EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It was a difficult night for El Paso Locomotive FC, who fell 2-0 on the road to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Saturday night. Looking for its first win of the season, El Paso faced a setback in the 22′ when Colorado Springs’ Ronaldo Damus capitalized on his chance in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Aggies beat Conference USA leader, LA Tech, 16-15 in 13 innings on May 4, at Presley Askew Field. Keith Jones II came up big yet again as he doubled to lead off the 13th inning, he was then advanced on a ground out, LA Tech threw a wild
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed by three runs early but came back to beat the Sugar Land Space Cowboys 6-4 Saturday night at Southwest University Park. The Chihuahuas have won three of the first five games of the six-game series. Bryce Johnson went 2-for-4 with a two-run tiebreaking double in
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El Paso, TX (KVIA)—The Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso, in partnership with El Puma Soccer Club and Corazones Unidos, is organizing the second edition of the “Copa Consulado” on May 4 and 5, 2024, at the Westside Sports Complex (201 Isela Rubalcava, El Paso, TX 79932). Matches will be played from 8 a.m. to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Summer is known for blockbuster films at the theaters, but this Summer there will be a blockbuster matchup on the pitch. In June, the Sun Bowl will be the site for a friendly soccer game between FC Juárez and Club América. The game is scheduled for Sunday, June 23,
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Breakdancing will debut as an Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Stacker examines the new sports and events to look for.
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school baseball playoffs are in full swing with the bi-district round, while the high school softball playoffs continued with the area round. The scores below are from Thursday: CLASS 6A BASEBALL BI-DISTRICT Midland Legacy 6 Eastwood 8 – Eastwood takes 1-0 lead in best-of-three series CLASS 5A BASEBALL BI-DISTRICT
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – With the Conference USA Championships wrapping up two weeks ago, the league office announced its complete list of all-conference honorees on Thursday morning. After winning the individual title, Emma Bunch was named the CUSA Player of the Year while also hauling in CUSA Most Improved Player and First Team
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Hundreds of Luis Miguel fans began lining up outside the Don Haskins Center Wednesday, hours before the iconic singer’s much-awaited concert. Luis Miguel is performing in El Paso for two nights only at UTEP, May 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. ABC-7 was the only local station granted access inside
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden came to the defense of one of his players after he was called out by Shedeur Sanders on social media. Sanders is a quarterback at the University of Colorado, and is the son of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. Xavier Smith is a safety and was a
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Marissa Simpson was named the Conference USA Female Track Athlete of the Week as announced by league officials on Wednesday. The CUSA weekly awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear. Marisa Simpson clocked in a 13.08 in the women’s 100-meter hurdles and placed second at the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Over a dozen students were seen camping on the New Mexico State University campus Tuesday, as a part of a larger movement across the U.S. in support of Palestine. It was the second consecutive day the encampment was active on the NMSU campus. One of the students participating in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico State Aggies made it four wins in a row after defeating rival New Mexico, 10-8, Tuesday night in Las Cruces. With the game tied at 8 in the bottom of the 9th, NMSU’s Keith Jones would hit a 2-run home run to cap off the win with
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP student-athletes and teams were recognized at the sixth-annual Golden Pick Awards, sponsored by the Robbins Family, at the Don Haskins Center on Monday. A list of the major award winners and a summation of their accomplishments follows below. In an action-packed show to cap the year that
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Emily Dix of NM State Softball was named Conference USA’s Pitcher of the Week on Monday after a Sunday masterclass on Senior Day. The senior tossed all seven innings of a 6-0 win over LA Tech, allowing just one hit and earning her eighth win of the season. The Senior Day
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Logan Gallina becomes the second Aggie to earn Conference USA Hitter of the Week. Over the weekend Gallina recorded five hits on 10 at-bats, with each of the five hits going for extra bases. Coming off a 3-1 week, Gallina has led the team as he recorded a team
Continue Reading TACOMA, Washington (KVIA) — The Tacoma Rainiers beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 12-5 in a six-inning rain-shortened game Sunday afternoon at Cheney Stadium. There was a 44-minute rain delay in the bottom of the fourth inning and a 30-minute delay in the top of the seventh inning due to wet field conditions before the game
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team secured a thrilling victory on Sunday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field, defeating Liberty 4-3 in a nail-biting series finale. UTEP’s Ajia Richard stunned with a game-tying triple, setting the stage for Marijn Crouwel’s heroic walk-off single, propelling UTEP to their first Conference USA Tournament berth since 2019. The Miners
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — The NM State Aggies beat the Jax State Gamecocks 22-8 in seven innings in the series finale on April 28, at Rudy Abbott Field at Jim Case Stadium. Powered by a 5-5 day from Titus Dumitru and a 4-4 day from Nick Gore, the Aggies recorded 18 total hits in the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — With the numbers of the eight Aggie seniors painted in the outfield, NM State (27-21, 12-9 CUSA) earned its 18th home win of the season on Sunday afternoon as they defeated LA Tech 6-0 to avoid the series sweep at the NM State Softball Complex. On Senior Day, NM
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fell 1-0 to FC Tulsa on Saturday night at Southwest University Park, extending the search for a first win in 2024. Locomotive came into tonight’s match half looking to build off the momentum of last week’s draw against Tampa Bay Rowdies. Yet after a slow first
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DETROIT, Michigan (KVIA) — UTEP’s Elijah Klein and Tyrice Knight were selected at the 2024 National Football League Draft on Saturday in Motown. Knight, a 6-1, 233-pound linebacker was picked by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round at pick no. 18, while Klein, a 6-4, 319-pound offensive guard, was taken by the Tampa Bay
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP football’s Gavin Hardison, Zuri Henry and Andrew Meyer have agreed to terms on free-agent deals with National Football League teams on Saturday afternoon. Hardison, a 6-1 7/8, 206-pound quarterback, and Meyer, a 6-7, 313-pound center, came to deals with the Miami Dolphins. Henry, a 6-5, 310-pound offensive tackle signed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Rhinos clinch a 3-1 win against the Shreveport Mudbugs in game four to stay alive in the NAHL Robertson Cup Playoffs. Luke Lindsay score the first goal in the first period to give the Rhinos a 1-0 lead. Then, Alexander Pellerin made it 2-0 early in the
Continue Reading TACOMA, Washington (KVIA) — Tacoma’s Nick Solak hit two home runs and drove in four in the Rainiers’ 9-2 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Saturday night at Cheney Stadium. The Rainiers have won three of the first five games of the six-game series. The Chihuahuas’ two runs came on an RBI fielder’s choice by
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — The Aggies win 9-5 over the Jax State Gamecocks in the second game of the conference series clinching their second Conference USA series win on April 27, in Jacksonville, Ala. The Aggies bats were hot with Logan Gallina leading the way as he had two home runs on three at-bats. Connor
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team (23-17, 9-11 Conference USA) dropped the second game of their series against Liberty (31-18, 19-4 CUSA), 12-1, in a shortened five-inning contest Saturday morning at Helen of Troy Field. In the bottom of the first inning, UTEP struck first with a single to center field by
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State scored four runs on two electric home runs as the Crimson & White hosted LA Tech on Saturday. Unfortunately for the home side, they failed to muster up any runs outside of the four-baggers. Desirae Spearman returned to action with a three-run blast in the third inning,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Tyrice Knight was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks as the 118th pick in the 2024 draft. Knight, a UTEP linebacker, is known for raking in tackles. In 2023 he led the FBS with 84 solo tackles and was tied for sixth with 140 overall.
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school softball playoffs continued Friday with the bi-district round. ‘ Results below are from Friday: CLASS 6A BI-DISTRICT ROUND Eastwood defeated Midland Legacy, 7-5: Eastwood wins series 2-0 to advance to area round Montwood defeated Odessa Permian, 9-8: Montwood leads best-of-three series 1-0 Frenship defeated Eastlake, 8-3: Frenship leads
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