EL PASO, Texas – A year ago around this time Americas High School grad Darrell Hernaiz was signing his professional baseball contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Fast forward to today, Hernaiz is turning heads not only around El Paso, but on the national radar as a top prospect. “I wasn’t really proved coming out of
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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 she was down to her final chance entering her senior year. Hankins finished third at state her junior year, but she learned from her mistakes and vowed to
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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 Bieniemy, Kristian Sjolund, and Emmanuel White played for Bobby Sanders at Tompkins High in Katy, Texas where they were 6A State runners-up in 2018. “Jamal was the leader of the
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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. Several people died in the crash including Cliff and his girlfriend. Their 3-year-old daughter Drianna survived the crash, but was in a coma for three months. Now at
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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 running back Aaron Dumas tweeted that he had received an offer from UTEP. The soon-to-be senior already has other offers from division one programs that include Arizona State and
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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 division three school like Sul Ross State University. Licon was going to make the most of his opportunity, and he did just that by capping off a stellar
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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 Jones received an offer from the University of Texas, but that was only a sign of big things to come. Thursday, Jones tweeted that he had received another
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AUSTIN, Texas — It’s the first step in getting sports back on high school campuses. On Tuesday, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) sent an email to school district athletic directors and coaches informing them that summer strength and conditioning workouts will be allowed to begin on June 8th. The news comes a day after Texas
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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 lead the Eagles next football season after having served the last 2 years as defensive coordinator for the football program. Herrera has 22 years of coaching experience. In 2018,
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EL PASO, Texas — A baseball player from Coronado High School is ready to take that next step in his playing career. Jorge Cuevas has committed to play baseball at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). UTSA is a division one program in Conference USA. Cuevas played shortstop for the Thunderbirds and as
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A wrestler from Hanks High School is ready to take the next step in her wrestling career. On Monday, Victoria Nunez signed with Mckendree University, a division 2 school located in Lebanon, Illinois. The wrestling program at Mckendree University is top notch. The women’s team has won back to back national titles, and now Nunez
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Compiled by CHARLES HILL, special contributor to ABC-7 Intro: El Paso Area High Schools and UIL Texas State Sport Championships Chapter 1: Football Chapter 2: Basketball Chapter 3: Baseball & Softball Chapter 4: Soccer Chapter 5: Volleyball Chapter 6: Cross County & Track and Field Chapter 7: Tennis Chapter 8: Golf Chapter 9: Swimming Chapter 10: Cathedral Swimming Chapter 11: WrestlingChapter 12: 2014-2015 ReviewFinal Totals Recaps 2016-20192019 fall & 2020 spring updatesUIL Team State Championships UIL Individual State Championships TAPPS Team
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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 Coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with most of the high school sport seasons throughout the nation. The sports played during the fall of 2019 were completed but most of the
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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. But with COVID-19 cancelling the rest of the high school baseball season, Coach Padilla is helping a different team and fighting a much bigger opponent.That’s because when Gil Padilla
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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 football at the University of Texas. Tavorus Jones sent out a tweet Monday night that after a great talk with Longhorns head coach Tom Herman, the Longhorns
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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 University Interscholastic League (UIL) has cancelled all remaining 2019-2020 spring sports and activities and state championships. Practices, rehearsals, and workouts remain suspended until further notice While some school districts across
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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 Aguilar Jr. announced he was leaving San Elizario to take a head coaching position at El Paso High School. For the last two seasons, Aguilar Jr. has
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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 runner Rodger Rivera put in the work and is now able to reap the rewards. Rivera signed with the University of Texas and will be running for the Longhorns in
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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 deputies arrived, authorities said, and surveillance video shows the terrifying incident. (You can watch it in the video player above.) Mayfield High School student Canaan Bower is being lauded
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Activities Association made it official on Friday, cancelling all spring sports and activities. In a news release, the NMAA stated the decision was made based on the directive from the New Mexico Public Education Department that schools will close for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year.
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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 High School and was a member of the football team. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there is uncertainty whether there will be a graduation ceremony for high
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EL PASO, Texas — About two months ago, Hanks High School special education staffer Richard Rodriguez had never heard of “Floorball.” So, it’s pretty extraordinary that Rodriguez will coach the United States National Floorball Team, made up of students from Hanks, in next February’s 2021 Special Olympics. “Floorball is exactly like hockey except it’s with
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EL PASO, Texas — Student athletes from Montwood High School had to return to El Paso from out of town tournaments after the Socorro Independent School District banned all school travel outside the region. For the Montwood baseball team this meant losing their last chance to go all out in Lubbock. “People work hard. They
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The Las Cruces High School boys basketball team was set to tip-off in the state basketball tournament semifinals in Albuquerque on Thursday afternoon, but will now play in front of no crowd. The New Mexico Activities Association late Wednesday night announced that fans would not be allowed to attend the game,
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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 former teammate Javier Rodriguez. Rodriguez is the youngest out of the 22 victims killed in the Cielo Vista Walmart shooting on Aug. 3. He was only 15-years-old and had
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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, Eastwood defeated Andress by a final score of 51-41. The Troopers scored the victory in front of a sold out crowd at Bel Air High School. It was a good
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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 31 Pampa 84 Tornillo 49 Shallowwater 82 Anthony 62 Littlefield 75 Onate 54 Las Cruces 48
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======================================== Intro: El Paso Area High Schools and UIL Texas State Sport Championships Chapter 1: Football Chapter 2: Basketball Chapter 3: Baseball & Softball Chapter 4: Soccer Chapter 5: Volleyball Chapter 6: Cross County & Track and Field Chapter 7: Tennis Chapter 8: Golf Chapter 9: Swimming Chapter 10: Cathedral Swimming Chapter 11: Wrestling Chapter
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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 yearly Sun Bowl, or maybe catch the UTEP women’s basketball team in action as the program rises. There’s a constant behind all of this.
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The boys high school basketball playoffs continued Tuesday night. Here are the scores from the bi-district round. 6A Boys: Odessa 44 Americas 56 Final Socorro 40 Odessa Permian 75 Final Coronado 43 Frenship 47 Final Franklin 50 Amarillo Tascosa 49 Final/OT 5A Boys: Burges 19 Eastwood 34 Final Canutillo 39 Eastlake 59 Final 4A Boys:
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