Category: Sports

Percussionists Picking Up New Show

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS All members of the Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band have reported and are hard at work learning the show they will use this coming marching season. The percussionists first started getting together at the school band halls even before the Fourth of July and, so far …

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Coach Breedlove Ready to Go

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High head volleyball coach Julie Breedlove is more than excited about the upcoming season and is counting the days until practice can officially begin on the first of next month.  The Press found Breedlove in her office at the high school this week and she shared …

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Torres, Silva Hitting the Weight Room

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Port Isabel Tarpon football players Ian Torres and Omar Silva are hitting the weight room at the high school hard this summer.  They’re looking ahead to the first of next month when they, along with dozens of other varsity candidates, will report for the first official day …

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Summer Band, Percussionists Report

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Summer practices for the 2016 edition of the Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band have already begun, and the percussionists, as usual, are the first to report to the band halls at the high school. The Press recently found several members of the band hanging around the music …

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Murchison Preps for Second Year at SMU

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel Lady Tarpon track and field athlete Daniela Murchison is back home in Port Isabel after a very successful first year of academics and athletics at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas.  The Press sat down with the three-time state shot put champion recently and asked …

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Former Tarpon QB Looks Back

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel Tarpon quarterback Isaiah Martinez is back in town after his first year of matriculation at Blinn Junior College.  The Press found him at Tarpon Stadium recently and he talked about his three-year career as the starting quarterback for Port Isabel. “I’m just here for the …

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Stumbaugh Looks Forward to New Season

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s a rare coach who is not optimistic about the new season and Port Isabel High athletic director and head football coach Monty Stumbaugh is no exception.  The Press found Stumbaugh in the high school athletic offices recently and he shared his thoughts and expectations for the 2016 …

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Martinez Hitting the Weight Room

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High senior John Ray Martinez has been hitting the weight room at the high school these days in an effort to be as ready as possible for the start of football practice in August. The Press found the Tarpon middle linebacker there recently, and he shared …

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7-on-7 Football Season Complete

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel 7-on-7 football team concluded its season this Tuesday evening.  They were a little short-handed for the final double-header of the 2016 summer season and could not get the win in either contest. No score was available for P.I.’s game with Los Fresnos, and the team …

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Stumped: Board deliberates coach’s fate

By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Once again, the fate of Point Isabel ISD Athletic Coordinator Monty Stumbaugh was the topic of discussion at Tuesday night’s meeting of the School Board of Trustees. The board was set to deliberate buying the head football coach out of his contract, of which one year remains. After …

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