LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Big moments necessitate big time players. Back in action on Saturday, Feb. 22, NM State (15-12, 8-6 CUSA) trailed by seven points with just two minutes to go against Kennesaw State (10-16, 5-10 CUSA). From that moment on, the Aggies went on an 11-0 run – with all scoring
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III poured in a career-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his third double-double this season while also coming up with five steals to move into fourth place all time on the school’s career charts for the category, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was upended at Jax
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Training for a marathon within itself is already a lot of work however 56-year-old Elena Moreira-Puentes has learned to push through severe arthritis pain to chase her hobby of competing in marathons. Moreira-Puentes has dealt with Rheumatoid arthritis for the past 30 years. “Back in 1994, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis,”
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EL PASO, Texas – The Chapin Huskies and the Canutillo Eagles are keeping their state title hopes alive after winning their area round games on Friday. In Class 5A division 1, the Chapin Huskies defeated the Amarillo Sandies, 48-27. The game was a rematch of last season’s showdown in the Elite 8 that saw the
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KENNESAW, Georgia (KVIA) — Ahamad Bynum poured in a career-high 24 points off the bench while David Terrell Jr. added 16 points (one shy of career best), but a slow start loomed large in the UTEP men’s basketball team’s 83-73 setback at Kennesaw State Thursday evening. The Miners (17-9, 7-6 CUSA) dug themselves an 8-0
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — Back on the road for the first time in two weeks, NM State (14-12, 7-6 CUSA) faced a tough test against Conference USA frontrunner Jacksonville State (18-9, 10-4). Despite leading by as many as 17 points in the second half, the Aggies had to battle until the final buzzer to secure
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The NMSU Aggies (14-12, 7-6) topped the Jax State Gamecocks (10-15, 4-10) 66-47 on Thursday at the Pan American Center. The Aggies had five players in double digits: Molly Kaiser (13pts), Fanta Gassama (13pts), Sylena Peterson (10pts), Jaila Harding (10pts) and Lucia Yenes (10pts). NMSU was more efficient on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners (9-15, 2-11) fell to the Kennesaw State Owls (9-15, 4-9) 56-68, extending its losing skid to eight straight losses on Thursday at the Don Haskins Center. Ndack Mbengue led the way for the Miners with a double-double, 12 points and 12 rebounds. UTEP had trouble protecting the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas are looking for singers to perform the national anthem at home games during the upcoming 2025 season. To audition, the Chihuahuas ask that you make a 90-minute YouTube video performing the national anthem a cappella from memory and fill out the audition form. “For questions or
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PrimePutt looked at how climate change is impacting golf courses and what the sport can do moving forward to adapt to this new landscape.
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EL PASO, Texas – Wednesday, 13 student athletes at Americas high school made it official as they signed their letters of intent. The signing ceremony was held in the schools gymnasium. The athletes who signed played various sports such as baseball, softball and volleyball. For their accomplishment, these 13 athletes are this week’s Community Champions.
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El Paso, TX(KVIA-TV)-King’s Promotions, in association with Warriors Edge Boxing, kicks off 2025 and will begin the world title bout supported by six evenly matched contests featuring many of the best contenders and prospects in the Southwest United States and beyond. After notching four impressive wins in 2024, Stephanie Han (9-0, 2 KOs) aims to
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced that it has signed Ghanian-American midfielder Kofi Twusami for 2025. The signing is pending league and federation approval, and the terms of the deal will not be disclosed per club policy. “Kofi has proven himself to be a quality defensive midfielder in the USL Championship,” Technical Director Ray Saari said. “He adds a
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EL PASO, Texas – The bi-district round of the boys high school basketball playoffs continued Tuesday. Eastwood, Eastlake, Chapin, Canutillo, San Elizario and Riverside all advanced to the area round. The scores below are from Tuesday: CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 Montwood 37 Odessa Permian 66 Odessa 54 Eastlake 62 CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 San Angelo
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners have found their next defensive coordinator. As first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Miners will hire Bobby Daly as the team’s next defensive coordinator. Daly comes to UTEP from Montana State where he served as the team’s defensive coordinator. He’s been with the program since 2019. The Bobcats
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s nationally-ranked sprinter Niesha Burgher (women’s track athlete of the week) and distance runner Kenneth Talavera (men’s track athlete of the week) were honored as the Conference USA Indoor Track Athletes of the Week, announced by league officials on Tuesday. Burgher broke her own school record in the women’s 200-meter dash, clocking
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EL PASO, Texas – The boys high school basketball playoffs tipped-off Monday. Four games featured El Paso area schools on day one of the bidistrict round. Andress, Ysleta, and Mountain View all punched their ticket to the area round. More games will take place Tuesday when the bidistrict round of the playoffs continue. The scores
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Eastwood girls wrestling team claimed its second state title in the last three years in District 1-6A on Saturday. Hailey Delgado earned the 100-pound class weight state title. Paulina Butler becomes the 145-pound state champion. However, there were other El Paso female wrestlers who also placed. Rubie Chavez from
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State wrapped up its four-game homestand with St. Thomas on Monday afternoon at Presley Askew Field. The Aggies held a 4-1 lead through the seventh inning, however, a big eighth inning would ultimately prove to be too much for the Aggies to overcome as St. Thomas earned the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State wrapped up its four-game homestand with St. Thomas on Monday afternoon at Presley Askew Field. The Aggies held a 4-1 lead through the seventh inning, however, a big eighth inning would ultimately prove to be too much for the Aggies to overcome as St. Thomas earned the 7-5
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — After yet another monster day at the plate on Sunday, senior Sheehan O’Connor has collected the first Conference USA Hitter of the Week award of the season. Entering Monday’s finale with St. Thomas, O’Connor has posted an astonishing .583 batting average and has recorded three home runs, eight RBIs and a
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Ajia Richard earned Conference USA Softball Player of the Week honors, the league announced Monday. Player of the Week – Ajia Richard, UTEP – Senior – Infielder – Silver City, N.M. Richard undoubtedly earned tournament MVP honors at the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament, leading the Miners (7-2) to a perfect 5-0 record while posting
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Former NMSU basketball player Deshawndre Washington’s legal team is hosting a news conference this morning. Washington has been facing multiple criminal charges after a hazing scandal. He was indicted by a grand jury back in 2023 on multiple felony counts, including second-degree criminal penetration. On February 3rd, an amended
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA)– Today thousands of people attended the 20th annual Sunland Derby. It is the biggest signature race of their racing season, according to Dustin Dix, Director of racing operations at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Fans say they enjoyed the atmosphere the raced track provides from the people down to the
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A total of eight horses raced in the Sunland Derby Sunday afternoon, fighting for a first place finish to qualify for the Kentucky Derby. The heavily favored ‘Getaway Car’ took the lead in the first stretch, but ‘Caldera’ gained momentum to be neck and neck with ‘Getaway Car’ in the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — For the second night in a row, the difference between the Aggies and Tommies would be just one run as NM State earned a 9-8 victory on Sunday at Presley Askew Field. The Aggies’ second win of the weekend was fueled by impressive outings for Mitch Namie, Sheehan O’Connor
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP softball (7-2) capped off a dominant weekend with a 6-2 victory over Northern Colorado (3-7) on Sunday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field. With the win, the Miners completed a perfect 5-0 run in the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament. UTEP took control early, striking first in the second inning
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State Softball returned to the win column twice on Saturday, taking care of Northern Colorado and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. The Aggies mashed six balls over the outfield fence while only allowing a total of five runs across 12 innings of defense. Faith Aragon went the distance
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State Softball won its third consecutive game on Sunday, making quick work of Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. The hosts won their lone game of the day by a score of 10-2, due in large part to six RBIs and three hits from Kristiana Watson. The win bumped
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Closing out a three-game homestand, NM State (13-12, 6-6) aimed to give the Panamaniacs something to cheer about before hitting the road again next week. Hosting FIU (8-18, 2-11), the Aggies sought to complete a season sweep and end a three-game losing streak. Behind an impressive performance from senior
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