Mar 08 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Two Port Isabel High lifters are preparing this week for Saturday’s regional powerlifting meet at Pleasanton. Jocelyn Padilla and Francesca Sandoval qualified for the regional meet by finishing the season ranked among the top ten lifters in their weight classes. Both athletes had excellent results at the last …
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Mar 08 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team overcame less than ideal weather conditions last Saturday with another strong performance at their own Tarpon Relays meet. The team was led by Gabby Torres and Daniela Murchison, both of whom won double gold medals for the second …
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Mar 08 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The story continues for the 2015 season. Head Port Isabel High boys track and field coach Ryan Stanage is still looking for more bodies to fill out his team, as he continues to see outstanding effort from those individuals currently turned out to run, throw, and jump. “We …
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Feb 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad was eliminated in the first round of the 2015 playoffs on Tuesday night by Corpus Christi West Oso. The final score of the bi-district contest, played at Riviera, was 47-36. The game was close in the first half and Port Isabel …
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Feb 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball squad ended their season Monday night with a 58-27 loss in the final district contest of the season at Rio Hondo. The Tarpons end their 2014-15 season with a 6-21 record overall, 2-12 in District 32-4A play. “They jumped on us pretty quick …
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Feb 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High boys and girls powerlifting teams pumped some more iron last week, and it looks like at least two PI lifters will qualify for their respective men’s and women’s regional meets. At last Saturday’s meet in Weslaco, Francesca Sandoval and Jocelyn Padilla both medaled for …
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Feb 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 5, 2015 Sometimes, how you play the game really does matter more than whether you win or lose. Never, in any game in the new Tarpon Gym, did those words seem truer than this past Tuesday night’s game between the Port Isabel Tarpons and the Hidalgo Pirates. …
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Feb 06 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS February 5, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons were on the road at Hidalgo Tuesday night, and lost 41-31. With the loss PI has a district record of 6-6 and remains alone in fourth place in District 32-4A with two games left. “We just flat-out didn’t play well,” …
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Jan 30 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 29, 2015 The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad took to the road Tuesday night and took down the Lady Bearkats of Raymondville, 44-43, in overtime. With the win Port Isabel holds on to forth place in the standings of District 32-4A with a 5-5 district record. …
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Jan 30 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS January 29, 2015 The 2015 high school powerlifting season is on and a contingent of Port Isabel High lifters participated in their first meet of the year in Brownsville last week. The Pace Invitational Powerlifting Meet was held at Pace High School on Saturday, Jan. 25. Head Port …
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By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito High School senior, Aaliyah Attebery, is the recipient of this year’s San Benito News scholarship. Born in Oklahoma, Attebery and her family moved to the Valley and have lived here for the past 15 years. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented circumstances to school students across the … Continue reading [...]
By SANDRA TUMBERLINSON Special to the NEWS The Callandret Black History Museum of South Texas in San Benito was recently the site of a National Junior Honor Society project for STEM² Preparatory Academy’s seventh grader Leo Cantu of Harlingen. Cantu’s assignment concentrated on the cultural aspects of a group of people who lived in the … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On June 1, the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees held a committee meeting and discussed the 2021-2022 compensation plan. The 2021-2022 compensation plan was presented by Andrea Cruz, Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services. The plan includes a new hire pay schedule for teachers, administrative, clerical, and auxiliary pay grades. The … Continue reading [...]
NEWS Staff Report With hurricane season upon us, the City of San Benito allowed citizens the opportunity to fill sandbags on June 4 and June 5. At the distribution station, five sandbags were allowed per household and 10 per commercial entity. The distribution took place at the Neuman Building at the San Benito Fairgrounds located … Continue reading [...]
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On June 8, Judge Oscar De La Fuente Elementary student, Scarlet Cruz, received a surprise visit from the McDonald’s Play Van for her perfect attendance since kindergarten. The Play Van traveled from the McDonald’s on Sam Houston and visited Cruz’s house. They then set up arcade games and props and emerged … Continue reading [...]
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