■ Sports

By Josh Franklin, The Roswell Daily Record — No. 14 seed Goddard suffered a 5-0 road loss to No. 3 seed Santa Teresa on Oct. 28. The defeat eliminated the Rockets in the first round of the NMAA boys’ 4A state soccer tournament. The Warriors built a 2-0 halftime lead as the Rockets struggled to […]

By Josh Franklin, The Roswell Daily Record — The Roswell Coyotes football team defeated Goddard 42-35 on Friday in the final game of the regular season. The Rockets gave the Coyotes a run for their money, and the game came down to an onside kick after Goddard scored with just 28 seconds to go. The […]

Today is Friday, Nov. 6, and we’re gearing up for a busy weekend of playoff football and state cross-country action. Earlier this week, I previewed the Goddard Rockets’ first-round matchup against the Highland Hornets in the Class 5A football playoffs. Beyond the players highlighted in that preview, Coach Bolaños pointed to defensive communication as a […]

Josh Franklin, The Roswell Daily Record — The Gateway Christian Warriors football team travels to Melrose this afternoon to face the No. 2 seed Buffaloes in the NMAA eight-man football quarterfinals. The No. 7 seed Warriors will look to reverse the outcome of their Oct. 9 meeting, when Melrose won 58-8. Gateway (5-4, 1-3 District […]

Joshua Franklin, The Roswell Daily Record — The Goddard Rockets volleyball team clinched its second straight district title with a 3-0 road win over Artesia on Monday. The Bulldogs pushed the Rockets past the usual 25-point mark, but Goddard held on to win 26-24, 31-29 and 25-16. As of Wednesday, Goddard was 19-3 overall and […]

Josh Franklin, The Roswell Daily Record — Teams and runners from Chaves County will travel to Albuquerque on Saturday for the NMAA state cross country championship races. The Gateway Christian girls’ team, the Hagerman boys’ team and New Mexico Military Institute boys’ and girls’ teams (NMMI) are competing for individual and team titles, while Goddard’s Jason […]

Josh Franklin, The Roswell Daily Record — New Mexico playoff football is here for the Goddard Rockets. Saturday brings the Highland Hornets to the Wool Bowl for a 2 p.m. first-round showdown in the 5A state tournament.  The playoff will be the first time No. 10 seed Highland and No. 7 seed Goddard have met since […]

By Josh Franklin — A rivalry thriller, two postseason wins and a No. 1 seed highlighted this weekend’s sports events.  Roswell took down Goddard at the Wool Bowl on Friday before earning the top seed in the Class 5A football playoffs Sunday. New Mexico Military Institute boys soccer defeated Bosque to reach the A-3A state […]

By Josh Franklin, Roswell Daily Record — Madness at the Wool Bowl. The Roswell Coyotes football team defeated Goddard 42-35 on Friday in the final game of the regular season. The Rockets gave the Coyotes a run for their money, and the game came down to an onside kick after Goddard scored with just 28 […]

By Josh Franklin, Roswell Daily Record — Roswell enters the annual football rivalry chasing the top playoff seed, while Goddard looks to secure a first-round home game. The Coyotes are 8-1 overall and unbeaten in district play at 6-0. Goddard is 4-5 overall and 3-3 in district play. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at […]