Category: Sports

Bobcats surging to begin new year

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS FALFURRIAS – The Rio Hondo Bobcats basketball team put a nice cap on 2013 with some good basketball over the weekend. The Cats went up to Falfurrias for their annual participation in the Jerseys’ hoops tournament and went 3-1 in the event while adding a non-district win over …

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San Benito teen in Football U. to play at Alamodome

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A local middle school football player will be participating in a football game on Thursday, Jan. 2 against a Canadian national team. Brandon Michael Villarreal, who plays middle linebacker and running back for the Berta Cabaza Middle School Greypups football team, was selected to join FBU (Football University) …

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Greyhounds, Quarterback Club hold BBQ benefit for fellow teammate in need

By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS If there was one word to characterize San Benito High School football, it’s not “team”… it’s “family.” Every year the team and San Benito Greyhound Quarterback Club collaborate to give back to the community. This year it hit home when the beneficiary family were members of the football …

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Greyhound baseball team, Homerun Club make Christmas brighter for local family

By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS Some say that teenagers are ungrateful, entitled and irresponsible. Don’t tell that to the San Benito High School varsity baseball team. It all began as an idea that Greyhound superfan Sonia De La Cruz had that evolved into an all-out surprise in the form of a one-day adoption …

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Youthful ’Hounds gain experience in loss to No. 1 Rowe

Greyhounds

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Although the score may not indicate it, the San Benito Greyhounds benefited greatly from Tuesday night’s 68-45 loss to the no. 1 team in the Valley, McAllen Rowe. The young ’Hounds logged important experience minutes on the court while holding their own for a stretch against a solid …

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Rio Hondo basketball off to good start

Bobcats

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO — There’s no question that basketball is an important part of life in Deep River. A quick glance and the boys’ and girls’ hoops teams will affirm this. As the season nears the halfway point, the Bobcat boys and Lady Bobcat girls have each played spectacular …

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Bobcats score All-District honors

Bobcats

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – The goal for the Rio Hondo Bobcats was to get back to the playoffs and they did just that in 2013. Now, they’re getting some well-deserved props because of it. Headlined by co-newcomer of the year Marco Garate, the Cats had great representation on the …

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’Hounds get All-District nods

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS As much of an impact as Pedro Coronado, Ricky Rodriguez and Gabriel Vasquez had on the field in 2013, it’s no wonder the three Greyhound players received some big-time recognition at the annual 31-5A All-District football selection meeting. Coronado (defensive end), Rodriguez (defensive line) and Vasquez (kick returner) …

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Conference cutoff moves Rio Hondo, San Benito up

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS As much confusion that usually ensues with the UIL’s biennial conference realignment, much should stay the same for the Rio Hondo Bobcats. The state’s governing body for school-related sports on Monday released the conference cutoff numbers which will be used to divvy up the schools into six conferences …

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Greyhound golfers victorious at tourney

San Benito High School senior golfer Francisco Guerra won the boys division of the PSJA Individual Golf Tournament on Nov. 22 at Tierra Del Sol golf course in Pharr. Guerra, a member of the Greyhound varsity golf team since his fresmen year, placed first with a score of 75. He is also an All-District selection in the 2011, ’12 and ’13 seasons. Emma Valle, a decorated Lady Greyhound golfer, also took first place in the girls division.

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