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Lady Tarpons Bury Santa Rosa, 43-18

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 1, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hosted the Lady Warriors of Santa Rosa on Tuesday afternoon and got the win, 43-18. “We came out and did well on defense,” Port Isabel Head Coach Blake Ramsey said Tuesday night.  “Then we started to get into foul trouble …

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Lady Tarpons Outscore Grulla, 60-32

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 8, 2015 The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons basketball squad went on the road to Rio Grande City Tuesday night and made the trip a profitable one with a 60-32 win over the Lady Gators of Grulla. The Lady Tarpons never trailed and led 21-7 at the …

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Tarpons Out-hustle Gators, 68-51

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 8, 2015 The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball group scored two points on a pair of free throws before the game actually started and beat the Grulla Gators, 68-51, Tuesday night in Tarpon Gym. The Gators’ official team lineup in the scorebook initially showed two players with the …

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Ladies’ comeback falls short

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team put on a furious fourth period rally that came up just a little short Tuesday at Lyford. They trailed the Lady Bulldogs 35-14 at the end of the third quarter, outscored them 20-7 in the fourth, and lost 42-34. “They came …

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PI welcomes new hoops coach

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Nathan Janak arrived in town this week to start work as the new Port Isabel High boys’ basketball coach. He comes to the Lower Laguna Madre from Troy, Texas, where he was the head coach for the past four seasons. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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Ladies fall to Zapata on road

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons basketball squad made a fight of it but came up short, 49-37, against the Lady Hawks of Zapata in a bi-district playoff game in McAllen Tuesday night To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or …

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Boys go winless in District

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was the Port Isabel Tarpons last chance to win a district game. On Tuesday night the La Feria Lions dropped in at Tarpon Gym for the final District 32-3A game for both teams. Port Isabel had not won a league game all season. La Feria had already …

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Ladies prep for playoffs

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team began preparations for the post-season playoffs this week. They entered last Friday’s home contest against district leader Rio Hondo having already clinched a playoff spot. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …

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Boys fall, 48-40, to Progreso at home

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS An invasion of Red Ants took place at Tarpon Gym Tuesday night and by the time they were cleared out they had a 48-40 win in hand in a District 32-3A boys basketball contest. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre …

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Lady Tarps double up Red Ants, 67-34

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad led from start to finish against the Progreso Lady Red Ants Tuesday night and took their second win of the district season, 67-34, in Tarpon Gym. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS …

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