Oct 17 2016
By Luis Arreola III Special to the NEWS Defense wins championships. It’s the type of mentality that every team lives by; some more than others. Simply, defense not only wins games, it wins championships. “Since we’ve been here we’ve told them defense wins championships,” said Head Coach Dan Gomez. That thought process was on full …
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Oct 10 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com *Update* ***************************************************************************** The victim in a one vehicle crash from Monday afternoon has been identified as 29-year-old Jason Garcia, a Brownsville resident. Garcia leaves behind two young children. ******************************************************************************* According to San Benito Police Chief Michael Galvan, a major car crash in San Benito has left one dead and has …
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Oct 08 2016
By Luis Arreola III Special to the News In a game where the outcome seemed to be determined as soon as the first quarter kicked off, literally, the Greyhounds once again steamrolled their way into the win column. San Benito hosted the Brownsville Rivera Raiders at Bobby Morrow Stadium on Friday, October 7, in …
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Oct 06 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Imagine being told your 6-year-old son wouldn’t make it another 48 hours because of a fast growing tumor in his stomach. Now imagine eleven years later, you’re seeing that same son on one of the most popular television shows in America. That’s exactly what happened to San Benito native …
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Oct 04 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It started off like any other day for the Sandoval family. Rebecca, a mother of five children, was making hamburgers on the stove after a morning of painting outside. It was a knock on the door from a neighboring child that turned their world upside down. “The kid was …
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Oct 03 2016
By LUIS ARREOLA SPECIAL TO THE NEWS In what is becoming somewhat of a weekly ritual, the San Benito Greyhounds took down another top contender in the region to remain undefeated on the season. The Greyhounds hosted the Weslaco East Wildcats at Bobby Morrow Stadium Friday, in what was an action-packed game from beginning …
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Sep 28 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com A domestic disturbance call at approximately 8:30 this morning led to officers with the Santa Rosa Police Department arresting a man for Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon. After reportedly finding Francisco Hinojosa in a shirt covered with blood, officers responded to calls for help from the wife, …
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Sep 26 2016
By Luis Arreola III Special to the News “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Although that is a direct quote from one of the greatest to ever coach the game of football, Vince Lombardi, It was the type of mindset that the San Benito Greyhounds played with Friday night. The Los Fresnos Falcons hosted …
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Sep 23 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Some people can wait their entire lives before realizing their dreams. It took just two minutes and eight seconds for a dream to become reality for San Benito native Armando Villarreal. That’s how long it took for the 2007 San Benito graduate, and former baseball standout, to secure his …
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Sep 23 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com We’re less than halfway through the football season and both San Benito and Los Fresnos are already preparing for arguably the toughest matchup of their seasons. The Falcons are coming off a tough loss, one in which they gave up the lead in the final minutes of the game. …
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