Category: Sports

Lady Tarpons fall to Raymondville

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team were on the road for their first district match of the season Tuesday night and came up just short as the Lady ‘Kats of Raymondville won a hard-fought five set match, three games to two. Raymondville won by the scores of …

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Tarpons to take on Lobos in season opener

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS At last it’s time for some real football.  The Port Isabel Tarpons will open the 2017 season against the Lobos of Brownsville Lopez this Friday night (Sept. 1) at Tarpon Stadium. Months of off-season workouts, four weeks of grueling practices under a blazing South Texas sun, and two …

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Lady Tarpons fall at Monte Alto

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team lost a non-district match in straight sets at Monte Alto on Tuesday night. Monte Alto won by the scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-18, in the second match between the two teams this season.  The Blue Devils won the first one …

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Torres preps for junior year at UTSA

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel High student-athlete Gabby Torres completed her sophomore year at the University of Texas – San Antonio (UTSA) this past spring, and has worked hard on her summer training regimen as  she prepares for her junior year as a business management major. The Press spoke with …

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Tarpons to scrimmage at Donna North

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons are on schedule for a scrimmage with Donna North this Friday.  The sub-varsity scrimmage will get underway at 6 p.m., and the varsity will go at 7 p.m. The Press spoke with P.I. head coach and athletic director Jaime Infante this week to find …

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Lady Tarpons win consolation at Poundfest

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team won the consolation match of the Bronze bracket at the McAllen “Poundfest Tournament” last weekend. The three-day tournament started on Thursday and concluded Saturday with consolation and championship matches in three different brackets. The Lady Tarpons played nine matches total in …

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Tarpons Start Football Practice

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It seems late this year because the first Monday in August did not show on the calendar until the 7th of the month, but high school football practice is now officially on. The Press visited with the new Port Isabel head coach, Jaime Infante, in his office before …

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Hanna Takes P.I. in Season Opener

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team lost to the Golden Eagles of Brownsville Hanna, 3-1, in their opening match of the 2017 season Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym. Hanna took the first two games, 25-9 and 25-22, before Port Isabel rallied for a 26-24 win in the …

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Volleyball Practice Gets Underway

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High volleyball teams reported for the first day of practice at the high school on Tuesday.  More than 50 Lady Tarpon hopefuls hit the court at Tarpon Gym early in the A.M. and began to get serious in their preparations for the 2017 season. The …

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Silver Tarpon Band, all together now

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The percussionists started showing up in the band halls in the last days of June.  The brass and woodwinds began holding sectionals July 17.  Band officers have been elected and color guard members have also been hard at work learning the new show.  But until this week the …

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