(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) The El Paso Chihuahuas piled up 16 hits in their 13-11 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers Tuesday night. It was the Chihuahuas’ home opener at Southwest University Park. El Paso scored seven runs with two outs in the bottom of the third inning to go ahead 9-1. Oklahoma City scored the game’s
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EL PASO, Texas – When it comes to sports in the Sun City, they are among the very best. Tuesday, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2022 inductees. The induction ceremony will take place Wednesday, June 22nd at 6 p.m. Here are the 8 new inductees into the El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball has added former North Texas guard Jazion Jackson as a transfer, head coach Kevin Baker announced on Tuesday. Jackson will have two years of eligibility left with the Miners. Jackson is a dynamic point guard who has spent three seasons as a starter at North Texas, highlighted by leading
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MONTGOMERY, Texas – The UTEP men’s golf team shot up six spots to fourth after firing a 287 in the second round at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic hosted by Rice, Houston and Sam Houston State at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club (par 72 – 6,756 yards) on Monday afternoon. The Miners tee off the third round
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EL PASO, Texas – In El Paso’s Lower Valley, NFL Quarterback Steven Montez is getting loose on a high school field. “It kinda feels like it comes full circle right?” poses the 25-year old Montez. It does, because Del Valle high school is the same place where Montez started his football journey ten years ago.
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EL PASO, Texas – Things have just gone from bad to worse for the UTEP Miners in the early part of the off season. The transfer portal was always going to be a factor, but in just the last few days, UTEP has lost 9 players from their roster. The biggest hit coming on Wednesday,
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) FRESNO, California – El Paso Locomotive FC closed its run in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 1-4 defeat to Central Valley Feugo FC on Tuesday. Midfielder Eric Calvillo tallied the lone Locomotive goal in the 90th minute. Central Valley Fuego FC set the tone of the match early, finding a quick
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) ROUND ROCK, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas scored six runs in an 11-batter fifth inning and beat the Round Rock Express 13-1 Tuesday night at Dell Diamond. The Chihuahuas are now 6-2 all-time in season-opening games. El Paso catcher Webster Rivas hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning Tuesday.
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EL PASO, Texas – Over 2,000 UTEP Athletics items, primarily official team gear that has accumulated over the years, will go on sale to the public on Friday in the Northeast concourse of the Sun Bowl (adjacent to the Larry K. Durham Center main entrance). UTEP Athletics’ first-ever “garage sale” will start at 10 am and continue until 6
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EL PASO, Texas – Friday was a very good day for El Paso soccer teams looking to take that next step towards a state title. In the boys regional quarterfinals in Class 5A, it was a showdown between two of the best soccer teams in El Paso. The Bel Air Highlanders and the Del Valle
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EL PASO, Texas – Even though Richard Ochoa was born and raised in Laredo, TX, El Paso was home. He and his wife Marilyn, raised their family in the Sun City. Ochoa was a pharmaceutical representative, Marilyn an elementary school teacher. Prior to coming to El Paso, both were students at the University of Texas.
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EL PASO, Texas – Former UTEP star Tim Hardaway will finally take his rightful place among the very best to ever play the game of basketball. Thursday, it was revealed that Hardaway will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The official announcement will be made at the Final Four in New
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP will open the 2022 football season in the Sun Bowl against North Texas on Aug. 27. Conference USA released its new slate, encompassing 11 returning members, on Wednesday. “We are excited about Conference USA moving forward with 11 members for the 2022-23 athletic year, and to be finalizing our 2022 football schedule,” UTEP
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina – East Carolina star guard Tristen Newton, an El Paso native, officially entered the transfer portal on Monday. UTEP fans are already clammoring for the former Burges Mustang standout to return home. Newton is fresh off a campaign in which he finished third the American Athletic Conference in scoring (17.4ppg) and placed
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EL PASO, Texas – Words like ‘can’t’ and ‘impossible’ simply don’t exist for Franklin goalkeeper Allyson Gonzalez. Her path to play soccer at the next level was met with several obstacles, but through it all Gonzalez was able to overcome them. Thursday, Gonzalez signed her letter of intent to play soccer at Angelina College, a
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EL PASO, Texas – The troubles continue for the El Paso Locomotive FC. Three matches into the 2022 season, the Locomotive have suffered three straight defeats. The latest loss came at home Wednesday night against the Las Vegas Lights. It was a wild match with a total of 9 goals, but the final scoreboard didn’t
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum poured in 25 points while Keonte Kennedy (15 points) and Christian Agnew (13 points) also reached double figures in scoring, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was derailed by Southern Utah, 82-69, in the second round of the 2022 Basketball Classic presented by Eracism at the Don Haskins Center Tuesday evening.
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso Locomotive FC (0-2-0, 0 points, West-10) quickly returns to Southwest University Park to welcome Las Vegas Lights FC (1-1-0, 3 points, West-6) for its second home game of the 2022 USL Championship season. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Good tickets
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (20-13) will lock up with Southern Utah (21-11) in the second round of the 2022 Basketball Classic presented by Eracism in a battle of 20+ win teams at 7 p.m. MT Tuesday. The Miners trounced Western Illinois, 80-54, in the first round to secure their first
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum recorded the second triple-double (20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists) in program history while Keonte Kennedy (22 points, career-high 15 rebounds) notched his second straight double-double to help the UTEP men’s basketball team post a resounding 80-54 victory against Western Illinois in the opening round of the 2022 Basketball Classic
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (19-13) will continue its season by competing in the 2022 Basketball Classic presented by Eracism. The Miners’ opponent and the full 32-team bracket will be revealed Sunday (March 13) night, but they will be at home for the opening round of the event at 5 p.m. MT Tuesday
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UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team’s game against Western Illinois in The Basketball Classic, scheduled for 5 p.m. tonight (March 15), has been postponed to Saturday at 1 p.m. due to travel issues for WIU. Tickets remain on sale and can be purchased at www.UTEPMiners.com/Tickets. General admission tickets are $10 and courtside are $25 (based on availability). Help
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) SACRAMENTO, California – El Paso Locomotive (0-1-0, 0 points, West-9) opened its 2022 USL Championship season with a 1-3 loss against Sacramento Republic FC at Heart Health Park on Saturday. Midfielder Emmanuel Sonupe recorded the first Locomotive goal of the season with his first in a Locomotive jersey. Los Locos began their
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FRISCO, Texas – The (4W) UTEP men’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaker in overtime to (1E) Middle Tennessee, 66-59, In the quarterfinals of the 2022 Heritage Landscape Supply Group Conference USA Men’s Basketball Championships at the Star Thursday evening. It marked the first OT game at the C-USA tournament for UTEP since the 2012 league championships. The Miners
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FRISCO, Texas – Souley Boum (21 points), Keonte Kennedy (17 points), Jamal Bieniemy (13 points) and Tydus Verhoeven (12 points) all reached double figures in scoring as the UTEP men’s basketball team knocked off Old Dominion in a wire-to-wire 74-64 victory in the second round of the 2022 Heritage Landscape Supply Group Conference USA Men’s Basketball
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EL PASO, Texas – It was decision day for Chapin’s KJ Lewis. The 4 star recruit is perhaps one of the, if not the best basketball player to come out of El Paso. Currently a junior at Chapin High School, Lewis had received several offers from division one programs all across the country. On Wednesday,
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FRISCO, Texas – Charlene Mass split a pair of free throws with 3.8 seconds left in overtime to lead No. 7 UTSA to a 58-57 win over No. 6 UTEP in the first round of the 2022 Heritage Landscape Supply Group C-USA Basketball Championships on Tuesday night in the Ford Center at The Star. In a physical
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP men’s basketball guard Souley Boum lights up whatever room he’s in, and he loves being around people. If you really want to connect with him, though, basketball is his first and true love. “(Basketball) is all I know,” Boum said. “I started watching basketball and started playing when I was a little boy. Kobe
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team raced out to a 17-2 lead and never looked back in an eventual 70-68 victory over two-time defending C-USA West Division Champion North Texas in front of 5,521 fans in the regular-season finale at the Don Haskins Center Saturday afternoon. The Miners’ (18-12, 11-7 C-USA) effort ends the
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FORT WORTH, Texas – The dream season for both the Americas Trail Blazers and the Chapin Huskies has come to an end. Both teams where eliminated in the regional semi-finals of the UIL boys high school playoffs. In Class 6A, Americas put up a valiant effort in their game against Arlington Martin. Despite having the
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