Category: Sports

12U Softball team takes third

BY MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Gulf Coast Tsunami, a travel softball team based out of Port Isabel, swept third place in the 12 years and under division (12U) at the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) South Texas State Softball Tournament this past weekend (June 20-22). To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …

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Tarps fall short of State tourney

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel 7-on-7 football team will not be going to a third straight state tournament. The team lost its first two games at the qualifying tournament in Weslaco last Saturday before getting their only win in the third and final game. To read the rest of this story, please …

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Summer league boys’ hoops season concludes

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The summer league boys’ basketball season has come to an end, and while the Port Isabel team didn’t win many games a good start on the 2014-15 hoops season was still accomplished. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …

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PI’s 7-on-7 football team sets sights on State tourney

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel 7-on-7 football team will be trying for its third straight state tournament this weekend. The team will compete in the state qualifying tournament in Weslaco on Saturday. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …

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Murchison earns 2nd straight Athlete of the Year Award

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison was the winner of the Sub-5A Girls Athlete of the Year Award at the Rio Grande Valley Sports Awards in Harlingen Monday night. It was the second year in a row that Murchison was so honored after she won her second state Class 3-A shot put …

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5 Tarps up for RGV Sports Awards

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2014 RGV Sports.com & Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame Awards ceremony will take place this Monday (June 16) in Philip J. Yeckel Memorial Auditorium at the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen. Port Isabel High is up for five awards. To read the rest of this story, please …

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Tarpon 7-on-7 team sets sights on State tourney

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel 7-on-7 football team is about halfway through the 2014 summer season and will try to qualify for the state tournament for the third straight season. The team is comprised of returning and prospective Tarpon varsity players. The game is not an official UIL high school …

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PI welcomes new hoops coach

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Nathan Janak arrived in town this week to start work as the new Port Isabel High boys’ basketball coach. He comes to the Lower Laguna Madre from Troy, Texas, where he was the head coach for the past four seasons. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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Five Tarps to play in All-Star Game

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Five Port Isabel Tarpon football players were selected for the All-Valley East-West All-Star game. The game was played May 23 at Weslaco’s Bobby Lackey Stadium and was won by the East squad, 28-15. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …

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Linebacker Montelongo to attend Texas Lutheran Univ.

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Esteven Montelongo has played his last game of football as a Port Isabel Tarpon. The graduate will be attending Texas Lutheran University in Seguin and will be looking to take his game to the next level. The team is called the Bulldogs and competes in the Division III …

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