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Tarpons Go Down Fighting, 69-50

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons managed only 15 points in the first half of their game against the Hidalgo Pirates Tuesday night.  They more than doubled that total in the second half as they outscored the Pirates 35-33, but Hidalgo maintained the advantage to hold on for a 69-50 …

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Lady Pirates Blast Lady Tarpons, 51-31

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Hidalgo Lady Pirates took down the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons, 51-31, in a District 32-4A game at Tarpon Gym Tuesday night. With the loss Port Isabel’s record falls to 3-3 in district play, 10-15 overall. The Lady Tarpons took the early lead on a bucket by Gabby …

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Tarpons Fall to Grulla, 62-54

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball squad fought hard against the visiting Gators of Grulla but were outscored in the end, 62-54. It was the second district game for both teams at Tarpon Gym Tuesday night. The Tarpons led early, 8-7, and again, 20-17 just before halftime.  Grulla outscored …

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Lady Tarpons Outscore Grulla, 44-35

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team rallied from a third-quarter deficit to defeat the Lady Gators of Grulla, 44-35, at Tarpon Gym Tuesday night.  With the win Port Isabel evened its district record at two wins and two losses. Port Isabel took advantage of cold shooting by …

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Chargers Zap Tarpons, 46-36

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons couldn’t seem to find the basket early on as they dropped a 46-36 decision to Brownsville Frontier Academy in a non-district game Friday night at Tarpon Gym. The Chargers of Frontier Academy weren’t exactly burning the nets off the rim themselves as, a little …

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Lady Tarpons Fall at La Feria

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons lost their second district game in a row Tuesday night, 61-33, at La Feria. The Lady Tarpons stayed close in the first quarter and fought back after La Feria took a 7-0 lead. “The girls stayed under control,” head coach Blake Ramsey …

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Tarpons Outrun Cardinals, 67-34

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons raced out to an 18-3 first quarter lead against the La Villa Cardinals and won the non-district contest, 67-34, at Tarpon Gym Tuesday night. With the win Port Isabel improves to 11-7 on the season and has now exceeded the win total for all …

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Lopez Works the Team Concept

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Junior guard for the Port Isabel High basketball team Fernando Lopez has been working on his game, and the results in terms of team wins and losses have been good. Coming into a non-district contest at Tarpon Gym with IDEA Quest the Port Isabel hard-court men had a …

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Lady Tarpons Take Zapata in District Opener

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team opened their district season on a winning note as they did a number on Zapata, 45-36, Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym. Port Isabel led from start to finish and extended a five-point halftime lead to a 14-point advantage early in the …

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More Tournaments for Tarpons, Lady Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It is most definitely tournament season for the Port Isabel High Tarpon and  Lady Tarpon basketball teams.  Both programs played in three-day tournaments this past weekend and the guys have another three-day one coming up this weekend. The Lady Tarpons played in the Donna tournament and came away …

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