High school sports recaps: 2019 fall & 2020 spring
2019 El Paso Area High School Fall Sports Update Eastwood High School Dominates the El Paso Area Sports Scene for the 2019-2020 School Year The…
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Team mentality: After Covid-19 cancels season, Las Cruces coach turns first-responder
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Normally around this time of year, Gil Padilla would be prepping his Las Cruces High baseball team for a postseason run.…
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Burges running back, Tavorus Jones, receives offer from University of Texas
EL PASO, TX Even though he still has two more years of high school left, a running back from Burges High School just received an offer to play…
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UIL cancels all remaining spring sports and state championships
AUSTIN, Texas — Following Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement Friday that all Texas schools are to remain closed for the rest of the school year, the…
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Ray Aguilar Jr. hired as next head football coach at El Paso High School
El Paso, TX El Paso High School has found its next head football coach, while San Elizario High School now begins a search of their own. Tuesday, Ray…
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Community Champion: Hanks runner commits to University of Texas
EL PASO, Texas — It’s not easy signing to compete at a division one university, but with hard work and determination, anything is possible. Hanks…
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Caught on video: Hero Las Cruces teen wrestling champ stops kidnapping of children
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 16-year-old wrestling champion helped stop a kidnapping and assault near Las Cruces by pinning a man to the ground until…
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NMAA Cancels all spring sports & activities
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Activities Association made it official on Friday, cancelling all spring sports and activities. In a news…
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Riverside High football player has own graduation ceremony in living room due to virus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Monica Escobedo held a graduation ceremony for her son Aaron Adams in the living room of their home. Adams is a senior at Riverside…
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Crash Course in ‘Floorball’ carries Hanks High School to Special Olympics
EL PASO, Texas — About two months ago, Hanks High School special education staffer Richard Rodriguez had never heard of “Floorball.” So, it’s pretty…
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El Paso student athletes recalled from out of town tournaments
EL PASO, Texas — Student athletes from Montwood High School had to return to El Paso from out of town tournaments after the Socorro Independent…
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Las Cruces boys to play in state basketball semi-finals in front of no crowd
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The Las Cruces High School boys basketball team was set to tip-off in the state basketball tournament semifinals in…
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Horizon High School soccer team honors Javier Rodriguez, youngest victim of Walmart shooting
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Soccer players at Horizon High School took time during their last home game Saturday to remember and honor the life of their…
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Clint & Eastwood advance to regional semi-finals of basketball state playoffs
And then there were two. On Tuesday, both Clint and Eastwood advanced to the regional semi-finals of the boys basketball state playoffs. In Class 5A,…
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Texas-area round H.S. basketball scores; Onate & Las Cruces clash in district tournament final
Americas 40 Arlington Martin 50 Franklin 52 Arlington Bowie 86 Eastlake 46 Amarillo 62 Eastwood 49 Amarillo Palo Duro 45 Clint 76 Dalhart 61 Fabens…
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El Paso Area Private or Parochial High Schools That Have Won Team State Championships
======================================== Intro: El Paso Area High Schools and UIL Texas State Sport Championships Chapter 1: Football Chapter 2:…
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Key El Paso figure behind the Sun Bowl, holiday tree lighting and UTEP athletics retires after 43 years
EL PASO, Texas – Look around El Paso. Go for a walk in San Jacinto Plaza to see the lit up tree during the holidays, the fanfare that comes with the…
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Tuesday High School Basketball Playoff Scores
The boys high school basketball playoffs continued Tuesday night. Here are the scores from the bi-district round. 6A Boys: Odessa 44 Americas 56…
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‘OMG! That’s me!’: Oñate High School senior becomes New Mexico’s 1st girl wrestling champion
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — She may be small, but she’s fierce. At less than 100 pounds, Oñate High School senior Angelita Altamirano is New Mexico’s…
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2nd teen arrested in drive-by shooting murder of Socorro High School football player
SOCORRO, Texas — A second teenager was arrested Monday in the month-old slaying of a Socorro High School football player, the El Paso County…
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Local company donates ‘El Paso Strong’ t-shirts to high school wrestlers competing at state
When high school wrestlers from El Paso take to the mat in Houston, everyone will know which city they represent. Local printing company, Uplifted…
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Community Champions: Eastwood girls wrestling team headed to UIL State Tournament
EL PASO, Texas — The Eastwood Troopers have done all the right things to get this point. First, win a district title, then a regional title, and now…
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‘First class facility’: Bel Air High School now utilizing $32 million athletic complex
EL PASO, Texas — The Bel Air Highlanders are now utilizing one of the newest athletic complexes in the city, thanks to a voter-approved bond. The…
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Alleged drunk, speeding driver charged with vehicular homicide in crash that killed Oñate High School football player
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Mesquite man who police contend was drunk and speeding when his car was involved in a deadly crash over the weekend has…
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Oñate High School football player killed in Las Cruces crash
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An Oñate High School football player was killed in a car crash Saturday morning. According to his family, 18-year-old Luis…
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Community Champions: Cathedral swim team finishes 2nd at state competition
San Antonio, TX For the second straight year the Cathedral swim team came very close to winning a state title. Friday, at the TAPPS State Swim Meet…
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Borderland athletes sign letters of intent on National Signing Day
Wednesday was a day many high school student athletes have been waiting for. The day they signed their letters of intent. The video above shows where…
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Just like old times; Chapin and Andress renewal highlights electric basketball season
EL PASO, Texas – Coronado-Franklin. Ysleta-Riverside. Eastwood-Bel-Air. Jefferson-Bowie. Chapin-Andress. The turn of February brings with it District…
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El Paso teams affected by UIL district realignment
Monday was realignment day in the state of Texas. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) released its district realignments for the 2020-2021…
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Ryan Warner taking over as Chapin head football coach
More than a month after Chapin’s head football coach announced he was stepping down, the school appears to have found their new head coach. ABC-7 has…
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