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Former Roswell native lives fisherman’s dream
By Zac Alfers
Special to RDR Sports
Mark Pack, a Roswell native and former Fishing League Worldwide Tour pro, passed away last month at the age...
GHS’ Emily Mathison prepares for final season
By Zac Alfers
Special to RDR Sports
For the past 10 months, high school athletes across the state have been dealing with the uncertainties generated by...
Goddard’s Sarah Mathison prepares for senior year
By Zac Alfers
Special to RDR Sports
Senior year of high school is a momentous time for many young people, as they make the transition into...
Sally Marquez talks about reopening sports
With schools looking to go hybrid, sports looks closer and closer to returning. In this week’s interview, New Mexico Activities Association Executive Director Sally...
Roswell’s Talon Sanders signs with ENMU
Last season was a proving year for Talon Sanders, who flashed plenty of potential on the practice fields. The only question was could he...
Willie Hall impacts kids’ lives of all races
Willie Hall didn’t realize how this season would end, and how hard it would be on him emotionally. After 23 years as the head...
Goddard’s Nate Stone signs with ENMU
By Zac Alfers
Special to RDR Sports
The Goddard High School football program continues to produce collegiate talent after GHS senior Nate Stone signed a National...
Goddard’s Fernando Rubio signs with ENMU
By Zac Alfers
Special to RDR Sports
Goddard High School football standout Fernando Rubio will be taking his talents to the collegiate level after signing a...
New Mexico athletes one step closer to playing
Things are lining up for kids in New Mexico to salvage their senior years. On Monday, the New Mexico Activities Association and its Board...
Finally, seniors will get to play!
For the class of 2021, it seemed like there would be no school or sports. It will be 11 months since athletes have played...
A parent’s take on the pandemic
Sports Editor’s note: Oscar Rubio takes the readers of the Roswell Daily Record sports pages behind the scenes of what it is like to...
GHS’ Ramage answers higher calling
For former Goddard basketball player Taylor Ramage, life is full of adjustments. A year ago, he wasn’t afraid to tangle with players bigger than...
Dexter athletic director: 34 years, a career so brief
Sssh! Don’t tell Dexter Athletic Director Dave Campbell that 34 years have gone by in the blink of an eye. Campbell said he would...
Campbell to retire at end of school year
Dexter Athletic Director Dave Campbell announced on Monday that he will retire at the end of the school year. RDR Sports will have a...
Jadin Ware signs with University of North Georgia
All the great golfers have it, the ability to perform on the biggest stage when everyone is watching. Goddard’s Jadin Ware is oblivious to...
Roswell’s Emileigh Lara signs with USW
Emileigh Lara has played soccer since she was 3 years old. She knew that no matter what, her senior year at Roswell would not...
Goddard wins one for the ages
Sports Editor’s note: Covering this story and writing about the young ladies that helped make the Goddard volleyball team into the Team of the...
Rockets go back-to-back in 1987
Sports Editor’s note: Covering this story and writing about the young ladies that helped make the Goddard volleyball team into the Team of the...
Goddard reloads to win the title in 1986
Sports Editor’s note: Covering this story and writing about the young ladies that helped make the Goddard volleyball team into the Team of the...
Goddard reclaims the title in 1984
Sports Editor’s note: Covering this story and writing about the young ladies that helped make the Goddard volleyball team into the Team of the...
Smyth’s thoughts
Coach Judy Smyth could not name an all-Smyth team because she valued every kid she coached.
Smyth remembers her team short-sheeting the bed at...
Hole-in-one for Campos
Tony Campos made a hole-in-one on the 7th hole Sunday at Nancy Lopez golf course. (Submitted Photo)
Smyth’s first season, first championship
Sports Editor’s note: Covering this story and writing about the young ladies that helped make the Goddard volleyball team into the Team of the...
GHS’ Smyth finds success on the court and off
Sports Editor’s note: Covering this story and writing about the young ladies that helped make the Goddard volleyball into the Team of the Decade...
They said it
Former Roswell coach Flo Valdez:
“Judy’s teams were always well prepared and tenacious! Loved those matches, you always knew it would be a battle and...
Goddard will use Ramirez’s speed this season
Goddard softball fans don’t know how fast Alexis Ramirez is. Many fans forget how she used to chase down fly balls hit in the...
Roswell’s Natalie Iglesias is a team player
For Roswell senior Natalie Iglesias, this year has not gone as expected. Her dreams of playing at the Cielo Grande Soccer Complex has been...
Six seniors ‘hold the rope’ for state title
Roswell volleyball had a problem and they didn’t know how to fix it. There had been three volleyball coaches in four years to try...
What they are saying
Amber (Walker) Marrujo, Libero (defensive specialist) senior: currently assistant coach at Roswell High.
“After falling short in the state tournament in 2005 (my junior year), our Senior...
Countdown to 1,000
Roswell’s Jaedyn De La Cerda has a chance to become the 23rd women’s player in UNM history to score 1,000 points for her career....