EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Leila Morales, the senior from Loretto Academy, will be taking not just one of her talents to the Division one level, but two. Morales developed a love for dance at the age of three. “I’ve just always been dancing my whole life,” Morales said. “I’ve always grown up dancing, learning
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) RUSTON, Louisiana – The Aggies lost 3-5 to the Dallas Baptist Patriots in the first round of the Conference USA Championship Tournament on Wednesday, May 22, in Ruston, La. Keith Jones II, Mitch Namie and Romeo Ballesteros recorded two hits apiece. Hayden Walker earned the start for the Aggies and threw two
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Tobi Amusan (track & field), Beto Bautista (men’s basketball), Izabela Piekarska (women’s basketball), Tony Tolbert (football) and Brandon Wolfram (men’s basketball) form the 21st induction class into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame. This year’s class will be inducted on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Sun Bowl, and will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sacramento leadoff hitter Tyler Fitzgerald went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBIs in the River Cats’ 11-4 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Tuesday night at Southwest University Park. It was Fitzgerald’s first Triple-A game of the season after being optioned by the San Francisco Giants.
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Keith Jones II, Titus Dumitru and Steve Solorzano all earned Conference USA honors for their performance during the regular season. Jones was named first team All-Conference, Dumitru earned second team All-Conference and Solorzano was named to the All-Freshman team. Jones had a stellar year for the Aggies as he posted a
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RUSTON, Louisiana (KVIA) — The Aggies are set to play against the second seed Dallas Baptist in the first round of Conference USA Championship tournament on Wednesday, May 22, at 11:30 a.m. MT, in Ruston, La. All-Conference Honors Keith Jones II, Titus Dumitru and Steve Solorzano all earned Conference USA honors for their performance during
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twenty-one UTEP track and field student-athletes are set to compete in 19 events at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships West First Round in Fayetteville, Ark., at John McDonnell Field on May 22-25. 2024 NCAA OTF CHAMPIONSHIPS WEST FIRST-ROUND INFO: Live Results | Schedule | ESPN+ Links: Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat Seeing action on the men’s
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Following a historic 2023 campaign that saw NM State earn the Conference USA regular season crown with an unbeaten conference record (6-0-2) and an appearance in the CUSA Championship game, the Aggies look ahead to the next season, unveiling their 2024 schedule. After playing host to a power conference
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso charter school won a baseball state championship over the weekend. ABC-7 would like to extend a congratulations to the El Paso Leadership Academy, and the team’s head coach Angel Torres. Saturday, the team won a state title at the Texas Charter School Academic and Athletic League playoffs. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC is welcoming Wilmer Cabrera as its new head coach. Cabrera, a former World Cup player, will serve as the team’s fourth head coach. El Paso Locomotive FC officials say that Cabrera has 19 years of coaching experience, including in Major League Soccer, the USL Championship league,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso native Desirae Spearman always had plans to play at the Division I level. However, adjusting to being a Division I athlete took her by surprise. “I think it was definitely a learning experience,” Spearman said. “I had a lot to learn. I started off kind of shaky with
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVIA) — The Las Vegas Aviators beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 5-1 Sunday afternoon at Las Vegas Ballpark and took the series from El Paso five games to one. Chihuahuas second baseman Matthew Batten went 2-for-4 with a double, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. It’s the longest active hitting streak
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Being a military spouse can present significant challenges, often leading individuals to sacrifice or pause their careers to accommodate their partner’s service. Courtesy: Andrea Mendez However, for Andrea Mendez, stationed at Fort Bliss with her husband, this narrative took a different turn. Originally from Puerto Rico, Mendez and her husband
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (KVIA) — The Aggies lose 6-2 in regular season finale to Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. on May 18. All but two of the Aggie starters tallied one hit on the day. Keith Jones II led off the game by reaching on a throwing error committed by WKUs shortstop. Catcher Nick
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Centennial Hawks top the Alamogordo Tigers 6-5 in the 2024 New Mexico Activities Association Softball State Championship game Saturday evening. In game one, the Hawks handed the Tigers a 6-0 shutout. Centennial’s pitcher Zantelle Rodriguez played a huge role in the 6-5 victory over Alamogordo. On the mound, Rodriguez
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Las Vegas Aviators 11-3 Saturday night at Las Vegas Ballpark to end El Paso’s five-game losing streak. It also ended the Aviators’ five-game winning streak. Chihuahuas shortstop Matthew Batten went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 11
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EL PASO, Texas – The season is far from over, but a search is now underway for the next head coach of the El Paso Locomotive FC. Friday following the team’s 2-1 loss to Memphis 901 FC, the club parted ways with head coach and technical director Brian Clarhaut. Locomotive FC assistant coach Jon Burklo
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Franklin’s baseball players Trent Allen, Johnny Martinez and Tanner Hess all signed their letters of intent to further their playing career at the college level. Allen and Martinez will remain teammates as they both signed to a four-year college, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, and Hess signed to Clarendon College, a
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Keith Jones II was named one of 68 collegiate baseball players on the Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist by the NCBWA. The Dick Howser Trophy is awarded to the nation’s top player of the year. Jones is the fifth Aggie to be named a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist, following the
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Originally Published: 17 MAY 24 07:36 ET Updated: 17 MAY 24 10:16 ET By Jill Martin, Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — World No. 1 golfer and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with a felony and other counts Friday morning outside the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, after reportedly attempting
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EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) — Hundreds of students, parents & educators turned out to the “Ohana-lympics” at Eastwood High School. The inspirational event included Special-OIympics type games for students with intellectual disabilities, down syndrome & special needs throughout the Ysleta Independent School District. Actor Evan George Vourazeris, who starred in the Neftlix series “Ozark” as
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EL PASO, Texas – The Bel Air Highlanders are now in search for their next head football coach. Thursday, it was confirmed to ABC-7 that coach Eric Scogin is stepping down as the team’s head coach. Scogin has been the head football coach at Bel Air High School since 2019. In his five seasons with
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Thursday, NM State football announced two future scheduled games with the University of Tulsa with the two programs taking part in a home-and-home series scheduled for 2025 and 2034. NM State will first welcome the Golden Hurricane on Sept. 6, 2025, at Aggie Memorial Stadium before traveling to Tulsa,
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky – The Aggies are traveling to Kentucky to play conference foe Western Kentucky in final three game series of the 2024 regular season. Game one will start on May 16 at 2 p.m. MT with the second game of the series starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one.
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP men’s basketball guard David Terrell Jr. has added to his list of accolades by earning the Conference USA Winter Spirit of Service Award, the league office revealed Tuesday. The award honors student-athletes with significant community service endeavors, good academic standing and participation in their sport. The Spirit of
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SAN ELIZARIO, TEXAS (KVIA) — Just a block from the historic Presidio in San Elizario is a new area with popular food trucks that are frequented by many in the lower valley. Danny Herrera Sr., owner of DJ’s Food Truck, offered free food to the San Elizario High School boy’s soccer team in tribute to
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EL PASO, Texas – The Conference USA Volleyball Tournament is coming to El Paso/UTEP. UTEP officials confirmed to ABC-7 that the conference tournament will be held at UTEP’s Memorial Gymnasium this upcoming season. This will be the first time ever that UTEP hosts a conference tournament in volleyball. Eight teams will take part in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Franklin’s volleyball captain Jordan Imperial signed with UTEP volleyball at Franklin High School Monday afternoon. Imperial earned All-city volleyball MVP in 2023 and All-state in the 2022 season. In her four years at Franklin Imperial recorded an impressive 1,537 digs and 1,848 service receptions. The El Paso native says she’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All good things come to an end. Competing on day three of the Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships from Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field, NM State returned to action on Sunday with several strong performances. Terice Steen became the second CUSA Champion of the weekend for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Niesha Burger was a star this weekend, winning four gold medals and setting a pair of meet records on the final day of the 2024 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by UTEP on Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field on Sunday night. Burgher was the
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