(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Legendary University of Texas at El Paso basketball coach Don Haskins will be honored with a new statue on campus. The seven-foot work of art is a gift from El Pasoans Dan and JoAnn Longoria. Haskins, the former head coach at Texas Western College — now The University
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EL PASO, Texas – Franklin High School quarterback Shay Smith made it official Friday morning putting pen to paper on path to becoming a UTEP Miner. A signing ceremony was held at Franklin High School. Smith’s teammates, friends and family were in attendance. Smith will follow his father, Paul Smith’s footsteps who played for the
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EL PASO, Texas – For high school athletes there are great games, and then there are games that are simply phenomenal. Anthony’s Julie Cuellar experienced the latter after she scored 54 points in a single basketball game. A rarity at any level, college or the NBA, but even more so at the high school level.
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC has signed defender Lucas Stauffer from Las Vegas Lights FC ahead of the 2024 USL Championship season, the club announced today. The transaction is pending league and federal approval. “It’s nice and exciting to bring Lucas to El Paso,” Head Coach and
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EL PASO, Texas – The Chapin Huskies ended non-district play on a high note Tuesday night with a dominate win over the Del Valle Conquistadores. The final score was 98-44. Chapin is currently ranked 4th in the state in Class 5A. The Huskies overall record improved to 20-4, while Del Valle’s record now stands at
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced that it will host Liga MX side and cross-border rival FC Juárez in an international friendly at Southwest University Park on Wednesday, March 20, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. Fans interested in purchasing tickets can join the priority waitlist here to receive
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS. Texas – David Terrell Jr. played well across the board in a pair of games last week on the way to being named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP guard Erin Wilson was honored by Conference USA earlier this week after she was named Conference USA Player of the Week. During UTEP’s recent game against Southern Utah, Wilson recorded a double-double, 18-points and 16-rebounds. Wilson is the second Miner to win a weekly conference award after Aaliyah Stanton was named
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that midfielder Louis “Chapa” Herrera will be departing after five seasons with his hometown club. Chapa made 102 appearances across all competitions (one of only four players in club history to reach the milestone mark) and netted three goals in his five years, helping Locomotive reach
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Round one of the Battle of I-10 went to the New Mexico State Aggies. Thursday night in Las Cruces, the Aggies defeated the UTEP Miners, 63-53. It was the first Conference USA game of the season for both teams, and the first conference matchup between the Miners and Aggies since
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that forward Aaron Gomez, who has been with the club since the inaugural 2019 season, will be departing ahead of the 2024 season. Joining Locomotive from sister club FC Juárez, Gomez would establish himself as a critical component in
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas -The UTEP men’s basketball team (8-6) will play at I-10 rival NM State (6-9) in the Conference USA opener for both squads at 7 p.m. MT Thursday. It marks the first time that the longtime foes will square off in a league game since the 1961-62 season when both
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EL PASO, Texas – It took three overtime periods for the Canutillo Eagles and the Bel Air Highlanders to settle their class 5A showdown. The Highlanders had the home court advantage Tuesday night as they looked to win their 9th game of the season. In the end it was the Eagles getting the better of
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden continued to announce his support staff by naming Robbie Matos the Miners’ new director of football operations and chief of staff on Thursday. Matos worked under Walden at Austin Peay for two seasons (2022-2023) and was part of a program that went
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden started to add support staff as Chris Campbell was announced as the Miners’ new Director of Strength & Conditioning on Wednesday. Campbell spent five seasons at Austin Peay (2019-2023), including the last four campaigns on Walden’s staff. Campbell was hired at Austin
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EL PASO, Texas – The 90th edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game is just around the corner and teams are putting in the work this week. The Oregon State Beavers are holding practices at Eastwood High School, while the Notre Dame Fighting are practicing at the Socorro Student Activities Complex. The Sun
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – After leading UTEP to the 2023 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Championship, senior Zid Powell has been named the Conference USA men’s basketball Player of the Week, it was announced by the league office Tuesday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders
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EL PASO, Texas – Longtime Del Valle High School soccer coach Bruce Reichman has officially called it a career. Reichman’s last day on the job was Wednesday. Tuesday, the school held a retirement ceremony to honor one of the winningest high school soccer coaches in the state of Texas. He amassed a total of 710
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are champions of the Sun Bowl Invitational once again. Thursday at the Don Haskins Center, the Miners defeated the Wyoming Cowboys, 78-67 to win their first Sun Bowl Invitational championship under head coach Joe Golding (3rd season). Golding also secured his 200th win of his coaching career. It
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden, a day after signing 23 new Miners, continued to add staff members as he announced the hiring of Joe Pappalardo the Miners’ Wefense (special teams) and Miner Backs coach on Thursday. Pappalardo follows Walden after serving as his special teams coordinator and
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EL PASO, Texas – It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win for the UTEP Miners. Wednesday night at the Don Haskins Center, the Miners defeated the Norfolk State Spartans, 67-65 to advance to the championship game of the WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. It was UTEP’s first win against a division
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden announced 23 new Miners on National Signing Day on Wednesday. The new 2024 class features eight transfers from Walden’s previous program Austin Peay, while the Miners are signing nine student-athletes out of high school. In total, the program will see a total
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Sophomore Victor Kibiego was honored as the 2023 Conference USA Cross Country Male Athlete of the Year as announced by league officials on Tuesday. “We’re proud to earn another postseason award, adding to the long list of achievements within the program,” UTEP Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Mika
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (6-4) will play for the first time in more than a week when it competes at Abilene Christian (4-6) at 2 p.m./3 p.m. CT Sunday. It is a homecoming for Miners’ head coach Joe Golding, who directed the Wildcats to a record of 158-144
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden has continued to build his staff as he announced the hiring of Jake Brown, the Miners’ new offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach on Thursday. Brown joins the UTEP staff and will stay in the friendly confines of Conference USA after being Louisiana Tech’s
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners gave it everything they had, but unfortunately they came up short. Before another sold out crowd at UTEP’s Memorial Gym, the Miners lost to the Wichita State Shockers in the championship game of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. The Shockers would sweep the Miners in straight sets, 3-0.
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s the end of era at Del Valle High School. Longtime boys soccer coach Bruce Reichman announced his retirement Tuesday. Reichman is one of the winningest high school soccer coaches in Texas. A total of 710 wins during his time as head coach of the Del Valle Conquistadores. Reichman was the
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SOUTH BEND, Indiana – The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl will go on without one of the participating team’s star players. Notre Dame quarterback, Sam Hartman has decided not to play in the game and will instead focus on next year’s NFL Draft. A Notre Dame spokesperson confirmed Hartman’s decision to ESPN after Hartman released
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are ready to run it back. UTEP will once again get to play host to a tournament match as part of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. The Miners will face the South Florida Bulls in the semifinals Sunday, December 10, inside Memorial Gym with first serve set for 1:30
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team continues their historic run in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. In front of a sellout crowd of 3,271 inside UTEP’s Memorial Gym, the Miners defeated the Clemson Tigers in four sets. It’s the largest crowd to ever see a UTEP volleyball game in the program’s history. Wednesday’s
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