Category: Sports

Mock Fourth in Discus at Patriot Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High’s Trey Mock had the fourth-best toss in the discus at last Friday’s Patriot Relays at Mission Veterans High School. Mock’s best throw was 137-feet, 7-inches.  He made only three attempts and did not throw in the finals. Teams from 21 schools competed at this meet …

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Padilla, Sandoval Qualify for State Meet

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Lady Tarpon powerlifters Franchesca Sandoval and Jocelyn Padilla have qualified for the Texas State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi. Lifters qualify for state competition by placing in the top two at the regional meet, or by registering a total lift that at least equals a pre-determined …

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Tarpons Third at Falcon Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Tarpons track and field team took third place at last Saturday’s Falcon Relays in Los Fresnos.  Hurdler Omar Silva won two gold medals as he again swept the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles races. Again facing mostly large-school competition the Tarpon track and field men …

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Lady Tarpons Fourth at Falcon Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team placed fourth in the team standings at last weekend’s Falcon Relays in Los Fresnos. There were no gold medalists but a number of silver and bronze medals were awarded to P.I. athletes in individual and team relay events. …

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Silva Sweeps Hurdles at Tarpon Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was a gold medal performance again for Omar Silva last week, only this time it was double gold.  Silva swept the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles races at last Saturday’s Tarpon Relays. This was the third track and field meet in as many weeks for Port Isabel and …

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P.I. Girls Take Team Title at Tarpon Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team used top two finishes in a pair of relay races and a gold medal-winning performance in the 300-meter hurdles race to win the team title at last Saturday’s Tarpon Relays in Port Isabel. Brisia Gonzalez won the 300-meter …

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Tarpon Lifters Qualify for Regionals

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Three Port Isabel High powerlifters have qualified for next week’s regional powerlifting meet at West Oso High School in Corpus Christi. John Ray Martinez, Esai Camacho, and Juan Mireles all achieved personal bests on their total lifts at last weekend’s qualifying meet at Raymondville High School. Martinez, of …

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Hurdler Silva Gets Gold at Donna Meet

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon hurdler Omar Silva did rather well at the Indian Nation Relays in Donna last Saturday.  He won the 110-meter high hurdles and placed second in the 300-meter hurdles by less than a second. Other Tarpon athletes who medaled in their events were Nick Marquez, who …

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Lady Tarpon Lifters Qualify for Regionals

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon powerlifters Jocelyn Padilla and Franchesca Sandoval have qualified for the regional powerlifting meet.  They made it by recording a total lift that ranks each lifter in the top 10 in her weight class in the region. Both girls achieved personal bests in all …

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Lady Tarpons 5th at Indian Nation Relays

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team took fifth place at last weekend’s Indian Nation Relays at Donna.  Alex Martinez won gold in the pole vault with a vault of 9 feet 6 inches. P.I. head coach Julie Breedlove is still trying to put together …

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