Eddy County Drone Soccer League | Community Forum

In this episode of Community Forum, host Hattie Quinn sits down with teammates Joe Garza and David Baber of the new Eddy County Drone Soccer League.Garza and Baber walk through what it took to get the league off the ground — a marathon training video, fourteen hand-built drones, and hours spent learning to fly them, complete with two very different piloting styles the team now calls "Joe mode" and "David mode." Hattie describes drone soccer as something like a combination of BattleBots and Quidditch.Joe Garza and David Baber in the learning process, March 2026.The teams looks ahead to the league’s first all-team scrimmage this October, the volunteer coaches, referees, and scorekeepers still needed to make it happen, and a few of Southeast New Mexico College’s other programs, including a free commercial driver’s license course for Eddy County residents.Click for more Drone Soccer Information or email [email protected] with any questions.Aired on KCCC 930 AM Radio and available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and through our website (www.kccc930am.com).The KCCC Eddy County Dispatch is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Already a subscriber? A one-time donation goes just as far. Get full access to KCCC Eddy County Dispatch at kccc930am.substack.com/subscribe