Month: May 2014
Rotich, Wilson qualify for NCAA track & field championships
Competing in the last events of the night juniors Anthony Rotich and Nickevea Wilson each sealed the second day of the NCAA West Preliminary Round…
Continue ReadingChihuahuas hold off late Las Vegas rally, 4-3
A contested call that led to two ninth inning ejections did not stop the El Paso Chihuahuas from beating the Las Vegas 51s 4-3 Friday night at…
Continue ReadingFive UTEP Football Games Picked Up For TV
FOX Sports announced its college football selections on Thursday, including five UTEP games that will be televised. The Miners’ home opener…
Continue ReadingBoit and Uwakwe Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
Freshmen standouts Cosmas Boit and Florence Uwakwe delivered qualifying performances on the opening day of the NCAA West Preliminary Round at the…
Continue ReadingTwo Miners Make Appearance on C-USA All-Academic Team
Juniors Elphas Maiyo and Anthony Rotich were named to the Conference USA Track and Field All-Academic team as announced by the league office. The…
Continue ReadingOct. 2013 story: El Paso Bishop announces some assignment changes for priests, deacons
If you attend Mass at a parish in the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, there’s a chance your priest may not be your priest anymore pretty soon.…
Continue ReadingFire ignites at the Rio Valley Biofuel plant again
Early Thursday morning, flames burst out at the Rio Valley Biofuels plant again. It marks the third day in a row in which firefighters were called…
Continue ReadingFired NMSU assistant baseball coach makes accusations of harassment, threats in police reports
A fired New Mexico State University assistant baseball coach filed several police reports that claimed harassment and threats from players and their…
Continue ReadingStout, Diaz win close Democratic runoffs for County Commissioner seats
Two County Commissioner Democratic runoff races were decided by a handful of votes. David Stout defeated incumbent Sergio Lewis by 48 votes in the…
Continue ReadingChihuahuas Fall in Day Game 13-7
The Las Vegas 51s won their fifth game in six tries at Southwest University Park, beating the El Paso Chihuahuas 13-7 Wednesday afternoon. Las Vegas…
Continue ReadingMiller Signs with Seahawks
Former Miner Horace Miller signed a free-agent deal with the Super Bowl XLVIII Champions Seattle Seahawks on May 27. The Baltimore, Md., native was…
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