EL PASO, Texas – Since 2022 El Paso Rhinos owner Cory Herman has helped setup the ice for NHL games played not indoors, but outside in the elements. It all started in 2021, the year El Paso was awarded a pre-season NHL game. NHL officials were impressed with how Herman was able to maintain an ice rink at the County Coliseum Events Center
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A family rooted in El Paso learned early in their pregnancy that their unborn baby might be brain dead. They were relieved to later find out that their son Aiden Wilson, was instead born with down syndrome. Aiden has become the heartbeat of this family of four giving his older
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A pair of gymnasts from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Mila Noopila and Rylie Barrios drew the attention of college coaches, making their success even more impressive in a region where recruiting opportunities are scarce. Gymnastics is different from most sports, especially when it comes to getting recruited. Bridgette Scholljergedes
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a reunion 50 years in the making. The Eastwood Troopers are the last El Paso high school team to win a UIL state championship in basketball. Tuesday, the team came together at an Eastwood basketball game to celebrate and to reminisce about the day they made history. The team was honored during halftime as each
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two sisters from Fabens, Texas, Angel and Victoria Quiñonez, are often seen running around town. While they’ve built a reputation on the cross-country course, their dedication and leadership off the course reveal there’s much more to them than just running. Angel is a junior at Fabens High School and is
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso basketball team is shining at the national level. The Lady Rumble are an all girls team comprised of middle school athletes from various communities in the Borderland. The team has won five national championships across the country and they’ve brought home a total of 15 tournament titles. For all
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso native Danny Torres gave up football and basketball to focus on track and field after realizing his potential as a freshman in high school. Torres recently wrapped up his first cross country season at the University of Texas at Austin and is beginning to make a name for
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Leadership Academy football team celebrated a major achievement. The team won a state championship this past season. The EPLA Leaders are a six-man football team. They finished the season with an 8-2 record, and went on to win the Texas Christian Athletic League state championship. EPLA head coach
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EL PASO, Texas – TNA Wrestling returns to the Sun City for a three-day event at the El Paso County Coliseum. It all begins Friday with a live pay-per-view event, TNA Final Resolution. Then on Saturday and Sunday there will be tapings for TNA’s weekly wrestling show, TNA Impact. ABC-7 sports director Adrian Ochoa spoke
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EL PASO, Texas – Jorge Martinez fell in love with the sport of football at an early age. He grew up playing the sport not in El Paso, but way up north in the state of Alaska. Martinez decided if he wanted to keep growing in the sport Texas was the place to be, so
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EL PASO, Texas – Gone, but never forgotten. Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Eddie Guerrero. A Sun City legend who even with the passage of time is remembered fondly in the Borderland. Tuesday city council honored the wrestling icon with a special proclamation, declaring November 18 as Eddie Guerrero Day. Lowriders
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame has five new members. The Class of 2025 was formally inducted during a ceremony Friday, November 7th. During UTEP’s football game against Jacksonville State, the new inductees were honored during halftime. ABC-7 sports director, Adrian Ochoa spoke with some of the inductees. (Courtesy: UTEP Athletics)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The three star running back Ernie Powers from Franklin High School shockingly only has five division one offers even after garnering a special season in Texas history. Powers has received offers from UTEP, Lehigh, Air Force, Navy and Wofford. “I feel like even if I get under recruited, I’m going
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Burges High School senior, Ian Lujan is living his dream. Playing high school football was something others doubted he could do, but Lujan proved the naysayers wrong. Lujan is deaf and he relies solely on sign language to communicate. However, he didn’t let his disability get in the way of
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EL PASO, Texas – TNA wrestling returns to El Paso in December for three consecutive days of professional wrestling. The events will be held at the El Paso County Coliseum on December 5, 6, and 7. The show on Friday, December 5 will be a live pay-per-view event that will be streamed world-wide, TNA Final
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP marching band has been putting in the work all summer long as they prepare for the upcoming football season. The band’s first performance of the season will be during UTEP’s first home game Saturday against Tennessee-Martin. ABC-7 got an inside look at how the Marching Miners are preparing to
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s been a week that El Pasoan Marcus Torres will remember for the rest of his life. Last week, the UTEP wide receiver was awarded the #2 Luke Laufenberg jersey. It’s a number that means a lot to the program, and that takes a certain type of player to wear. Luke Laufenberg is the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The longtime rivalry matchup between the Las Cruces Bulldawgs and the Mayfield Trojans that’s existed since at least 1967 will kickoff Friday Night Lights in Las Cruces Friday, August 22nd at the Field of Dreams in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Last season this duo played in the first game of
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EL PASO, Texas – A college football player from El Paso will be wearing two uniforms this year. His football one, and his military uniform. Darian Diaz combined his love for the game with the love for his country. “In my career I’ve always faced adversity,” Diaz said. “Nothing has ever been handed to me. I’ve
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s middle blocker, Danika Washington, will return with the Miners as she meets all requirements of the Deigo Pavia Rule, giving her an extra year of eligibility after spending two seasons at a junior college. Last year, Washington collected 191 kills, 114 blocks (8 solo) and 23 digs. After the
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EL PASO, Tournament – Hailey Delgado, 15, admits that at first she hated the sport of wrestling, but now she’s one of the best wrestlers in the state. “I wanted to do the traditional girlie things,” Delgado said. “Getting dressed up to go to dance class, but a couple of years ago I don’t know
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former UTEP forward, Otis Frazier III, pushed through an irregular heart condition entering his freshman year in college and will now get ready to begin his professional career in Israel. Frazier will play for Elitzur Briga Netanya, a professional basketball club that plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, which
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EL PASO (KVIA) – We are just over a month away from the annual “Swing For a Cause” fundraiser put on by “Special Olympics Texas” to raise important funds for special athletes right here in the El Paso area. Please tune into ABC-7 at ten p.m. for an XTRA Depth report in another edition of “People,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Chapin’s senior and starting quarterback Josh Martel moved from Phoenix, Arizona to El Paso, Texas his sophomore year after losing his mom to cancer. Honestly, it feels like something’s missing all the time,” Martel said. “She was battling cancer since I was a little kid, I’ve seen her battle cancer,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deion Hankins is getting a chance to make an NFL Roster. Hankins begins training camp with the Chicago Bears this week. The first day of practice is Wednesday. “Being at this point where I have this opportunity with the Bears, looking back at my story all the times I wanted to quit, it just makes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Hanks High School graduate Desirae Spearman held day one of her second annual “Desirae Spearman” camp at Hanks High School on Monday. In June, Spearman announced that she would be transferring from New Mexico State to Texas Tech after two seasons with the Aggies. “Las Cruces, New Mexico will
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A baseball player from Las Cruces will be getting a chance to make it to The Show. Isaac Silva signed an undrafted free agent contract Wednesday with the Baltimore Orioles. Silva is coming off a stellar season pitching for the Murray State Racers. Murray State had a magical run in the College World
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EL PASO, Texas – Ivy Enriquez packs quite the punch. At 18-years-old, she’s already begun a pro boxing career. “I believe I’m going at a pace that’s good for me,” Enriquez said. “I’ve been getting a lot of good opportunities, so to be able to grow as fast as I am it’s exciting.” After a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The four star running back and recent Minnesota commit, Ryan Estrada, chose to become a Golden Gopher after feeling like he was at “home” when taking his official visit. “The coaching staff treated me great,” Estrada said. “I can’t wait to get down there and just make an immediate impact.”
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP offensive lineman Tyrone McDuffie has always been a fan of the Miners. It all started at an early age when he and his family would attend UTEP football games. The Parkland grad was one of the best high school players from El Paso in the class of 2023. McDuffie signed with Colorado
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