Feb 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball squad ended their season Monday night with a 58-27 loss in the final district contest of the season at Rio Hondo. The Tarpons end their 2014-15 season with a 6-21 record overall, 2-12 in District 32-4A play. “They jumped on us pretty quick …
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Feb 13 2015
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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Feb 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 5, 2015 Sometimes, how you play the game really does matter more than whether you win or lose. Never, in any game in the new Tarpon Gym, did those words seem truer than this past Tuesday night’s game between the Port Isabel Tarpons and the Hidalgo Pirates. …
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Jan 30 2015
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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Jan 23 2015
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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Jan 16 2015
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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Jan 31 2013
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon varsity basketball team controls its own fate as far as the playoffs are concerned. If the team beats Rio Hondo at home this Friday night, Feb. 1, the Tarpons clinch a playoff spot. With a split in their last two District 32-3A games, the …
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Jan 24 2013
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons hard-court squad went up the Valley Tuesday night and got a 64-37 district win over the Progreso Red Ants for their trouble. They did it with defense, an offense that took care of the ball, and a break out night from Miguel Ramirez. The …
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By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Edinburg Vela Sabercats defeated the San Benito Greyhounds, 17-7 during their bi-district playoff football game on Thursday, Nov. 11. The ’Hounds scored during the first quarter but had trouble getting into the endzone the remainder of the game. Near the end of the first quarter, the ’Hounds scored a touchdown … Continue reading [...]
NEWS Staff Report This week and next week, communities will host events for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The Los Indios Police Department will host a Senior Citizen Appreciation Thanksgiving Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 23. The dinner will take place at the Diamantina Community Building at 109 E. Sixth St. from 5-7 p.m. The San Benito … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito EDC Board of Directors discussed the VARCO agreement and changes to its grant guidelines during a regular board meeting on Monday, Nov. 1. VARCO Agreement The EDC Board discussed changes to the agreement between the San Benito EDC and VARCO. Board member Deborah Morales questioned if a penalty … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission discussed changes to the San Benito EDC grant guidelines and the epicenter tax zone during a regular commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 16. EDC Grant Revisions City commissioners discussed changes to the two EDC grant guidelines. Commissioner Rene Garcia said that he would like to see … Continue reading [...]
By RENE TORRES Special to the NEWS In March of 1944, Women’s Army Corps (WAC) officials came to the Valley to conduct a recruiting campaign for a specific squadron to be composed of Latin-American girls and woman for the U.S. Army’s Air WAC. Captain John V. Deuel, of the Army Air Forces (AAF), who had … Continue reading [...]
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