Jun 15 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior linebacker Robert Maldonado has been hard at work getting ready for the 2018 football season. The Press found him in the weight room at the Port Isabel High athletic department this week and he talked about what he’s been doing in and out of the weight room …
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Jun 08 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Tarpons have found their new athletic director and head football coach — the second in as many years. During a special meeting held Monday, the Point Isabel School Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Jason Strunk, formerly of Lubbock High School. The hiring …
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Jun 08 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Seven-on-seven summer football is now in season and a number of Port Isabel Tarpon players are involved. The Press stopped by Tarpon Stadium Monday afternoon to look in on the latest practice session and was able to visit with some of the players. The Port Isabel team is …
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Jun 08 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon football player Bryan Medina is already working hard to prepare himself for the 2018 high school football season. The Press sat down with Medina at a local restaurant this week to see how his workouts are progressing and get his thoughts on the upcoming season. …
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Jun 01 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s official – the 2017-2018 school year is over and the countdown to next year has begun. A number of things, however, are scheduled to start up long before the first day of classes, and one item that shows up on the calendar even before the Fourth of …
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May 25 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After just one year on the job, Point Isabel ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Jaime Infante has decided to step down. News of Infante’s resignation broke late on Thursday, May 10. Superintendent Dr. Lisa Garcia confirmed the news at last week’s meeting of the school board …
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May 25 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Tarpon football player Cesar Aguilera does not lack for motivation for the 2018 football season. It’s not just that, as a senior, this season represents his last chance to make his mark as a Port Isabel football player. It’s also the fact that he missed most of last …
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May 25 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Auditions are complete and the new drum major for the Silver Tarpon Marching Band is, well, the old one. Jose “J.P.” Gonzalez came into 2018 as the incumbent, having led the band as drum major for the 2017 marching season. He decided that he wanted to keep the …
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May 18 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Silver Tarpon Band is expected to name a new drum major this week. As of press time three candidates were preparing to audition for the position on Thursday. The Press found PIISD Director of Bands Scott Hartsfield in his office in the music department this week, and, …
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May 18 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The sport of cross country running seems to go under the radar. With the current school year coming to an end, and the start of the 2018-2019 school year just months away, Tarpon sports fans are already looking ahead to the upcoming football and volleyball seasons. But there’s …
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