Tag: Elite Eight

RH coaches: San Benito changing Valley softball culture

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The San Benito Lady ’Hounds softball team has become a symbol for the entire Rio Grande Valley to support. While not necessarily rivals, the 32-3A Rio Hondo Lady Bobcats softball team has jumped on the 31-5A Lady ’Hounds bandwagon. “I think the entire Valley community …

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CONSIDER THIS: Evaluating the Board of Trustees

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The events that transpired in San Benito this week exhibited the best and the worst of what this community has to offer. It appeared as though one day we were all jumping for joy in celebration of another appearance of the San Benito Lady ’Hounds in the Elite Eight …

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WHY NOT US? Martinez candid on San Benito’s softball success

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “Just make my girls look good,” an elated Elias Martinez, head softball coach for the Elite Eight bound San Benito Lady Greyhounds, joked on Tuesday. Mission already accomplished. To showcase a team that has not once but twice stood alone as the only Rio Grande Valley varsity softball …

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Ladies remain focused on Smithson Valley

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS In spite of all of the Elite Eight hoopla surrounding them, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds know there’s a game to be played. And with a victory, the first trip to the UIL state tournament. That’s been the focus this week for San Benito (33-2) which returns to …

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ELITE AGAIN: Lady ’Hounds defeat SA O’Connor, 3-2

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS They’re baaaaack!!! On a night that featured a little bit of everything, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds are back in the Elite Eight. In the bottom of the seventh inning of a 2-2 game against San Antonio O’Connor, Jackie Elizondo singled and courtesy runner Sabrina Mendoza reached third …

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