EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thanks to a shirt, some coffee and a class act, one of the best to ever don the Dallas Cowboys jersey, will be rooting for the Miners this season. Earlier this year, head coach Dana Dimel and Justin Garrett, a former UTEP wide receiver and the current director of player
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – Eric Calvillo, who donned the captain’s armband for the first time in his professional career, would open the scoring for El Paso in the 21′, wide open in the box to guide Marc Navarro’s cross into the net with a diving header. The second half would
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(Courtesy: UTEP Football) EL PASO, Texas – Up and down the UTEP wide receiver room, there are talented players that can line up anywhere on the field ready to cause severe headaches for opposing defenses in the 2023 season. The alpha of the pack is 5’7, 170-pound senior Tyrin Smith, who should not be underestimated because of
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7’s high school football previews continue with the Pebble Hills Spartans. The Spartans are looking to build off of last season’s district 1-6A championship. They bring back an experience bunch led by quarterback Gael Ochoa. Spartans kick off their season Thursday, August 24 against Canutillo.
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The Gibbs Keeton era of UTEP Soccer officially begins this week with a pair of games against Northern Arizona at home (7 p.m. MT Thursday) and at San Diego State (7 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. MT Sunday). GAME COVERAGE Live Stats for the season opener will be available on the UTEP SIDEARM Stats
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – With a defensive system designed for linebackers to make big plays, UTEP is fortunate to have one of the best in Conference USA with RS-senior Tyrice Knight. Knight, a 2022 All-CUSA second-team member, tied for the team lead with 95 tackles a year ago and is poised for an even
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – One of the most important position groups in football happens to be UTEP’s most experienced unit, with the Miners returning five players with ample starting experience (120 combined starts) on the offensive line. Steven Hubbard (left tackle), Justin Mayers (left guard), Andrew Meyer (center), Elijah Klein (right guard) and Zuri Henry
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EL PASO, Texas – The Canutillo Eagles are hoping to once again soar in 2023. Canutillo will open the season against Pebble Hills August 24 at the SAC. But before kickoff, the Eagles are putting in the work during Fall practices. The Eagles have quite a few returning starters this season, but the one key
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP running back Deion Hankins was named as a 2023 Doak Walker Award candidate as announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Wednesday. The Forum annually presents the award to the nation’s top collegiate running back. Hankins earned second team All-Conference USA honors after rushing for a career-high
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EL PASO, Texas – The Eastwood Troopers are gearing up for what they hope will be another successful season in 2023. Eastwood head coach, Julio Lopez is entering his 9th season at the helm of the Troopers. Last season, the Troopers finished the season with a 9-3 record along with a bi-district championship. Eastwood has
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) TALLHASSEE, Florida – Conference USA’s leading receiver Tyrin Smith is one of 10 players added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List by The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., on Wednesday. Smith recorded his fourth career 100-yard effort, tallying 104 yards on four receptions and a pair of touchdowns (tied career best) during UTEP’s 41-35 victory
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EL PASO, Texas – If at first you don’t succeed, try, and try again. That was Mark Barajas’ philosophy on his journey to becoming a national champion. Last week at the USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Barajas became a 3X All-American. Barajas had competed at the national competition before, but
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Praise Amaewhule and Tyrice Knight were recognized to the 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List as announced by the Football Writers Association of America on Tuesday. Knight is coming off a 95-tackle season, while he’s amassed 197 over the last two years. The redshirt senior was named second team All-CUSA
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EL PASO, Texas – Chapin graduate Kristin Fifield has adjusted very well at the collegiate level. A softball player at Grand Canyon University, Fifield was recently named the Western Athletic Conference’s (WAC) top female athlete of the year. She became the first female athlete at the school to win the award, and only the third
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Courtesy: (A&A All The Way Foundation news release) EL PASO, Texas – Green Bay Packers wide receiver Aaron Jones donated 595 pairs of new Adidas shoes to students at his alma mater, Burges High School, in El Paso on Sunday, July 23, 2023 as part of his A&A All The Way Foundation’s Back to School Shoe
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ARLINGTON, Texas – The UTEP Miners will soon kickoff their 2023 football season, but first it was an opportunity to speak with the media. Conference USA Media Day was held Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX. All nine members of Conference USA were represented. This year the conference welcomed four new members, that
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EL PASO, Texas – Student athletes from across the Borderland are putting in the work this Summer as they prepare for the upcoming football season. Over the weekend, several of them took part in a football camp hosted by brothers, Scott and Chuck Veliz. The Veliz brothers hosted their annual football camp at El Paso
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Six UTEP Miners were announced to the Conference USA 2023 football preseason list, as selected by the league’s nine head coaches on Friday. Five student-athletes from each of the conference’s nine member institutions are recognized as key players to watch ahead of the 2023 season. Additionally, each of the
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EL PASO, Texas – As the dog days of summer continue, El Paso athletes and coaches are putting in the work to better their skills. Thursday, softball coaches from across the Borderland were visited by an Olympic gold medalist. Cat Osterman is a three time Olympian. She was a pitcher for the U.S. national softball
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Keitha Adams announced the 2023-24 Conference USA women’s basketball schedule on Tuesday. The Miners will play a 16-game conference schedule that sees them face off against each opponent twice. CUSA is one of many conferences that will have a different feel to it this season, with four new
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The 2023-24 Conference USA schedule for the UTEP men’s basketball team was announced by head coach Joe Golding on Monday. It will have a new look to the El Paso faithful, with Jax State, Liberty, NM State and Sam Houston State entering their first years in the league
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EL PASO, Texas – Another El Pasoan is on the road to the Show. Socorro graduate, Brandon Pimentel signed a free agent contract with the Washington Nationals on Friday. Pimentel wrapped up his collegiate career at UT Rio Grande Valley. He had a phenomenal season with the Vaqueros hitting a total of 19 home runs,
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ANTHONY, Texas – Anthony High School has found their next head football coach, and he’s very familiar with the program. Mike Stephenson will return to coach the Anthony Wildcats. He was the head football coach at Anthony from 2013 to 2018. He helped turn around the program leading the Wildcats to the playoffs during his
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (West-3, 9-5-4, 31 points) fell 1-2 to San Antonio FC Saturday night at Southwest University Park. “At the end of the day, they scored two goals, and we scored one,” Head Coach and Technical Director Brian Clarhaut said. “We need to look
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EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoan Darell Hernaiz is one step closer to making it to the major leagues. Wednesday, the former Americas Trail Blazer received word that he was getting promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators. The Aviators are the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland A’s. Hernaiz is now just one step below making
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(Courtesy: Charles Hill, El Paso sports historian) EL PASO, Texas – The 2022-2023 school year has come to a close. So now it is time to take a look back on the athletic accomplishments achieved during the year. A brief look shows: *Cathedral High School won their 35th TAPPS Division I State Swimming Championship *Eastwood’s
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Tobi Amusan, a decorated track and field great and NCAA National Champion at UTEP, was inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 as announced by league officials on Monday. It marks the second consecutive year that a Miner track and field student-athlete was inducted into CUSA’s
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico – A basketball player from El Paso is representing Mexico during an international competition. Franklin graduate and former UTEP Miner, Katia Gallegos made the senior team roster for the Mexican national team. It’s the first time that she ever made the senior squad. Mexico is competing in the 2023 IBA Women’s Americup.
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has exercised its contract option on defender Bence Pavkovics for the 2024 USL Championship season. The transaction is pending league and federation approval. “Bence is a staple in our backline who checks all the boxes, and it is important that we continue
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(Courtesy: Tim Hagerty, El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – Brett Sullivan’s RBI double into the left field corner gave the El Paso Chihuahuas a 2-1 walk-off win over the Las Vegas Aviators Wednesday night at Southwest University Park. It was the Chihuahuas’ fifth walk-off win of the year and their first since June 20
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