Category: Sports

San Benito runs over Rowe, 48-31

By JODI LYNN VALDEZ & SELENA BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS McALLEN – The San Benito Lady Greyhounds varsity basketball team defeated the McAllen Nikki Rowe Lady Warriors, 48-31, on Tuesday, Jan. 21. In the first quarter, Stephanie Castro and Rebecca Hartman of San Benito set the tone by sinking a basket apiece. At the …

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Mission wins San Benito Dog Pound soccer tourney

NEWS Staff Report The San Benito Girls’ Dog Pound Soccer Tournament was held over the weekend and showcased 17 high school teams from around the Rio Grande Valley. Participating were the Rio Hondo, PSJA Southwest, La Grulla, San Benito, Progreso, Edcouch-Elsa, Port Isabel, IDEA Brownsville, Rio Grande City, Lyford, Mercedes, Mission, La Feria, Roma, IDEA …

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San Benito wins hoops doubleheader

The San Benito Greyhounds varsity basketball team defeated the PSJA Memorial Wolverines by a score of 80-50 on Friday, Jan. 17 at home. Also victorious in the first game of a double-header were the San Benito Lady Greyhounds, who secured a victory over PSJA Memorial, 71-24.

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Cats stay perfect with win over La Feria

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NEWS Staff Report RIO HONDO – Behind a furious fourth quarter scoring burst, the Rio Hondo Bobcats stayed perfect in District 32-3A with a gritty 43-42 win over La Feria on Monday night. After tallying 24 points through the first three quarters, the Cats (22-7, 3-0 District 32-3A) overcame that sluggish start with a 19-point …

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Palmview victorious over Lady ’Hound grapplers

NEWS Staff Report LA JOYA – The following are the results of the San Benito Lady Greyhounds dual wrestling results vs. La Joya Palmview on Thursday, Jan. 16, at La Joya Palmview High School. At 95 lbs., Esmeralda Rodriguez lost her match by a pin; Heather Rodriguez (102 lbs.) lost her match by forfeit; Christy …

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JV dark team falls to Memorial

By JODI LYNN VALDEZ & MARIA SANCHEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds junior varsity dark team was defeated by the McAllen Memorial Mustangs on Monday, Jan.13. In the first, San Benito’s Jerry Delgado worked his way through the basketball court and netted 10 points. The Mustangs played well, however, and closed the first …

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San Benito wrestlers victorious over East

By JODI LYNN VALDEZ and MARIA SANCHEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito High School varsity boys and girls wrestling teams dominated on Jan. 9, when they took on the Weslaco East Wildcats. Opening matches began with the female wrestlers. The first match of the night started in the 102 pound weight division with Esmeralda …

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COACH TO RESIGN? Gantt separation agreement on agenda

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It appears as though the Spencer Gantt era in San Benito may be coming to an end. According to an agenda posted Friday for the regular meeting of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees, a “discussion and possible action on approval of athletic director resignation …

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HOOPS ROUNDUP: San Benito basketball opens 2014 with tough losses; Cats on a tear

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS The first games of the new year weren’t exactly kind to the San Benito boys and girls basketball teams. Each squad lost excruciating one-point setbacks in a District 31-5A doubleheader against PSJA High on Friday afternoon at SBHS. In the early contest, the Greyhound boys fell to the …

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Lady Hounds fight for fourth place in 31-5A

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS McALLEN—If the San Benito Lady ’Hounds start 2014 the way they ended it, there will be plenty to celebrate in the new year. The girls went on the road and earned a gritty and important 39-22 win over McAllen High on Tuesday afternoon to keep the fourth spot …

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