Sports

The Artesia Lady ’Dogs’ basketball season came down to one game: Win and they were in. The home game was at the Pit against the Goddard Rockets, a team they had beaten twice this season and as recently as a week ago.

When the Artesia Bulldogs take the court on Saturday at 6 p.m. to face the Bloomfield Bobcats at the Pit, it won’t be just another state tournament game.

The Artesia Boys’ Bulldog basketball team missed out on this moment a year ago.

The Artesia girls’ basketball team had come so far.

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The Lady Bulldogs’ basketball team didn't take the easy road this season.

A series of weekend snowstorms dropped varying amounts of snow in northern New Mexico as ski resort operators continue to deal with inconsistent winter temperatures during the final weeks of the ski season.

If there was any doubt whether a week off might cool down the Bulldogs, they erased it fast and violently.