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Locomotive's playoff run ends; UTEP falls to Hawai'i

Plus, 20 El Paso teams head to the UIL playoffs and free turkey giveaways are coming.

The Daily El Paso team2 stories15 sources5 min read

Locomotive FCTop story

Locomotive's season, one of its best in club history, ends with a 2-⁠1 semifinal loss at Sacramento

Sacramento beat El Paso 2-⁠1 in the semifinal

  • El Paso Locomotive1
    Sacramento Republic2
    FinalUSL Championship Western Conference semifinal, Saturday, Nov. 7

Sources: KTSM 9 News, KVIA

If you stayed up for it, you know how it ended. El Paso Locomotive FC's season ended Saturday night with a 2-1 loss to Sacramento Republic FC in the Western Conference semifinals. Sacramento scored in the 14th minute, and Alex Méndez tied it in the 21st. Sacramento went ahead again in the second half, and Méndez's shot in stoppage time hit the post.

Locomotive got there by beating San Antonio FC 2-1 in the first round at Southwest University Park, with goals from Rubio Rubín and Tony Alfaro. Sacramento had beaten El Paso 1-0 in their Oct. 17 meeting. El Paso finished 15-10-5, and the semifinal was the club's first since 2020.

  • Season record: 15-10-5
  • Semifinal trips: third in club history
  • All-time vs. Sacramento before Saturday: 8-6 for El Paso

How the semifinal looked in the numbers

60%
possession for El Paso
16
shots for El Paso, six on target
10
goals for Méndez this season, second on the team
11,569
fans at Heart Health Park in Sacramento

Sources: KTSM 9 News, KVIA

UTEP Football

UTEP loses 17-⁠14 to Hawai'i at the Sun Bowl, its seventh straight defeat

UTEP football lost 17-14 to Hawai'i at the on Saturday night. The Miners are 1-8 overall and 0-5 in their first Mountain West season, and they trailed just 10-7 at halftime.

Hawai'i edged UTEP by three points

  • Hawai'i17
    UTEP14
    FinalSun Bowl, Saturday, Nov. 7

Sources: KTSM 9 News, KVIA

The El Paso Times details the fourth quarter: Hawai'i drove 98 yards for a touchdown, UTEP answered with a 79-yard march, and Hawai'i then ran off the last 6:57. Quarterback Raymond Moore III went 9-for-18 for 109 yards and a touchdown, and Lamar Sperling ran for 63 yards and a score.

Hawai'i led at halftime and in total yards

7Halftime points10
288Total yards424

Sources: KTSM 9 News, El Paso Times

  • Next: Wyoming (5-3) on Sat., Nov. 14, the final home game
  • Crowd: 8,581 at the Sun Bowl
  • Hawai'i now: 3-6 overall, 2-4 in the Mountain West

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Health insurance

approved health insurance premium increases of up to $4,498 a year by 2027 after Prop A failed. At EPISD, workers warn the January hikes could price staff out, and some are considering leaving their jobs. KDBC

UIL playoffs

Twenty El Paso teams are in the Texas UIL football playoffs. The bidistrict round runs Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13, in Classes 4A, 5A and 6A, and winners move on to the area round Nov. 19-21. In 6A, Pebble Hills (9-1) is paired with Midland Lee (7-3) on Thursday, and Midland Lee at Pebble Hills kicks off at 7 p.m. MT. El Paso TimesLaredo Morning Times

Free turkeys

Several El Paso groups are planning free turkey and Thanksgiving food giveaways, with events on Nov. 13, 14 and 21. Firefox Homes will hand out 300 turkeys from 10 a.m. to noon Fri., Nov. 13, at 1920 N. Zaragoza Road, Suite 105. KDBC

Women's hoops

UTEP women's basketball moved to 2-0 with a 74-68 win over UIW on Saturday afternoon at GECU Arena at the Don Haskins Center. Isabel João had 13 points and 11 rebounds, her first double-double at UTEP. The Miners held off Incarnate Word to stay unbeaten. KVIAEl Paso Times

UTEP shot better than UIW in its 74-⁠68 win

74Points68
45.8%Field goal %40.9%
41.7%3-point %32.0%

Source: KVIA

Sunland Park

Doña Ana County Clerk Amanda López Askin says in a two-page letter dated Fri., Nov. 6, that Sunland Park recorded its paperwork in August but never completed the process to put its $8.25 million bond package on the ballot. Voters didn't see the three proposed measures in Tuesday's general election. Organ Mountain News

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Last call for holiday shopping with a sparkle. The Junior League of El Paso's A Christmas Fair wraps up today, Sunday, Nov. 8, at the El Paso convention center. This year's theme is "Wish Upon a Starry Christmas," and one booth, Roots, which has a store in Ruidoso, N.M., sells kits for mocktails and cocktails. Stocking stuffers, but make it festive.

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Locomotive's playoff run ends; UTEP falls to Hawai'i

Plus, 20 El Paso teams head to the UIL playoffs and free turkey giveaways are coming.

The TLDR

  1. Locomotive's playoff run ends with a 2-1 loss at Sacramento
  2. UTEP falls 17-14 to Hawai'i and drops to 1-8
  3. 20 El Paso teams open UIL football playoffs Nov. 12-13
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