Jul 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – One sport has come to a close and another is set to kick off. The Rio Hondo Youth Sports League All-Star baseball teams have been eliminated as of this week. “Basically, all our teams are already out of the all stars and weren’t able to …
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Jul 03 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Chicago Bears Offensive Lineman Roberto Garza will be returning to his hometown of Rio Hondo on Friday, June 12, to host a football camp. “It is going to be the fourth year for the camp,” said Rio Hondo High School Athletic Director Rocky James. “It’s …
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Jun 28 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS More than three decades ago, Patsy Sanchez-Paredes blazed trails on and off the track. Sanchez-Paredes, a 1982 San Benito High School grad, dashed her way to track and field greatness by accomplishing feats no other female from here had before. Naturally, this set the bar extremely high for …
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Jun 26 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Basketball season may long be over, but Rio Hondo Bobcats Head Basketball Coach Joe Guzman is making sure that local competitors keep in game-shape with the Deep River Dribblers boys’ basketball summer league. This summer marks the 10th year that the league has been held, …
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Jun 26 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – All Sergio Castro wants is a chance. Castro, 18, recently graduated from Los Fresnos High School, where he played basketball for the Falcons. Now ready to move on to college, Castro doesn’t want to put up his sneakers just yet. And if his work ethic …
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Jun 21 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Last October, everyone thought Juan Puga was finished playing football. The Rio Hondo senior quarterback tore the anterior crucial ligament in his right knee in a game against La Feria. He did not play again and could only stand on the sidelines and watch. But …
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Jun 21 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Several local graduates who starred on the baseball and softball diamonds their senior seasons will get one last game under the Valley high school lights in the annual Rio Grande Valley Coaches Association East-West All-Star Senior Showcase games on Saturday night. The eighth annual senior-only contests will be …
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Jun 21 2013
Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – The Deep River Dribblers Boys Basketball Summer League will start on Wednesday, June 26, at the Rio Hondo Junior High Gymnasium. There is a registration fee and each team must have at least eight players. The teams will be divided into three divisions that include seventh through eighth, …
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Jun 19 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The 10th Annual San Benito Greyhounds Boys Basketball Hoops Camp kicked off on Monday, June 17, at the SBHS Varsity Gym. Eddie Abrego is at the helm of his third season as Head Varsity Coach for the San Benito Greyhounds. With that comes the responsibility of ensuring that …
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Jun 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – A Rio Hondo Junior High football player has been invited to attend a football camp in Dublin, Ohio after an impressive showing at a football camp in Midland, Texas over the weekend. Matthew Cuellar, 13, attended the invitation-only Football University (FBU) camp in Midland from …
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