Sep 13 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was agonizingly, frustratingly close, and not just on the scoreboard, which showed that the Port Isabel Tarpons lost Friday night’s football game to Corpus Christi Miller, 13-7. In the second quarter, with Miller leading 10-0, Buc quarterback Julian Firo’s pass over the middle was very nearly picked …
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Sep 02 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons will take on the Bulldogs of Lyford this Friday night in the season home opener at Tarpon Stadium. Lyford got their season off to a great start last Friday, when they worked the scoreboard for a 47-35 win at home over Hebbronville. They did …
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Aug 25 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS After four weeks of practice and two scrimmages, the Port Isabel Tarpons will take to the road this Friday for the 2011 football season opener. The opponent will be traditional and long-time foe out of District 32-4A, the Edcouch-Elsa Yellow Jackets. As with any annual rivalry, there have …
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Aug 20 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School football team has gone to the late afternoon practice schedule as they prepare for this week’s second and final scrimmage of the 2011 pre-season. The Mercedes Tigers, another 32-4A squad, will visit Tarpon Stadium to provide the opposition. Head Tarpon Coach and Athletic …
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Aug 16 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Some football coaches believe in scheduling above their teams’ class in pre-season scrimmages and in non-district games. Head Port Isabel Coach Monty Stumbaugh is of that school of thought. The Tarpons play in Class 3A and both of their scrimmage opponents, as usual, compete in 4A. The idea …
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Aug 16 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As the Tarpons took to the field for the first time in the 2011-2012 season, the faithful fans filled the bleachers to cheer on their team. After the show of force put forth by the 4A Weslaco East Wildcats, the Tarpons were able to test their steel and come …
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Aug 05 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS High school football practice officially began this past Monday. Tuesday morning I found my way out to the practice field behind Port Isabel High School. I wanted to see how everybody was doing and have a brief visit with the Tarpon head man, Coach Monty Stumbaugh. It has …
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Aug 02 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was another close finish for Armando Fierro on Saturday. In fact, the finishes don’t come much closer than this one. In the 1600-meter race at the Games of Texas Championships in Waco, Fierro came home second by a tenth of a second in a virtual side-by-side finish. …
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Jul 21 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Peewee Tarpons football team joined the Texas Youth Football Association (TYFA), opening new doors for the youth of the Laguna Madre area. Previously, the peewee Tarpons played with the San Benito Boys’ and Girls’ club league for 13 years before joining TYFA this year. “We decided to join …
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Jul 21 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Armando Fierro won both the 800-meter and 1600-meter runs at the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Regional Track and Field Championships in McAllen on Saturday. In so doing he qualified for the Games of Texas Championships in Waco next week. Fierro’s times in both events set Region II summer …
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