EL PASO, Texas – The girls high school basketball playoffs tipped-off Monday. A few El Paso schools punched their ticket to the area round. The bi-district round of the playoffs continue Tuesday. Scores from Monday are below: CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 Franklin 56 Midland Legacy 55 CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 Montwood 19 Frenship 46 CLASS
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are now in search of a new defensive coordinator. Sources confirmed to ABC-7, J.J. Clark is leaving UTEP after he accepted a position with the Dallas Cowboys. Clark will be joining Brian Schottenheimer’s coaching staff as a defensive assistant and linebackers coach. This is a big loss for the Miners
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EL PASO, Texas – Longtime high school basketball coach, Tony Harper is ready to call it a career. Sources confirmed to ABC-7 Monday, Harper will coach his final game Tuesday when his Cathedral Fighting Irish face the Patterson Institute. Harper’s coaching career began in 1968. Before he became the head coach at Cathedral, Harper coached
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Devon Barnes tallied 18 points, Otis Frazier III added 16 while the Miners won the rebounding battle (36-35) and held the Aggies to 30.4 percent shooting in the UTEP men’s basketball team’s wire-to-wire 66-63 victory at NM State Saturday evening. It marks the first triumph at the Pan-American Center for
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (9-12, 2-8 CUSA) fell to NM State (12-11, 5-5 CUSA) 85-58 Saturday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. The Miners shot 40.0 percent (20-50) from the field, 25.0 percent (4-16) from three, and 66.7 percent (16-24) from the foul line. UTEP pulled down 33 rebounds and
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s 2025 football schedule was announced on Thursday. The schedule features six home games, including five on Saturday, and the return of the Battle of I-10 to the Sun City. After opening the season at Utah State (Aug. 30), UTEP will be home for four of its first six games, taking on UT Martin (Sept.
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EL PASO, Texas – Wednesday was National Signing Day. High school student athletes across the country put pen to paper as they made their final decision on where they plan to continue their athletic careers. El Paso was no exception. Signing day ceremonies were held at high schools across the Borderland. For all their accomplishments,
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden announced the addition of 26 new Miners on Wednesday’s National Signing Day 2025. The Miners have added 53 new student-athletes combining this signing class with December’s early signees. Of the 26 newcomers being announced on Wednesday, 17 are on defense (five defensive linemen, four safeties, four linebackers,
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EL PASO, Texas – As the high school basketball regular season nears completion, teams are looking to better their standings in district play. The Eastlake Falcons paid a visit to the Coronado Thunderbirds Tuesday night. The Falcons came away with the win, 51-46. Eastlake improved their district record to 8-2 as they are currently in
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s nationally-ranked Niesha Burgher was honored as the Conference USA Indoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Week as announced by league officials on Tuesday. Burgher headlined the weekend after blazing out to a school-record 22.79 in the women’s 200-meter dash. The senior took first place out of 15 sprinters on Friday at
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – UTEP’s Niesha Burgher set a new school record while winning the 200-meter dash on day one at the New Mexico Team Open in the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday evening. Niesha Burgher blazed out to a school-record 22.79 in the women’s 200-meter dash. The senior took first place out of 15
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC goalkeeper Jahmali Waite has been selected to Jamaica’s 28-man roster for its upcoming international friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago. Waite and the Reggae Boyz will host both matches against the Soca Warriors in Jamaica. The first match is scheduled to be played at the Catherine Hall Stadium in Montego
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky – The UTEP men’s basketball team went back-and-forth with WKU before succumbing late in a 78-74 road setback inside E.A. Diddle Arena Thursday evening. The game featured nine ties and 10 lead changes, with the Miners (15-6, 5-3 CUSA) unleashing a 10-0 run to vault ahead of the Toppers (13-8, 4-4 CUSA)
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a special honor for one of the best basketball players to call the Sun City home. Tuesday night, Evwella Munn had her jersey number retired at her alma mater, Jefferson High School. Munn played basketball at Jefferson and graduated in 1976. She would go on to play two seasons
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (15-5, 5-2 CUSA) will open a three-game road swing when it plays at WKU (12-8, 3-4 CUSA) at 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT Thursday. The Miners, who sit in a three-way tie for first place in Conference USA alongside Middle Tennessee and Jax State at 5-2
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school basketball season is heating up. On the boys side, Del Valle and El Paso came away with districts win, while on the girls side, Hanks got the win over Del Valle. Here are some of the scores from Tuesday night. DEL VALLE 64HANKS 45FINAL (BOYS)EL PASO 57JEFFERSON 53FINAL
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EL PASO, Texas – The 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup kicks off on March 18-20 with El Paso Locomotive FC slated to enter in the 32-game First Round array of exclusively amateur vs. pro matchups. Under the direction of Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera, the Locos will prepare for their fifth Open Cup appearance intent on picking
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DALLAS, Texas – Senior UTEP men’s basketball standout Otis Frazier III has been named the Conference USA Player of the Week, the league office revealed Monday. The 2024-25 Players of the Week are voted on by the league’s sports information directors. He is the first Miner this year to be claim the honor while it
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — The Dallas Cowboys have ended their head coaching search, hiring their offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer as head coach, per multiple reports. Schottenheimer had been the offensive coordinator since 2023, taking over for Kellen Moore. He has been an assistant on multiple NFL teams for the last two decades, most recently the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III tallied 17 points while Ahamad Bynum scored 16 off the bench, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was clipped by Jax State, 73-66, at the Don Haskins Center Thursday evening. The Miners (14-5, 4-2 CUSA) led by two (66-64) with 2:42 to play in the contest, but
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced that it has acquired forward Frank Lopez via transfer from Miami FC. The signing is pending league and federation approval, and the terms of the deal will not be disclosed per club policy. “I’m excited about this new challenge and it is a privilege for me to be part of
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso boxer Stephanie Han is gearing up for the biggest fight of her career. On February 22, Han will fight for the WBA world lightweight championship. She’ll face Colorado’s Hannah Terlep (5-1, 2 KOs). Han currently holds a record of 9-0 with two knockouts, and in July won the WBA Intercontinental title.
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today its 2025 preseason schedule in preparation for the 2025 USL Championship season, which kicks off Saturday, March 8 at home against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Tickets for the 2025 Home Opener can be purchased at eplocomotivefc.com/tickets. Throughout the month-long preseason, El Paso Locomotive FC will play five matches. Locomotive will open
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EL PASO, Texas – The Eastwood Troopers came away with a big time district win Friday night. The Troopers defeated the Eastlake Falcons, 68-30 to take sole possession of first place in District 1-6A. Both teams entered the game 5-0 in district play. Eastwood improved their overall record to 20-5, 6-0 in district play. The
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres have announced that Pete Zamora will return to manage the Chihuahuas in 2025. It will be Zamora’s second season as the Chihuahuas’ manager and his 10th season as a manager or coach in the Padres organization. The Chihuahuas’ 2025 staff will also include pitching
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia – Junior Ahamad Bynum buried a pull-up jump shot from just inside the arc with 2.9 seconds left to send the UTEP men’s basketball team to an exhilarating 72-70 victory at Liberty in a nationally-televised contest (CBS Sports Network) Thursday evening. The Miners (13-4, 3-1 CUSA) kept their composure throughout in a game
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP cheer team will be putting their best cheers forward as they head to a national competition this week. The Miners will head to Orlando, Florida to compete at the prestigious 2025 UCA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship. The championship will be held at the Walt Disney World Resort
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (8-6, 1-2 CUSA) welcomes Liberty (10-5, 3-1 CUSA) to the Don Haskins Thursday evening in its CUSA home opener. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. MT. Following the game, the Miners will be holding a poster-signing for fans. UTEP fell to NM State 65-49 in the Battle of I-10 on Jan.
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EL PASO, Texas – The Chapin Huskies once again proved why they are the best basketball team in El Paso. Tuesday, the Huskies defeated their northeast rival, the Andress Eagles, 71-42. Chapin hasn’t lost a boys basketball game to an El Paso area school since 2021. With the win against Andress, the Huskies improved their
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GLENDALE, Arizona – Aaron Jones’ 8th season in the NFL came to an end Monday night in Glendale, Arizona. The Los Angeles Rams dominated the Minnesota Vikings, 27-9 in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs. The Rams will face the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs next week. The game
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