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Murchison, Torres advance to TAAF State Meet in August

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison and Gabby Torres have both advanced to the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) state summer track and field meet to be held in College Station next month. They each qualified in two events; Murchision in the shot put and discus and Torres in the long jump …

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Torres, Murchison prep for McAllen meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High rising seniors Gabby Torres and Daniela Murchison will be competing in this weekend’s regional summer track and field meet in McAllen. If Torres places in the top three in any of her events she will advance to the state meet, to be held in College …

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Murchison earns 2nd straight Athlete of the Year Award

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison was the winner of the Sub-5A Girls Athlete of the Year Award at the Rio Grande Valley Sports Awards in Harlingen Monday night. It was the second year in a row that Murchison was so honored after she won her second state Class 3-A shot put …

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Murchison plans for easier summer schedule

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison, Port Isabel High’s two-time state Class 3-A shot put champion, has planned an easier competitive schedule for this summer than the one she endured in 2013. She will be competing in only three meets during the summer season, in McAllen, Humble and College Station To read the rest …

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Murchison claims 2nd shot put gold

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High’s Daniela Murchison won her second consecutive state Class 3-A shot put championship at the UIL State Track and Field Meet in Austin last week. Murchison also competed in discus and claimed the bronze medal for third place in that event. The event was held over …

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Murchison, Torres qualify for State meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison and Gabby Torres have punched their tickets to the UIL State Track and Field Meet. Murchison qualified in both the shot put and discus events for the second consecutive year, and Torres made it in the high jump. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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Murchison, Torres compete at Relays

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniela Murchison and Gabby Torres competed in the Texas Relays in Austin last weekend. Both varsity athletes are members of the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team, and they turned in good performances in their last competitive appearances before next week’s district meet. To read the rest …

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Murchison takes shot put gold

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS WESLACO – It was another gold medal-winning performance in the shot put for Port Isabel High’s Daniela Murchison at the Meet of Champions in Weslaco last weekend. The two-day event concluded on Saturday and was held at Bobby Lackey Stadium. To read the rest of this story, please …

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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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