Category: Sports

Weather forces back-to-back games for Lady Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The postponement of one game and a regularly-scheduled second one means games on consecutive nights for the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball group this week. Low temperatures and possibly icy road conditions made it advisable to postpone Tuesday night’s home contest with Zapata until Thursday afternoon. The girls …

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Gators get Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons fell into a 14-0 hole in the first quarter of their District 32-4A hoops contest at Rio Grande City and lost to the Grulla Gators, 59-51, Tuesday night. The Tarpons came out a little flat and were unable to score a single bucket the …

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Grulla holds off Lady Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon basketball team made the long trip to Rio Grande City Tuesday night and came up three points short against the Lady Gators of La Grulla, 57-54. Port Isabel drops to 2-2 in district play and plays Progreso at Tarpon Gym this Friday. The …

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Girls fall to La Feria in nail biter

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons lost to La Feria, 46-43, in a District 32-4A contest Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym. It was the team’s first loss after starting off 2-0 in league play.  Last week Port Isabel won on the road against Zapata, 75-53, and beat Raymondville, 50-20, …

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Tarpons top La Feria

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Tarpons topped the defending league champion La Feria Lions in a low-scoring contest, 35-29, Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym in the first district game of the season for both teams. It was 10-6, La Feria, after a quarter of play. Even fewer points were …

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Girls take district opener at Zapata

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons started the district season off with a bang Tuesday night.  They went on the road to play the Zapata Lady Hawks and took the win, 75-53. “The girls got off (the bus) ready to go,” first-year Head Coach Hannah Burleson told the …

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Tarpons fall at Lyford

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons lost a close one at Lyford Tuesday night, 59-57, in their next-to-last non-district contest before district starts next week. It was P.I.’s second game in less than a week against the Bulldogs.  Last week, in the 86th C.E. Vail Tournament at La Feria, the …

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Lady Tarpons on winning streak

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad take a three-game win streak into this Friday’s home contest against St. Joseph’s Academy. The Lady Tarpons defeated IDEA Quest of Edinburg Tuesday night, 52-23, for their third straight win, including their last two games at the Tommy Wiseman Tournament in …

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Boys cruise past MMA, Donna North

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons boys’ basketball team was on the road Monday night and took the rematch with Harlingen’s Marine Military Academy, 79-38. The Tarpons’ winning streak is now at four games and includes last Friday’s 70-47 home win over Donna North. The win at MMA gave the …

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Lady Tarpons Pop La Villa

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons hoops squad outscored the La Villa Lady Cardinals, 57-37, in a non-district basketball game at Tarpon Gym Tuesday night. Port Isabel led start to finish, except for an early 2-2 tie, and was in front by as many as 21 points in …

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