By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady Greyhounds will use Tuesday’s non-district home loss against the McAllen Nikki Rowe Lady Warriors as a stepping stone to fine-tune their play, said head coach Abel Moreno after the game. On Tuesday at home, San Benito fell, 60-46 to a high-octane Nikki Rowe team …
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Nov 29 2024
RH’s season comes to close
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS TULOSO-MIDWAY, TX—The Rio Hondo Bobcats may have lost to the Randolph RoHawks to end their football season, but it doesn’t take away from what they learned overall that could be used as a foundation for continuous future success. The Bobcats competed in the area round of the Class …
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Nov 22 2024
BIG, BAD, BULLIES: Unbeaten team battles for state title
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com It’s one thing to go undefeated for a season. It’s another to go unbeaten throughout two campaigns, but a team that goes undefeated and holds its opponents scoreless throughout those two tours is operating at an entirely different level. That’s exactly what the San Benito Bullies 6U TexaSports Flag Football squad …
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Nov 22 2024
City Manager apologizes for comments
By RAY QUIROGA publisher@sbnewspaper.com During Tuesday evening’s San Benito City Commissioners’ meeting, San Benito City Manager Fred Sandoval apologized to the community and the commission for comments he made to a journalist in which he vehemently rejected the idea of residing in the Resaca City as mandated by the City Charter. Audio and video of …
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Nov 22 2024
Construction projects may draw suit
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District [SBCISD] held a regular board meeting on Nov. 13. The tennis teams for San Benito High School [SBHS] and Veterans Memorial Academy [VMA] received special recognition for being undefeated all season. The San Benito High School Boys’ Cross Country Team received special recognition for …
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Nov 22 2024
Resident receives $65k water bill
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com Stephanie Spotts was shocked to have received a water bill from the City for over $65,000. Like anyone would, Spotts said she was worried about the bill. “I looked at it and then looked at it again to make sure I was reading it correctly! My heart sank! My head was …
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Nov 22 2024
Former SB Fire Chief remembered
By ARABELLA SERRATA editor@sbnewspaper.com Colleagues, friends, and family are remembering the life and legacy of retired San Benito Fire Department (SBFD) Chief Raul Zuniga. Zuniga passed away on Nov. 3 at Harlingen Medical Center. He was 66 years old. According to his obituary, Zuniga was born in Harlingen in 1958 to Raul and Olivia Zuniga. …
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Nov 22 2024
SB shows early potential
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS For the first time in the young season, the San Benito Greyhounds had a full squad competing on the basketball court and as a result, they garnered their first victory in four games. The convincing home win Tuesday, Nov. 19 came at the expense of the Donna Redskins …
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Nov 22 2024
RH advances to Area Round
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN, TX—The offensive and defensive talents of the Rio Hondo Bobcats continued to be on full display from the regular season to the playoffs. It was the London Pirates (5-7 record) who now fell victim to the Bobcats by a whopping 52-20 score in a Class 3A bi-district …
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Nov 22 2024
Season ends for Greyhounds
By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS WESLACO, TX—The San Benito Greyhound Varsity Football players had their season end in a 28-0 shutout loss against the Panthers during a bi-district playoff game at Bobby Lackey Stadium last Saturday afternoon. San Benito ends its season with a 2-9 record, while Weslaco (8-3) moves on to the …
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