Tag: Port Isabel

PI advances record 7 golfers to regionals

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the PRESS For years, the Port Isabel golf program has had its share of success. District championships and regional qualifiers have been the norm over the past several years. But even a solid program like Tarpon Golf continues to add firsts to its history. The 2012-13 year will go down …

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Port Isabel exterminates Red Ants, stays in title hunt

Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon varsity baseball team traveled to Progreso on Tuesday needing a win in order to keep sole possession of second place in District 32-3A. The Tarpons, who are one game back behind league leading Hidalgo, got on the board in the first inning as Jonathan Garza drew a …

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Ladies lead entering finals

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons track and field squad took a commanding lead in the team standings on the first day of the District 32-3A meet at Tarpon Stadium on Monday. Head Coach Sylvia Torres’ team piled up the points by striking gold in all six field events, …

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Tarps ready for district finals

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High School Tarpons track and field team is second in the team standings heading into Thursday night’s finals of the District 32-3A meet at Tarpon Stadium. With consistent finishes in the field events and in the 3200-meter run the Tarpons collected 52 points on Monday …

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Queen Isabella Market Day returns

Special to the Parade It’s here again. On Saturday, April 13, the City of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Museums will be hosting their annual Queen Isabella Market Day. Scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lighthouse grounds, vendors on the Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts …

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Earth, Arbor Day Celebration on tap

Mayor Joe E. Vega and the Port Isabel City Commission will host the Fifth Annual Earth / Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 27. Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Beulah Lee Park in Port Isabel on Texas Highway 100, the event is free to the public and will feature “hands-on activities.” Festivities …

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ROCKIN’ RESTAURANT REVIEW: Lady and the Pit

By CRAIG ALANIZ South Padre Parade Lady and the Pit is Port Isabel’s newest destination for delicious barbeque. Natasha Smith, the Lady in the namesake, said she and her husband came to Port Isabel from Fort Worth where they ran a mobile vending business. “We were thinking of opening a location in Arlington from the …

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SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS: Son seeks closure in father’s murder

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Andres (Andy) Bridges believes that there has to be somebody out there with answers, and he’s determined to find that person (or people), even if it means standing on the same corner of Queen Isabella Blvd. every day for the rest his life. Bridges said he just …

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Port Isabel observes Autism Awareness Month

  Continuing to delight area residents and visitors with its decorative sense of illumination is the City of Port Isabel as the lighthouse is once again sporting colors associating with a certain theme. Currently, a blue hue illuminates the lighthouse in observation of Autism Awareness Month. (Staff photo by Ray Quiroga) Tweet

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PI girls, boys tearing up competition

PRESS Staff Report Who’s next? That seems to be the theme surrounding the Port Isabel Lady Tarpon softball squad as it continues to eliminate the competition en route to its first undefeated recorded this late into the season. Specifically, the Lady Tarps stand at an impressive 7-0 32-3A record and 12-5 overall, not to mention …

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