With a new year landing square in our lap we couldn’t have a site dedicated to sports in Lovington without paying homage to the city’s hometown heroes the Lovington Wildcat football team who have taken state championship victory for seventeen years, including the honor in 2010.Following is a complete list of the years the Wildcats took home the championship as well as the records and scores of the game that clinched the deal for the year.

1951 (4-3-1) Lovington (NMAA point system)1952 (8-1-0) Lovington (NMAA point system) (Co-champions with Capitan)1957 (6-3-0) Lovington 20, Raton 61958 (5-4-0) Lovington 28, Santa Fe St. Michael’s 61960 (7-2-0) Lovington 26, Aztec 71968 (9-2-1) Lovington 13, Aztec 121969 (9-3-0) Lovington 46, West Las Vegas 141970 (9-3-1) Lovington 29, Santa Fe St. Michael’s 71986 (13-0-0) Lovington 20, Ruidoso 71987 (9-3-1) Lovington 0, Artesia 0 (Co-champions)1990 (12-0) Lovington 13, Bloomfield 71995 (14-0) Lovington 24, Silver City 72000 (11-3) Lovington 42, Bayard Cobre 72001 (13-0) Lovington 59, Las Vegas Robertson 32004 (8-5) Lovington 40, Santa Fe St. Michael’s 142009 (11-2) Lovington 28, Socorro 212010 (11-2) Lovington 60, Albuquerque Academy 43

It’s worth noting that the Wildcats played in the state championships six years in addition to the above where they finished in the number two spot still an amazing accomplishment by this Class AAA team!Hometown boy Brian Urlacher (middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears) must be especially proud of his alma mater when he reminisces on his 14-0 season of 1995 and sees their continued forward momentum.