Category: Sports

Tarpons Off to Sams Relays Saturday

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon track and field team will compete in the Sams Relays this Saturday at Sams Stadium in Brownsville. New track and field Head Coach Wen Moore took a limited number of athletes to last week’s Bobby Morrow Relays in San Benito. “Most of the kids …

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Boys to face Orange Grove in Bi-district

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon hoops squad will face the Orange Grove Bulldogs in a first-round, bi-district playoff game next Monday night in Falfurrias. The Tarpons enter post-season play as the No. 2 seed out of District 32-4A. They had already clinched a playoff spot by the time they …

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Lifters aiming for regionals

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Several Port Isabel High power lifters placed in last Saturday’s powerlifting meet at Brownsville Hanna High School. Currently competing in the 132.5-pound class for the Lady Tarpons is freshman Jackie Perez.  She placed 9th with a total lift of 550 pounds.  She did 245 pounds in the squat …

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Boys head to Zapata Friday

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons lost a district basketball game at Rio Hondo on Monday, 71-68. It was the team’s second straight loss in league play.  Last Friday they fell to Hidalgo, 65-49, at Tarpon Gym. The good news is that the Tarpons have clinched a playoff spot and …

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Lady Tarpons fight hard, fall to Rio Hondo

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons lost at Rio Hondo Monday night in the last district game of the season for both teams.  The final score was 61-51 in favor of the Lady Bobcats. It was close and competitive for most of the game.  Rio Hondo led 10-8 at …

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Barrera, Wise Golden at Brownsville Meet

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High powerlifters Julianna Barrera and Dagan Wise each took home gold medals from last Saturday’s meet at Brownsville Porter High School. It was a return trip to Brownsville for the Port Isabel High men’s and women’s teams, and Wise and Barrera both improved on the total …

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Tarpons Roll, Lady Tarpons Fall at Progreso

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon and Lady Tarpon basketball teams made the trip to Progreso Tuesday night and split their games.  The Tarpons won, 56-36, and the Lady Tarpons lost, 40-34. The Tarpons remain on a roll in district play with their sixth consecutive win.  They also got the …

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Lionettes beat Lady Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team led La Feria for most of the game, but came up two points short in the end, 48-46, at La Feria Tuesday night. Port Isabel led 13-7 at the end of a quarter of play, 29-13 at the half, and 37-36 …

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Port Isabel tames Lions on the road

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons boys basketball team brought their A game to La Feria and won the district matchup, 56-33, and took the sweep of the Lions for the season. It was the fourth win in a row for the Tarpons and they are now 6-2 in District …

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Port Isabel rips Rio Hondo, Zapata postponed

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons boys’ basketball team ran Rio Hondo up and down the court at Tarpon Gym and lit up the scoreboard for a 70-48 win last Friday night. The Tarpons improved to 3-2 in District 32-4A play and trail undefeated Hidalgo (6-0), Zapata (4-1), and La …

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