BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS All season long, the Port Isabel Tarpons made a habit out of winning the turnover battle. Not once in 12 games, including the first two rounds of the playoffs, did the Tarpons give up the ball more times than they took it away. To read the rest of …
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Dec 05 2013
STOPPED SHORT: Tarpons’ chase for State ends with 21-14 loss to La Vernia
BY ARMANDO GARZA Special to the PRESS CORPUS CHRISTI — As the La Vernia Bears took a knee to run out the clock to win last Friday’s regional round playoff game, fans on the Port Isabel side sat in disbelief. Many of them were sad because the season was over at 12-1 after the devastating …
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Nov 27 2013
Varsity hoops boys drop two straight
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons hoops squad lost their two most recent games. Last Saturday, they were overwhelmed, 85-20, at Brownsville St. Joseph’s, and this past Tuesday they dropped a 66-25 decision on the road to Santa Maria. “They’ve got good shooters,” Tarpon Head Coach Homer Hernandez said this week, …
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Nov 27 2013
Delays plague new Event Center
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Project architect Manuel Hinojosa on Tuesday reported to the Port Isabel City Commission that the Event and Cultural Center will not be completed by mid-December, prompting the commissioners to then grill Hinojosa and contractor Ruben Sanchez regarding the delays. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …
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Nov 27 2013
Students raise more than $1,400 for family in need
BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS When Maleidy Mendez received the news that her classmates’ mother had passed away, she knew what a difficult situation the family was facing and decided to take action. Together, with her friends Ashley Campos, Yoselin Guerrero, Zuleima Trigos and Samantha Silguero, they joined forces to help three young …
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Nov 27 2013
Tarpons advance to Regionals
BY ARMANDO GARZA Special to the PRESS KINGSVILLE — Around lunchtime Saturday, there was already a line of fans waiting to get into Javelina Stadium. Most of them wore blue and white. With the temperature hovering around 48 degrees, bundled-up fans made the two-hour trek north to watch their Port Isabel Tarpons take on Orange …
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Nov 21 2013
Varsity tops Grulla 61-54; Ladies fall to Veterans Memorial
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons hoops squad put together four quarters of solid basketball Tuesday night, beating the Grulla Gators, 61-54, in Tarpon Gym. The Tarpons went 2-4 at last weekend’s Edcouch-Elsa tournament, and with Tuesday’s win they raise their record to 3-6. To read the rest of this …
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Nov 21 2013
IN IT TO WIN IT: Tarps advance to Area round
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There were the usual concerns before last week’s bi-district playoff game between the Port Isabel Tarpons and the Bearkats of Raymondville. There was Raymondville’s backfield speed of Jesse Valladares and Romeo Rosales, who combined for nearly 2,200 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns in the regular season. There was …
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Nov 21 2013
Forum connects Event Center to business community
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A nearly-full house of local business owners and representatives gathered at the Port Isabel City Council chambers Wednesday morning for a partnership forum intended to connect the City’s new Event and Cultural Center (ECC) and PI business community, and for city officials to explain how the two entities can …
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