Aug 05 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Ramiro Partida, Sr. can play golf. The 62-year-old owner of Partida Body Shop in San Benito first swung a golf club 10 years ago, and while he had a natural talent for the game, for eight years he hadn’t taken another swing. That is until recently. Last August, Partida …
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Aug 02 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the NEWS Football season is just around the corner, but that’s not news to the young men working hard and sweating through the last couple of days of their summer vacation. The San Benito Greyhounds are conducting a freshmen football camp for all incoming freshmen and seventh and eighth …
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Jul 26 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The end of a labor dispute came Monday and, just like that, professional football returned to the minds of crazed fanatics aching for their Dallas Cowboys or Houston Texans fix. The one constant during that time of uncertainty, however, was the fact that those in San Benito still had …
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Jul 22 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Eighteen-year-old Hugo Ramos played his cards right in a three-year basketball stint at San Benito High School, where he lettered for as long and averaged 15 points a game, not to mention five assists and as many rebounds. So what is a Greyhound to do after successfully ending his …
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Jul 15 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com As if the plethora of awards and smorgasbord of recognition were not enough for the Sam Benito Lady ’Hounds softball team’s trophy case, the San Benito News has decided to add one more to the list. The Lady ’Hounds have been named the 2011 San Benito News Citizens …
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Jul 15 2011
Local youth league teams bound for Round Rock By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Local softball teams will soon hit the road en route to what may be their crowning achievement: a national title. For the San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball League, heading to Round Rock on Tuesday, July 19 for the 2011 South PONY National …
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Jul 12 2011
Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN – Carl Johnson supplied all of the WhiteWings offense with home runs in the third and 10th innings as the WhiteWings walked off winners against the Edinburg Roadrunners 2-1 on Sunday at Harlingen Field. The WhiteWings (24-20) are now 14-4 against the Roadrunners (20-25) this season. Johnson launched his third …
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Jul 05 2011
Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN – In front of a season-high 3,752 fans, the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings beat the San Angelo Colts 12-7 on Monday at Harlingen Field. The Colts (22-14) recorded singles in each of their first three at-bats of the game against Eric Blackwell (2-2), capped off by an RBI-single by Daryl …
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Jul 05 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Are you ready for some football… tickets? Season tickets for the San Benito Greyhound 2011 football season will go on sale from Monday, July 18 through Thursday, July 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. According to a statement on sbhounds.com released by Athletic Director and Head Football …
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Jun 30 2011
Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN – Stantrel Smith went 3-for-5 with five RBI and two runs scored to lead the Edinburg Roadrunners past the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 13-9 on Wednesday at Harlingen Field. With one out in the first, Antonio DeJesus walked against Roadrunners (15-18) starter Corey Goudeau. With the runner in motion, David …
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