Today's Sports

While many will associate Mike Esquibel’s name with the horrific way he died this past Thursday, those who knew him are remembering him as a good friend who loved the adventure of new experiences yet stayed fiercely loyal to the people and places of his hometown.

Esquibel died after his pickup truck was struck by a train on a crossing north of Las Vegas.

Funeral services were scheduled this morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, followed by a gathering of his friends at the Plaza Hotel.

Former National Football League and Dallas Cowboys star Don Perkins will be a guest speaker at Luna Community College’s “A Conversation with the Community” during the spring semester, said Jesse Gallegos, LCC public information coordinator.

Perkins and Gallegos are working out final details on three possible dates for the lecture.

Saturday’s scheduled West Las Vegas-Raton girls’ basketball meeting has been changed to include just a varsity contest.

The game will tip off at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gillie Lopez Gym. No junior varsity or C-team games will be played, WLV coach and athletic director Jose Medina announced this week.

District 2-3A play begins this week for both WLV and Robertson.

Adrian Rivera was an inside AND outside threat Monday afternoon, hitting four outside shots on his way to 21 points.

Rivera and the West Las Vegas boys’ basketball team cruised to a 74-54 win over Thoreau at Gillie Lopez Gym.

The Dons improved to 10-7 under first-year head coach David “Morgan” Montaño.in the team’s last tuneup before the onset of district play. West plays host to Santa Fe Indian on Wednesday.