Category: Sports

2014 Lady Tarpon Volleyball Schedule

  The following is the 2014 Lady Tarpon volleyball schedule (some games have already played): Aug. 8: La Joya/Sharyland/Roma – ninth, JV, varsity Aug. 9 (10 a.m.): Hidalgo/S. West/La Joya/PI – ninth Aug. 9 (9 a.m.): La Feria/Hanna/Sharyland @ La Feria Aug. 12 (6 p.m., 7 p.m.); Hanna – ninth (light and dark) @ Hanna …

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Class of ‘15 ready to step up

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s almost like starting over. The Port Isabel High football program lost 28 players to that happy accident known as graduation last spring. These former Tarpon grid men were a huge part of the success achieved by the 2012 and ’13 Tarpon teams, and they will carry with …

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Tournament by the Bay

There will be a baseball Tournament by the Bay for the Port Isabel Little Tarpon coach-pitch baseball team. This team is comprised of players who range from 6 to 8 years old. The two-day tournament will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., July 26-27 at the Laguna Madre Little League Park; there will be …

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Guillot back Saturday from All-Star Game

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jacques Guillot played his last game as a Port Isabel Tarpon in a third-round playoff game last November in Corpus Christi. As a high school player representing his school, Guillot played one final game Tuesday night in San Antonio; the THSCA All-Star Game in the Alamo-Dome. The game …

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Tarpon football practice starts in two weeks

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Is there ever a time to not be thinking about football? With the start of practice just two weeks away this is the time of the year when the interest and excitement start to build. That’s especially true considering what the Tarpons did the last two seasons. To read the …

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Murchison, Torres advance to TAAF State Meet in August

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison and Gabby Torres have both advanced to the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) state summer track and field meet to be held in College Station next month. They each qualified in two events; Murchision in the shot put and discus and Torres in the long jump …

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Cantu, Castaneda play in softball nationals

BY MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS It’s a special sight to see young athletes compete at national competitions, especially Rio Grande Valley bred players. South Texas Fully Loaded ‘02 Red, along with other RGV-based fastpitch softball teams, made the trek to Denton this past week to compete at the IFA/VTD (Independent Fastpitch Association/Virtual Tournament …

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75th TIFT begins July 31

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 75th Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT), to be held from July 30 to Aug. 3, is expected to attract as many as 1,500 anglers and more than 500 boats during the two-day fishing competition.  

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Torres, Murchison prep for McAllen meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High rising seniors Gabby Torres and Daniela Murchison will be competing in this weekend’s regional summer track and field meet in McAllen. If Torres places in the top three in any of her events she will advance to the state meet, to be held in College …

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Summer Track keeps athletes in condition

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Conditioning is an important part of any student’s athletic endeavors. A number of Port Isabel student-athletes have therefore committed themselves to a summer track and field program, participation in which will help them stay in shape and improve their performance in their respective events and sports. To read the rest …

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