Month: June 2014

Three-time national champion Anthony Rotich was named the 2013-2014 Conference USA Male Athlete of the Year, as announced by C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky on Monday. The All-American becomes the first C-USA student-athlete, male or female, to repeat as the C-USA Athlete of the Year. He earned back-to-back NCAA titles in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to claim

The 2014 academic All-WAC baseball, softball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams have been announced by the Western Athletic Conference, in addition to the academic all-WAC freshmen/transfer teams for all sports. A total of 308 spring student-athletes were named to the list, while 342

The El Paso Chihuahuas scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning in their 6-4 comeback win over the Tacoma Rainiers Sunday at Southwest University Park. Down by a run entering the eighth, Brooks Conrad singled and eventually ran home on a wild pitch, avoiding catcher Jesus Sucre’s tag. Cody Decker’s RBI triple

Marvin Menzies 2014 Basketball Camp championship tournament results: Varsity: Las Cruces HS def. Latino Select, 58-38 Junior Varsity: Onate def. Mayfield, 31-26

The Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Central, Maj. Gen. Dana J. H. Pittard, addressed a class of Kuwaiti and international students at the Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College in Kuwait, Dec. 9. During his speech, he laid out his tenets for successful leadership and the recipe for cohesive coalition partnerships. He began

The UTEP Miners will join Long Beach State, Princeton, San Diego, San Jose State, Washington, Western Michigan and Xavier in the 2014 edition of the Wooden Legacy tournament Nov. 27-30 in Anaheim, Calif. The tournament is in its second year of existence after the former John R. Wooden Classic and Anaheim Classic were combined for

UTEP standout Janice Jackson was selected to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country teams on Thursday. An accolade appointed by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Jackson is one of 15 female athletes to receive first-team honors and is first UTEP track and field

The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed by two runs with one out and no baserunners in the ninth inning Tuesday afternoon but came back to beat the Omaha Storm Chasers 8-5. Cody Decker and Chris Nelson walked, pinch-hitter Jake Lemmerman was hit by a pitch and Tyler Greene laced a three-run double to put El Paso

Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez are collaborating again musically after the apparent break-up of Mars Volta last year. Bixler and Rodriguez-Lopez, also known for their work in El Paso-based At the Drive-In, have formed the new group Antemasque. The new band includes The Mars Volta’s Dave Elitch on drums and the Red Hot Chili

Juan Oramas pitched well in his return to the El Paso rotation Monday, allowing two runs in six innings of work in the Chihuahuas 6-2 victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers at Werner Park. Oramas was transferred to El Paso before Monday’s game to fill the rotation spot of Odrisamer Despaigne, who started Monday’s game

Expect a complete closure of I-10 on Sunday. TXDOT plans to close the interstate in both directions. Westbound traffic will be forced to exit at the Porfirio Diaz ramp and will be able to re-enter at the Schuster entrance ramp. Eastbound traffic will have to exit at Sunland Park and will have to use Paisano

Brooks Conrad’s tenth-inning home run gave El Paso an extra-inning lead Sunday, but the Omaha Storm Chasers scored twice in the bottom of the tenth to come back and beat the Chihuahuas, 7-6. After two singles and a walk loaded the bases, Storm Chasers third baseman Johnny Giovatella hit a two-run single to left field

The El Paso Chihuahuas knocked four home runs over the left field wall in Omaha Saturday in their 12-3 win over the Storm Chasers. Cody Decker hit a solo home run in the third inning. Later in the third, Jeff Francoeur hit a grand slam off his former Royals teammate Ryan Verdugo. Chris Nelson’s first

A routine traffic stop in Northwest El Paso Thursday night ended with an officer firing his weapon. It all came to an end on the 6800 block of Steffers. A spokesman for the El Paso County Sheriff’s office told ABC-7 that around 8: 40 p.m. an officer tried to make a traffic stop. It’s unclear

Safety Tips for Runners, Joggers and WalkersIf you are a person who enjoy running, jogging or walking you can be susceptible to criminal attack. One of the problems with these activities is that you can become so preoccupied in your physical activity that you fail to be alert and pay attention to your surroundings. Sometimes

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network provides the following sexual assault prevention and safety planning tips. This is only a portion of the tips. For all tips, please visit http://bit.ly/14Q7QeH Traveling Safety: Walking Make sure your cell phone (if you have one) is easily accessible Keep some change accessible just in case you need to

National champion Anthony Rotich has repeated his honors as the Conference USA Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year the league announced Wednesday. The seven-time All-American earned back-to-back NCAA titles in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on June 14 th at the 2014 national Championships. The C-USA Champion posted a time of 8:32.21 to beat the national competition.