HOUSTON, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC saw its Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run come to an end in the Round of 32, falling 4-1 to MLS side Houston Dynamo FC at Shell Energy Stadium on Wednesday. Houston struck early, opening the scoring in just the 2nd minute as Ondřej Lingr finished from close range
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State jumped out early and never gave up control Tuesday night at Presley Askew Field at Johnson Stadium, defeating rival New Mexico to secure a 6-1 home victory and improve to 2-0 against its in-state rivals this season. With the win, the Aggies are now 16-19 overall and are
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s the question that’s been on the minds of UTEP fans as of late. Will there be a contract extension for UTEP athletics director Jim Senter? Senter’s contract is set to expire in August, and with the recent struggles of some of UTEP’s athletic programs some question whether Senter is deserving of an extension. In
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HOUSTON, Texas – Tristen Newton made the most of his debut with the Houston Rockets Sunday night. The El Pasoan and Burges graduate put up 12 points in 12 minutes in the Rockets victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, 132-101. Newton appeared in the game early in the 4th quarter when the Rockets were up 22
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso dance team returned home Sunday as national champions, greeted by family members, university staff and the UTEP cheer team at El Paso International Airport. The Miners arrived from Daytona Beach, Florida, where they won the 2026 National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championship in the
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP track and field team will host the Sun City Classic at Larry K. Durham Track at Kidd Field on Saturday. Individual day passes are $15. For tickets, visit www.utepminers.com/tickets, call (915) 747-UTEP, or email tickets@utep.edu. On Saturday, the events will begin at 11 a.m. with the men’s and women’s hammer, followed
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EL Paso, TX (KVIA-TV) Today is Local News Day! The El Paso Community Foundation and Press Forward are joining a national effort to support local journalism and launch the first Local News Day on April 9. Local news keeps us informed, holds institutions accountable, and shares the stories that shape our daily lives. The El
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame recently announced the class of 2026. This year’s class features five inductees from a variety of sports. The induction ceremony will be Wednesday, June 24 at 6 p.m. at El Paso Community College, 9050 Viscount Blvd. Building A. Tickets for the event are on
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MIDLAND, Texas – The season came to a heartbreaking end for the Americas Trail Blazers and the Burges Mustangs in the Final Four of the UIL boys high school soccer playoffs. Both teams’ semifinal matches were played in Midland, TX. In Class 5A Division 1, Americas was the first to take the pitch against Prosper
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EL PASO, Texas – The Burges Mustangs and the Americas Trail Blazers have their eyes on the prize. Friday, both teams will take the pitch in the Final Four of the UIL state soccer playoffs. In Class 5A Division 1, Americas will face Prosper Walnut Grove in the state semifinal match. This will be a
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – El Paso Locomotive FC delivered a dominant performance on the road, defeating New Mexico United 4-0 in the first edition of the 2026 Derby del Camino Real at UNM Soccer Stadium, while advancing to the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Locomotive broke through in the 37th minute when
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EL PASO, Texas – On Wednesday, UTEP will host a special screening of the film ‘Glory Road.’ The film tells the story of the 1966 Texas Western (now UTEP) basketball team that broke barriers by winning a national championship. Texas Western head coach Don Haskins started five black player in the title game which was
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EL PASO, Texas – Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the renowned 1966 Texas Western national champion men’s basketball team, UTEP will host a 20th anniversary screening of the motion picture “Glory Road” at Memorial Gym on Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. The special guest will be Schin Kerr, who portrayed Miner great David Lattin in the movie. Kerr will
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EL PASO, Texas – Two El Paso soccer teams continued their winning ways in the state high school soccer playoffs. Americas and Burges both won their regional final games on Tuesday to punch their ticket to the UIL State Final Four. In Class 5A Division 1, the Americas Trail Blazers dominated Aledo winning the match
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s the end of an era for the Eastwood High School girls wrestling program. The team’s head coach, Troy Douglas has resigned from the position after 11 seasons with the team. Douglas built a powerhouse at Eastwood winning a total of four state championships during his time as head coach of
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school soccer playoffs continued Tuesday with the area round. El Paso schools had a great showing with a total of 7 teams advancing to the regional semifinals. The seven teams are on the boys side with Ysleta, Bowie, Americas, Bel Air, Hanks, Burges, and Coronado all punching their ticket
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EL PASO, Texas – Spring football practices are now underway for the UTEP Miners. The Miners held their first practice Monday morning at the Sun Bowl. UTEP head coach Scotty Walden kicks off his third season with the Miner. This year, the Miners are preparing for their first season in the Mountain West Conference. There
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TUCSON, Arizona – The #74-ranked UTEP men’s golf team finished tied for eighth at the 46th Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Arizona at Tucson CC (par 72 | 7,533 yards) on Tuesday. It was the Miners’ eighth consecutive top 10 finish this season, and 12th dating back to the 2024-25 campaign. UTEP last finished
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2026 football schedule as the Miners play their first MW game at longtime rival New Mexico. UTEP is slated to play all its contests on Saturdays. UTEP head coach Scotty Walden commences his third season at Oklahoma on Sept. 5, while the Miners
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LAMESA, Texas – The Burges boys basketball team put up a valiant fight Friday in the regional final of the Class 5A division 2 playoffs. However, the Mansfield Summit Jaguars controlled the game from start to finish as they defeated the Burges Mustangs by a final score of 50-30. The Jaguars advance to the Final
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners snapped a four game losing skid Thursday night after defeating the Kennesaw State Owls, 78-71. UTEP’s Jamal West Jr. was the team’s leading scorer with 28 points. Kennesaw State came into the game on a 4 game win streak, but that win streak came to an end at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – For Jeneca Montoya coaching basketball is in her blood. Her father is George Maya, longtime head basketball coach for the girls’ team at Mayfield High School. Jeneca is his assistant coach and the two have shared countless of memories on the basketball court. “I love coaching, but I love it more because it’s with
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team fell 71–59 at Sam Houston on Thursday night, moving to 13–15 overall and 5–12 in Conference USA play. UTEP shot 40.7 percent from the field (22-of-53), including 6-of-15 from three-point range (40.0 percent), and went 9-of-12 at the free-throw line (75.0 percent). The Miners also forced 18
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EL PASO, Texas – AEW returns to El Paso Wednesday for AEW Dynamite. The nationally televised wrestling show will be broadcast live on TBS. This is the third time AEW brings their premiere weekly wrestling show to El Paso. The first two events took place at the El Paso County Coliseum, but this year for
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EL PASO, Texas – Seven El Paso teams took the court Friday as the area round of the boys high school basketball playoffs continued. When all was said and done, only two El Paso schools would advance to the next round. Andress and Burges won their respective area round games to punch their ticket to
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EL PASO, Texas – In a thrilling finish inside the Don Haskins Center, the UTEP women’s basketball team came up with back-to-back late steals and clutch baskets to secure a 66–64 victory over Jax State on Thursday night. The win marked Head Coach Keitha Adams’ 400th career Division I victory, a milestone achieved in dramatic
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – For the third straight game, the UTEP Miners came out on the losing end of another Conference USA contest. This time the Miners were defeated by the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, 77-67. UTEP showed some fight in the final ten minutes of the game, but they were never able to take the
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky – NM State (13–14, 6–11 CUSA) faced an uphill battle from the opening minutes on Wednesday night, falling 93-70 to WKU (17–11, 10–7 CUSA) inside E.A. Diddle Arena. Coming out of the gate, the Hilltoppers struck first with a three-pointer from Grant Newell and quickly seized momentum. WKU capitalized on early Aggie
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (10-17, 6-10 CUSA) will begin its final roadswing of the regular season when it plays at Middle Tennessee (13-14, 7-9 CUSA) at 5:30 p.m. MT/6:30 p.m. CT Thursday. The Miners will be vying to snap a mini two-game skid, in addition to attempting to complete a
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EL PASO, Texas – The bidistrict round of the boys high school basketball playoffs concluded on Tuesday. Several El Paso area teams advanced to the area round. The following scores are from Tuesday: CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 Midland Legacy 42 Eastlake 66 Franklin 53 Odessa Permian 42 CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 Eastwood 55 Frenship 41
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