Sep 09 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor Last year, the San Benito Greyhounds traveled to McAllen to finish off their non-district schedule against the Memorial Mustangs in a battle of unbeaten teams. From start to finish, that was one of the most exciting games of the season for both teams. The ’Hounds ultimately fell to the Mustangs …
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Sep 06 2016
By Pete Banda Managing Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com With the graduation of All-Valley quarterback J.R. Gaitan, many questioned if San Benito would be able to fill the void at quarterback. Well, if the last two games are any indication, Erick Retta is more than capable of carrying this Greyhound offense. For his performance against San Antonio East …
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Sep 02 2016
By PETE BANDA Managing Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com If there were any questions about the 2016 version of the San Benito Greyhounds, they were at least partially answered last Thursday night in their week one game against regional powerhouse Laredo United. Despite losing all but one offensive starter from a year ago, the ’Hounds managed to put …
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Jul 01 2016
A pair of greyhounds helped the East All-Stars defeat the West All Stars last week by a score of 7-6 . JR Gaitan was 1 for 3 with 1 triple and 2 scored runs, Joseph Partida was 1 for 3 with 1 RBI. The duo had a double play at the end of the game …
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Jul 01 2016
For decades, the majority of Valley high school football teams have struggled to get past the third round of the playoffs. In fact, last year’s Greyhound team was only the second group from San Benito to reach the regional round of the State playoffs in the last 50 years. Some people say the teams north …
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Nov 28 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com KINGSVILLE — “There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” After their 41-15 loss to Schertz Clemens on Friday night, those words could not ring more true concerning the San Benito Greyhounds’ season. Against a Clemens team that had more size …
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Jul 08 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Over 800 elite high school football players from all over the nation will be in Dublin, Ohio on July 16 for the Top Gun Showcase, and one local Greyhound will be a part of that. After an outstanding performance at last year’s camp, San Benito’s own Mario …
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Jun 01 2015
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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Apr 22 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Anyone who’s followed San Benito Greyhound sports this year knows that every sport has boasted an abundance of something very important: Speed. The ’Hounds used that swiftness on the track this season as well, faring well at last weekend’s District 32-6A meet and notching 10 qualifiers for …
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Mar 23 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS After dropping their first two district games to Brownsville Hanna and Los Fresnos, the San Benito Greyhounds were understandably in a bit of a lull. That all changed on this past Friday afternoon. The ’Hounds broke open a tie game and surged ahead to take down Harlingen 5-2 …
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