Category: Sports

Underclassmen score big in football

PRESS Staff Report Junior varsity football The JV Tarpon football team defeated the Rio Hondo Bobcats 27-26 last Thursday night at Tarpon field. With the win the Tarpons clinched an undefeated district season and a district championship. Wide out Chris Perez started the game with a touchdown pass from Cesar Herbert, and ended the game …

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Fierro runs on to state

Running the race Tarpons cross country runner Armando Fierro won fifth place at regionals on Saturday, Nov. 5 at The National Shooting Complex of the University of Texas San Antonio. Fierro is a senior at Port Isabel High School and has been running since he was in seventh grade. Winning this race will bring him …

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College B-ball comes to SPI

By BILL SCHNIER Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Invitational, one of college basketball’s elite Thanksgiving tournaments, has put together another impressive field for the ninth annual tourney scheduled for Nov. 25-26 at the SPI Convention Centre. The SPI invitational annually brings some of the best teams in the country to South Padre …

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Lady Tarpons win bi-district title

By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons beat the Raymondville Lady Bearkats in a three-match bout scoring, 25-18, 25-17 and 25-17. In all three-matches, the Lady Bearkats got the first points but the Lady Tarpons came back quickly each time with strong shots into their opponent’s court. The first matched featured …

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Tarpons at Rio Hondo for district title

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Here we go again! For the fourth time in six years it has come down to Rio Hondo and Port Isabel for the District 32-3A title. The game will be at Rio Hondo this Friday night. Actually, there’s one other team in the mix for the district championship. …

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Volleyball: Lady Tarpons celebrate

Winners The Lady Tarpons won out the regular volleyball season when they beat Rio Hondo and felt a full force of community support for the Annual Tailgate Party and Parent Night ceremonies. The Tailgate Party, with approximately 125 fans and family members in attendance, transformed the parking lot into a huge picnic with goodies galore. …

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Tarpons crush Ants, 39-0 to make playoffs

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons shut out Progreso, 39-0, at Tarpon Stadium Friday night, and in the process punched their ticket for the 2011 football playoffs. With one game remaining, the Tarpons would at least tie for the district championship with a win over Rio Hondo on the road …

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Lady Tarpons advance to playoffs

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons volleyball team closed out the district season Tuesday night with a straight-sets victory over the Rio Hondo Lady Bobcats at Tarpon Gym. They will now concentrate on preparing for their first-round playoff opponent, Raymondville, and the match is on for next Tuesday evening in Tarpon …

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Homecoming: Tarpons to squash Ants?

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s been a long drought for the Progreso Red Ants in two ways. They have not made the playoffs since tying for the District 32-3A title in 1990, and they have never beaten Port Isabel since beginning varsity play in football in 1986. At least once in the …

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PI underclassmen play well across board

PRESS Staff Report   Cross country   Armando Fierro placed first and Ione Rodriguez placed 10th, advancing both runners to regionals.   JV football The junior varsity Tarpon football team defeated the La Feria Lions, 19-12 last Thursday night. It was a close game for much of the first half until Tarpon linebacker Issac Martinez …

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