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Recreation
Professional Sports
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A providing ground for professional sports, El Paso can
brag about it's:
- Minor League Baseball Team "The Diablos" - AA affiliate of Milwaukee Brewers.
- "The Patriots" - an A League soccer team which is right below the Major League Soccer (MLS).
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Collegiate Sports
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) athletics include the following sports:
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Women
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Men
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Basketball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Cross Country
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Golf
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Football
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Rifle
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Golf
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Soccer
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Track & Field
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Softball
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Tennis
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Track & Field
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Volleyball
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More information on UTEP Athletics can be found by clicking on the link below:
Runs
- Race for the Cure Foundation Run.
- El Paso - Juarez International Classic, the only race in the world that crosses the international border twice.
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Golf
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Butterfield Trail Golf Course is the newest
and ONLY PUBLIC PREMIUM Tom Fazio designed golf course in the State of Texas.
Its beautiful landscaping is inspired by the Old West.
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Tennis
- Tennis enthusiasts have over 26 public courts and
5 private courts at which to perfect their backhand.
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Family Fun
- El Paso has 166 parks. In and around El Paso,
your family can take advantage of 14 swimming pools, 56 baseball diamonds,
1 amusement park, 1 water slide, 2 auto racetracks, 5 horse stables, or
4 miniature golf courses.
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Recreation within 150 Miles
A variety of venues within a short distance offer multiple activities such
as snow skiing, water skiing, snowboarding, mountain climbing, camping, back packing,
hiking or simply a pleasurable scenic drive. Some of the attractions to look out for are as
follows:
- Western Playland
- Wet 'N Wild
- Mount Cristo Rey
- Old Mesilla
- San Elizario Mission
- Socorro Mission
- Carlsbad Cavernas National Park
- City of Rocks
- Cloudcroft
- Elephant Buttle
- Caballo Lake
- Hueco Tanks
- Mescalero Inidian Reservation
- Ruidoso and Sierra Blanca Ski Resort
- White Sands National Monument & Space Museum
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Gaming and Racing
If you like games of chance, then you're in luck... YOU BET!
- Juarez Turf Club.
Juarez Covers them all. Baseball, basketball, football, and live greyhound racing.
- Sunland Park Race Track.
Given the natural affinity of Texas for horseflesh, a trip to Sunland Park is a must. Every spring catch well known stakes races.
- Ruidoso Downs.
Labor Day's All-American Futurity offers purse of more than $2 million and draws the swiftest of the breed.
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