Nov 05 2013
Special to the NEWS Once they got going, the Los Fresnos Lady Falcons were hard to stop. The 32-5A co-champions trailed briefly in all three sets but prevailed in straight sets 25-14, 25-17 and 25-19 over San Benito in their Class 5A bi-district match on Tuesday night. Los Fresnos (34-8) will now face the winner …
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Nov 02 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If you’ve already surmised that the increase in security at San Benito High School has a little something to do with the varsity cheerleading controversy, consider it a good guess. In an exclusive interview with the San Benito News on Thursday, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Interim Superintendent …
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Nov 02 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District has thus far spent over $2,000 on the investigation into suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Not calculating the amount of money—$165,303 annually—spent to keep Limón on paid administrative leave, or the salary of Alfonso Obregón, who since June has been …
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Nov 02 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is investigating the circumstances of an accident in front of an elementary school Wednesday morning. “We got called at 7:26 in the morning in reference to a two-vehicle accident,” said SBPD Detective Rogelio Banda Jr, who added that the vehicles involved were a …
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Nov 02 2013
Special to the NEWS District 32-5A co-champion Los Fresnos will host the San Benito Lady Greyhound volleyball squad in playoff action on Tuesday. Scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Nov. 5, the bi-district volleyball match will feature the 32-5A Lady Falcons (34-8), who tied Brownsville Veterans Memorial for the district championship, against the upstart Lady ’Hounds, who …
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Nov 02 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS PORT ISABEL — It may have felt like another night at the office for the Port Isabel Tarpons, but this one had so much more meaning. The Tarpons got big plays offensively, played hard-hitting defense and were simply too much for a gritty Rio Hondo team as Big …
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Nov 02 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Lady ’Hounds are getting set to start a new season of basketball and improve on last season’s disappointing turnout. “My expectations are to contend for the district title and make the playoffs,” said Coach Clarissa Arredondo, who is going into her fourth head as head …
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Nov 02 2013
Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN — When it comes to Bird Bowls, it’s almost always a mental game. Both the Harlingen Cardinals and the Harlingen South Hawks boasted talented squads heading into Friday’s Bird Bowl XXI. But behind an experienced squad used to big-game pressure, it was the Redbirds who rule the city once again. …
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Oct 31 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The handicapped San Benito High School varsity cheerleader who accused fellow members of the cheer squad of bullying and discrimination was arrested Thursday morning for misdemeanor assault, authorities with the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Police Department reported. According to district police, 17-year-old Alexandria Hernandez, an SBHS cheerleader …
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Oct 30 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A probe conducted by San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Special Education attorneys Buechler and Associates into allegations that members of the San Benito High School varsity cheerleading squad bullied and discriminated against a handicapped teammate were dismissed as “unsubstantiated,” SBCISD Community Relations Director Celia Longoria announced via a …
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