Community Champions Archives

Community Champions: Wrestler from Americas High School wins national championship

March 10, 2023 4:38 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – A wrestler from Americas High School added another accolade to her resume. Erica Cobos won a national title at a wrestling…

Community Champions: Hanks softball coach celebrates 500th win

February 17, 2023 7:23 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – Since 1993, Shelley Prather has led the Hanks Knights to victory, a lot of victories. Tuesday, Prather celebrated her 500th win as…

Community Champions: El Paso High School dominate in the pool to sweep regionals

February 8, 2023 5:15 PM Rachel Phillips

EL PASO, Texas — For the first time in the programs history, the El Paso Tigers swept the Regional 1-5A titles in the pool. “I was loading the score…

Community Champions: National Signing Day 2023

February 1, 2023 9:25 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – Wednesday was National Signing Day, and several Borderland athletes put pen to paper as they begin their college journey. Canutillo…

Community Champions: Five Americas baseball players sign National Letters of Intent

November 17, 2022 4:14 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The dream of playing collegiate baseball is about to come true for five members of the Americas baseball team. Wednesday afternoon…

Week 11 Sweet Play of the Week: Chapin Huskies

November 9, 2022 9:03 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The Sweet Play of the Week for week 11 of the high school football season went to the Chapin Huskies. As winners of the Sweet Play…

Week 10 Sweet Play of the Week: Austin Panthers

November 2, 2022 8:59 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The Sweet Play of the Week for week 10 of the high school football season went to the Austin Panthers. As winners of the Sweet Play…

Week 9 Sweet Play of the Week: Centennial Hawks

October 26, 2022 8:55 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The Sweet Play of the Week for week 9 of the high school football season went to the Centennial Hawks. It’s the first time this…

Week 8 Sweet Play of the Week: Bowie Bears

October 19, 2022 10:19 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The Sweet Play of the Week for week 8 of the high school football season went to the Bowie Bears. As winners of the Sweet Play of…

Week 7 Sweet Play of the Week: Eastwood Troopers

October 13, 2022 3:34 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The Sweet Play of the Week for week 7 of the high school football season went to the Eastwood Troopers. As winners of the Sweet Play…

Week 5 Sweet Play of the Week: Bel Air Highlanders

September 28, 2022 9:17 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The Sweet Play of the Week for week 5 of the high school football season went to the Bel Air Highlanders. As winners of the Sweet…

Week 4 Sweet Play of the Week: Arath Gomez & the Ysleta Indians

September 21, 2022 10:51 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The winner of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 4 of the high school football season went to Arath Gomez and the Ysleta Indians.…

Week 3 Sweet Play of the Week: Riverside wins second straight Sweet Play of the Week

September 14, 2022 9:16 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – For the first time in the history of ABC-7’s Sweet Play of the Week, a team has won the recognition in back-to-back weeks. The…

Week 1 Sweet Play of the Week: Blake Randag & the Coronado Thunderbirds

August 31, 2022 9:13 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – Our first Sweet Play of the Week winner for the 2022 season went to Blake Randag & the Coronado Thunderbirds. As winners of the…

Community Champions: Three El Paso runners become All-Americans at national competition

August 12, 2022 8:55 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – How did you spend your summer vacation? For three young track and field athletes from El Paso, they were off becoming All-Americans.…