The Roswell girls’ soccer team dominated the Alamogordo Tigers 6-0 Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Cielo Grande Sports Complex.

As a retired U.S. Marine Combat Veteran and U.S. Air Force Chaplain myself, I have seen firsthand how since this Administration took office, it has treated the VA like just another line item on its balance sheet, making reckless, deep cuts across the board that have impacted veterans’ care and threatened their benefits.

In northern New Mexico at Conchas Lake, fishing for smallmouth bass was good using ned rigs and curly tail jigs. Fishing for largemouth bass was good using Nekko rigs and Senko worms. Fishing for walleye was very good when using a bottom bouncer/crawler harness.

The Goddard Rockets volleyball team swept the Roswell Coyotes (25-19, 25-13, 25-18) at home Thursday, Sept. 17.

Alamogordo fell to Roswell 56-26 in its District 2-5A opener, unable to contain the Coyotes’ explosive backfield.

The five-person lift, functioning as an emergency egress in an air intake shaft at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant fell about 1,600 feet Aug. 19 into the underground after a metal rope became entangled and snapped during a routine test, officials said, smashing the car to pieces.

The Roswell Coyotes volleyball team swept the Alamogordo Tigers (25-9, 25-16, 25-18) at home Tuesday, Sept. 15.

The resolution, which advanced out of the council’s Legal Committee on a 4-0 vote Aug. 31, would authorize the city manager’s office to “wind down” operations of the zoo and the former Peppermint Park, and make arrangements for animals to be sent to other locations. This would be accomplished by the end of fiscal year 2027, which is June 30, 2027, according to the resolution.

And there’s resentment of the rich and powerful. In one scene, Coyote deploys a Rube Goldberg device that imprisons Acme CEO Foghorn Leghorn and his slick corporate lawyer (John Cena). The lawyer shouts, “Do you know how much I’m worth?”

The Roswell Coyotes football team takes on the Deming Wildcats at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at Memorial Stadium, with an opportunity to improve to 2-0 in district play and extend its winning streak to three games.

The suit, filed Sept. 8 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico by Santa Fe-based environmental group WildEarth Guardians, called on the federal government to act and list the species as threatened, offering federal protections to prevent its extinction.

This marks the second year the event has been held in Roswell and those in attendance can expect pilots battling it out on the high-speed course and a daily airshow, along with hands-on aviation, science and technology activities.