Feb 04 2014
NEWS Staff Report RIO HONDO – It wasn’t a good night if you were wearing red, or anything that wasn’t black and gold, inside the Rio Hondo High School gymnasium on Monday. Not only did the Rio Hondo Lady Bobcats obliterate Progreso by a score of 69-14 but they also secured their second consecutive District …
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Nov 19 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – Another week, another “underdog” role for the Los Fresnos Falcons. However, this week’s opponent is even tougher than last week’s. The Falcons (8-3) are back in the second round of the playoffs, where they’ll face a strong Laredo United team in a Class 5A Division-I …
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Nov 12 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS LA JOYA – Any team can tell you it’s a sour feeling to sit out during the state football playoffs. In the class 3A Division-II district playoff between Rio Hondo and Zapata, both teams can voice their displeasure. However, both teams can also rejoice as each return to …
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Nov 09 2013
Special to the NEWS With their season on the line, the Rio Hondo Bobcats weren’t going to leave anything to chance. The ’Cats surged out to a 27-0 lead and never looked back as they stomped the Progreso Red Ants 54-28 on Friday night at Bobcat Stadium. The victory for Rio Hondo (4-6) means it …
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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
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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May 21 2013
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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May 17 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com High school sports in the Rio Grande Valley, or anywhere, really, can be an unfortunate business. Some of the more despicable acts include coaches who taunt players and unruly fans who decide that the best way to express themselves is by lashing out, and sometimes even rioting. The line …
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May 17 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The news was bittersweet for San Benito Lady Greyhound Head Softball Coach Elias Martinez. Although a judge ruled against Eagle Pass ISD on Friday regarding the district’s filing of an application for injunction two days prior, which challenged the Lady ’Hounds’ victory over the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles on …
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May 16 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s apparently not over just yet. On Thursday, San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón confirmed that the Eagle Pass Independent School District filed an application for injunction against the University Interscholastic League on Wednesday, May 15, in state district court in Travis County seeking the reversal …
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