By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The team that a particular player starts the season with is not necessarily the one he’ll be playing with once the district season starts. One such Port Isabel High player is sophomore Josue Navarro. “I …
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Dec 27 2019
Another Stellar Year for Instrumental Music
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The year 2019 is rapidly drawing to a close, so even though we’re only halfway through the school year your instrumental music reporter just thought it would be an opportune time to consider the “State of the Program” and remind everybody how grateful we should all be to …
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Dec 27 2019
Tarpon basketball on a regular and district game streak
By: Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, the Boys Port Isabel Basketball team picked up a 49-48 win against the 5A PSJA Memorial Wolverines. Just like the previous game versus the Santa Maria Cougars, some last-minute steals by Cole Pinkerton and Kaiden Martinez helped secure the win. The team was led …
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Dec 27 2019
Three wins and a loss for the PI boys, girls teams
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons picked up a 68-64 overtime win over the St. Joseph Lady Hounds this past Friday. The Lady Tarpons built up a 12-point lead at halftime behind the shooting of Ryley Galvan (14 points) and Sabrina Gonzalez (17 points). Tarpon turnovers and Lady Hounds 3-point …
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Dec 27 2019
Calderon in Transition
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Senior Port Isabel High student/athlete Zaid Calderon is a man in transition. He played linebacker on the Tarpon football team and is now transitioning from that sport to basketball. The Press found Mr. Calderon at practice in Tarpon Gym Monday afternoon and he talked about it all happens. …
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Dec 27 2019
Tarpons Hang on at Santa Maria, 51-49
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons hoops team continued its winning ways Tuesday night as it hung on at the end and won at Santa Maria, 51-49. It went down to the final buzzer. With P.I. leading by two, 51-49, Santa Maria went for the win with a three-point shot, …
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Dec 27 2019
Lady Tarpons Fall to Zapata in District Opener
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons fell to Zapata, 50-45, in the district opening game for both teams Tuesday night at Tarpon Gym. Both teams came out shooting three-pointers. P.I.’s Whitney Zaloski gave the home team a 3-0 lead with one in the first minute of the contest. The …
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Dec 13 2019
Lady Tarpons Handle Pace, 58-46
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team got the win last night, 58-46, over the Brownsville Pace Lady Vikings at Tarpon Gym. P.I. led start to finish and the Lady Tarpons were in front 18-4 at the end of a quarter of play, 31-14 at the half, and …
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Dec 13 2019
Tarpons Bury Cardinals, 98-51
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons came out gunning Tuesday night against the visiting Cardinals of La Villa. They outscored La Villa in every quarter and won the non-district contest, 98-51, in Tarpon Gym. The three-point shot seemed to be a big part of the offensive game plan as the …
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Dec 13 2019
Five Football Tarpon Players Selected Unanimous All-District
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS The 2019 football All-District selections were released this week. The following Tarpon players were selected All-District from district 16-4A Division 2. Offense First Team: Brayan Medina(RB)*, Tito Zamarron(TE)*, Fabian Oceguera(G), Luis Suarez(T), Mac Strunk(Rec)*, Will Camacho(Rec) Second Team: Joey …
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The South Padre Parade
March 7, 2024
City considers alternative burial options…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS In the United States and worldwide, 2023 and 2024 have shown a marked shift in burial practices with a strong trend toward more eco-friendly alternative funeral options, and Texas is no exception. Traditional burials usually involve coffins and embalming processes that are typically toxic, resource-intensive, and more expensive. Continue readingMarch 7, 2024
City Council approves Easter Egg Hunt…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS The City of Port Isabel Commission held its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Continue readingFebruary 29, 2024
PI-ISD employee arrested…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Police arrested a 48-year-old Point Isabel Independent School District (PI-ISD) employee for allegedly sending harmful material to a female high school student. According to Monday’s PI-ISD press release, the school district terminated the unnamed employee upon the arrest, “The Point Isabel Independent School District has learned of the arrest of a former employee. Continue readingFebruary 29, 2024
Texas Historical Commission visits Port Isabel…
By NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On February 22, 2024, the Port Isabel Lighthouse (PILH) hosted Edward Lengel, the Executive Director of the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Continue readingFebruary 29, 2024
Texas drone laws reinstated…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS The Texas Government Code (Chapter 423) violated the First Amendment rights of photojournalists. The decision of the federal court restores the state’s controversial drone codes, which violates the rights of Texas journalists who use pilotless drones in their reporting. Continue readingFebruary 29, 2024
City Council approves projects…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Port Isabel called a special city council meeting for February 13 at noon at 305 E. Maxan Street. Continue readingFebruary 29, 2024
‘Bad Dates’ entertains Laguna Madre…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS Playwright Theresa Rebeck keeps audiences in stitches with her amusing 2003 release of a daunting one-woman 90-minute soliloquy, “Bad Dates,” directed by JoAnn Evans in this El Paseo Arts production in February. The part of Haley was played by South Padre Island’s talented Andrea Wright, as she embodied the part of a divorcee in her forties with a 13-year-old daughter named Vera and a jaw-dropping collection of clothing, including 600 pairs of shoes. Continue readingFebruary 29, 2024
Port Isabel’s basketball season ends…
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, the (28-6) Port Isabel Tarpons took on the (25-8) Floresville Tigers in the second round of the basketball playoffs. Continue readingFebruary 29, 2024
Tarpons come out on top in…
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Saturday, February 24, Port Isabel Early College High School hosted the Noah LeBlanc Memorial Boys Powerlifting Regional Qualifier. Continue readingFebruary 22, 2024
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