The following Deming Headlight year in review looks back at highlights from June through December. July 5 Major Division Champs Deming Major Division (11-12) boys captured the District 7 Little League Baseball Championship with a 15-5 victory over the Silver City All Stars at E.J. Hooten Park in Deming. New city hall Construction is near completion at the new city of Deming business office located at 1205 E. Pine St., …
In the grips of a three-game stranglehold, Kim Garcia can see promise from the Lady ’Cat basketball team as they headed into a non-district game on Thursday against Bayard’s Cobre High Indians. “We’re getting better,” she said. “The losses might not show that, but I am seeing better team play from our girls.” The Deming girls can expect a feisty Class 3A Indians varsity that stands at 2-6 on the …
Laura Almanza continues to shine as a beacon of light for the Deming High wrestling program. The sophomore 138-pounder dominated her weight class at the Rio Hondo Scuffle on Saturday at Roswell High School. Almanza is the lone female wrestler at DHS. The Deming boys placed 11th among the 20 schools attending despite missing a good portion of its varsity roster due to injury and illness. Belen, a Class 4A perennial …
The road to recovery doesn’t always lead to a path paved with gold. For Anjali Patel, her recovery from a severe knee injury came with a host of supporters along the way. “When I got hurt, I didn’t think I would come back and play soccer my senior year,” Lady ‘Cat soccer player Patel said. “My parents, my therapist, my coaches and my teammates helped me get through this journey …
Despite an 0-7 start to the Deming High boys’ basketball season, the Wildcats are showing promise. The Alamogordo High Tigers completed a sweep of the home-and-away series with the ‘Cats by a 62-34 score on Tuesday at Frank Dooley Court on the campus of DHS. The Wildcats are in the midst of a rebuilding year under new head coach Patrick Mendoza. Mendoza is honing his coaching skills on a varsity …