Category: Sports

Mock takes gold at Raymondville

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Trey Mock won his third gold medal of the 2017 season in the discus competition at last week’s Meet of Champions at Raymondville. On his best throw Mock got the distance of 163-feet-10-inches and finished more than 7 feet ahead of Harlingen South’s Abel Villarreal, who threw 156-01. …

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Freshmen Lady Tarpons show varsity maturity

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Three Port Isabel High freshmen athletes have not just joined the varsity ranks of Lady Tarpons track and field for the 2017 season, but are making real contributions to the success of the team. These three first-year varsity competitors are Danaka Camacho, Marlen Cesenes, and Riley Galvan. “For …

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Tarpon throwers aiming for District

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS One meet at a time is the strategy for the Port Isabel Tarpons track and field team, but always in their heads for Tarpon athletes is the thought of the District 32-4A meet at Rio Grande City next month. Port Isabel throwers Ian Torres and Trey Mock have …

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Lady Tarpons fast in the rain at La Feria

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Rain was a factor at the Jim Hudson Relays at Lion Stadium in La Feria last Friday, but the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon track and field team did not let the wet conditions slow them down. Four gold medals were awarded to Port Isabel athletes, two each …

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Lady Tarpons Third at Falcon Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team came home with four gold medals and placed third at the Falcon Relays in Los Fresnos last Saturday. Natalie Garza, Ava Gomez, and Sabrina Garza won individual gold for P.I., and the 4 x 400-meter relay team of …

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Silva Hurdles for Gold at Los Fresnos

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Omar Silva took the gold medal in both hurdles races at last week’s Falcon Relays in Los Fresnos. Silva was competing in an actual meet for the first time this season and was clearly healthy and ready to go.  He timed in at 16.52 seconds in the 110-meter …

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Mock, Euresti Win Gold at Tarpon Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Sydney “Trey” Mock and Jesus Euresti led the Port Isabel track and field men with gold medal-winning performances in their events at last Saturday’s Tarpon Relays in Port Isabel. Mock won gold for the second time in as many meets this season with a distance of 153 feet …

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Lady Tarpons Strong at Tarpon Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track squad won five gold medals and placed second as a team at last Saturday’s Tarpon Relays in Port Isabel. Individual gold medals were awarded to Lady Tarpon athletes in the pole vault, the 400-meter run, and 300-meter hurdles.  In the relay …

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Infante named new Tarpon head coach

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com By unanimous vote, the Port Isabel School Board of Trustees appointed Jamie Infante to be the new Tarpon athletic coordinator and head football coach during a regular meeting of the board Tuesday evening. Infante comes to Port Isabel from a former rival school district, the Lyford Bulldogs, where …

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Double gold for Garza at Donna

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Natalie Garza won two gold medals and the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team placed eighth at the Indian Nation Relays last Saturday at Donna. Garza won the 400-meter run in the time of 59.51 seconds and hit the line more than 4.5 seconds ahead …

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