Aug 16 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon Varsity hoops player Daniel Rinza never really stops working on his game, even to the point of taking it to another part of the country. He recently traveled to Las Vegas to play in a tournament there, and he sat down with the Press this …
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Aug 15 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista will host a Youth Duathlon on Sept. 21 as a means of encouraging healthy lifestyles for children ages 7-16 years of age. Town Councilmembers Tuesday approved the request, granting use of Roloff Park as headquarters for the event and agreed to provide security …
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Aug 09 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High volleyball team took the bus to La Joya for its first match of the season this week and came home with the victory. They topped the Lady Coyotes in four sets, 25-17, 25-23, 16-25, 25-19, on Tuesday. The Lady Tarpons started practicing last Thursday, …
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Aug 09 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS High school football practice began across the Valley this week and the Port Isabel Tarpons hit the practice field early Monday morning. Your football reporter was able to observe Tuesday morning’s session first hand, and all involved were seen to be working hard as the season’s first game, …
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Aug 09 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Chelsea Gonzalez, incoming 8th grader at Port Isabel Junior High school, competed in two summer-circuit track competitions over July: shot put and discus. Gonzalez’s summer track started in June when she competed in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Southern District meet in Converse, Texas, advancing in both shot put and discus …
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Aug 09 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Lady Tarpon volleyball player, Estrella Vasquez, loves volleyball and has been appointed by head P.I. Coach, Julie Breedlove as a co-captain for the 2019 season. While the Tarpon football team has just started practice this week the volleyball team has already played its first match, a 31 …
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Aug 02 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Port Isabel Tarpon hoops player Daniel Rinza doesn’t just work on his game through the offseason locally, he takes it on the road. Some of these road games are outside the state even in different time zones. As this is being written Rinza is preparing to board …
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Aug 02 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Preparing a Friday night football halftime show is not easy. Drummers report to the band halls before the Fourth of July, with the rest of the band coming in a week after. It takes desire, dedication, hard work, and long hours outside during the hottest part of the …
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Aug 02 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Ask Ashlea Brianna Carter if flutes are important to the sound of a marching band, and she will give you an emphatic “Yes!” The Press, out of a desire to give equal coverage to all sections of the Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band, sat down with …
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Jul 26 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jerry Sanchez plays the trombone in the Silver Tarpon Marching Band and does not mind at all that it takes up so much of his time in the summer. Summertime is traditionally that time of year when students have time to relax, sleep late, and engage in all …
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