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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Jul 18 2013
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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Jul 11 2013
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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By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Edinburg Vela Sabercats defeated the San Benito Greyhounds, 17-7 during their bi-district playoff football game on Thursday, Nov. 11. The ’Hounds scored during the first quarter but had trouble getting into the endzone the remainder of the game. Near the end of the first quarter, the ’Hounds scored a touchdown … Continue reading [...]
NEWS Staff Report This week and next week, communities will host events for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The Los Indios Police Department will host a Senior Citizen Appreciation Thanksgiving Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 23. The dinner will take place at the Diamantina Community Building at 109 E. Sixth St. from 5-7 p.m. The San Benito … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito EDC Board of Directors discussed the VARCO agreement and changes to its grant guidelines during a regular board meeting on Monday, Nov. 1. VARCO Agreement The EDC Board discussed changes to the agreement between the San Benito EDC and VARCO. Board member Deborah Morales questioned if a penalty … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission discussed changes to the San Benito EDC grant guidelines and the epicenter tax zone during a regular commission meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 16. EDC Grant Revisions City commissioners discussed changes to the two EDC grant guidelines. Commissioner Rene Garcia said that he would like to see … Continue reading [...]
By RENE TORRES Special to the NEWS In March of 1944, Women’s Army Corps (WAC) officials came to the Valley to conduct a recruiting campaign for a specific squadron to be composed of Latin-American girls and woman for the U.S. Army’s Air WAC. Captain John V. Deuel, of the Army Air Forces (AAF), who had … Continue reading [...]
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