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By Marco Martinez, special to the Roswell Daily Record — The annual Red vs. Blue matchup between Roswell and Goddard High Schools takes place Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Wool Bowl. To prepare for the 2026 game, we look back at how both teams performed last year and how they are shaping up […]

By Marco Martinez, special to the Roswell Daily Record — The annual Red vs. Blue matchup between Roswell and Goddard High Schools takes place Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Wool Bowl. To prepare for the 2026 game, we look back at how both teams performed last year and how they are shaping up […]

By Josh Franklin — Heartbreak hit the Goddard Rockets football team on Oct. 23, when Artesia beat them 28-27 at the Wool Bowl. The back-and-forth matchup saw each team find the end zone four times, but extra-point attempts proved decisive as weather cut the game short. Artesia blocked Goddard’s potential game-tying extra point at the […]

By Josh Franklin, Roswell Daily Record — No. 15 seed Centennial upset No. 2 seed Roswell, 2-1, at the Cielo Grande Sports Complex in the first round of the NMAA boys’ 5A state soccer tournament on Oct. 28. Midfielder Hiram Alvarado gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead from the penalty spot, which they held into […]

By Josh Franklin The Goddard Rockets are trying to hold their playoff ground after a 7-2 loss to Lovington on Oct. 20. “We were sitting at 14 before the NMMI (New Mexico Military Instituge) game, and when we tied them up, they moved us up to 12,” Goddard head coach Noel Montelongo said postgame. “This […]

By Josh Franklin Months of work have finally paid off for Roswell High School’s soccer programs, as the boys and girls varsity teams claimed their respective district championships. “I can’t put it into words. It’s a lot of hard work since the preseason, just to get here and give ourselves an opportunity,” boys head coach […]

By Josh Franklin Roswell took down longtime rival Artesia 62-36 at the Bulldog Bowl on Oct. 16 in the Coyotes’ closest district game of the season — though calling it close would be more than an overstatement. The last time the two powerhouses faced each other at the Bulldog Bowl, the Coyotes (7-1, 5-0 5A-2) […]

By Josh Franklin, Roswell Daily Record — The Roswell football team beat Mayfield 52-15 on the road Saturday. The win secured the Coyotes’ 2026 District 2-5A title ahead of their final regular-season game against Goddard. The 2026 district title is the Coyotes’ first since 2024 and fifth with coach Jeff Lynn at the helm. Notably, […]

By Josh Franklin, Roswell Daily Record — The Roswell Coyotes football team picked up a 52-15 road victory over Mayfield on Oct. 24 It wasn’t the usual Friday night lights matchup. The game kicked off at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Field of Dreams in Las Cruces, but the result was familiar: another dominant district […]

By Josh Franklin — Five Rockets scored, including goalkeeper Marcos Moreno on a late penalty kick, as Goddard beat Portales to close the regular season ahead of the playoffs. “We need to win,” Goddard head coach Noel Montelongo said following the Rockets’ 7-2 loss to Lovington (7-7-4, 3-0-3 4A-4) on Oct. 20. Two days later, […]