Soccer
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Bulldogs best Clovis 2-1
By: Brienne Green — Daily Press Sports Editor — Saturday’s soccer contest between the Artesia Bulldogs and Class 5A Clovis Wildcats at the Mack Chase Athletic Complex began and ended with a penalty kick. It was what came in between that made all the difference.
After engaging in a battle at midfield with the ‘Cats for the majority of the ... more »
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Injury-plagued Lady ‘Dogs blanked in Clovis
By: Brienne Green — Daily Press Sports Editor — The Lady Bulldog soccer team headed east Saturday for their match against Class 5A Clovis hoping to put their record back on the plus side. Unfortunately, the injury-plagued Artesia girls came home with a 4-0 loss. After a solid first half that saw the Lady ‘Dogs down by just a single ... more »
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Lady ‘Dog soccer squad falls to skilled Carlsbad
By: Brienne Green — Daily Press Sports Editor — One of the most difficult aspects of the sport of soccer – particularly at the high school level – is learning to pass the ball with any sort of accuracy and, subsequently, to receive those passes with any measure of control.
It’s hard enough to correctly aim a ball with the ... more »
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‘Dogs top Cavemen in overtime battle
By: Brienne Green — Daily Press Sports Editor — Tied 2-2 with Eddy County rival Carlsbad after 80 minutes of regulation play Tuesday in Cave Country, the Bulldog soccer team knew it had a chance to do something special. And while the game-winning goal would come in an unconventional manner in the first session of overtime, the only thing that ... more »
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Bulldog soccer team notches first win at home
By: Brienne Green — Daily Press Sports Editor — The Bulldog soccer team notched its first win of 2009 Friday evening at the Mack Chase Athletic Complex, topping Deming in an overtime marathon, 2-1.
And while that victory came on the heels of the squad’s second loss of the year Friday afternoon, 3-0 at the hands of Chaparral, Artesia first-year ... more »
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Experienced ‘Dogs set high goals
By: Brienne Green — Daily Press Sports Editor — Under a hot sun Thursday afternoon at the Mack Chase Athletic Complex, the Bulldog soccer team was scrimmaging.
Playing midfield was first-year head coach Chris Wiles, evaluating his 2009 team from the inside out as they honed their game in preparation for tonight’s round robin event.
Having kicked off their new season ... more »
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Lady ‘Dog junior varsity opens season
ARTESIA — The Artesia High School junior varsity girls’ soccer team failed to notch a victory in their season-opening Junior Varsity Pool Play Tournament this past weekend at the Mack Chase Athletic Complex. But for a group of greenhorns, many of whom have little to no experience with soccer, the Lady Bulldogs ... more »