EL PASO, Texas – Just when it seemed like the sky was falling for the UTEP basketball program, a silver lining emerged Monday. From new players joining the program to a new coaching staff for UTEP head coach Joe Golding. During the off-season, three UTEP assistant coaches left the program leaving Golding with three spots to
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school softball playoffs continued Friday with the bi-district round. The following scores are from Friday: CLASS 6A Socorro defeated Midland 8-7 (Socorro leads best-of-three series 1-0) Odessa Permian defeated Montwood 6-2 (Odessa Permian leads best-of-three series 1-0) Frenship defeated Eastwood 3-0 (Frenship leads best-of-three series 1-0) Eastlake defeated Midland
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TEXARKANA, Arkansas – The UTEP men’s golf team upset top-seeded Liberty, 3-2, in the match play semifinals, but the Miners fell short against second-seed Sam Houston, 3.5-1.5 at the 2025 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship at Texarkana Country Club (par 72, 6969 yards) on Wednesday afternoon. UTEP, for a second straight season, upset the top-seed team
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TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS – The UTEP men’s golf team won in a playoff over rival NM State to advance to match play for a second consecutive season following the final round of stroke play at the 2025 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship at Texarkana Country Club (par 72, 6969 yards) on Wednesday afternoon. The Miners and
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas started their six-game homestand against Sacramento with a 3-0 win over the River Cats Tuesday night. It was the Chihuahuas’ first shutout since September 7, 2024 at Reno. El Paso starter Jared Kollar pitched five shutout innings in his best start of the season. Sean Reynolds, Raul
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – UTEP Softball wrapped up its rivalry slate in dominant fashion Tuesday evening, defeating New Mexico 7-3 at Lobo Softball Field to complete the season sweep of the Lobos. With the win, the Miners improved to 5-0 against UNM and NMSU — tying the most rivalry wins in a single season in program
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EL PASO, Texas – Conference USA announced UTEP’s Jakub Belik as the Male Field Athlete of the Week and Marissa Simpson as the Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by league officials on Tuesday. Belik and Simpson have been named athletes of the week on back-to-back occasions after earning the weekly honors on April 15. It’s
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Bri Garcia and Marissa Burchard earned Conference USA Softball weekly honors, the league announced Monday. Garcia grabs her first Player of the Week award, while Burchard collects her second Freshman of the Week title of the season. Player of the Week – Bri Garcia, UTEP – Junior – Infielder – El Paso,
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Softball opened its home series against FIU in thrilling fashion Thursday afternoon, walking off the Panthers with a solo home run by Kenna Carranza to clinch a 7-6 victory at Helen of Troy Field. Carranza’s two-out, first-pitch blast to center field capped a resilient performance by the Miners (17-24, 6-13 CUSA),
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EL PASO, Texas – After Wednesday night’s dramatic victory in penalties over rivals New Mexico United, El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it will continue its 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign against Austin FC on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30 MT at Q2 Stadium in Austin. The Fourth Round match will be streamed on
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – It was another classic match between rivals El Paso Locomotive FC and New Mexico United. Wednesday’s match had a lot on the line as it was part of the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. The Locomotive FC would secure the win in penalty kicks 2(4) – 2(1). The club
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Softball delivered a dominant performance Tuesday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field, run-ruling regional rival New Mexico, 10-2, in five innings behind a relentless offensive attack and solid defense. The Miners (16-24) used an 11-hit effort, including home runs from Madi Mendoza and Halle Hogan, to power past the Lobos (20-21-1)
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP basketball program is in the process of a rebuild, and it’s not just because of the players they lost due to the transfer portal. UTEP head coach Joe Golding isn’t just looking for new players, but also new assistant coaches. A source confirmed to ABC-7 the departure of three UTEP assistant
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP hosted a spring volleyball tournament Saturday at UTEP’s Memorial Gymnasium. The Miners are putting in the work this off-season as they hope to return to the NCAA Tournament.
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso baseball player Darell Hernaiz has had quite the journey to ‘The Show.’ This week his journey brought him back home as he and his Las Vegas Aviators faced the El Paso Chihuahuas for a six game series at Southwest University Park. It was Hernaiz’s first time back at his hometown ballpark since
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EL PASO, Texas – Trenton Brooks hit a high home run over the right field fence in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday to give the El Paso Chihuahuas a 7-6 walk-off win over the Las Vegas Aviators at Southwest University Park. It was El Paso’s first win in the first three games of
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas returned home to Southwest University Park Tuesday to begin a six game series against the Las Vegas Aviators. The Aviators would get the victory by a final score of 11-7. It was also a homecoming for El Pasoan, Darell Hernaiz. The Americas grad plays for the Aviators
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP track and field will have its first home meet since 2019 as the Miners are hosting the Sun City Classic at Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field on Friday. The Sun City Classic will be free for all fans. UTEP will compete against New Mexico, NM State and Rice, along with a group of
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Softball faced a tough challenge on Wednesday afternoon, falling twice to Power 4 opponent Arizona State in a midday doubleheader at Helen of Troy Field. The Sun Devils claimed an 8-0 run-rule win in six innings in the opener, before notching a 5-2 victory in game two. GAME 1: Arizona State
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The Las Vegas Aviators beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 6-4 Wednesday afternoon to win for the second time in as many days at Southwest University Park. Las Vegas is now a Pacific Coast League-best 8-3 this season. The Aviators hit two home runs in the top of the third inning. One
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Update (April 8, 2025): According to a job listing by El Paso ISD, Franklin High School is now looking for Coach Daren Walker’s replacement. The job listing on the EPISD website. The listing is titled “Campus Athletic Coordinator/ HS Football Head Coach, Franklin High School.” ABC-7 is reaching out to EPISD for comment. (February 26,
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP softball team opened the Battle of I-10 series with a statement win Friday night, defeating rival New Mexico State 8-4 at Helen of Troy Field. The Miners brought the power at the plate, scoring all eight of their runs via the long ball to secure the Game 1 victory.
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EL PASO, Texas – A UTEP soccer player is getting the opportunity of a lifetime after she was named to the roster of Mexico’s under-20 national team. Ashlee Mora is a freshman at UTEP. The Albuquerque native was one of three freshmen to appear in all 17 games for the Miners last season. She also made
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THOUSAND OAKS, California – Another fast start for El Paso Locomotive FC propelled the club to a 3-0 victory over Ventura County FC in the Second Round of the U.S. Open Cup at Dignity Health Sports Park Track and Field Stadium in Carson, Ca. Daniel Carter and Tony Alfaro found themselves in the right place off corner kicks
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its next inductees for the Class of 2025. Eight new members will be inducted during an induction ceremony Tuesday, June 24. The inductees are as follows: Living Athlete Category Bobby R. Kirkley – A basketball player, Kirkley is a Parkland High School Graduate
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MIDLAND, Texas – The Bel Air Highlanders saw their state title hopes come to an end Tuesday morning in Midland, TX. Bel Air was defeated by the Saginaw Rough Riders 1-0 in the regional final of the Class 5A Division 2 playoffs. Saginaw scored the only goal in the match with about 20 seconds left
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EL PASO, Texas – It was an all El Paso showdown in the Elite 8 of the Class 5A Division 1 high school soccer playoffs. The Americas Trail Blazers and the El Dorado Aztecs both got to enjoy the comforts of home as they squared off Monday night at SAC 2. In the end it
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday night to pull ahead of the Salt Lake Bees and win 10-3. It was the Chihuahuas’ fifth straight win in a season-opening game and they’ve now won nine of 11 season-opening games all-time. Chihuahuas first baseman
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EL PASO, Texas – And then there were three. Three El Paso schools punched their ticket to the regional finals of the UIL state soccer playoffs. Americas, El Dorado, and Bel Air will all take the pitch next week in the regional finals. Americas will face El Dorado in the Class 5A Division 1 regional
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EL PASO, Texas – Get the peanuts and cracker jacks ready. The boys of summer are back as Opening Day for the El Paso Chihuahuas is Friday. Field crews at Southwest University Park are hard at work getting everything ready for Friday’s game against the Salt Lake Bees. The Chihuahuas will open the season with a
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