El Paso native Kayla Thornton secures WNBA championship with Valkyries

SAN FRANSISCO, California (KVIA) — El Paso has another champion to celebrate.

The Golden State Valkyries are WNBA champions after defeating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in a winner-take-all Game 7 of the WNBA Finals on Halloween night.

For Kayla Thornton, an El Paso native and Irvin High School graduate and UTEP alumni the victory adds another championship to an already impressive professional career…

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