening quarter, and with double-digit turnovers holding their offensive opportunities hostage, the Lady Bulldog basketball team trailed host Hope Christian 30-19 at the half Saturday in the Hope Christian Tournament's third-place game. Frustration could have set in at that point. But the Lady 'Dogs aren't the type of team to let anything get them down.

Artesia needed a solid defensive effort to limit the Lady Huskies and give themselves a chance. They delivered that in the third quarter, holding Hope to just six points while doubling up on them on five points from Jenna Whitmire, four from Kailee Padilla, and a Hattie Harrison three. That sent the Lady 'Dogs into the fourth down by just five, 36-31.

Two buckets and a pair of free throws from Whitmire and a Padilla jumper made it a one-shot game, and with a Harrison basket in the paint and a layup from Padilla, the Lady 'Dogs had tied things up, 43-43, with 1:51 still to go. The Artesia girls were able to get a turnover but missed the subsequent shot, and with 1:30 on the clock, Padilla fouled out of the game. Hope Christian's Louisa Landavazo sank the ensuing free throws but missed two more following a three-second call on Artesia, and with 29 seconds remaining, Whitmire was fouled on a drive to the basket and converted the and-one to give the Lady Bulldogs a 46-45 lead.

It had been a thrilling comeback effort, and when the Huskies missed a shot attempt at the 19-second mark, it looked as though the Lady Bulldogs might be able to run out the clock on it. But Artesia knocked the ball out of bounds as the game fell under 10 seconds, and Hope Christian was able to find Adalynn Day open in the paint for the go-ahead basket with five seconds left. One final turnover ended it for the Lady Bulldogs, 47-46.

The fourth-place finish was a solid end to the tourney for the girls in orange, who had opened Thursday with a hard-fought win over 4A Bloomfield. Artesia managed just seven points in the first quarter of that contest but came barreling back with 16 in the second -- six from Avery Frederick, four from Whitmire, and two each from Ashton Craft, Padilla and Nylah Archie -- to lead 23-14 at the half.

The Lady Bulldogs were able to bump their advantage to 13 in the third, 38-25, with help from eight unanswered in the final seconds by Harrison, Whitmire, Padilla and Brookelyn Thacker. The Lady 'Dogs maintained that margin through the first half of the fourth quarter, but a late 12-1 rally by the Lady Bobcats had Bloomfield within one, 46-45, with just over a minute to play. A drive to the hoop by Thacker made it 48-45, however, and Artesia was able to hold the 'Cats scoreless through the final 52 seconds while getting a 1-2 showing from the line apiece from Padilla, Frederick and Whitmire to round out the 51-45 final.

The Lady 'Dogs ran into a hot Class 5A No. 7 Los Lunas team in the semifinals and were never able to get anything going offensively, trailing 22-4 at the half before falling to the Lady Tigers by a final of 49-17.

The Artesia girls returned home with a record of 8-9 and will join the Bulldogs Tuesday, Jan. 21, in hosting Class 5A Roswell High at Bulldog Pit, tipping off at 5:30 p.m. prior to the boys' game at 7 p.m. Get your tickets now and support AHS basketball!

STAT BOX

Artesia 51
Bloomfield 45

Artesia (8-7): Jenna Whitmire 6, 5-7 17; Avery Frederick 4, 3-5 11; Kailee Padilla 3, 2-6 8; Ashton Craft 2, 0-0 5; Brookelyn Thacker 2, 0-0 4; Nylah Archie 1, 0-1 2; Hattie Harrison 1, 0-0 2; Gracen Kuykendall 1, 0-0 2
Totals: 20, 10-19 51

Bloomfield (8-5): Delanna Russell 7, 11-14 25; Brooke Segay 2, 1-4 6; Alexus Begay 1, 2-2 5; Catalina Munoz 2, 1-1 5; Mischa Quintana 0, 4-5 4
Totals: 12, 19-26 45

Field Goals: Artesia 20; Bloomfield 12
Three-Pointers: Artesia 1 (Craft); Bloomfield 2 (Begay 1, Segay 1)
Free Throws: Artesia 10-19 (53%); Bloomfield 19-26 (73%)
Fouls: Artesia 19; Bloomfield 12
Fouled Out: Artesia 0; Bloomfield 1 (Russell, :11-4Q)

Los Lunas 49
Artesia 17

Artesia (8-8): Jenna Whitmire 1, 3-8 6; Kailee Padilla 2, 1-1 5; Gracen Kuykendall 1, 1-4 3; Brooklyn Fuentes 0, 2-2 2; Avery Frederick 0, 1-2 1
Totals: 4, 8-17 17

Los Lunas (14-3): Tessa Jaramillo 4, 0-0 11; Alyssa Campos 3, 2-6 8; Vayda Golino 3, 2-2 8; Kayla Finley 3, 0-0 6; Grace Baca 2, 0-0 4; Olivia Madrid 1, 1-1 3; Addyson Quesada 1, 1-2 3; Adelina Villanueva 1, 0-0 3; Jalexa Ornelas 1, 0-0 2; Jacelyn Baca 0, 0-2 0
Totals: 19, 7-15 49

Field Goals: Artesia 4; Los Lunas 19
Three-Pointers: Artesia 1 (Whitmire); Los Lunas 4 (Jaramillo 3, Villanueva 1)
Free Throws: Artesia 8-17 (47%); Los Lunas 7-15 (47%)
Fouls: Artesia 17; Los Lunas 18
Fouled Out: Artesia 1 (Whitmire, 4Q); Los Lunas 0

Hope Christian 47
Artesia 46

Artesia (8-9): Jenna Whitmire 6, 8-9 20; Kailee Padilla 5, 0-0 11; Hattie Harrison 3, 0-0 7; Avery Frederick 3, 0-0 6; Carmen Harvey 0, 2-2 2; Gracen Kuykendall 0, 0-2 0
Totals: 17, 10-13 46

Hope Christian (10-8): Bri Bishop 7, 2-4 17; Mia Bishop 3, 3-3 9; Adalynn Day 3, 1-1 7; Annabelle Deshler 2, 1-2 5; Jocelyn Willis 1, 1-2 4; Louisa Landavazo 0, 3-6 3; Allyra Dickerson 1, 0-0 2
Totals: 17, 11-18 47

Field Goals: Artesia 17; Hope Christian 17
Three-Pointers: Artesia 2 (Harrison 1, Padilla 1); Hope Christian 2 (B. Bishop 1, Willis 1)
Free Throws: Artesia 10-13 (77%); Hope Christian 11-18 (61%)
Fouls: Artesia 16; Hope Christian 18
Fouled Out: Artesia 1 (Padilla, 1:30-4Q); Hope Christian 2 (M. Bishop, 3:17-4Q; B. Bishop, :29-4Q)

AHS SWIMMING

PICTURED: The Bulldog and Lady Bulldog swim teams pose with their first- and second-place trophies following Saturday's Artesia Invitational.
(Photos Courtesy Andrea Ciro)

The Artesia High School swim teams made some serious waves at their home pool Saturday.

The Bulldogs topped the podium, coming in 45 points ahead of second-place Hobbs, and the Lady Bulldogs came in second to Clovis by 71 points at the 2025 Artesia Invitational, leaving four school records and numerous personal-best times in their wake. New school records set at the Artesia Aquatic Center -- including performances three seconds better than their previous times by the boys' 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams -- included:

• Boys' 200-Yard Medley Relay
- Artesia "A" (Layton Whitmire, Eli DeHoyos, Aidan Ciro, Andree Bautista)
1st, 1:40.62
• Boys' 50 Freestyle
- Aidan Ciro, 1st, 21.47
• Boys' 100 Breaststroke
- Eli DeHoyos, 2nd, 1:00.56
• Boys' 400 Freestyle Relay
- Artesia "A" (Andree Bautista, Layton Whitmire, Eli DeHoyos, Aidan Ciro)
1st, 3:24.73

Those times were also state qualifying. Additional state-qualifying swims included:

• Girls' 200 Medley Relay
- Artesia "A" (Johanna Padilla, Ann Greenwood, Addisyn Hartman, Sarah Plotner)
1st, 1:55.67
• Girls' 200 Freestyle
- Sarah Plotner, 3rd, 2:06.42
• Boys' 200 Freestyle
- Layton Whitmire, 1st, 1:54.31
• Girls' 200 Individual Medley
- Ann Greenwood, 1st, 2:18.25
- Morgan Fisher, 4th, 2:31.77
• Girls' 50 Freestyle
- Addisyn Hartman, 3rd, 26.77
• Girls' 100 Butterfly
- Ann Greenwood, 1st, 1:00.92
- Addisyn Hartman, 2nd, 1:03.01
• Boys' 100 Butterfly
- Aidan Ciro, 1st, 52.58
• Boys' 100 Freestyle
- Eli DeHoyos, 1st, 49.91
• Girls' 500 Freestyle
- Sarah Plotner, 2nd, 5:46.43
• Girls' 200 Freestyle Relay
- Artesia "A" (Ann Greenwood, Addisyn Hartman, Johanna Padilla, Sarah Plotner)
2nd, 1:46.53
• Boys' 100 Backstroke
- Layton Whitmire, 1st, 57.60
• Girls' 100 Breaststroke
- Morgan Fisher, 1st, 1:13.94
• Boys' 100 Breaststroke
- Eli DeHoyos, 2nd, 1:00.56

Greenwood's wins in the girls' 200 IM and butterfly were just off of school-record times, and Fisher's victory in the 100 breaststroke was a photo finish. Also significantly improving their times were Carly DeHoyos in the 500 freestyle (19 seconds), Dylan Florez in the 500 freestyle (25 seconds), and Chaz Rogers in the 100 freestyle (four seconds).

All other results included:

• Girls' 200 Medley Relay
- Artesia "B" (Tynlee Whitmire, Morgan Fisher, Anikah Wisen, Carly DeHoyos)
5th, 2:16.56
• Girls' 200 Freestyle
- Anikah Wisen, 7th, 2:18.79
- Ella Thomas, 18th, 3:00.06
• Boys' 200 Freestyle
- Javier Rodriguez, 5th, 2:08.06
• Girls' 200 IM
- Evelyn Yeager, 14th, 4:09.86
• Boys' 200 IM
- Andree Bautista, 2nd, 2:22.10
• Girls' 50 Freestyle
- London Acosta, 17th, 30.17
- Amanda Murphy, 20th, 30.89
- Ella Thomas, 31st, 37.62
- Evelyn Yeager, 36th, 44.64
- Aylin Yescas, 37th, 46.16
• Boys' 100 Butterfly
- Javier Rodriguez, 5th, 1:05.29
• Girls' 100 Freestyle
- Johanna Padilla, 3rd, 1:01.24
- Anikah Wisen, 4th, 1:03.58
- Amanda Murphy, 13th, 1:12.21
• Boys' 100 Freestyle
- Chaz Rogers, 11th, 1:00.59
• Girls' 500 Freestyle
- Carly DeHoyos, 8th, 6:32.58
• Boys' 500 Freestyle
- Alec Ciro, 4th, 6:04.12
- Dylan Florez, 5th, 6:06.34
- Chaz Rogers, 8th, 6:52.93
• Girls' 200 Freestyle Relay
- Artesia "B" (Amanda Murphy, Ella Thomas, Tynlee Whitmire, London Acosta)
10th, 2:15.46
• Boys' 200 Freestyle Relay
- Artesia "A" (Dylan Florez, Chaz Rogers, Javier Rodriguez, Alec Ciro)
5th, 1:46.98
• Girls' 100 Backstroke
- Johanna Padilla, 3rd, 1:07.05
- London Acosta, 8th, 1:18.84
- Tynlee Whitmire, 12th, 1:24.84
• Boys' 100 Backstroke
- Alec Ciro, 5th, 1:09.29
• Girls' 100 Breaststroke
- Carly DeHoyos, 6th, 1:22.42
• Boys' 100 Breaststroke
- Andree Bautista, 3rd, 1:09.81
- Dylan Florez, 5th, 1:18.61
• Girls' 400 Freestyle Relay
- Artesia "A" (Carly DeHoyos, London Acosta, Anikah Wisen, Morgan Fisher)
2nd, 4:21.46
- Artesia "B" (Amanda Murphy, Tynlee Whitmire, Ella Thomas, Evelyn Yeager)
4th, 5:37.04
• Boys' 400 Freestyle Relay
- Artesia "B" (Dylan Florez, Chaz Rogers, Javier Rodriguez, Alec Ciro)
4th, 3:58.09

Next on the swim teams' schedule is the Last Chance Meet, set for Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Hobbs, followed by the Feb. 1 Tom Casey Memorial in Albuquerque.

PICTURED: Aidan Ciro dives into the pool at the start of the boys' 50 freestyle.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

PICTURED: Ann Greenwood swims the breaststroke portion of the girls' 200 IM.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

PICTURED: Eli DeHoyos powers through the breaststroke during the boys' 200 IM.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

PICTURED: Addisyn Hartman gets set to swim the girls' 50 freestyle.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

PICTURED: Artesia swimmers enjoy their 2025 home meet at the Artesia Aquatic Center.
(Photos Courtesy Andrea Ciro)

AHS BOWLING

PICTURED: Gael Ruiz watches his ball during the Artesia Invitational bowling tournament Saturday at Artesia Lanes.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

PICTURED: Grant Johnson releases his ball.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

PICTURED: Chase Collins lets it roll.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

Artesia Lanes was packed to the gills Saturday with some of New Mexico's top young bowling talent for the annual Artesia Invitational Tournament. As the exciting sounds of bowling balls speeding down lanes, pins flying, and teammates and fans cheering bounced off the walls, the Artesia High School program yet again turned in the tourney's top results.

Artesia #2 scored its fourth win of the season in the Advanced Division Saturday, with Artesia #1 not far behind in third. Meanwhile, Artesia #5 picked up a victory in the Intermediate Division, followed by Artesia #3 in second and Artesia #4 in fourth, and Artesia #6 and #7 came in second and third, respectively, in the Novice Division.

Artesia #2 was 48 pins better than second-place Eldorado -- 3,402 to 3,354 -- in the nine-team Advanced competition, which also included squads from Espanola Valley, La Cueva, Cleveland, Rio Rancho, Volcano Vista and Bernalillo. Artesia #1 battled to edge out Espanola for third, 3,249 pins to 3,241. Artesia #2 and #1 results included:

• Brenden Depew: 202-258=460 (230)
• Mason Jeter: 232-201=433 (216)
• Jace Miles: 178-236=414 (207)
• Chase Collins: 179-208=387 (193)
• Damian Lopez: 184-193=377 (188)

• Ayden Gomez: 181-202=383 (191)
• Hagen Murph: 224-157=381 (190)
• Payton DeMerritt: 186-153=339 (169)
• Brent McIntire: 183-153=336 (168)
• Kambry Collins: 184-140=324 (162)

In the Intermediate tournament, Artesia #5 came out just in front of their runner-up Artesia #3 teammates, 2,878 to 2,850. The bowlers just missed out on a 1-2-3 sweep, with Albuquerque High #1 interrupting over Artesia #4, 2,792 to 2,785. Artesia #5, #3 and #4 results included:

• Adam Longoria: 222-240=462 (231)
• Ricardo Huerta: 165-171=336 (168)
• Talyn Pacheco: 148-181=329 (164)
• Destiny Powell: 115-185=300 (150)
• Ayden Dean: 161-134=295 (147)

• Sebastian Gonzalez: 184-189=373 (186)
• Gael Ruiz: 156-206=362 (181)
• Ayden Huffman: 126-195=321 (160)
• Maggie Morris: 183-125=308 (154)
• Grant Johnson: 164-114=278 (139)

• Jody Roberts: 232-174=406 (203)
• Diego Molina: 154-199=353 (176)
• Axel Hartley: 170-158=328 (164)
• Darius Mendoza: 160-152=312 (156)
• Alejandro Bahena: 125-151=276 (138)

Last but not least, Artesia #6 and #7 turned in solid performances in the Novice field with team scores of 2,354 and 2,310, respectively:

• Elliott Gonzales: 156-158=314 (157)
• Jackson Parker: 121-158=279 (139)
• Mia Campbell: 115-133=248 (124)
• Mia Duran: 117-123=240 (120)
• Sophie Kitchen: 105-123=228 (114)

• Kaine McCall: 152-132=284 (142)
• Edwin Villarreal: 127-144=271 (135)
• Justin Rodriguez: 115-145=260 (130)
• Phoebe Green: 136-109=245 (122)
• Kaden Grantham: 139-95=234 (117)

Just one more regular-season tournament -- Saturday, Jan. 25, at Starlight Lanes in Bernalillo -- now separates the Bulldogs from the New Mexico High School Bowling Association's state event, set for Saturday, Feb. 1, at Silva Lanes in Albuquerque.

PICTURED: From top, Artesia #2, #5 and #6 pose for photos following the Artesia Invitational.
(Photos Courtesy Ken Clayton)

PICTURED: Gael Ruiz and Ayden Huffman pause for a photo during the Artesia Invite.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

PICTURED: Bowlers from around the state participate in the pre-Artesia-Invite Dan Harvey Memorial Friday at Artesia Lanes.
(Photos Courtesy Ken Clayton)

AHS WRESTLING

PICTURED: AHS wrestlers compete last month against Clovis at the old boys' gym.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints)

The Artesia wrestling teams competed Friday at the Joe Vivian Invitational at Volcano Vista High School in Albuquerque, performing well against some stiff competition.

Lady Bulldog Isabel Irvin reached the championship match in the girls' 100-pound weight class, getting past Atrisco Heritage's Myriah Cordova in the second round, Goddard's Avelyn Bishop in the quarterfinals, and Valley's Adrianna Berni in the semifinals, all via falls. She'd come up just short of Albuquerque High's Vanessa Ramos in the first-place bout, however, on a technical fall (20-4) at 5:47.

Full results included:

• Girls' 165-Pound Weight Class
- Katie Dowell fell to Aalyiah Chavez (Atrisco Heritage), 1:01
fell to Abby Hoskins (Highland), 1:36
• Girls' 145-Pound Weight Class
- Taylor Kennedy fell to Kylee Archuleta (Goddard), 1:43
• Girls' 126-Pound Weight Class
- Peyton Stone fell to Hailey Little (Volcano Vista), 4:31
• Girls' 120-Pound Weight Class
- Esmeralda Sorrells fell to Esmerelda Meraz-Ortiz (Goddard), MD 19-6
• Girls' 107-Pound Weight Class
- Anna Lee Sorrells fell to Ariana Martinez (Atrisco Heritage), :31
• Girls' 100-Pound Weight Class
- Isabel Irvin def. Myriah Cordova (Atrisco Heritage), 4:23
def. Avelyn Bishop (Goddard), :39 (Quarterfinals)
def. Adrianna Berni (Valley), 1:55 (Semifinals)
fell to Vanessa Ramos (Albuquerque High), TF 20-4 / 5:47 (Championship)

• Boys' 285-Pound Weight Class
- Ethan Shannon fell to Elijah Dixon (Eldorado), 2:23
• Boys' 215-Pound Weight Class
- Alejandro Ontiveros def. Falkon Rubio (Cibola), 1:06
fell to Erik Chavez (Volcano Vista), 1:49
• Boys' 189-Pound Weight Class
- Ivan Chavez def. John Royal (Clovis), 1:47
fell to Dalton Muzzy (Valley), 3:04
• Boys' 172-Pound Weight Class
- Edel Villa def. Shawn Wharepapa (Highland), DEC 6-3
fell to Joel Gurules (La Cueva), TF 17-2 / 3:01
• Boys' 160-Pound Weight Class
- Rylee Kelley def. Ryel Ortega (Cibola), 5:00
fell to Jude Herrera (Volcano Vista), DEC 9-5
• Boys' 145-Pound Weight Class
- Daniel Madrid fell to Martin Lovato (Eldorado), MD 9-0
fell to Trenton Pauly (La Cueva), MD 10-0 (Consolation Round 2)
• Boys' 139-Pound Weight Class
- Hagan Crockett fell to Jerome Salazar (Legacy Academy), DEC 15-9
def. Dylan Lang (La Cueva), DEC 5-2 (Consolation Round 5)
• Boys' 133-Pound Weight Class
- Jaedon Smith fell to Jimmy Lopez (Rio Grande), 1:13

Next up for Artesia will be the St. Pius-hosted Sartan Scuffle Friday, Jan. 24, at the Rio Rancho Events Center.