Community Champions: Hanks softball coach celebrates 500th win
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…
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Community Champions: El Paso High School dominate in the pool to sweep regionals
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…
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Community Champions: National Signing Day 2023
EL PASO, Texas – Wednesday was National Signing Day, and several Borderland athletes put pen to paper as they begin their college journey. Canutillo…
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Community Champions: Five Americas baseball players sign National Letters of Intent
EL PASO, Texas – The dream of playing collegiate baseball is about to come true for five members of the Americas baseball team. Wednesday afternoon…
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Week 11 Sweet Play of the Week: Chapin Huskies
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…
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Week 10 Sweet Play of the Week: Austin Panthers
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…
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Week 9 Sweet Play of the Week: Centennial Hawks
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…
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Week 8 Sweet Play of the Week: Bowie Bears
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…
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Week 7 Sweet Play of the Week: Eastwood Troopers
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…
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Week 5 Sweet Play of the Week: Bel Air Highlanders
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…
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Week 4 Sweet Play of the Week: Arath Gomez & the Ysleta Indians
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.…
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Week 3 Sweet Play of the Week: Riverside wins second straight Sweet Play of the Week
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…
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Week 1 Sweet Play of the Week: Blake Randag & the Coronado Thunderbirds
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…
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Community Champions: Three El Paso runners become All-Americans at national competition
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.…
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Local Fort Bliss Soldier Moves Up the Ranks
El Paso, Texas – The 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command welcomed a new Command Sergeant Major to Fort Bliss. He is no stranger to the Sun City.…
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Community Champions: UTEP assistant soccer coach, Kate Ward, nominated for ESPY award
EL PASO, Texas – A UTEP assistant soccer coach has been nominated for an ESPY award. Kate Ward was named a finalist for the ESPY for Best Athlete…
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Community Champions: Veliz brothers hold annual football camp
EL PASO, Texas – The game of football has been nothing but kind to brothers Chuck and Scott Veliz. The El Paso natives are now on a mission to give…
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EPCC grant specialist receives ‘outstanding thesis’ for master research thesis
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 recognizes community champions across the Borderland. This week’s Community Champion is Jessie Arellano. Her research thesis…
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Son of Miner legend is a Community Champion
EL PASO, Texas– Ethan Teicher, son of Jon Teicher, the famous “voice of the Miners”, received the Community Champion award for being an outstanding…
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Community Champions: Americas softball team headed to state final four this week
EL PASO, Texas – The Americas Trail Blazers are certainly blazing new trails, and it’s a trail they hope will lead to a state title. Thursday…
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Americas softball are blazing a trail right now that could take them all the way to the final four and beyond
EL PASO, Texas — Americas softball is on the brink of becoming the second ever El Paso softball team to make it to the final four. “We knew at the…
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Community Champions: Americas softball team looks for fourth win in state playoffs
EL PASO, Texas – Things are peaking at the right time for the Americas softball team. For the first time since 2012, the Trail Blazers find…
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Community Champions: Two Coronado tennis players have sights on a state title
EL PASO, Texas – Two Coronado High School tennis players are looking to bring home a state title. Coronado’s Naomi Katz and Ian Uraga both qualified…
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Community Champions: Coronado swimmer Gigi Gotaas signs with New Mexico State
EL PASO, Texas – The love for swimming came at an early age for Coronado swimmer, Gigi Gotaas. She says it all started when she was 3-years-old, all…
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Community Champion: Franklin goalie overcomes hardships to succeed on the field
EL PASO, Texas – Words like ‘can’t’ and ‘impossible’ simply don’t exist for Franklin goalkeeper Allyson Gonzalez. Her path to play soccer at the next…
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Community Champions: Cathedral swim team wins second straight TAPPS state title
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Cathedral swim team is once again at the top of the mountain. Wednesday in San Antonio, TX the Fighting Irish finished in…
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Community Champions: El Paso pro runner Kendra Chambers giving back to high school track & field athletes
EL PASO, Texas – Kendra Chambers knows what it takes to compete at the next level, and now she’s giving back to the community. Earlier this month,…
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Borderland grad urges students in medicine to study abroad after unique Guatemalan experience
EL PASO, Texas – While attending New Mexico State University, Oscar Ruben Velasquez Jr. had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Guatemala…
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Community Champion: Band director from El Paso to march in Rose Parade
EL PASO, Texas – John Matthews II is getting a chance of a lifetime. The Eastwood High School band director will be marching in the Tournament of…
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Community Champions: Football coach from El Paso leads Texas high school to final four of state playoffs
MARLIN, Texas – Even though there are no more El Paso teams left in the high school state football playoffs, El Paso is still well represented. Ruben…
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