Congratulations to Coach Sanders

Dale Janway
·2 min read

Carlsbad has a new head football coach. Please join me in congratulating Cale Sanders, who was the offensive line coordinator for the past season. Cale graduated from Goddard High School in 1998 and went on to star at Eastern New Mexico University as a receiver. He still holds numerous records at the school. He entered the NFL draft in 2003 and was later inducted into the ENMU Hall of Honor.

Sanders began his coaching career at Portales High School, then worked at Midland Lee and Goddard High School. He then took a break from teaching and coaching but returned to Carlsbad High School in 2022. Athletic director Greg Haston says Coach Sanders has a passion for youth and embraces the challenges of building Carlsbad’s football program. We look forward to working with him.

February is Heart Health Month. Carlsbad Medical Center is inviting everyone in the community to sign up for a 28-Day Healthy Heart Challenge. You can sign up at the following link: https://www.carlsbadmedicalcenter.com/heart-challenge. Everyone who signs up will receive a daily email with articles about heart health, quick tips for better living and a daily challenge to help develop better health habits. Every year, about 800,000 Americans suffer a heart attack, and about half of the adults in the country have high blood pressure.

Additionally, Dr. Amanda Ryan, with Advanced Heart and Vascular of N.M. is holding a Go Red Luncheon for Women from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday at her office at 2405 W. Pierce. Dr. Ryan is also part of a Heart Health Fair and Expo on Feb. 17. At the college and is hosting Heart Health Zuumba events throughout the month.

We appreciate having so many members of our medical community come together to work on heart health.

Southeast New Mexico College is celebrating Black History Month with a special event at 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at the college library. Local attorney Nate Banks will be the guest speaker. Banks is the District Defender of the 5th Judicial District for the Public Defender’s Office. He also serves as President of the Boys and Girls Club of Carlsbad and is a radio personality on the Fierro 106.1 show called “The Old School Drive.” He also serves on the NM Supreme Court Committee on Equity and Justice and as Teen Court Judge for Carlsbad. We hope you’ll be able to attend.

This article originally appeared on Carlsbad Current-Argus: Congratulations to Coach Sanders