Oct 24 2016
By Luis Arreola III Special to the News There’s something electrifying about this year’s Greyhounds. The fans seem to notice it. The players definitely notice it. With each passing game, San Benito inches closer to their first undefeated regular season in over a decade. The San Benito Greyhounds hosted the Brownsville Hanna Eagles …
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Oct 18 2016
By Luis Arreola Special to the NEWS The state of Texas is universally known for its hard-nose football teams, with San Benito quickly establishing themselves as a premier program in all of South Texas. Their record in the 32-6A division, otherwise known as “the Meatgrinder,” stands at an impressive 6-0, with their district record standing …
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Oct 17 2016
By Luis Arreola III Special to the NEWS Defense wins championships. It’s the type of mentality that every team lives by; some more than others. Simply, defense not only wins games, it wins championships. “Since we’ve been here we’ve told them defense wins championships,” said Head Coach Dan Gomez. That thought process was on full …
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Oct 08 2016
By Luis Arreola III Special to the News In a game where the outcome seemed to be determined as soon as the first quarter kicked off, literally, the Greyhounds once again steamrolled their way into the win column. San Benito hosted the Brownsville Rivera Raiders at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday, October 7, in …
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Oct 03 2016
By LUIS ARREOLA SPECIAL TO THE NEWS In what is becoming somewhat of a weekly ritual, the San Benito Greyhounds took down another top contender in the region to remain undefeated on the season. The Greyhounds hosted the Weslaco East Wildcats at Bobby Morrow Stadium Friday, in what was an action-packed game from beginning …
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Sep 26 2016
By Luis Arreola III Special to the News “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Although that is a direct quote from one of the greatest to ever coach the game of football, Vince Lombardi, It was the type of mindset that the San Benito Greyhounds played with Friday night. The Los Fresnos Falcons hosted …
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Sep 23 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Some people can wait their entire lives before realizing their dreams. It took just two minutes and eight seconds for a dream to become reality for San Benito native Armando Villarreal. That’s how long it took for the 2007 San Benito graduate, and former baseball standout, to secure his …
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Sep 23 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com We’re less than halfway through the football season and both San Benito and Los Fresnos are already preparing for arguably the toughest matchup of their seasons. The Falcons are coming off a tough loss, one in which they gave up the lead in the final minutes of the game. …
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Sep 14 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Last year, San Benito had one of their best quarterback/receiver duos in recent memory. Now that both of those players are gone, San Benito seems to have found the perfect replacements. While quarterback Erick Retta has been lighting up every team on the schedule so far, his favorite receiver …
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Sep 12 2016
By Luis Arreloa III Special to the News The San Benito Greyhounds hosted the McAllen Memorial Mustangs last Friday with revenge on their minds after falling short last year in a 63-44 thriller. This year, the outcome was different. San Benito’s daunting defense was nothing short-of-spectacular allowing the Mustangs to see the end-zone once. …
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