Alamogordo Daily Digest Sunday, September 20, 2026
Ty's Take
Bennie Juarez's life, the way the paper tells it, was the kind that reminds you why you stay in a place like this. He defied expectations, which in a military town where people are constantly coming and going, means he put down roots and meant something to people who knew him. Meanwhile the city's thinking about shoring up Fire Station No. 2, the Tigers just scraped past Goddard in overtime, and the volleyball teams are grinding through the mountain tournament season. These are the threads of a working county, the kind where you notice when someone like Juarez leaves a hole, and you notice when city crews need to be closer to where the next emergency breaks. That's the actual news underneath the scores and the budget talk.
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Alamogordo City Commission considers additional funds for Fire Station No. 2
Alamogordo's City Commission discussed additional funding for renovations at Fire Station No. 2 during a Sept. 8 meeting. City Manager Robert Stockwell committed to presenting only complete and detailed project proposals moving forward.
Bennie Juarez: A New Mexico life that constantly defied expectations
Bennie Juarez's life in New Mexico defied expectations set for him as a young athlete at Tularosa High School. A sports columnist's early prediction about his potential followed him through his formative years in the Tularosa Basin.
Slow-starting volleyball Bears fall in Mountain Top title match
Cloudcroft's volleyball team fell to Jal 25-21, 25-17, 25-15 in the Mountain Top Tournament championship match on Sept. 19, with slow starts continuing to plague the Bears throughout the season. Cloudcroft (6-4) will face Tularosa on Sept. 22 in hopes of bouncing back.
Cloudcroft earns volleyball win to get to Mountain Top final
Cloudcroft rallied from a two-set deficit to beat Dora 16-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-14 in a Mountain Top Tournament semifinal on Sept. 19, advancing to the championship match. Strong performances from Adyson Lewis and Emma Parker helped the Bears complete their comeback.
Otero County Sports Calendar: Scores and Upcoming Events
High school sports across Otero County produced several notable results in mid-September, including Alamogordo defeating Goddard 28-27 in overtime and Tularosa routing Laguna Acoma 51-0. Artesia also defeated Alamogordo 3-0 in volleyball while Roswell blanked Alamogordo 6-0 in girls soccer.
Tiger football evens district record with overtime win over Goddard
Alamogordo's Tigers escaped overtime against Goddard with a 28-27 District 2-4A victory on Friday, as the Rockets' two-point conversion attempt fell short near the goal line. Junior Qymani Patterson rushed for 105 yards for Alamogordo while Goddard's Nate Vazquez threw for 233 yards in the close...
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