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Summer league boys’ hoops season concludes

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The summer league boys’ basketball season has come to an end, and while the Port Isabel team didn’t win many games a good start on the 2014-15 hoops season was still accomplished. 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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Tarpon boys compete at Regionals

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There were no state qualifiers among those Port Isabel Tarpon athletes who competed at last weekend’s Region IV Track and Field Meet in Kingsville. Trey Mock and Raul Villareal each made the finals in discus and shot put respectively and recorded the team’s highest finishes at third and …

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Eight PI boys prepare for track Regionals

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS By the time this week’s PRESS hits the stands on Thursday evening, the Port Isabel High men’s track and field regional qualifiers will already be in Kingsville, where this weekend’s Region IV meet is being held. The event is taking place at Texas A&M Kingsville’s Javelina Stadium this …

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Driftwood shares gardening supplies with B&G Club

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Members with the Driftwood Garden Club on Tuesday delivered plants, flowers, tools and supplies to the Laguna Madre Boys and Girls Club for the children to utilize as part of the Club’s ongoing nature enrichment program. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS …

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Villareal earns gold, paces PI boys at meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Raul Villareal won the gold medal in the shot put event at the Tarpon Relays at Port Isabel High School last Saturday. The Tarpons were fourth in the team standings as nine teams were on hand for the day’s competition in all events. To read the rest of …

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Girls’ track takes first at Tarpon Relays

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon track and field team took first place at last Saturday’s Tarpon Relays meet at Tarpon Stadium. Port Isabel collected four gold medals on its way to a total of 154 2/3 points to win the team competition by 49 points. To read the …

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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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Betancourt named Club’s Youth of the Year’

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Daniela Betancourt, 17, on Tuesday, was named the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Madre’s Youth of the Year. “I’m happy and nervous,” Betancourt said. The PIHS senior coaches three basketball teams at the Club, ranging from ages 5-12. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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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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Varsity Boys top Lyford, 56-49

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was a scoreless ball game for most of the first quarter, but once the Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team started putting the ball through the hoop and playing their game, they led the rest of the way for a 56-49 victory over the visiting Lyford Bulldogs Tuesday …

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