Category: Sports

Murchison cool, relaxed for UIL comp

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High junior Daniela Murchison is calm, cool and collected as she prepares for this weekend’s UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin. She is qualified in both the shot put and discus events for the second straight year. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …

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BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS: Hawks sweep Port Isabel; Holland optimistic of team’s future

By PETE BANDA Special to the PRESS LA JOYA – The Port Isabel Tarpons saw their impressive season, which included a third place finish in District 32-3A, come to a close in La Joya on Friday, where the Zapata Hawks swept PI in a best-of-three bi-district playoff clash. The Hawks put on a clinic in …

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TARPON BASEBALL REPORT – Junior Varsity

The Port Isabel JV team ended their season in Rio Hondo last week. And even though they did not get the win, the Tarpons played their best game of the season. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545.

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TARPON BASEBALL REPORT – Varsity

The Tarpon varsity team earned another trip to the postseason and locked up the third spot in 32-3A as they defeated the Rio Hondo Bobcats last Tuesday in Rio Hondo. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545.

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Tarpon boys compete at Regionals

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There were no state qualifiers among those Port Isabel Tarpon athletes who competed at last weekend’s Region IV Track and Field Meet in Kingsville. Trey Mock and Raul Villareal each made the finals in discus and shot put respectively and recorded the team’s highest finishes at third and …

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Murchison, Torres qualify for State meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison and Gabby Torres have punched their tickets to the UIL State Track and Field Meet. Murchison qualified in both the shot put and discus events for the second consecutive year, and Torres made it in the high jump. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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PI shot put throwers ready for Kingsville tourney

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High has qualified four discus and shot put throwers for this weekend’s Region IV Track and Field Meet in Kingsville. For the Lady Tarpons, it will be Daniela Murchison and Kelcie Swink competing in both the shot put and discus, and for the Tarpons Raul Villareal …

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Eight PI boys prepare for track Regionals

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS By the time this week’s PRESS hits the stands on Thursday evening, the Port Isabel High men’s track and field regional qualifiers will already be in Kingsville, where this weekend’s Region IV meet is being held. The event is taking place at Texas A&M Kingsville’s Javelina Stadium this …

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Lady Tarpons head to Regional Meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team departed on Thursday for this weekend’s Region IV meet at Kingsville’s Javelina Stadium. The meet is taking place this Friday (April 25). A total of 13 Lady Tarpons qualified for regional competition in 11 different events, including six …

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Tarpons take second

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons took second place in last week’s District 32-3A track and field meet at Tarpon Stadium. In the process, they collected four individual gold medals and also took first place in the 4×200-meter relay race. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …

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