Sep 05 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS WESLACO — The scoreboard doesn’t lie: There aren’t many ways to sugarcoat a 42-14 victory by Weslaco East over San Benito on Thursday night. But despite the loss, which was not as distant as the final score indicates, there are some silver linings for the Greyhounds. Plagued by …
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Sep 02 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS WESLACO — After opening the season with a resounding 53-7 win over Edinburg, many people’s ears perked up concerning the San Benito Greyhounds. The ’Hounds (1-0) used a special teams barrage of an onside kick, blocked punt, blocked field goal and kickoff return for a touchdown to put …
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Sep 02 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – Surely, the sting hasn’t subsided completely. For the Los Fresnos Falcons, letting a 19-point lead slip away, which resulted in a crushing 22-19 loss last Friday against Edinburg North, can either break them or show just what kind of men they are. The Falcons have …
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Aug 30 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds didn’t exactly start the season with a bang. KABOOM! was more like it. After a 40-minute delay due to lightning in the area, the ’Hounds used big plays on special teams and a marvelous night from senior running back Gabriel Vasquez to pummel Edinburg …
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Aug 30 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – That Rio Hondo Bobcat defense? Yeah, statement made. The Bobcats used their tenacious defense to swarm all over Santa Rosa, and the result was an impressive 35-0 shutout win in the season opener for both teams on Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. Rio Hondo’s stoppers …
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Aug 26 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS It truly is a new beginning for Greyhound Football. With spring practices, offseason workouts and scrimmages out of the way, the time has come to pull the curtain back on a fresh start in San Benito as the ’Hounds host Edinburg High at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday …
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Aug 26 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – A fair prediction can be made for Friday night at Bobcat Stadium: There will plenty of black and gold on both sides. Last year’s 16-2A Division-I champion Santa Rosa makes the trip down Highway 106 to take on Rio Hondo in a non-district opener for …
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Aug 22 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS It’s official: Football time in San Benito is here. Thursday night was the first chance the community got to meet their football team as the annual “Meet the Greyhounds” event at Bobby Morrow Stadium was a smash hit. Each football squad from varsity to freshman got to soak …
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Aug 22 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS PHARR – It may have been only a dress rehearsal for the Greyhounds, but after Friday morning, you can’t blame anyone for wanting to see the rest of the show. San Benito got going early and never looked back as the ’Hounds defeated PSJA North 30-7 in their …
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Aug 21 2014
By ANGELICA CHAVEZ Special to the NEWS Dan Gomez is the type of fellow who says what’s on his mind. So when asked about what fans could expect of the 2014 edition of the San Benito Greyhounds, the first-year head coach spoke plainly. “We expect them to hit someone,” Gomez exclaimed. That’s right. It is yet …
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