Feb 07 2014
By SELENA BOCANEGRA & JODI LYNN VALDEZ Special to the NEWS They’re baaaack… in the playoffs. The San Benito Lady ’Hounds varsity basketball team secured a postseason berth on Tuesday with a 45-40 victory over PSJA. The Lady ’Hounds thus ended District 31-5A play with a 9-7 record and enough W’s to earn them a trip …
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Jan 21 2014
The San Benito Greyhounds varsity basketball team defeated the PSJA Memorial Wolverines by a score of 80-50 on Friday, Jan. 17 at home. Also victorious in the first game of a double-header were the San Benito Lady Greyhounds, who secured a victory over PSJA Memorial, 71-24.
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Jan 21 2014
NEWS Staff Report RIO HONDO – Behind a furious fourth quarter scoring burst, the Rio Hondo Bobcats stayed perfect in District 32-3A with a gritty 43-42 win over La Feria on Monday night. After tallying 24 points through the first three quarters, the Cats (22-7, 3-0 District 32-3A) overcame that sluggish start with a 19-point …
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Jan 01 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS McALLEN—If the San Benito Lady ’Hounds start 2014 the way they ended it, there will be plenty to celebrate in the new year. The girls went on the road and earned a gritty and important 39-22 win over McAllen High on Tuesday afternoon to keep the fourth spot …
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Jan 01 2014
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS FALFURRIAS – The Rio Hondo Bobcats basketball team put a nice cap on 2013 with some good basketball over the weekend. The Cats went up to Falfurrias for their annual participation in the Jerseys’ hoops tournament and went 3-1 in the event while adding a non-district win over …
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Dec 18 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Although the score may not indicate it, the San Benito Greyhounds benefited greatly from Tuesday night’s 68-45 loss to the no. 1 team in the Valley, McAllen Rowe. The young ’Hounds logged important experience minutes on the court while holding their own for a stretch against a solid …
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Dec 17 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO — There’s no question that basketball is an important part of life in Deep River. A quick glance and the boys’ and girls’ hoops teams will affirm this. As the season nears the halfway point, the Bobcat boys and Lady Bobcat girls have each played spectacular …
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Nov 02 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Lady ’Hounds are getting set to start a new season of basketball and improve on last season’s disappointing turnout. “My expectations are to contend for the district title and make the playoffs,” said Coach Clarissa Arredondo, who is going into her fourth head as head …
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Special to the PRESS Last Thursday, Sept. 23, several members of the local Port Isabel Rotary Club gathered to complete an important local community project they began several months ago. Using matching Rotary grant monies and club funds raised locally, they purchased 10 new benches, placing them throughout Port Isabel and Laguna Heights. Thursday, the … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 10th annual Motorcycle Cannonball Run ended on South Padre Island this past weekend, with nearly a hundred riders cruising their 100-year-old machines through the Queen Isabella Causeway to victory. Starting in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, on the Canadian border, 88 riders, some dressed in early 1900s garb, departed to Texas … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel is now weighing its options in responding to a Federal Aviation Administration analysis of SpaceX’s orbital launch. The FAA released its highly anticipated draft environmental review of SpaceX’s planned orbital launches two weeks ago, saying the launches would have little impact on Boca Chica and the … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila The PARADE sat with Will Abete as he started his shift at The Meatball Cafe, preparing to special a piña colada using fresh squeezed pineapple juice. Abete, 25, has worked at The Meatball Cafe for two months. Before, he bartended just across Padre Boulevard at Tequila Sunset. He’s lived … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila These days, Samantha Jo Finney is constantly baking. Baking clay, that is. Finney is the mind and hands behind Across The Causeway, a jewelry brand selling handmade, polymer clay earrings and necklaces. Finney started Across The Causeway in 2017, initially making anklets. During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, … Continue reading [...]
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