Category: Sports

CHAMPS: Ladies win fourth straight title

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons won their fourth consecutive District 32-3A track and field title last week at Tarpon Stadium. They won a total of eight individual gold medals and also came home first in two relay races. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …

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Murchison, Torres compete at Relays

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison and Gabby Torres competed in the Texas Relays in Austin last weekend. Both varsity athletes are members of the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team, and they turned in good performances in their last competitive appearances before next week’s district meet. To read the rest …

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Guillot commits to ETBU

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS That Jacques Guillot had a future as a college football player was apparent during his freshman year at Port Isabel High. Head Tarpon football coach Monty Stumbaugh recognizes athletic talent when he sees it and Guillot was moved up to the Tarpon varsity squad just a few games …

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Harry gets double gold

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Simone Harry won two gold medals for the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team at the Bearkat Relays in Raymondville last Friday, and Raul Villareal took silver in the shot put with a distance of 49 feet, eight inches. To read the rest of this story, please …

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League turns 75 this year

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 2014 season of Little League will mark 75 years of close calls, long shots and inside-the-park home runs … 75 years of championship dreams … and 75 years of treasured memories. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …

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PI hopes for full team before meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With only one more scheduled competition before next month’s District 32-3A meet, head Tarpon track and field coach Ryan Stanage is still working on putting together a full team. “We were closer to what I think we’re going to end up at district,” Coach Stanage said. “We got …

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Murchison takes shot put gold

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS WESLACO – It was another gold medal-winning performance in the shot put for Port Isabel High’s Daniela Murchison at the Meet of Champions in Weslaco last weekend. The two-day event concluded on Saturday and was held at Bobby Lackey Stadium. To read the rest of this story, please …

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Tarpon Sprint Relay Team Ready to Fly

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS In football, one of the most important aspects of the game is to hang on to the football. It’s equally imperative in baseball to catch the ball on a line shot or a pop-up. In the 4×100-meter sprint relay race the handoff of the aluminum baton from one …

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Lady Tarpons up for Meet of Champions

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team will compete this weekend in the two-part Meet of Champions. This Friday, March 21, they will be at Raymondville for the preliminary competition in various events. Following on Saturday, the 22nd, they’ll be off to Weslaco for the …

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Garza takes silver at State Meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Wynona Garza gave it everything she had at last Saturday’s Women’s State Powerlifting meet in Corpus Christi. She set new personal bests in the squat lift, dead lift, and total lift on her way to a second-place finish. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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