Nov 07 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons volleyball team took care of business Tuesday night on the road as they faced Raymondville in a first-round playoff match. Port Isabel won in four sets and advanced to play Hondo in the area round on Thursday (Nov. 7) night. The Lady Tarpons won the …
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Nov 07 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS They ran for 398 yards, scored six touchdowns on the ground, and won their 10th game of the season without a loss. With a 45-14 win over the visiting Rio Hondo Bobcats last Friday night, the Port Isabel Tarpons, who have made winning seem almost routine, completed the …
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Oct 31 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons seemed to be trying to prove that they hadn’t forgotten how to score quickly. Of eight touchdown drives the previous week at home against La Feria, only one took two plays or less. Last Friday night at Bill Pate Stadium in Hidalgo, four of …
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Oct 31 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Early Sunday morning a thief broke a window at the Port Isabel Public Library, entered and stole the Friend of the Library’s donation lock-box. “There was a break-in late Saturday, early Sunday,” Library Director Janie Villarreal said. “They broke the glass on the front door. That’s how they got …
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Oct 24 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Shortly before game time last Friday, Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) officials recognized former Tarpon defensive coordinator Eliseo “Coach V” Villareal by dedicating the team’s halftime facility in his honor. Over his 30 years with the school, ‘Coach V’ helped lead Port Isabel to 18 district titles, 17 …
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Oct 24 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Development of a seawall along the Port Isabel coastline near Island Avenue, Bass and Tarpon streets have raised growing concerns among the property owners living in that area. On Tuesday, Ron Berman, of Raybec Investments, updated the Port Isabel Improvement District (PID) Board about the status of a U.S. …
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Oct 17 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team remains undefeated in district play after their two most recent matches. Last Friday, they handled the Progreso Lady Red Ants on the road in straight sets, 25-8, 26-24, 25-19. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A jury found Port Isabel resident Miguel Angel Aguilera, 22, guilty today of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child sexual contact. Aguilera faces a minimum of 25 years in prison with no possibility of parole or early release, because his victim was under six …
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Oct 17 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Operation Bishop investigators raided The American Legion in Port Isabel last Thursday, seizing 27 gambling devices and $606 in currency. The establishment, located at 819 S. Garcia St., had allegedly been paying illegal amounts of cash to its patrons. Authorities will continue to investigate the property owner; however, no …
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