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Lady Tarpons prep for District

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team split their last two pre-district matches against 5A squads Brownsville Pace and San Benito. Last Saturday they made one more trip to Brownsville, this time to take on the Lady Vikings of Pace High. To read the rest of this story, …

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Lady Tarpons win again

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team was on the road at Brownsville Hanna for the second time this season Tuesday night, and for the second time they defeated the Class 5A Lady Golden Eagles in five sets. The first time these two squads met, back on Aug. …

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Tarpons cruise to 54-14 win

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS If the individual members of Port Isabel’s vaunted “Seawall Defense” didn’t upstage the Tarpon offense last Friday night they certainly gave notice early on that on this night they meant business. Lyford quarterback Scott Arnold was sacked twice on the first three plays of the game, and the …

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Lady Tarpons take Lyford

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Lady Tarpons volleyball team won its fifth straight match last Friday afternoon at Tarpon Gym, winning against Lyford in straight sets, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20. The team had an open date this past Tuesday and will next take the court this Saturday (Sept. 14) when the Lady Falcons …

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Tarpons run over, around Brownsville Vets 47-17

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons exploded out of the gate with touchdowns on their first four possessions against Brownsville Veterans Memorial last Saturday night, as they ran around, through, and right past the Chargers on their way to a 47-17 win at Sams Stadium. It was head coach Monty …

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Lady Tarpons get past Harlingen, Monte Alto

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball squad heads into this Friday’s home match against Lyford on a four-match winning streak after taking last Saturday’s tilt with Harlingen’s JV team and Tuesday’s match at Monte Alto. “We had a pretty good match-up of teams,” head volleyball coach Julie …

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Harlingen next for varsity squad

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team traveled to Santa Rosa on Tuesday for a tri-match with Santa Rosa and La Villa. They got the sweep in both matches, beating Santa Rosa 25-11, 25-11 and getting past La Villa 25-18, 25-14. To read the rest of this …

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Tarpons’ season starts Saturday

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS If success breeds success, then the Port Isabel Tarpons could be on their way to a breakout season in 2013. Actually, that’s just what happened last year when, after not having won a post-season game since 2006, Port Isabel won three and made it all the way to …

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Tarpons top Brownsville Pace 14-0 in scrimmage

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons brought their defense and their rushing offense to Sams Stadium and won both halves of their scrimmage with Brownsville Pace last Saturday morning, winning each half with two scores while shutting out the Vikings both times in the process. To read the rest of …

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PI to host 12-team volleyball tournament this weeekend

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team will host the “Volley at the Beach” tournament this weekend. Twelve teams will make up the field and the format will again be pool play for the first two days, followed by bracket play on Saturday. To read the rest …

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