Category: Sports

Track star takes first in state

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS For the second time in less than two months, a Port Isabel High School athlete has won a gold medal at the state level of competition. In March, it was 114-pound lifter Jerry Lopez who won first place at the state powerlifting meet in Abilene. Saturday, Tarpon long-distance …

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Little League opens season

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By CRAIG ALANIZ Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Little League started its 2012 season with opening ceremonies Thursday, April 12. League President Raul Loera said there were over 600 people in attendance for the opening ceremonies parade. He said seeing the families participate is gratifying. “It makes all the hard work worthwhile,” Loera …

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Lady Tarps blast PSJA S’West, baseball team falls

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons softball team traveled to PSJA Southwest Tuesday night and took their big bats along with them. All nine players scored and the Ladies needed only three innings to put away the Lady Javelinas, 23-3. In fifth place in the District 32-3A standings with …

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Ex-Tarpon footballers will do it again

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS If you’ve ever played high school football, it may have occurred to you from time to time to get together with your old teammates and give it one more try. A number of young men, who once suited up for Port Isabel High School, have decided to do …

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PI soccer team in playoffs

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School men’s soccer team has made the playoffs and will face off against Weslaco East in a bi-district game this Friday night. The game will be played at Weslaco East and will commence at 7:30 p.m. This is Salvador Hernandez’s fourth year as the …

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Lopez wins state powerlifting championship

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Lopez off to state powerlifting meet

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS By the time you read this, Jerry Lopez, Port Isabel High’s state powerlifting qualifier, may already be in Abilene. That’s the location for this Saturday’s Men’s State Powerlifting meet. It’s Lopez’s second straight trip to the state meet. He competes in the 114-pound class and was second in …

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Tarpons win, 4-2; Ladies fall, 17-3

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons baseball team took a short break from district play on Monday, as they took on Brownsville St. Joseph’s at Tarpon Field and got the win, 4-2. On the mound for P.I. was Jose Garza and he went the distance (7 innings) for the win. …

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Tsunami sweeps tournament

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Tarpons, Lady Tarps seek turnaround

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School baseball and softball teams have not been very successful so far this season, from the standpoint of wins and losses. Both teams have losing records as they prepare to start their district seasons, but positive signs hint at better things to come. Actually, …

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