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12U Softball team takes third

BY MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Gulf Coast Tsunami, a travel softball team based out of Port Isabel, swept third place in the 12 years and under division (12U) at the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) South Texas State Softball Tournament this past weekend (June 20-22). To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …

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PI hopes for full team before meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With only one more scheduled competition before next month’s District 32-3A meet, head Tarpon track and field coach Ryan Stanage is still working on putting together a full team. “We were closer to what I think we’re going to end up at district,” Coach Stanage said. “We got …

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Tarpon Sprint Relay Team Ready to Fly

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS In football, one of the most important aspects of the game is to hang on to the football. It’s equally imperative in baseball to catch the ball on a line shot or a pop-up. In the 4×100-meter sprint relay race the handoff of the aluminum baton from one …

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LADIES’ FIRST: Soccer squad blazes path to the field

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Three weeks ago, 11 teenage Lady Tarpons stepped onto the field for kickoff and, in doing so, walked right into the record books as part of the first girls’ soccer team in Port Isabel High School history. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …

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PI 7-on-7 team goes winless at state

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel 7-on-7 football squad was unable to duplicate, or even come close to, the success achieved by last year’s team in the state tournament. In fact they were unable to win a game. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-South Padre Island …

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Tarpon 7-on-7 football team headed to state

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel 7-on-7 football team has qualified for this year’s state tournament. At the qualifying tournament at Edna last Saturday morning, the Tarpons made the semi-finals by winning their first two games and tying the third. That afternoon they overwhelmed Palacios in the semi-final game and made …

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