By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RAYMONDVILLE — If there are a few goodie baskets at the Port Isabel High School athletic department this week, the tags are probably black and gold. Coming off a stinging loss to Orange Grove last week, Rio Hondo is now in need of some help from the Tarpons, …
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Oct 25 2014
STILL ROLLING: San Benito wins five straight in 55-15 blowout over Lopez
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS One step closer. The San Benito Greyhounds used tremendous special teams play and struck from all over the field as they trounced Brownsville Lopez 55-15 during Homecoming at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday night. It was the fifth straight win for San Benito (6-2 overall, 5-0 District 32-6A) …
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Oct 25 2014
Rio Hondo falls to Orange Grove, 21-18
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO — The boys in black and gold had this one for the taking. That’s what will hurt the most after Rio Hondo fell short against Orange Grove 21-18 on Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. The win put the Bulldogs (6-2, 3-0 in District 16-4A D-II) alone …
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Oct 21 2014
’Hounds look to continue winning ways against Lopez
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS With four straight wins in district, things are looking great for the San Benito Greyhounds. The accolades, interviews and attention levels have been rising for three weeks as the Valley began to take notice of the good things happening with the War Dog boys. However, there is still …
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Oct 21 2014
WEEK 9 PREVIEW: Bobcats in big 4A battle with Orange Grove; Falcons at Rivera
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Last week was nice, but last week is over. It’s all about the here and now for the Rio Hondo Bobcats. And it’s another stiff test on the horizon. Fresh off their gritty 21-14 win over previously-unbeaten Port Isabel last week, the Bobcats (6-1 overall, …
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Oct 19 2014
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Greyhounds, Chargers electrify in 67-57 shootout ending in SB’s favor
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE — As they walked behind the end zone toward their waiting bus on Saturday night, a couple of San Benito Greyhound players, visibly drained from the track meet they’d just run, had an earnest question for this reporter, who happened to be nearby. “What was the score …
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Oct 18 2014
BLACK AND BLUE: Tarpons suffer first loss of season to Rio Hondo, 21-14
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS PORT ISABEL – They took their shots. Boy, did they take their shots. But the Rio Hondo Bobcats gave out a few of their own, too. And with only 34 seconds left and four yards to glory in a tie game on the road on Friday night, the …
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Oct 17 2014
CARD KILLERS: Receivers share place in Greyhound lore for game-winning plays against Harlingen
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Dub these guys the Card Killers. Armando Medrano, 16, and Jason Montemayor, 36, who are both credited with catching game-winning touchdowns as wide receivers for the San Benito Greyhounds in the Battle of the Arroyo, met on Thursday for a memorable photo opportunity. In the 1995 “Battle,” Jason hauled …
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Oct 17 2014
JAVI’S MOMENT: Middle school water boy part of the team
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – First impressions may lead many to consider someone who’s reserved as person who exhibits behavioral problems or even antisocial tendencies, but rarely does the possibility that the person may be misunderstood factor into the situation. Javier Sias-Martinez, 14, had difficulty getting along in school. Then his teachers …
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Oct 15 2014
BIG GAME NO. 3: San Benito, Veterans Memorial to decide 32-6A leader
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – At around 10 p.m. on Saturday night, we’ll all know who is in the driver’s seat in District 32-6A. A huge contest between the district’s only unbeaten teams headlines another Sams Stadium Saturday night special, as the San Benito Greyhounds go to Brownsville to face Veterans …
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