Category: Sports

Tarps ready for district finals

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School Tarpons track and field team is second in the team standings heading into Thursday night’s finals of the District 32-3A meet at Tarpon Stadium. With consistent finishes in the field events and in the 3200-meter run the Tarpons collected 52 points on Monday …

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PI girls, boys tearing up competition

PRESS Staff Report Who’s next? That seems to be the theme surrounding the Port Isabel Lady Tarpon softball squad as it continues to eliminate the competition en route to its first undefeated recorded this late into the season. Specifically, the Lady Tarps stand at an impressive 7-0 32-3A record and 12-5 overall, not to mention …

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A CHAMP IN OUR MIDST: Lopez takes second state title

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High School powerlifters Jerry Lopez and Fernando Rivera gave it their all at the Men’s State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene last Saturday. Lopez won his second straight state title and Rivera set a new personal-best in the total lift for a fifth place finish. Competing in …

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Ladies 5-0 in district, boys unbeaten

PRESS Staff Report Things haven’t changed much in the world of Port Isabel varsity baseball and softball, except maybe one thing: they’ve won more games. Remaining unbeaten in 32-3A play, the Tarpons and Lady Tarpons continue to amass victories en route to what the Big Blue community hopes will be district titles for both programs. …

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Lady Tarpons shine at Meet of Champs

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School girls’ track and field team did rather well at last weekend’s Meet of Champions in Weslaco. The Lady Tarpons finished first in the team standings for competing schools in Class 3A and below, and Daniella Murchison took the gold medal in the shot …

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Tarpons compete at Meet of Champs

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon track and field team competed at the Meet of Champions in Weslaco last Saturday. Although they failed to score any points, head boys’ track coach Jake Hofstetter is satisfied that the team is coming along and getting healthier by the week. “Our times got …

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Girls 3-0, boys open district

PRESS Staff Report The Port Isabel High School varsity baseball and softball teams are beginning to make waves in their respective districts, especially as the Lady Tarpons tighten their stranglehold on 32-3A with an undefeated 3-0 record thus far. Of course, the Tarpons are enjoying their own success after opening 32-3A play with a victory …

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Gentry, Martinez make All-Metro

Special to the PRESS Two Port Isabel High School athletes have been selected as All-Metro Basketball team and will participate in the RGV Viper Basketball Classic. Kieler Gentry representing the boys’ varsity team and Alex Martinez for the girls’ varsity team have been selected to the Brownsville Herald All-Metro Basketball second team. Being selected for …

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Tarpons take fourth at meet

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons track and field squad showed progress this past week as it placed fourth at the Jim Hudson Relays at La Feria on Friday. Port Isabel had one gold medalist in the person of LB Bennett, who won the long jump with a leap of …

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Ladies second at La Feria

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was another strong performance by the Port Isabel High girls’ track and field team last week as it finished a close second at the Jim Hudson Relays in La Feria on Friday. The Lady Tarpons totaled 170 points as a team and finished 11 points behind team …

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