Tag: track

Lady Tarpons up for Meet of Champions

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons track and field team will compete this weekend in the two-part Meet of Champions. This Friday, March 21, they will be at Raymondville for the preliminary competition in various events. Following on Saturday, the 22nd, they’ll be off to Weslaco for the …

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Track & field shines at meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Tarpon and Lady Tarpon track and field teams competed in last week’s Cats Relays in Edinburg and came away with a number of high finishes. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …

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Lady Tarps take third at Bobcat Relays

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons track and field team placed third in last Friday’s Bobcat Relays at Rio Hondo. The Lady Tarpons had three individual gold medal performances and a number of other high finishes that counted for 98.5 points in the team competition. To read the rest …

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Villareal earns gold, paces PI boys at meet

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Raul Villareal won the gold medal in the shot put event at the Tarpon Relays at Port Isabel High School last Saturday. The Tarpons were fourth in the team standings as nine teams were on hand for the day’s competition in all events. To read the rest of …

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Girls’ track takes first at Tarpon Relays

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon track and field team took first place at last Saturday’s Tarpon Relays meet at Tarpon Stadium. Port Isabel collected four gold medals on its way to a total of 154 2/3 points to win the team competition by 49 points. To read the …

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Losoya takes gold at La Feria Tourney

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Tarpon and Lady Tarpon track and field teams started the 2014 season in La Feria last Friday and, according to the programs’ two head coaches, some good results came out of it. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port …

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Authorities track, contain wild deer over weekend

BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Island residents were witness to an unusual sighting in town when a young deer was spotted wandering the neighborhoods last week in the vicinity of West Gardenia Street. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …

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Murchison fares well in Edwardsville

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniella Murchison returned Sunday from a successful trip, competitively speaking, in Edwardsville, Ill. She was competing in the USA Track and Field Youth Outdoor National Championships in three events, the discus, shot put, and hammer throw on the campus of Southern Illinois University. To read the rest of …

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Summer track athletes pile up medals

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel athletes continue to compete this month in the Gulf Coast Force Track Club and have shown well in two meets since last weekend. A number of first-place finishes were recorded at a meet in Austin last Saturday, and Port Isabel High’s state shot put champion, Daniella …

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Multiple age groups involved in summer track competitions

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High School assistant track and field coach Johvonne Howard reports that the summer track program is well underway with two meets scheduled for this weekend. A number of age divisions are involved, with more than 30 athletes, and all of them participated in last week’s meet …

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