Apr 15 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Greyhound track and field standout, Josh Castro signed his letter of intent to run track for the Tabor College Bluejays on Thursday, April 8. Castro began running track in middle school and continued running throughout high school. Castro runs in the 110m hurdles, the 300m hurdles and is a …
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Apr 08 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito High School senior, Kalyn Martinez signed her letter of intent to wrestle on Schreiner University’s women’s wrestling team. Martinez has been wrestling since her freshman year. She currently competes in the 215 lbs. weight class. As a wrestler for the Lady ’Hounds, she earned second place at the district …
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Jan 21 2021
STAFF REPORT On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the San Benito Greyhound boys’ soccer team defeated the Mercedes Tigers with a score of 6-1. The leading scorers for the ‘Hounds were Axel Rivera and Obed Diaz who both scored two goals. Juan Ortiz and Cristian Castillo each scored one goal. Ortiz’s and Castillo’s goals marked their first …
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Jan 14 2021
By LOUIE DIAZ editor@sbnewspaper.com On Jan. 12, San Benito Lady ’Hounds softball player, Jordan Ramos, signed a letter of intent to play at Texas A&M San Antonio. Ramos a senior at San Benito High School and catcher for the Lady ’Hounds has played softball since she was four-years old. Ramos visited the facilities and met …
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Dec 17 2020
By HOMAR HERNANDEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound Varsity Football Team fell to the Mission Eagles, 27-18, last Friday, in Mission, knocking San Benito out of the playoffs during the first round of postseason play. The Greyhounds started the first quarter looking to put up some points to put pressure on Mission. …
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Dec 10 2020
By HOMER HERNANDEZ Special to the NEWS After a dominant performance against the Harlingen Hawks, the San Benito Greyhounds clinched a spot in the 6A Region IV District 32 playoffs. The Greyhounds finished the regular season 3-2 overall and 2-2 in district. This week, the Greyhounds are set to take on the Mission Eagles which …
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Oct 29 2020
By HOMAR HERNANDEZ Special to the NEWS Suiting up in the purple and gold uniform is the dream of any San Benito student-athlete, and this past Friday was the very beginning of the 6A Region IV District 32 season. With limited seating, the San Benito Greyhounds took on the Hanna Eagles at Bobby Marrow. In …
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Oct 23 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com As if 2020 wasn’t punitive enough, the pandemic drastically altered the Valley community’s Friday night football rituals. Some teams, such as the Rio Hondo Bobcats, ended their season before it began. But others, including all in the 32-6A district, will be facing the stadium lights this month. Meanwhile, district 16-4A had …
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Oct 23 2020
By DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Greyhounds will be back this Friday with a solid team, showing up to their first game against Brownsville Hanna with eight returning starters, four on offense and four on defense. Among these is the receiver and senior Kyler Castilleja, known for his quick touchdown runs, who was named …
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Sep 25 2020
BY DAVID LOPEZ editor@sbnewspaper.com The Rio Hondo Independent School District board last Monday voted to file for a Texas Education Agency waiver allowing four additional weeks of remote learning, effectively preventing football season from occurring while hampering other fall sports. Bobcat students were returning to campus on September 28, but the waiver pushed the on-campus …
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April 15, 2021
April 8, 2021
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Youth Center (LMYC) reopened to eager Point Isabel ISD students this past Monday, after over a year closed from the COVID-19 pandemic. “After much careful thought, our board members and staff decided it was safe to reopen the (Laguna Madre) Youth Center and here we are today, doing … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The rain from last season’s hurricane season took some of South Padre Island’s sand dunes with it. Residents from two beach-facing condominiums are rebuilding the sand dunes lost from hurricanes and heavy rainstorms from the last year or so. Laurie Ortel, who owns a condo at The Florence at 5550 Gulf … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though increasing its test activity, SpaceX has no ground control. Federal agencies are saying SpaceX’s plans to expand its Boca Chica facility will “adversely affect” the surrounding environment, documents show. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in response to a U.S. Army Corps … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After 38 years, Jose “Manuel” Barroso is ending his namesake. Manuel’s Restaurant, at 313 E Maxan St in Port Isabel, abruptly closed on Easter Sunday, to the shock of locals and customers from all over the country. Barroso said the decision was hard but necessary, with the restaurant affecting his health, … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jennifer Overpeck, co-owner and operator of Overpeck B-B-Q food truck on South Padre Island, will soon head to the state capitol for a new bill aimed at protecting teachers from workplace bullying. The bill, House Bill 256, would require school districts to adopt “anti-bullying measures to address bullying in the workplace, … Continue reading [...]
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