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Martinez, Swink Claim All-District Honors

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon basketball players Alex Martinez and Kelcie Swink took top honors when the All-District 32-4A teams were announced recently. Swink was named Offensive Player of the Year by the district coaches and Martinez was named to the All-District First Team. “She’s been a very …

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Lady Tarpons Eliminated in Bi-district

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad was eliminated in the first round of the 2015 playoffs on Tuesday night by Corpus Christi West Oso. The final score of the bi-district contest, played at Riviera, was 47-36. The game was close in the first half and Port Isabel …

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Play-in; Lady Tarpons vs. Hidalgo Friday

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 The Lady Tarpons basketball team has finished in a tie with Hidalgo for fourth place in the final District 32-4A standings. This past Monday they lost at La Feria, 48-26, to conclude the district schedule with a 7-7 record. The top four teams in the …

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Zapata in PI, Parents’ Night

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 12, 2015 The Zapata Hawks will be in town this Friday evening for the penultimate district game of the 2014 – 2015 boys’ basketball season, and it will be Parents’ Night for the last home contest of the season. Two games remain in the District 32-4A season …

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‘Kats Outshoot Tarpons, 48-33

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 29, 2015 The Port Isabel Tarpons fell at home to the Raymondville Bearkats, 48-33, on Tuesday night. Port Isabel led briefly early in the second quarter and fought hard to get back in it during the third after trailing by eight, 22-14, at the half. They came …

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Tarpons Shoot Down Hawks, 54-45

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 22, 2015 The Port Isabel Tarpons took a long road trip to Zapata Tuesday night. They made it worth their while with a 54-45 win over the Hawks. With this win, the Tarpons are now tied with Rio Hondo for fifth place in the standings of District …

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Lady Tarpons Fight Back, Fall 44-39

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 22, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons outscored Zapata 19-12 in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s district basketball game, but it was not enough to pull the game out and the Lady Hawks gained a 44-39 victory at Tarpon Gym. With the win, Zapata improves to …

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Lady Tarpons Take Down Progreso

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 15, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons went on the road to Progreso and came home with a 47-29 win over the Lady Red Ants in a District 32-4A game Tuesday night. Port Isabel led start to finish and improve to 4-2 in district play and 13-9 …

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Tarpons Fall at Home to Progreso, 58-50

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 15, 2015 The Progreso Red Ants basketball team was as good as advertised, as the Port Isabel Tarpons found out Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym.  The home team fell into a 10-0 hole in the first quarter and was never quite able to catch up as Progreso …

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Tarpons Take Frontier in OT, 64-59

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS On Tuesday afternoon, the Port Isabel Tarpons went on the road and came home with a 64-59 overtime win against Brownsville Frontier Academy. The Tarpons trailed virtually the entire game and rallied from four points down late in regulation to tie the game up and send it into …

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