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Lady Tarps take third at Bobcat Relays

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons track and field team placed third in last Friday’s Bobcat Relays at Rio Hondo. The Lady Tarpons had three individual gold medal performances and a number of other high finishes that counted for 98.5 points in the team competition. To read the rest …

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Garza qualifies for State

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High powerlifter Wynona Garza has qualified for the state powerlifting meet. She placed second at the regional meet in Pleasonton last Saturday and will make her second straight trip to the state meet, which will be held in Corpus Christi the weekend of March 14-15. To …

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Lady powerlifters head to Regionals

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Three Port Isabel High Lady Tarpon powerlifters may already be in Pleasonton by the time you read this. That’s where this weekend’s Women’s Region V Powerlifting Meet is being held and if this trio of local iron pumpers does well enough they could all qualify for the state …

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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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Losoya takes gold at La Feria Tourney

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Tarpon and Lady Tarpon track and field teams started the 2014 season in La Feria last Friday and, according to the programs’ two head coaches, some good results came out of it. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …

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Powerlifters travel to Los Fresnos Saturday; Regionals next

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel men’s and women’s powerlifting teams are hard at work in the weight room at Port Isabel High these days, building up strength and working on technique with the goal of achieving as high a total lift as possible. Any lifter who is ranked in the …

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TASTE’S SO GOOD: Partnerships pay off for museum fundraiser

Special to the PRESS On Friday, the Museums of Port Isabel hosted its 17th Annual Taste of the Laguna Madre. Oh, the weather outside was frightful, but more than a half an hour before the doors opened at the Plains Capitol Bank, attendees were already streaming in. To read the rest of this story, please …

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EDC eyes site to develop

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday approved contracting with Reyna & Associates, of Mission, for professional services regarding a potential property acquisition on behalf of the Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The EDC has proposed to purchase undisclosed property in Port Isabel for $1.2 million with a …

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Bush makes tour stop

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Republican candidate for Texas Land Commissioner George Prescott Bush made a tour stop at Pirates Landing in Port Isabel on Wednesday to meet his constituents and share important messages regarding his campaign. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …

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