Guitarist excels at state competition

By PETE BANDA       Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com Music has been a part of Nadya Moreno’s life for about as long she can remember. With both of her parents involved in music education, there was always a strong push towards music, but even her parents might not have been able to predict how great the …

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FANTASTIC FOUR- Lady ‘Hounds seek redemption for “blown call” in state tournament 2 years ago

By ARMANDO GARZA   Special to the NEWS If softball fans across Texas don’t remember who the San Benito Lady ’Hounds are, rest assured they’ll get an up close and personal reminder on Friday. For the second time in three years, the Lady ’Hounds have accomplished what many once considered impossible: Advance to the UIL …

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City cites “maintenance” as issues with siren

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s been pretty noisy around town lately, and I’m not talking about our Lady ‘Hound fans. The city’s emergency siren has been going off randomly throughout the day and even went off at 3 a.m., according to many local citizens. “I was laying down when I heard the sirens… I …

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Two Greyhounds sign to Graceland University

By PETE BANDA      Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com After leading the San Benito Greyhound football team the last few years, running back Gabriel Vasquez and defensive end Christopher Padilla will be teaming up again at the next level of competition. Both athletes officially signed their letter of intent on Monday to play football at Graceland University …

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Positively Beautiful- PRC students build gazebo for Heavin Resaca Trail

By PETE BANDA      Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com If you’ve taken a walk down the Heavin Resaca trail lately, you might have seen a brand new gazebo being built over by the butterfly garden. Well, on Monday, city and school officials validated the display with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the hard work put in by …

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‘Daycare Bandit’ arrested after tip

By PETE BANDA      Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com A few weeks ago, a local daycare was burglarized of nearly all their electronic appliances. Tablets, televisions, laptops… all gone! Well, after a few leads were followed up on by the San Benito Police Department, a local man has finally been apprehended, nearly three weeks after the date …

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VIDEO: Lady ‘Hounds final out and celebration (with update)

The Lady Hounds are preparing for their second Final Four trip in two seasons as they look to get revenge on Lewisville this Friday after losing to them two years prior amidst a very controversial call at home plate. The Lady ”Hounds are shown below in the final out of their Elite 8 game against …

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Our So Called “Obnoxious and Irritating” Fans

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ  Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com   “Be prepared for the most obnoxious and irritating team you ever played.”  That was a quote taken from social media this past week, warning a New Braunfel’s area citizen about the Lady ‘Hound’s softball fans. Well, the individual who posted the above comment had two things right about …

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FINAL FOUR!- Lady ‘Hounds take down New Braunfels, move on to state tournament

By ARMANDO GARZA   SPECIAL to the NEWS CORPUS CHRISTI — Austin, get ready because San Benito is coming! After dropping Game 2 earlier on Saturday (4-1) at Cabaniss Softball Field, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds dug deep and needed every last bit of determination in a 5-2 victory over New Braunfels Canyon to claim …

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Video of B.C. middle school fight goes viral

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A video showing two students involved in a brutal fight was released on social media this week, and was shared almost 1,500 times before it was pulled by it’s original poster. The video, which showed two Berta Cabaza Middle School girls fighting, was filmed by a cell phone and took …

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