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Lady ‘Hounds reign supreme over Porter

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com They did it again. The San Benito Lady Greyhound softball team had yet to taste defeat in District 32-5A going into Friday night’s contest against the Brownsville Porter Cowgirls. Standing at 5-0 in district and 19-2 overall, there was still some concern within the Greyhound fan base as to …

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Lady ‘Hounds a force at track preliminaries

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San Benito Lady Greyhound track athletes are shown competing in the preliminaries at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday before heading to Weslaco Saturday for the Meet of Champions. It was reported to the News Friday evening that six girls qualified for the finals. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)

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Esmer Sosa is … ON THE RIGHT TRACK

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Sophomore runner making all the right moves    By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS Running is a part of many sports. Some athletes love to run and others don’t. For San Benito Lady ’Hound track sensation Esmer Sosa, she doesn’t just love to run, she feels that running makes her who she is. This …

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Freshman hurler dispels doubt with strikeouts

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Amber Jasso: The Drive to Play   By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS San Benito Lady Greyhound pitcher Amber Jasso isn’t someone who, at first glance, would normally stand out as one of the most prominent softball teams in the valley. But this freshman phenom is shattering all doubt and letting her pitching prove …

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Lady ’Hounds take down Weslaco in six

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  By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady ’Hounds found themselves in what has been an unfamiliar situation thus far in district Friday night against the Weslaco Lady Panthers. After blowing away the past district competition and ending the past games in no more than four innings, the Lady ’Hounds started …

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Greyhounds fall to Falcons, 4-3

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NEWS Staff Report The San Benito Greyhound baseball team suffered a heartbreaking loss Friday night in Los Fresnos. Greyhound Head Baseball Coach Xavier Acosta said the Greyhounds lost by a score of 4-3 against the Falcons, a team hailed as one of the best in District 32-5A basball. Still, according to Acosta, Greyhound Jacob Puente …

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Senior pitcher leading young ‘Hounds aspires to make All-District

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SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! VALLEJO’S VOW By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS San Benito Greyhound senior Albert Vallejo has one goal he wants to achieve this season and believes he has all the right tools to achieve it. “Making it as an All-District pitcher is my goal,” said Vallejo, who first started pitching around age 11 …

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San Benito defense shines despite loss to Pace

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SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE!     By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound baseball team started off strong Tuesday night against the Brownsville Pace Vikings but couldn’t muster enough strength to pull off a victory. Leading the Greyhounds was pitcher Albert Vallejo. In the first inning, Vallejo along with the Greyhound defense kept …

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Lady ‘Hounds send Pace packing early

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By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS Friday night the San Benito Lady ’Hounds shut out the Brownsville Pace Viqueens in a complete team effort with a score of 15-0. The Lady ’Hounds set the fast no mercy pace from the moment they stepped on the field and left the Lady Viqueens far behind. In …

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McCutchen an avid fan of Lady ’Hound softball

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Community Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS The bottom of the ninth and bases are loaded. Families fill the stands cheering for their daughters, but a couple there is not cheering for any particular player. They are not there to show their pride for a daughter or granddaughter, but rather for the love …

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