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Lady Tarpons right ship, edge out Raymondville

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team got back on the winning track at Raymondville on Tuesday night, as they took a third-quarter lead they would not surrender in gaining a 38-35 decision over the Lady Bearkats. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the …

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PI gains experience with loss

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons basketball team won one out of three at last weekend’s Tommie Wiseman Tournament in La Feria. On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Ladies dropped their opening game to Valley View, 51-45. Their first game on Friday was against IDEA Quest and they came up short in …

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Tarpons win again, top Raymondville, 45-40

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons hoops squad went on the road last Friday and came back from Raymondville with a 45-40 victory. It was their second straight win. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news …

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Ladies top La Villa 41-38 on road

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons’ hoops squad stayed on the winning track Tuesday night as they took a 41-38 decision on the road against La Villa. It was their second win in a row after beating the Harlingen JV team in their last game of the Keiler Classic …

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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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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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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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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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Basketball season begins for PI

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The high school basketball season is underway and the Port Isabel Tarpons and Lady Tarpons hoops squads are hard at it. Both teams have under new coaches and are learning new systems. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …

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Lady Tarpons postseason ends with loss to Hondo

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team saw their season come to a jarring end last Thursday night in the area round of the playoffs in Ingleside. Hondo, District 29-3A’s runner-up team, took the Lady Tarpons down in straight sets, 17-25, 22-25, 20-25. To read the rest …

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