Former UTEP leading rusher Treyvon Hughes to coach at Montwood High School
EL PASO, Texas – Treyvon Hughes couldn’t get enough of the El Paso gridiron in four year playing for the UTEP Miners. So he’s starting his career on…
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Football season for most El Paso schools delayed until late Sept.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University Interscholastic League (UIL) released new guidelines which postpone the start of fall sports for the two…
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UIL set to meet Monday to discuss fall athletics
EL PASO, Texas — A meeting of the UIL (University Interscholastic League) Monday could decide the fate of fall high school sports. The governing…
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Community Champions: Hanks floorball team headed to Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2022
EL PASO, Texas — This week’s Community Champions are the floorball team from Hanks High School. Community Champions is sponsored by Albertsons and…
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NMAA amends 2020-2021 sports calendar; football season to begin in February
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) remains confident that there will be high school sports next school year.…
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Community Champion: Franklin wrestler who survived car crash signs with Air Force
EL PASO, Texas — James McClain Green III doesn’t take life for granted. He made a vow that nothing was going to get in the way of the sport that he…
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El Paso health order to push back start of high school football season
EL PASO, Texas — It seems a cloud of smoke has been covering the start of this year’s high school football season in El Paso. On Thursday morning,…
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San Elizario community honors fallen coach Will Cazares
EL PASO, Texas — The San Elizario community was in mourning Monday following the unexpected death of high school assistant football, baseball and…
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Community Champion: El Paso High School runner signs with Trinity University
EL PASO, Texas — For Jacob Ontiveros, no obstacle was too much to overcome. The recent graduate of El Paso High School is headed to Trinity…
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2 SISD students test positive for virus after district suspends summer athletic programs
SOCORRO, Texas — All athletic programs in the Socorro Independent School District are being suspended until July 10, officials announced…
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Las Cruces Public Schools extend guidelines for summer workouts
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Guidelines for a return to play for summer workouts in Las Cruces has been extended LCPS implemented district-wide safety…
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Virtual baseball league gives athletes second chance at lost season
EL PASO, Texas – Athletes are missing out on their seasons, but also for a chance to put up numbers. If you’re trying impress college scouts, that…
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El Paso High School suspends on-campus workouts out of Covid-19 precaution; Other schools follow suit
EL PASO, Texas — Amid the growing cases of Covid-19 in the city, El Paso High School is suspending all football, volleyball, and cheer workouts…
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EL PASO, Texas — The Ysleta Independent School District has suspended its summer strength camp and conditioning program for student athletes for at…
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2020 El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame will soon welcome in 8 new members. On Wednesday, the class of 2020 was announced with athletes…
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EL PASO, Texas — Ysleta Independent School District officials said Tuesday evening that the start of Hanks High School summer sports workouts would…
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Pebble Hills QB rescues little girl at Galveston beach
EL PASO, Texas — Kenneth Cooper Jr. doesn’t consider himself a hero, he was just trying to do the right thing. Cooper Jr., 15, is a soon-to-be…
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UIL temporarily lifts ban on live broadcasts of Friday night high school football games
EL PASO, Texas — The University Interscholastic League legislative council has lifted the ban for Friday night live broadcasts of Texas high school…
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1st social-distancing practice day for some Borderland high school athletes
(Editor’s note: ABC-7 erroneously reported earlier that practices were ending after the first day in the SISD system due to virus concerns. This was…
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Cathedral High School suspends athletics after football player working out gets virus
EL PASO, Texas — A student football player who worked out at Cathedral High School’s training facility this week has been diagnosed with the…
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Cody Decker brings elite baseball training facility to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – Joe Beimel pitched in the MLB for 13 seasons. And now, he and former MLB catcher Brent Dean run Beimel Elite Athletics, one of the…
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With season in question, Americas grad Darrell Hernaiz continues work to MLB
EL PASO, Texas – A year ago around this time Americas High School grad Darrell Hernaiz was signing his professional baseball contract with the…
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Community Champion: Parkland’s Zoe Hankins goes out on top as wrestling state champion
EL PASO, Texas — For Zoe Hankins it was now or never. The Parkland senior had been close to winning a state championship in wrestling before, but…
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U-Prep: Tompkins High Trio Reunites at UTEP
EL PASO, Texas — For three of the newest members of UTEP’s basketball team, Rodney Terry’s locker room won’t be the first they’ve shared. Jamal…
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Cliff Tucker Memorial Basketball Tourney scratched due to pandemic, but scholarship fund continues
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been nearly two years since former Chapin High School star athlete Cliff Tucker was killed in a crash on Memorial Day 2018.…
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Americas High School running back Aaron Dumas picks up offer from UTEP
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel didn’t have to look very far to find a possible recruit. On Friday, Americas High School…
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Community Champion: Tristen Licon caps off stellar season with Sul Ross Man of the Year Award
For Tristen Licon it all started with a dream of playing college basketball. It didn’t matter whether it was at a division one program, or at a…
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Burges RB Tavorus Jones receives offer from University of Alabama
EL PASO, Texas — You can’t say El Paso doesn’t have the talent when it comes to football. Back in April, Burges High School running back Tavorus…
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UIL to allow limited workouts in June
AUSTIN, Texas — It’s the first step in getting sports back on high school campuses. On Tuesday, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) sent an…
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Roberto Herrera named head football coach at San Elizario High School
SAM ELIZARIO, Texas — The San Elizario Eagles have found their next head football coach, and they didn’t have to look very far. Roberto Herrera will…
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