THE HISTORY OF EL PASO CHAMPIONS
el paso cant win a state championship? well abc 7’s luke lyddon tells us why that’s not true. if you scroll through the pages of this record book featuring all of el pasos individual and team state champions– you wont believe your eyes. “there’s more state championships than people would think. el paso individuals have really done well, i think there are 484 state championships either team wise or individual wise.” charles hill devoted months to researching and compiling the history of all el paso county high state athletic champions-teams and individuals– uil and private schools. no el paso public school has ever won a state football title. this past season, canutillo came the closest, becoming the first regional champion as the eagles marched to the state semi finals. nats: fans cheering but over on the hardwood you cant forget about the historic run by the andress eagles. they were only the second large school final 4 uil team since eastwood won the 4a basketball title back in 1976. when you scroll through these pages–you will find greatness in years past. el paso high has made 9 appearances in the final four. the tigers were state champs in 1921, 22, 41, and 47. el pasos greatest team championship success comes in cross country. led by michael johnson, san eli won the boys class 4a state cross country team title this year. the eagles are just one of 9 boys and six girls uil teams to have claimed cross country titles through the years. and it was san eli who this year became one of only 4 boys teams to win a state uil soccer crown. san elizario knocking off liberty hill 4-2 to capture the state title. insert cathedral standup!!!! “hills high schoo records include those from cathedral and other private schools in el paso. the irish won state in soccer for the second time this year. but how about cathedral swimming? they have 29 state titles since 1984.” hill soundbite here!!! standup tag: “so if someone say to you “e paso athletics cant compete with the rest of texas”– think again. el paso proudly boasts a tradition of greatness of state champions and the hope of reaching many more. luke lyddon abc 7. that’s just the tip of the ice berg… socorro won a state title in baseball in 2009… we’ve got the 6 man football teams… we have an entire list of all the el paso area high school champions– ranging from wrestling to swimming and much much more. the entire list is available on our sports page at kvia.com./ on cam sad news in football … former texas a&m
