Tag: Lady Hounds

State-bound Lady ’Hounds make a statement for the Valley

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS LAREDO — This one was well worth the wait. Fifteen hours after walking off the field without playing an inning due to bad weather and forgetful umpires, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds gritted out a 4-1 win over Smithson Valley in their Region-IV 5A final at the Student …

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Regional final game postponed to Saturday

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS LAREDO – The rain went away, but unfortunately, it’s the game that will come another day. With rains in the Laredo area all day Friday, the Region-IV final between the Lady ’Hounds (33-2) and Smithson Valley (23-7) was in doubt because of poor field conditions. However, the diligent …

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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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San Benito bests Edinburg North, advances to regional quarterfinals

Special to the NEWS EDINBURG — With most of the talk about Edinburg North’s big bats, some might’ve wondered if the San Benito Lady ’Hounds could match them. That question was answered resoundingly: The Lady ’Hounds’ lineup can be pretty tough, too. The girls pounded out 14 hits, got hot from the get-go and saw …

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Lady Hounds come back to edge Edinburg North, 3-2

Special to the NEWS When the going gets tough, nobody in purple panics. Down 2-1 to a hard-hitting Edinburg North club, the Lady ’Hounds executed down the stretch to rally for a 3-2 win on Friday night in Game 1 of their Class 5A area round best-of-three series at Lady ’Hound Field. With the win, …

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Edinburg North next up for Lady ’Hounds

Special to the NEWS Now that’s more like it. Fresh off a first round sweep of Brownsville Hanna, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds are back in familiar territory and they’ll face a very familiar foe. The Lady ’Hounds (27-2) will now take on the Edinburg North Lady Cougars (26-4) in a Class 5A area round …

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READY TO ROLL: San Benito set to storm softball playoffs

Special to the NEWS The journey begins. With a District 31-5A championship and 25-2 overall record in their pockets, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds are ready for the second season as the state softball playoffs get going this weekend. The Lady ’Hounds will take on former district foe Brownsville Hanna in a Class 5A bi-district …

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ON PAR WITH GREATNESS: Sophomore golfer a two-time regional qualifier

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS For Emma Valle, the past year has been all about becoming a better golfer. Already a regional qualifier last year as a freshman, Valle said she had to focus on her game to get where she wanted to be in her sophomore season. And if her latest accomplishment …

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NUMBER 9: Ladies earn highest state ranking since Elite 8 season

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The Lady Greyhounds have been here before. Having secured advancement to the Elite 8 round of the state playoffs, a feat not accomplished by any other Rio Grande Valley team before them, the 2011 San Benito Lady ’Hounds made history, and with it scored an eighth place ranking in …

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GIRLS ON FIRE: State-ranked Lady ’Hounds bulldozing through 31-5A

Special to the NEWS These girls are on FIRE! With apologies to Alicia Keys, there’s no other way to describe the San Benito Lady ’Hounds, who stormed to another shutout on Thursday night, this time a 6-0 win over McAllen Rowe. Behind another dominating performance from Lady ’Hound pitcher Amber Jasso, San Benito improved to …

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