GLENDALE, Arizona – The UCONN Huskies are once again at the top of the mountain. Monday, the Huskies won their second straight NCAA Championship after defeating the Purdue Boilermakers, 75-60. It was UCONN’s 6th national title in program history. It was also the second straight national title victory for El Pasoan, and UCONN guard Tristen
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Aggies will host in-state rival New Mexico on April 9 in their second midweek game against each other. With a long history of playing each other, the Aggies hope to even the score as they have already lost to the Lobos earlier this season. Last
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Little League International and the El Paso Border Youth Little League held their opening day ceremony at Golden Eagle Park in Horizon, Texas Saturday. The “All in, we win” event featured more than a dozen teams with over 250 youth athletes, team parents and coaches. The return of of little
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Round Rock Express scored six runs in a 10-batter top of the fifth inning and beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 9-6 Sunday afternoon at Southwest University Park. The teams split the six-game series. Round Rock’s fifth inning rally started with an inside-the-park home run to right-center field by Dustin
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — In the rubber match between two new CUSA members, things shifted quickly in Jax State’s favor. The Gamecocks put up five runs in a bizarre fourth inning, forcing three separate Aggies to pitch around a 15-plus minute delay. With the win, Jax State improved to 17-22 and 6-6 in league games.
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MIAMI, Florida (KVIA) — In a gripping Sunday afternoon showdown at Felsberg Field, the UTEP Softball team clinched a thrilling extra-inning win against FIU. The defining moment came in the eighth inning when Amaya Lee’s two-run home run sealed the 5-3 victory for UTEP. UTEP improves to 19-13 (5-7 Conference USA) while FIU drops to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Aggies earned their second Conference USA win of the season with an 8-6 victory over the Liberty Flames on April 7 at Presley Askew Field. The Aggies are now 2-1 on Sundays against conference foes. Left-handed pitcher Hayden Walker earned the nod on the bump for the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — San Elizario boys soccer find themselves back in the Final Four for the Class 4A State Championships in Georgetown, Texas. The Junior for the Eagles, Francisco Marquez, scored in the first half of the game snagging a 1-0 lead and the Eagles were able to keep it that way for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas sent 10 batters to the plate in a five-run fifth inning and beat the Round Rock Express 7-2 Saturday night. The Chihuahuas have won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Tim Locastro reached base four times for El Paso, going 2-for-2 with a double
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fell 3-2 on the road to rivals New Mexico United in the first Derby Del Camino Real matchup of the season. El Paso would concede a goal in the 7′ minute, putting Locomotive in a difficult position to equalize early on. Forward (and former New Mexico
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The NM State Aggies fell in seven innings to the Liberty Flames 15-5 at Presley Askew Field on April 6. With 20 mile an hour wind blowing straight out the Flames managed to hit seven home runs, the most the Aggies have given up this season. Scoring started early
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — It was a Friday to forget that sparked one of the best Saturdays of the season for NM State. Desirae Spearman was electric at the plate, sparking the offense with a home run in the first at bat of the afternoon. NM State posted 18 total hits, tying its season high and setting
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MIAMI, Florida (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team experienced a narrow defeat against FIU in game two of the series, with the Panthers securing a 5-4 victory. Ajia Richard’s 2-RBI performance uplifted the Miners, yet FIU’s dominant sixth inning ultimately proved decisive on Saturday afternoon at Felsberg Field. The scoring started in the bottom of
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EL PASO, Texas – Six Borderland soccer teams were looking keep their hopes of a state title alive. When all was said and done, only three were able to punch their ticket to the Elite 8. In Class 4A Riverside and San Elizario will meet in the regional final after both teams won their respective
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its inductees for the Class of 2024. The EPAHOF will welcome eight new members during an induction ceremony June 26th at El Paso Community College, 9050 Viscount Blvd. The Class of 2024 are as follows: (Courtesy: El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame) Living
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EL PASO, Texas – It has to be one of, if not the best season for high school soccer in the Borderland. Entering this week’s regional semi-finals (Sweet 16), 6 schools from the El Paso area remain in the hunt to win a state title. Five on the boys side, Eastlake, Pebble Hills, Burges, Riverside,
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EL PASO, Texas – Before a sold out crowd at UTEP’s University Field, the Miners and the FC Juarez Bravas squared off in a exhibition soccer match. A collegiate team taking on a professional soccer club. The Miners are in the middle of their Spring season, while the Bravas are in the middle of their
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Another week led to another set of hardware for NM State Softball. This time around, Jillian Taylor was named Conference USA Player of the Week after a walk-off grand slam highlighted a 4-1 week for the Aggies. Once again, Desirae Spearman won Freshman of the Week honors for the
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EL PASO, Texas – The regional quarterfinals of the high school soccer playoffs wrapped up Tuesday with five Borderland teams punching their ticket to the Sweet 16. Two matches featured El Paso schools facing one another. When all was said and done, Eastlake, Pebble Hills, Burges, and Riverside all advanced on the boys side, while
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(Courtesy Tim Hagerty, El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – The Round Rock Express beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 8-4 Tuesday night at Southwest University Park. It was just the third time the Chihuahuas lost in the 10 home openers in team history. El Paso’s runs came on an RBI single by Matthew Batten, a
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EL PASO, Texas – The San Elizario Eagles are once again soaring to the regional semi-finals of the Class 4A high school soccer playoffs. Monday, the Eagles defeated the Austin Panthers 5-0. San Elizario is vying to win a fourth state title in soccer. Last season, the Eagles made it to the final four, and
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The UTEP women’s track and field team is ranked 19th in the latest US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll released on Monday. The Miners have tallied 101.51 points and are the lone school outside a Power Five conference to be ranked in the top
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed at four different points Sunday, and they came back to beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 16-15 at Rio Grande Credit Union Field. The Chihuahuas won two of the three games in the season-opening series. The Chihuahuas were behind 9-8 entering the ninth inning and scored eight
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland’s volleyball community celebrated the life of one of their own Saturday. 14-year-old Samantha Bursum was killed in a crash while on her way to a volleyball tournament in Midland, Texas. She was a freshman at Las Cruces High School. A volleyball club held the “Pink Out for Sam
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Saturday, the Aggies (20-13, 6-3 CUSA) concluded their series with the Toreros (11-28, 0-0 WCC) as they dropped the home finale 11-3 in five innings at the NM State Softball Complex. With the loss, the Aggies conclude their homestand with a 6-2 record. Individually, each of the Aggies’ top
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — The Aggies lose series finale to #10 Dallas Baptist 13-3 in seven innings March 30 in Dallas, Texas. The Aggies had five different arms featured in today’s outing with Hayden Walker going the longest recording 2.2 innings pitched. Walker earned the start for the Aggies in the series finale, in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Saturday’s series finale witnessed a sell-out crowd at Helen of Troy Field as the UTEP softball team faced a tough defeat, succumbing 3-0 to Jax State. Jax State improves to 14-21 on the year, while UTEP drops to 18-11. Both teams now hold a 4-5 in conference play. Jax State
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(Courtesy: Tim Hagerty, El Paso Chihuahuas) ALBUQUERQUE. New Mexico – El Paso catcher Brett Sullivan went 5-for-5 in the Chihuahuas’ 6-5 win over the Albuquerque Isotopes Friday night at Rio Grande Credit Union Field. The Chihuahuas have now won four consecutive season-opening games and have an 8-2 record all-time in season openers. Chihuahuas starter Nolan
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EL PASO, Texas – The area round of the high school soccer playoffs continued Friday. It was a good day for El Paso area schools as several teams punched their ticket to the regional quarterfinals. The scores below are from Friday games: BOYS CLASS 6A AREA ROUND Pebble Hills 2 Keller 1 Eastlake 2 Southlake
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – In an electrifying matchup at Helen of Troy Field, UTEP softball experienced a heart-wrenching defeat against Jax State in extra innings, with a final score of 3-2. Despite an early lead courtesy of a stellar 2-run homer by Ashlynn Allen, the Miners succumbed to Jax State’s resilient offense, unable to
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