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2014 Lady Tarpon Jr. High Volleyball Schedule

  The following is the2014 Lady Tarpon Junior High volleyball schedule. All games listed are at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.: Sept. 4-6: La Feria Tournament Sept. 15: Lyford – eighth (home); seventh (away) Sept. 22: Rio Hondo – eighth (away); seventh (home) Sept. 29: Progreso – eighth (home); seventh (away) Oct. 6: Hidalgo – …

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TARPON BASEBALL REPORT – Junior Varsity

The Port Isabel JV team ended their season in Rio Hondo last week. And even though they did not get the win, the Tarpons played their best game of the season. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545. Tweet

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JV softball earns Consolation Trophy

Special to the PRESS Port Isabel’s JV softball team traveled to La Feria this past weekend, and participated in its annual softball tournament. The Lady Tarpons captured the Consolation Trophy. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) 943-5545. …

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Experts teach Junior Leaders about safety

This year’s Laguna Madre Junior Leadership class attended their Emergency Preparedness Retreat this past week. The class learned about and visited facilities relating to fire rescue, hurricane preparation, emergency coordination and protection. Places attended included: the City of South Padre Island Fire Department, SPI Visitor’s Center (Chamber of Commerce) and the South Padre Island Coast …

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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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Murchison places fifth

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison placed fifth in the shot put competition at the National Junior Olympics in North Carolina on Monday. The field was made up of 49 girls from around the country and Murchison’s best throw was almost 41 feet, according to summer track and field coach Johvonne Howard, …

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Murchison sets regional record, heads to National Junior Olympics

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison broke the regional record in the shot put at the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Region II meet in McAllen last Friday. She won two gold medals. Actually, she also took first place in the discus competition. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port …

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Four qualify for National Junior Olympics

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Four Port Isabel track and field athletes have qualified for the National Junior Olympics in North Carolina.  Daniella Murchison, Kelcie Swink, Aaron Hernandez and Ian Torres all qualified on the basis of strong performances in their events at the Region XII USA Track and Field Qualifier at Humble …

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