May 25 2013
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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May 25 2013
By CECILIA GONZALES and DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Upon arriving home, U.S. soldiers tend to have family and friends to look forward to, but Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Sanchez was sure to make visiting the San Benito High School Tennis team a priority on Thursday. The team gifted Sanchez with a care package, …
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May 21 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@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 21 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS In spite of all of the Elite Eight hoopla surrounding them, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds know there’s a game to be played. And with a victory, the first trip to the UIL state tournament. That’s been the focus this week for San Benito (33-2) which returns to …
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May 21 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo Pony League has nearly completed what league president and Rio Hondo Mayor Gus Olivares described as an exciting season rich with participation. “We just had our closing ceremonies for baseball and softball,” Olivares said Tuesday. “We had a very exciting season, a …
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May 17 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS They’re baaaaack!!! On a night that featured a little bit of everything, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds are back in the Elite Eight. In the bottom of the seventh inning of a 2-2 game against San Antonio O’Connor, Jackie Elizondo singled and courtesy runner Sabrina Mendoza reached third …
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May 17 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer repo…@sbnewspaper.com It is never too early to begin preparing for football season, especially when you are from San Benito. The San Benito Greyhounds are well into their Spring Football program, and Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Spencer Gantt is already setting high expectations for his young team. “We’re …
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May 17 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor edi…@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 edi…@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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May 14 2013
Special to the NEWS It wasn’t the most conventional of victories, but none of that matters to the San Benito Lady ’Hounds. What matters is they’re back in the Sweet 16. The Lady ’Hounds (30-2) will now take on San Antonio O’Connor (31-3) in a one-game regional semifinal playoff on Friday night at Cabaniss Softball …
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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. Continue reading
By CECILIA GONZALES and DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS Upon arriving home, U.S. Continue reading
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor [email protected] The events that transpired in San Benito this week exhibited the best and the worst of what this community has to offer. Continue reading
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor [email protected] High school sports in the Rio Grande Valley, or anywhere, really, can be an unfortunate business. Continue reading
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