Dec 11 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team went up the Valley to Edinburg Tuesday night and lost a 51-39 decision to IDEA Quest. The Trailblazers jumped out to a 19-6 lead by the end of the first quarter and led the rest of the way. “We just did …
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Dec 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons went on the road Tuesday night and lost a 54-40 decision to Edinburg IDEA Quest in a non-district basketball game. “We’re getting better,” first-year head coach Anthony Velarde told the Press Wednesday morning. “We’re just not putting together a complete game. We carried a …
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Dec 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons hoops squad came from behind to win their non-district basketball game against the La Villa Lady Cardinals, 36-32, Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym. The Lady Tarpons were right with the Lady Cardinals at first, but the visitors broke out of an 8-8 …
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Dec 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Lady Tarpon senior student-athlete Karina Vela is about as active a high school kid as you will find anywhere. She has been a football cheerleader, competes in two sports, and is active in several clubs and organizations. She consistently scores in the 90s in her classes …
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Nov 29 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons beat Lyford 47-42 in a non-district girls’ basketball game Monday afternoon at Tarpon Gym. With the win Port Isabel improves to 4-4 on the season. School is officially out all this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday. The team practiced on Tuesday …
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Nov 29 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons were outscored 59-43 in a non-district boys’ basketball game last Friday night in Tarpon Gym. It was another fast-paced game for the Tarpons, and in the second half it was the Bulldogs of Lyford who were better able to maintain the pace and hold …
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Nov 29 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jose Atkinson is more than just a Port Isabel High student-athlete. He is involved in so many extracurricular things that to this observer it’s a wonder that he not only has time to study, but that he consistently gets top grades. Atkinson plays basketball in the wintertime and …
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Oct 23 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Rio Hondo head coach Rocky James said it before the game; “I see it being a defensive battle. Both of us have very good defenses. It’s going to come down to whoever can execute a little bit better than the other one.” On the whole, both defenses played …
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Oct 23 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band closed out the 2015 marching contest season in fine style over the weekend. They received straight Division I ratings from all judges at the annual Pigskin Marching Festival on Saturday at Donna. “Yes, I’m very, very pleased,” head director of bands …
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Oct 16 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel’s defense played take-away with the Progreso Red Ants last Friday night. They took the ball away four times in the first half, six total for the night, and won Homecoming, 33-13. “Our goal was to start out 1-0 in district,” P.I. head coach Monty Stumbaugh said …
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