Category: Sports

Lady Tarpons Beat Grulla in Straight Sets

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team took down the Lady Gators of Grulla in straight sets Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym.  They won 25-18, 28-26, 25-14, and improve to 3-1 in district play. “Our kids played really well today,” head coach Julie Breedlove said after the match.  …

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Good Offensive Line Key to Rushing Game

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS They are the unsung heroes, those players who engage in hand-to-hand combat down in the trenches.  They get all the blame when one of their backs gets thrown for a loss, and little of the credit when the team gets a score or a big gain.  They are …

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Lady Tarpons Take Rio Hondo in Four

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team took Rio Hondo in four sets on the road Tuesday night in their second district match of the season. They evened their league record at 1-1 after last Saturday’s loss at Zapata. Port Isabel won the first two games at Rio …

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Just Enough – Tarpons Take RGC 13-7

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A good team can win any kind of game.  That includes high-scoring games, low-scoring games, games decided by special teams and games that hinge on a late turnover.  On Friday night at Rio Grande City the Port Isabel Tarpons showed the necessary grit they had to have to …

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Lady Tarpons Start District Play at Zapata

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball  team could not end their non-district schedule on a high note, but head coach Julie Breedlove knows this team is ready for district play. On Tuesday night in Brownsville the Lady Tarpons lost to Porter High in straight sets, 21-25, 18-25, …

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Silver Tarpon Band Looks Forward to Contests

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band is working hard to learn the rest of their new show, and not just to put on a good performance on Friday nights at the football games.  The band is also preparing for next month’s marching contests, which will take …

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Tarpons Snag Gators, 31-19

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Tarpon football squad opened the 2015 season with a hard-fought 31-19 win over the Grulla Gators at home last Friday. The Tarpons overcame a bad start offensively and two big scores by the Gators to take an 18-13 lead at the break, which they …

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Lady Tarpons at Home Saturday vs. Lyford

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team will be at home this weekend for a match against the Lyford Lady Bulldogs.  The Freshmen and JV matches will both get started at 10 a.m. and will be followed at 11 a.m. by the Varsity match. After rallying for …

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Silver Tarpon Band Finally Gets on the Field

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band gave its first performance of the 2015 marching season last Friday night at Tarpon Stadium.  The band took the field for the first time this year at halftime of the football team’s 31-19 win over the visiting Grulla Gators.  All things …

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Lady Tarpons Take 3rd at Beach Volley Tourney

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A week can make a huge difference. At the Poundfest Tournament in McAllen two weeks ago, the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon volleyball team won exactly two matches out of nine and did not come close to the championship bracket of the event. Last weekend they won twice …

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