Jan 28 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS The San Benito High School girls’ soccer team was in action yesterday in the opening round of the Dog Pound Soccer Tournament held at San Benito. The 12 team event will play out with the semi-finals and finals set for Saturday at Bobby Morrow Stadium. The …
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Jan 28 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Grappling their way to the top with undefeated records is a group of exceptional wrestlers who have San Benito Greyhound Head Wrestling Coach Rudy Quilantan thinking big. “They are a young group, but I think quite a bit of them will be qualifying for regionals,” said Quilantan. “We …
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Jan 28 2011
The San Benito Blaze won first place in the 11-year-old and under division at the Wild Pitch Baseball Tournament held at the Brownsville Sports Complex Jan. 22-23. Team members shown are Head Coach Juan Zavala, Juan Aguirre, Coach Sabas Garza, Angel Urbina, Jr. (MVP), Gabriel Garza, Daniel Zavala, Payne Guajardo, Coach Angel Urbina, Sr., Victor Santillan, Coach Louie Guajardo, Ivan Garcia, Mitch Guajardo, and Brandon Lee Villareal. Not shown are Coach Jesus Perez, Sr., Jesus Perez, Jr., and Pedro Carranza. (Courtesy photo)
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Jan 26 2011
Pictured is San Benito Rotarian Ros Salmeron and Brenda Heredia, a member of the Harlingen Rotary Club and Executive Director of the Family Crisis Center, Inc. Salmeron presented to Heredia on behalf of the club donations for the Soap 4 Hope project. The Family Crisis Center is a local United Way agency with a 30-year presence in the area, providing assistance to victims of domestic violence and abuse. Information about the agency can be found at www.familycrisisctr.org. The agency may also be contacted at (956) 423-9305 or toll free at (866) 423-9384, or by email at familycrisisctr@sbcglobal.net. (Courtesy photo)
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Jan 26 2011
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Jan 26 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – An investigation is ongoing regarding a fire that ignited Saturday at the Casa Del Valle Apartments, a housing complex in Rio Hondo for the elderly located on the 200 block of Morning Glory Street. According to officers with the Rio Hondo Police Department, at about …
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Jan 26 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Although questions surfaced in late 2010 as to San Benito High School Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Spencer Gantt’s future as a Greyhound, school district officials were quick to dispel as much on Monday. San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón said Gantt will stay …
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Jan 26 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A plastic bag ban has already manifested in several cities throughout the United States, and more recently the Valley has seen two of its own initiate the ban. Brownsville spearheaded the ban by becoming the first city in the state of Texas to adopt the measure on January …
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Jan 26 2011
Stories of Love By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com For Antonio G. and Linda Marie Limón, their love for each other was instantaneous. Antonio, or Tony as he is more commonly known, is the Superintendant of Schools for San Benito CISD, and his wife Linda currently serves as principal at the Darrell Hester Juvenile …
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Jan 26 2011
Communtiy Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS Be prepared: that is the motto of the Boy Scouts of America, and for the past six years, two young men have been preparing to earn the coveted title of Eagle Scout. On Monday, Jan. 24, San Benito teens Aaron Rodriguez, 17, and Dillon Jones, 18, …
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