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25-26 Issue #19
- Page 31
ARTICLES
Player Spotlight - Rosser Jackson
September 16, 2025
Mia White
Coach Spotlight - Joel Harvey
September 17, 2025
Mia White
![Player Spotlight - Carlo Herrera wix:image://v1/8301a5_296288ec9a224d02b8423c838f7b5674~mv2.png/NJCAAE%20Instagram%202025-2.png#originWidth=1080&originHeight=1350 wix:image://v1/8301a5_f00f73d6784f437f8016e1ba35eb59b6~mv2.png/Presto%20Thumbnails-3.png#originWidth=986&originHeight=552 2025-09-26T16:00:00.000Z Mia White {"nodes":[{"paragraphData":{"textStyle":{"textAlignment":"AUTO"}},"style":{},"id":"shp75275","nodes":[{"type":"TEXT","id":","nodes":[],"textData":{"text":"Diego (Carlo) Herrera is in his second year at El Paso Community College (EPCC), studying Mass Communications with a focus in Journalism. He grew up in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, but has been in El Paso, Texas, for a long time. He is now a player on the EPCC esports team. 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Player Spotlight - Carlo Herrera wix:image://v1/8301a5_296288ec9a224d02b8423c838f7b5674~mv2.png/NJCAAE%20Instagram%202025-2.png#originWidth=1080&originHeight=1350 wix:image://v1/8301a5_f00f73d6784f437f8016e1ba35eb59b6~mv2.png/Presto%20Thumbnails-3.png#originWidth=986&originHeight=552 2025-09-26T16:00:00.000Z Mia White {"nodes":[{"paragraphData":{"textStyle":{"textAlignment":"AUTO"}},"style":{},"id":"shp75275","nodes":[{"type":"TEXT","id":","nodes":[],"textData":{"text":"Diego (Carlo) Herrera is in his second year at El Paso Community College (EPCC), studying Mass Communications with a focus in Journalism. He grew up in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, but has been in El Paso, Texas, for a long time. He is now a player on the EPCC esports team. 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September 26, 2025
Mia White
- Page 31
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