Jun 24 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel High School student-athlete Kelcie Swink is home from her first year of college in Nebraska and, as she reported last week, it was a very successful freshman year. “It was absolutely amazing,” Swink told the Press last Friday. “I just loved being there. It was …
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Jun 24 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel 7-on-7 football team fell one game short of the state tournament at the state qualifying tournament at McAllen last week. The team won two games and lost one in pool play, then fell 19-9 against La Feria in the deciding game. “We were second in …
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Jun 24 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel summer track program is up and running. The Press found boys’ coach Wen Moore at the high school athletic offices this week, and he talked about the program and the upcoming schedule of meets. “Our summer track program is a two-week program,” Moore said Monday. …
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Jun 17 2016
Lady Tarpon wins Athlete of the Year By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High’s Alexandria Martinez was named the Sub-6A Female Athlete of the Year at the All-Valley Sports Awards Banquet Tuesday night in McAllen. Martinez, a 2016 graduate of Port Isabel High, was a top contributor in every sport she tried …
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Jun 17 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A number of prospective Port Isabel High varsity football players are working hard as they play a summertime version of football known as 7-on-7. It’s a touch version of the game played without helmets or pads, and every play is a pass. The guys played another double-header this …
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Jun 17 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Summer league girls’ basketball has come to an end, unofficially at least and as far as any regular schedule of games involving Port Isabel high school players is concerned. This week the Press talked with Port Isabel High girls’ basketball coach Blake Ramsey who reported that the team …
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Jun 10 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Summer league basketball is off and running and numbers are up as quite a few Port Isabel High Tarpons are participating. The Press found P.I. boys head coach Anthony Velarde hanging around the gym this week and he shared his thoughts on this summer version of the high …
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Jun 03 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel High student-athlete Gabby Torres is home for the summer after completing her freshman year at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). She sat down recently with the Press and shared her thoughts on her first year of college. At Port Isabel High Torres …
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May 27 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Little League will soon be hosting the 2nd Annual Little League Men’s Softball League. Those interested in forming a team should contact Raul “Cowboy” Loera at (956)778-0841 or Raul Loera III at (956)908-5376. The adult softball league, which is also open to women, will play …
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May 27 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Graduated Port Isabel High senior Alex Martinez has been nominated for athlete of the year honors by the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame. She is one of three nominees for Sub-6A Girls Athlete of the Year. Representatives of the RGV Sports Hall of Fame, The Monitor, …
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