(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP took three of the six 2024 Conference USA Track & Field Superlative awards. Jakub Belik (Men’s Field Athlete of the Year), Niesha Burgher (Women’s Track Athlete of the Year) and Jordani Woodley (Male Track Athlete of the Year) earned those honors as announced by league officials on Tuesday. Belik
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EL PASO, Texas – On June 26, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame will induct 8 new members. One of them will be Kimberly Phillips-Gomez. The longtime track and field coach at Hanks High School has led the Knights to several districts championships in both track & field and also cross country. Phillips-Gomez is
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Mike Roberts has been named as an assistant coach for the UTEP men’s basketball team, head coach Joe Golding announced Friday. Roberts has ample experience across the board and a proven track record of winning. He most recently coached at Cincinnati from 2021-23. He also previously held full-time coaching positions at his
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EL PASO, Texas – On June 26, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome the class of 2024. ABC-7 will be getting to learn more about this year’s inductees. Rita Benavides Delnoye was a runner at UTEP from 1987 to 1991. She came to the United States from Holland and had a stellar career
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The preseason all-conference teams have begun to be recognized as twelve UTEP Miners were named to Phil Steele’s 2024 Preseason CUSA Team as announced by the publication on Tuesday. Heading the list for the new UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden is first team honoree Bandit Maurice Westmoreland. Westmoreland led the Miners with
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AUSTIN, Texas – The playoffs could look a lot different for many high school sports in Texas next season. Tuesday, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) passed an amendment that will split divisions in the postseason for basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball and soccer. The change creates two state championship brackets, a division one and a division two bracket.
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EUGENE, Oregon – The UTEP track and field women’s squad wrapped up a memorable 2024 season at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field on Thursday. Niesha Burgher finished in 10th overall in the 200-meter dash, two-tenths of a second short of advancing to Saturday’s final. She clocked
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(Courtesy: Sun Bowl Association) EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association, Kellogg’s and CBS announced on Thursday, June 6, 2024 that the 91st Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Game is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. The game will kick-off at Noon (MT)
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) SAN ANTONIO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC picked up a massive result on the road Wednesday night, beating in-state rivals San Antonio FC 1-0 to register its third win of the season. After a scoreless first half, Locomotive would break the deadlock in the 65′. Defender Brandan Craig would
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s the beginning of a new era at Bel Air High School. Tuesday, the school introduced their new head football coach and athletic director, Gary Recoder. Recoder joins the Highlanders from Riverside High School where he was the school’s head football coach for the past five seasons. He helped turn around
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Jakub Belik (high jump), Loubna Benhadja (4×400), Niesha Burgher (200m, 4×400), Sandra Maiyo (10,000m), Zani Meaders (4×400), Arianne Morais (javelin), Marissa Simpson (100H), Rejoice Sule (4×400 alternate), Princess Uche (4×400) and Jordani Woodley (110H) will open competition at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships
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(Courtesy: Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC forwards Amando Moreno and Joaquin Rivas as well as goalkeeper Jahmali Waite received international call ups to for their respective national teams for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, the club announced today. JAMAICA Waite receives the call up for Jamaica ahead of their matches
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The national recognitions just keep piling up for NMSU freshman, Desirae Spearman. Tuesday, the NMSU pitcher/utility player, and Hanks graduate was named to the Freshman All-American Team. It’s a recognition made by softballamerica.com. Spearman had a phenomenal freshman season with the Aggies. She hit a total of 18 home runs,
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Softball’s Zaylie Calderon, Lexi Morales, and Ajia Richard have been named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District® Softball Team, announced by the organization Tuesday. To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50, be a sophomore academically and have a year-in-residence at their
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – UTEP track and field’s Niesha Burgher (200-meter dash), Marissa Simpson (100-meter hurdles) and 4×400-meter relay team sprinted their way to nationals on the final day of competition at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships West First Round in Fayetteville, Ark., at John McDonnell Field on Saturday. After
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(Courtesy: Locomotive FC) CHARLESTON, South Carolina – Against all odds, El Paso Locomotive FC came together to pull off what might possibly be the upset of the season by beating league leaders Charleston Battery 2-1 on the road, ending their historic 11-game unbeaten streak. In a inspiring display of heart, fight and courage, the Locos
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – UTEP track and field’s Arianne Morais finished first overall in the first round of the women’s javelin throw, and freshman Sandra Maiyo finished in the top 12 in the 10,000-meter race to punch their tickets to Eugene on day two at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team has landed gifted Tarleton State transfer Devon Barnes, head coach Joe Golding announced Thursday. Barnes averaged 13.0 points (14th WAC), 2.2 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals (15th WAC) to help the Texans compile a DI school-record 25 wins and reach the semifinals
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Tobi Amusan (track & field), Beto Bautista (men’s basketball), Izabela Piekarska (women’s basketball), Tony Tolbert (football) and Brandon Wolfram (men’s basketball) form the 21st induction class into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame. This year’s class will be inducted on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Sun Bowl, and will
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso charter school won a baseball state championship over the weekend. ABC-7 would like to extend a congratulations to the El Paso Leadership Academy, and the team’s head coach Angel Torres. Saturday, the team won a state title at the Texas Charter School Academic and Athletic League playoffs. The
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EL PASO, Texas – The Bel Air Highlanders are now in search for their next head football coach. Thursday, it was confirmed to ABC-7 that coach Eric Scogin is stepping down as the team’s head coach. Scogin has been the head football coach at Bel Air High School since 2019. In his five seasons with
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP men’s basketball guard David Terrell Jr. has added to his list of accolades by earning the Conference USA Winter Spirit of Service Award, the league office revealed Tuesday. The award honors student-athletes with significant community service endeavors, good academic standing and participation in their sport. The Spirit of
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EL PASO, Texas – The Conference USA Volleyball Tournament is coming to El Paso/UTEP. UTEP officials confirmed to ABC-7 that the conference tournament will be held at UTEP’s Memorial Gymnasium this upcoming season. This will be the first time ever that UTEP hosts a conference tournament in volleyball. Eight teams will take part in the
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) LEESBURG, Virginia – El Paso Locomotive FC let out a huge sigh of relief on Friday night when it beat Loudoun United FC 2-0 to pick up its first win of the 2024 season. Coming into tonight winless in nine league matches and with Head Coach and Technical Director Brian
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The season for the UTEP Miners came to a heartbreaking end Thursday night in Las Cruces. The Miners came up short in their elimination game in the Conference USA Tournament against the Liberty Flames, 13-10. UTEP had a 8-4 lead in the bottom of the 6th inning before Liberty’s Brynn
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The 2024 Conference USA Championships will be held at Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field on May 10-12. The three-day meet begins Friday morning and wraps up on Sunday night. Tickets are available here, only $20 for all three days. Friday’s action starts at 9:30 a.m. with the combined events (decathlon, heptathlon), while the field events begin at 3:30
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After losing their first game in the Conference USA Tournament against Louisiana Tech, 2-0, the Miners battled back in a elimination game against Jacksonville State. The Gamecocks had a 6-0 lead in the 6th inning, but UTEP rallied winning the game 7-6 to stay alive in the tournament. The Miners
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball program is losing its top assistant coach. Monday, Oklahoma State announced the hiring of Jeremy Cox as the team’s new assistant coach. Cox will join the Cowboys coaching staff of newly appointed head coach, Steve Lutz. Lutz was the head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers last
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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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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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