By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High School powerlifters Jerry Lopez and Fernando Rivera gave it their all at the Men’s State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene last Saturday. Lopez won his second straight state title and Rivera set a new personal-best in the total lift for a fifth place finish. Competing in …
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Jan 24 2013
Lifters prep for meet
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jerry Lopez remembers the moment well. “The first thing I remember are the three white lights and I knew I’d won,” he recalled. “It was the best feeling in the world. Coach (Justin) Stumbaugh came up and gave me a big hug.” Lopez was recalling his final lift …
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