Sports Roundup

Lady ‘Hound Volleyball — San Benito’s Valeria Enriquez attempts a kill over the net against Los Fresnos defenders during the team’s second District 32-6A match of the season. (Courtesy photo/Albert Villegas)

By ALBERT VILLEGAS
Special to the NEWS

HARLINGEN, TX —The San Benito Greyhounds got an early glimpse of how they will fare against some of their district foes as they participated in the Rio Grande Valley Golf Coaches Association/Los Fresnos Invitational Golf Tournament at Treasure Hills Golf Course.

San Benito (397-372—769) finished third among four teams that included the tournament winner, Harlingen South (321-317—638), second-place Los Fresnos (362-358—720), and fourth-place Harlingen (399-391—790). It was a two-day tournament held on Friday and Saturday, September 26-27; the weather conditions were sunny and breezy, with winds of 7-10 mph.

It helped San Benito’s Jay Tamez secure third place and a medal with scores of 84-78—162. He was the team’s only medalist, as four other San Benito golfers finished in the top 20, respectively. They included Sean Garza (104-92—196, tied for 11th place), Mario Landin (105-100—205, 14th place), Felix Sauceda (104-106—210, 16th place), and Christan Gomez (117-102—219, 17th place).

Los Fresnos beats San Benito
The San Benito Lady Greyhound Volleyball team suffered its first District 32-6A loss, this one at home to the Los Fresnos Lady Falcons last Saturday.

Los Fresnos prevailed by 25-9, 25-12, 25-22 scores.

To the Lady ’Hounds’ credit, despite being down 0-2 in sets, they played admirably in the final third set. They took a 1-0 lead, and through solid team play, numerous backcourt digs, and perfectly placed kills, they stayed ahead of the Lady Falcons. Four times throughout the match, San Benito had a five-point lead, the final time at 18-13.

Los Fresnos inched its way back, taking its first lead at 20-19, and went on to victory.

The loss leaves San Benito at 1-1, tied for fourth place with Harlingen, still ahead of Brownsville Hanna (0-3), but behind leaders Los Fresnos (2-0) and Brownsville Veterans Memorial (2-1).

The Lady ’Hounds play another Saturday match on Oct. 4 at Veterans Memorial, starting at 12 p.m. The Lady Chargers were also swept by Los Fresnos in district play.