By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Serena Brown is a junior member of the Port Isabel High girls’ basketball team. She’s starting her second year as a Varsity player. She missed most of last season due to an injury. “Last year I rolled my ankle and I was out for about half the …
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Dec 06 2019
Perkins has the speed
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High sophomore Mandy Perkins is starting her second season on the Varsity basketball team. This week she talked with the Press about how she is is more comfortable with the experience the second time around. “My first year on Varsity I was a little nervous around …
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Dec 06 2019
B-Ball: Tarpons defeat Greyhounds
By JUAN ESTEVE Special to the PRESS The San Benito Varsity Greyhounds hosted the Port Isabel Tarpons in a non-conference basketball game on Tuesday night at the San Benito Main Gym and fell in a back and forth game 61-47. This game was played ferociously by each team; however, Port Isabel took an early advantage …
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Nov 14 2019
Tarpons, Pirates set for Bi-District showdown
By Constancio Martinez, Jr. Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons and Sinton Pirates will be facing each other in a Bi-District matchup this Friday, at CC Buccaneer Stadium, at 7:30 p.m. Sinton will be making its 40th playoff appearance, while Port Isabel will be making its 47th playoff appearance. Though both teams have …
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Nov 14 2019
Lady Tarpons win season opener at home
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School Lady Tarpons basketball team won its season-opening game over IDEA Quest of Alamo last Friday at home. They led most of the game, including the entire second half, and won 54-30. “It’s about setting goals and achieving them, and to do that in …
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Nov 14 2019
Martinez acclimates to Varsity level
By Larry Gage Special to the PRESS Kaiden Martinez is a sophomore and first-year Varsity member of the Port Isabel High boys’ basketball team. The Press found him in the main gym this week as he took a break from practice with ice on one ankle. “Everything’s going good,” Martinez said as he operated the …
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Nov 07 2019
Practice is On for Tarpon Hoops
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Practice has started for the Port Isabel High basketball team and optimism is the order of the day. The Press found head coach Mike Hazelton and the players in Tarpon Gym this week working on their shots and getting in basketball shape. “The kids have been doing a …
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Nov 07 2019
Tarpons fall to Bobcats 27-15
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS Even when two teams are having a down year, the Friday night lights atmosphere is like no other. As such was the case when long-time rivals, the Port Isabel Tarpons (3-4) and Rio Hondo Bobcats (4-4), met this past Friday night for the 68th time. Their long-standing …
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Nov 07 2019
Gonzalez a Spark Plug for Lady Tarpons
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Sabrina Gonzalez may be the shortest player on the court in any game Port Isabel plays this year. She’s a spark plug, though, on offense and defense, and she took time out from practice this week to talk with the Press about what kind of team she’ll be …
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Nov 07 2019
Coach DeMoss Doing Double Duty
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Kyle DeMoss is doing double duty as a Port Isabel High athletic coach these days. In August, he began his second season as an assistant football coach on Head Coach and Athletic Director Jason Strunk’s staff. Now, and by now I mean just within the last three weeks, …
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The South Padre Parade
February 15, 2024
Boats sit idle in ‘Shrimp Capitol’…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS PORT ISABEL, TX—The sight of shrimp trawlers docked in Port Isabel’s waterways enchants visitors driving through town, an evocative picture worthy of souvenir postcards. What people don’t realize is that many of those boats would normally be 80 miles out in the gulf catching shrimp, the livelihood that built this town. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
Lucha Libre captivates local fans…
By NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Some 900 local and surrounding Lucha Libre enthusiasts gathered on January 3, at 8 p. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
Graves wins SPI election…
By NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com An anticipated South Padre Island Special Election was held on February 3, 2024, with unofficial results yielding Lisa Graves as the winner of the open Pl. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
Cache washes up on SPI…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS In the morning hours of Tuesday, January 30, U.S. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
Star released, going home…
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS On Tuesday, January 30, the Kemp Ridley’s Sea Turtle named Star was rescued approximately two months ago and is now being released back into the gulf waters. According to Taylor Dunham, the Environmental Educator at Sea Turtle Inc. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
Villarreal named employee of the month…
Lucy Villarreal has been selected as the Laguna Madre Water District’s (LMWD) Employee of the Month. The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) reviewed nominations and chose Villarreal as Employee of the Month for December 2023. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
Hinojosa runs for constable…
By NIIOHONTESHA WARRIOR editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel native Manny Hinojosa, III announced his candidacy for Cameron County Pct. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
Saenz challenges Garza in crowded field…
PRESS Staff Report BROWNSVILLE, TX —Decorated and lifelong law enforcement officer Ronnie Saenz is making a bid for Cameron County Sheriff. Born and raised in Brownsville, Saenz was the youngest child and only son of seven children. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
Gracia seeks nomination…
PRESS Staff Report BROWNSVILLE, TX—Brownsville attorney Jonathan Gracia has declared his candidacy for Texas House District 37. Gracia outlined his platform with a career spanning two decades in public service, emphasizing a focus on supporting public schools and teachers and enhancing opportunities for children to achieve their goals. Continue readingFebruary 8, 2024
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