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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From competitors to friends; Anthony cross country runners come to the aid of opponent
EL PASO, Texas – Two Anthony Middle School cross country runners put their competitiveness aside to come to the aid of a fellow runner. Angelee…
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Borderland Blitz: Week 3 Schedule & Scores
Friday schedule: Eastwood 22, Pebble Hills 40 El Dorado 10, Eastlake 24 Riverside 42, Jefferson 14 Irvin 14, Hanks 70 Parkland 27,…
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Thursday night high school football: Americas & Franklin pick up wins as district play begins in 1-6A
EL PASO, Texas – Thursday marked the start of district play in District 1-6A. Franklin came away with a big win against westside rival Coronado,…
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Week 2 Sweet Play of the Week: Angel Munoz & Riverside Rangers
EL PASO, Texas – The winner of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 2 of the high school football season went to Angel Munoz and the Riverside…
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Borderland Blitz: Week 2 Schedule & Scores
Las Cruces 35, Eastwood 63 Del Valle 13, Pebble Hills 50 Eastlake 7, Rio Rancho 13 Montwood 49, San Angelo Central 52 Andress 0, Franklin…
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Thursday night high school football: Bel Air takes down Socorro, Organ Mountain shuts out Mayfield
EL PASO, Texas – The scores below are from Thursday night (09.01.22) action: Bel Air 48 Socorro 0 Mayfield 0 Organ Mountain 28 Americas 27 Odessa…
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Community rallies around Organ Mountain High School football player who remains hospitalized
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Local businesses and the other three high schools within Las Cruces Public Schools are rallying around Abe Romero, a…
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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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Borderland Blitz: Week 1 Schedule & Scores
EL PASO, Texas – Here is the schedule for week one of the high school football season here in the El Paso area: Franklin 21, Centennial 49 Midland…
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Thursday night high school football: Americas falls in 2OT to Midland Christian
EL PASO, Texas – The high school football season officially kicked off in El Paso on Thursday night. Two games were played in the Borderland.…
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Countdown to Kickoff: Canutillo eye another run to the playoffs with star running back LJ Martin
EL PASO, Texas — High School football returns to Texas this week, which means every El Paso team now begins their run to try and nab a playoff spot…
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High school football in New Mexico gets underway; Centennial upsets #1 ranked Cleveland
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – High School football in New Mexico is officially underway, and we already a major upset involving a team from Las Cruces.…
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‘Skies the Limit’ for Parkland Matadors under new head coach Leigh McWhorter
EL PASO, Texas — The Parkland Matadors are looking to go big this season under new head coach Leigh McWhorter and they’ve got the experience and…
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Could Americas’ Pitcher Stephen Sepulveda be El Paso’s next baseball superstar?
EL PASO, Texas — Americas’ standout pitcher Stephen Sepulveda committed to play at Division I and Power 5 school Baylor. “Oh, it’s amazing, it’s a…
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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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Two teams are making every minute count ahead of week 1 of high school football, even if that means practicing at midnight
EL PASO, Texas — As of Monday, every high school football team in the Borderland is practicing. Some teams began back last week, but those who…
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Countdown to kickoff: Las Cruces Bulldawgs prepare for season opener in two weeks
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – While the state of Texas will kickoff the high school football season in three weeks, New Mexico will get a jumpstart a week…
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Ivan Melendez gets taken in the second round of the MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks
EL PASO, Texas — Former Coronado grad Ivan Melendez gets drafted as the No.43 overall pick in the second round of the MLB Draft by the Arizona…
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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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El Paso high school sports recaps: 2021-2022
(Courtesy: Charles Hill) EL PASO, Texas – Things were getting back to normal, if anything today can be called normal. Athletic teams were able to…
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Austin High School star Jayden Wilson verbally commits to the University of New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas — One of the best two-way players in El Paso verbally committed to the University of New Mexico Monday. Jayden Wilson plays as both a…
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Parkland dubs Leigh McWhorter as new head football coach and athletic director
EL PASO, Texas — Longtime Borderland coach Leigh McWhorter takes his first ever head coaching job with the Parkland Matadors. This year will be…
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Canutillo running back LJ Martin flips Texas Tech commitment to Stanford instead
EL PASO, Texas – Canutillo running back LJ Martin has had a change of heart. Back in April, the 3 star recruit verbally committed to play football at…
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Parkland offensive lineman Tyrone McDuffie commits to Colorado
EL PASO, Texas – Monday was decision day for Tyrone McDuffie. The Parkland High School offensive lineman made his decision on where he will be…
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KJ Lewis to transfer to Duncanville High School for senior year
EL PASO, Texas – It was pretty well known that KJ Lewis’ time in the Sun City was winding down. Tuesday, it was made official by Lewis himself. The…
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Ivan Melendez and his stud season come to an end after the longhorns fall 10-2 to the aggies in the CWS
EL PASO, Texas — Texas A&M sends Ivan Melendez and his longhorns packing from the college world series with a 10-2 win. While the season might…
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Drive for Dak: How the high school sports community rallied trying to find a perfect bone marrow match
EL PASO, Texas — Dak Lopez was diagnosed with leukemia in April. Right now he’s in remission but he’ll be in hospital for the next month or so…
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El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022: Bruce Gordon
EL PASO, Texas – Bruce Gordon always wanted the very best for his students, whether it was on the track, or in life. He knew early in life that he…
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El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022: David Moore
EL PASO, Texas – David Moore knew at an early age that coaching may be in his future. Moore’s father coached basketball at Ysleta High School, and he…
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