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Hounds keep streak alive, win 10th straight regular season game

By LUIS ARREOLA SPECIAL TO THE NEWS   In what is becoming somewhat of a weekly ritual, the San Benito Greyhounds took down another top contender in the region to remain undefeated on the season. The Greyhounds hosted the Weslaco East Wildcats at Bobby Morrow Stadium Friday, in what was an action-packed game from beginning …

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Revenge Never Tasted So Good: Hounds continue to roll, Stand at 4-0

By Luis Arreola III Special to the News “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Although that is a direct quote from one of the greatest to ever coach the game of football, Vince Lombardi, It was the type of mindset that the San Benito Greyhounds played with Friday night. The Los Fresnos Falcons hosted …

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‘Hounds breeze by Mustangs, remain undefeated

By Luis Arreloa III Special to the News   The San Benito Greyhounds hosted the McAllen Memorial Mustangs last Friday with revenge on their minds after falling short last year in a 63-44 thriller. This year, the outcome was different. San Benito’s daunting defense was nothing short-of-spectacular allowing the Mustangs to see the end-zone once. …

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Junior Quarterback named offensive player of the week

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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’Hounds dominate in opener, expect another tough matchup

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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