Tag: football

MAKING A COMEBACK: Puga returns from season-ending injury in big way

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Last October, everyone thought Juan Puga was finished playing football. The Rio Hondo senior quarterback tore the anterior crucial ligament in his right knee in a game against La Feria. He did not play again and could only stand on the sidelines and watch. But …

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SPORTSMEN OF THE YEAR: Elizondo, Garza recognized with prestigious honor

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Every year, the San Benito News selects two athletes who epitomize what it means to be not only a superior athlete, but more importantly a distinguished student. Jackie Elizondo and Jamail Garza, San Benito High School student athletes who graduated with their senior class on Friday, definitely fit …

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Youth football, cheer registration in May

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo Youth Sports League is set to begin its registration for the upcoming football season. According to Gustavo “Gus” Olivares, the league will be holding registration every Saturday of May for football and cheerleading. “We’re asking anyone interested to come and register,” said …

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Rodriguez to play football at TLU

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Enrique Rodriguez, a three-year varsity starter for the San Benito Greyhounds football team, has signed to play football for the Texas Lutheran University Bulldogs in Seguin. “He’s one of those guys who was a freshman when I got here, and he’s gone all the way through the program,” …

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