Aug 27 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito High School Athletic Department has seen a generous number of athletes sign on to colleges where they’ve taken their talents to the next level, and now the basketball program has one of its own following suit. Jason Lopez, a San Benito High School graduate of …
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Aug 24 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS There are some out there who don’t expect a whole lot from the San Benito Greyhounds this season. But if Friday night was any indication, the ’Hounds aren’t about to be anyone’s “gimme” anytime soon. The ’Hounds scored early and often and the defense was in top form …
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Aug 20 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Lady Greyhounds + confidence = success—that’s the formula varsity head volleyball coach Ruby Medina has attributed to the early success of her 2013 squad. Though it’s too soon to deem the Lady ’Hounds a team of championship caliber, San Benito’s victory over the Harlingen Lady Cardinals …
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Aug 16 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The annual “Meet the Greyhounds” is scheduled for Monday, August 19 at 7 p.m. as the ’Hounds prepare for their first scrimmage later that week. “I think it’s important for the community to be able to see who they’re cheering for, to be able to see their faces, …
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Aug 16 2013
Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – They say the more things change, the more they stay the same. The Los Fresnos Falcons are hoping that isn’t necessarily true. With 36 lettermen gone to graduation—17 of those starters—the Falcons will have some fresh faces on both sides of the ball. Many of them got their …
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Aug 13 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Footballs whizzed through the air, coaches barked instructions and 118 young men ran from drill to drill as the 2013 San Benito Greyhounds kicked off two-a-day workouts this week at Bobby Morrow Stadium. Along with another 60 freshmen working out at Veterans Memorial Academy, numbers are high and …
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Aug 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Spencer Gantt is looking to stay the San Benito Greyhounds Head Football Coach and Athletic Director for the foreseeable future, and he hopes the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees agrees on Tuesday. Board members will discuss extending Gantt’s contract, which expires March 2014, during closed session at a …
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Aug 09 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – After four days of two-a-day workouts, the Rio Hondo Bobcats got a nice reward on Friday: They got to wear full pads. Friday was the first day teams could don full gear at practice and the ’Cats went through another spirited workout in preparations for …
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Aug 09 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN – When John Cannon walks into a room, the energy level instantly goes through the roof. That’s exactly what the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings baseball club ushered in on Friday as Cannon was introduced as the team’s new general manager at a press conference at Harlingen Field. …
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Aug 07 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS If the numbers at the annual Greyhound underclassman football camp are any indication, the future looks bright for the purple and gold. About 185 incoming seventh, eighth and ninth graders hit the field at Bobby Morrow Stadium this week for the annual four-day camp put on by the …
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