By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team lost their second straight game to open the 2014-15 season Monday afternoon, but showed considerable improvement against the visiting Chiefs of Donna North High. The final score was 57-48 and, although Port Isabel twice took short-lived leads in the second half of …
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Nov 20 2014
INKING A FUTURE: Torres on track to UTSA
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel High School senior Gabriyella Torres committed to a scholarship offer by The University of Texas at San Antonio to be a part of their track and field program on Wednesday. Friends and family wearing UTSA shirts surprised her on her big day with flowers and a …
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Nov 20 2014
Tarpons drop season opener to MMA
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team played their first game of the season at the Marine Military Academy Tuesday night, and dropped a 65-36 decision to the Leathernecks. At least half of first-year head coach Nathan Janak’s players were playing football until last Friday. “The kids got tired …
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Nov 20 2014
Lady Tarpons hoops squad wins season opener
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons won their season-opening basketball game Tuesday night at home against Brownsville IDEA Academy, 47-39. The Lady Tarpons took an early 5-2 lead but trailed 14-9 late in the first quarter. They went in front 23-21 early in the second quarter on a nice …
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Nov 20 2014
Pirates broadside Tarpons, 52-22
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Sinton Pirates broadsided the Port Isabel Tarpons with 52 points last Friday night, and eliminated them from the 2014 post-season with a 52-22 win in a bi-district playoff game at Kingsville. The Pirates improve to 8-3 on the season and advance to play Hondo in the area …
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Nov 13 2014
Murchison signs full scholarship with SMU
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com In front of a crowded Port Isabel High School gymnasium, senior Daniella Murchison accepted a full scholarship to join the track and field team at Southern Methodist University this past Wednesday. Murchison, who won gold for girls shot put at the 3A UIL State Track and Field Meet …
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Nov 06 2014
Orange Crush: Bulldogs 33, Tarpons 7
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS ORANGE GROVE—Orange Grove led from start to finish Saturday night and scored a convincing 33-7 victory over Port Isabel at Bulldog Stadium in a game that was postponed from Friday due to heavy rains. In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, the Bulldogs wasted no time getting on …
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Nov 06 2014
Lady Tarpons take down Beeville in bi-district
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team was victorious in its first-round bi-district playoff match against Beeville on Tuesday night. The Lady Tarpons advance to the area round of the playoffs with a 25-14, 25-18, 25-9 straight sets win over the Trojans of Beeville’s Jones High School. The …
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Oct 30 2014
Tarpons in title hunt after West Oso win
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons went bear hunting last week and found a whole team of them in Corpus Christi. They bagged the lot and came away with a 42-24 win over the Bears of West Oso. With the win, the Tarpons move into a three-way tie for second …
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Oct 30 2014
Lady Tarpons top La Feria, tie for district title
[slideshow_deploy id=’10545′] By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons, playing in a raucously loud Tarpon Gym, knocked off district leader La Feria in five sets to pull themselves into a three-way tie for the District 16-4A (Division II) championship. The team had already clinched a playoff spot and it was …
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