Category: Sports

Track and Field season begins this week

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 The 2015 Texas High School track and field season begins this week as both the Tarpon and Lady Tarpon teams will compete in the Greyhound Relays in San Benito this Friday the 13. The Press sought out head Lady Tarpons coach, Julie Breedlove, at the …

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Play-in; Lady Tarpons vs. Hidalgo Friday

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 The Lady Tarpons basketball team has finished in a tie with Hidalgo for fourth place in the final District 32-4A standings. This past Monday they lost at La Feria, 48-26, to conclude the district schedule with a 7-7 record. The top four teams in the …

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Zapata in PI, Parents’ Night

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 The Zapata Hawks will be in town this Friday evening for the penultimate district game of the 2014 – 2015 boys’ basketball season, and it will be Parents’ Night for the last home contest of the season. Two games remain in the District 32-4A season …

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Lady Tarpons fall to Hidalgo

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 5, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons were on the road at Hidalgo Tuesday night, and lost 41-31. With the loss PI has a district record of 6-6 and remains alone in fourth place in District 32-4A with two games left. “We just flat-out didn’t play well,” …

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Powerlifters show improvement

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February, 5, 2015 Last Saturday, the Port Isabel High powerlifting team competed in its second meet of the season and improved greatly with higher total lifts recorded by most of the team. The meet was held at Santa Rosa, and head powerlifting coach Joe Gonzalez took a total …

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Lady Tarpons Take Lady ‘Kats in OT, 44-43

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 29, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad took to the road Tuesday night and took down the Lady Bearkats of Raymondville, 44-43, in overtime. With the win Port Isabel holds on to forth place in the standings of District 32-4A with a 5-5 district record. …

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‘Kats Outshoot Tarpons, 48-33

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 29, 2015 The Port Isabel Tarpons fell at home to the Raymondville Bearkats, 48-33, on Tuesday night. Port Isabel led briefly early in the second quarter and fought hard to get back in it during the third after trailing by eight, 22-14, at the half. They came …

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Port Isabel Powerlifters Off to Good Start

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 29, 2015 The 2015 high school powerlifting season is on and a contingent of Port Isabel High lifters participated in their first meet of the year in Brownsville last week. The Pace Invitational Powerlifting Meet was held at Pace High School on Saturday, Jan. 25. Head Port …

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Tarpons Shoot Down Hawks, 54-45

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 22, 2015 The Port Isabel Tarpons took a long road trip to Zapata Tuesday night. They made it worth their while with a 54-45 win over the Hawks. With this win, the Tarpons are now tied with Rio Hondo for fifth place in the standings of District …

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Lady Tarpons Fight Back, Fall 44-39

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 22, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons outscored Zapata 19-12 in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s district basketball game, but it was not enough to pull the game out and the Lady Hawks gained a 44-39 victory at Tarpon Gym. With the win, Zapata improves to …

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