Category: Sports

PIHS girls’ track season set to begin

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The South Texas high school track and field season begins next month, and the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons team is getting ready. The first meet of the season will be the 58th Annual Sams Relays in Brownsville on Saturday, February 16. The head coach of the Lady …

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Ladies handle Progreso

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team took the bus to Progreso Tuesday night and coasted to its third win of the district season, 51-18. The issue seemed in doubt in the first half as Port Isabel took a seven-point halftime lead while scoring only 18 points. “I …

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Lifters prep for meet

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jerry Lopez remembers the moment well. “The first thing I remember are the three white lights and I knew I’d won,” he recalled. “It was the best feeling in the world. Coach (Justin) Stumbaugh came up and gave me a big hug.” Lopez was recalling his final lift …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Stumbaugh gets two-year contract extension

Special to the PRESS Much to the delight of many Laguna Madre fans, Monty Stumbaugh isn’t going anywhere. The successful Port Isabel Tarpons head football coach/athletic director was awarded a two-year contract extension during a meeting of Point Isabel ISD trustees on Tuesday night, the coach confirmed. The deal keeps Stumbaugh in Tarpon blue through …

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THE YEAR THAT WAS: Looking back at the 2012 Tarpons

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2012 season has come to an end for the Port Isabel High football team. The Tarpons were shut out, 22-0, by the Bellville Brahmas in the Region IV championship game Saturday night at Cabaniss Stadium. Bellville scored on their first two possessions and took a 14-0 first …

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VALIANT EFFORT: Tarpons fight hard but fall to Bellville, 22-0

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS CORPUS CHRISTI – The Port Isabel Tarpons’ 2012 playoff run has come to an end. The Bellville Brahmas defeated the last Valley team left standing in the post-season 22-0 in the Region IV final Saturday night at Cabaniss Stadium in Corpus Christi. Bellville scored the first two times …

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TARPON TIME: Community rallies around team

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The Port Isabel High School Tarpon football team prepared for the Bellville Brahmas this week for the state quarterfinals game to be played this Saturday at Cabaniss stadium in Corpus Christi. Head Coach Monty Stumbaugh said his team is not the bigger team, but they will be the team that …

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Tarpons defeat Navarro, advance to quarterfinals for fourth time since ’81

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Special to the PRESS CORPUS CHRISTI — There was a light chill in the air on Saturday night in Calallen, but there was also some Port Isabel Tarpon magic, too. In front on a charged up Tarpon crowd, the boys dug deep several times to win a back-and-forth thriller over Geronimo Navarro 35-28 in overtime …

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Still in the Hunt

The Port Isabel Tarpons are shown during Friday’s area round matchup against Sinton. See Thursday’s PRESS for full results of the Tarpons’ victory and for information on the regional semi-final playoff game against Navarro, which is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi Calallen. Visit portisabelsouthpadre.com after the game for playoff coverage. (Photos by …

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The Matchup: Port Isabel vs. Navarro

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS A send-off/rally for the PI Tarpon Football Team will be held at the Port Isabel High School student parking lot on Saturday, December 1, at 11 a.m. Snacks and refreshments will be available for everyone. Fans who wish to have their vehicles decorated are asked to be on …

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