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Tarpons handle Hawks 39-14

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons made their longest road trip of the regular season a profitable one last Friday night, as they brought down Zapata 39-14 at Hawks Stadium. The undefeated Tarpons complete their non-district schedule at 6-0. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …

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Students receive direction with Junior Explorers

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jesus Guevara, a junior at Port Isabel High, would like to serve in the criminal justice industry once he’s finished school. To ensure Guevara has every opportunity to pursue his career goal, the school offers the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Junior Explorers training program. To read the …

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Tarpons’ season starts Saturday

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS If success breeds success, then the Port Isabel Tarpons could be on their way to a breakout season in 2013. Actually, that’s just what happened last year when, after not having won a post-season game since 2006, Port Isabel won three and made it all the way to …

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Lady Tarpons rally, take down Hanna

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons volleyball team went on the road for its first match of the season on Tuesday night and came home with a spectacular win in five sets over the Brownsville Hanna Lady Eagles. Trailing two sets to none and 24-21 in the third, Port Isabel was …

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Varsity football scrimmage Saturday in Brownsville

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With two weeks of practice behind them, the Port Isabel Tarpons are off to Brownsville this weekend for a football scrimmage against Pace High School on Saturday morning. The PRESS talked with head P.I. football coach and athletic director Monty Stumbaugh in his office Monday morning to find …

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Football squad starts two-a-day practices

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS   Port Isabel High football practice got underway Monday morning as dozens of prospective Tarpon players checked out equipment and headed out to the practice field adjacent to Tarpon Stadium. As usual, there’s a sense of excitement and anticipation in the air that always comes with the approach …

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Important info on two-a-day practices

Staff Report All volleyball and football players will begin their two-a-day practices on Aug. 5. They are to report to the high school at 7 a.m. All players are expected to have their athletic paperwork ready to be turned if they haven’t already. All athletic paperwork is available online on the Port Isabel High School …

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He went to the ‘Land Down Under’

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS   It’s possible that Isaiah Martinez has never heard the song, “Land Down Under.” Most people will recognize the phrase as the traditional nickname for Australia and the song, by the Australian pop group, Men at Work, made it all the way to No. 1 on the American …

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Hill wows fans in Port Isabel

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill made a special appearance Tuesday night at the Port Isabel High School gym to play against a team sponsored by the Port Isabel Police Department. Tweet

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Breedlove picked as new PI volleyball coach

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The new varsity volleyball coach at Port Isabel High is Julie Breedlove, who comes over from an assistant’s job at Los Fresnos High, and is more than ready for the new season to begin. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre Island PRESS. …

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