Tag: 32-6A

‘Hounds inch closer to playoff spot with 28-0 thrashing of Hawks

By Luis Arreola III Special to the NEWS Defense wins championships. It’s the type of mentality that every team lives by; some more than others. Simply, defense not only wins games, it wins championships. “Since we’ve been here we’ve told them defense wins championships,” said Head Coach Dan Gomez. That thought process was on full …

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Lady ‘Hounds win 5th straight District Title

By ARMANDO GARZA   SPECIAL TO THE NEWS “Tradition doesn’t graduate” has long been the slogan for San Benito Lady ’Hound softball and with good reason. If anyone needed a little reminder, they got it on Thursday night. San Benito got some early offense and did its thing defensively in a 6-1 victory over Harlingen …

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Web Exclusive: Baseball, softball Hounds earn big victories Tuesday

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By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Usually if you’re not successful the first time around, the second time is a whole lot better. The San Benito Greyhounds can attest to this. The ’Hounds pounded out a whopping 20 hits as a team as they clubbed Brownsville Hanna 12-3 on Tuesday night at Greyhound Park. …

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Greyhounds blast Rivera 11-1 on special night

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS   It’s always good to erase a bad memory with a good one. And the San Benito Greyhounds were able to do just that on a special night for many. Behind a hitting barrage and solid fundamental play across the diamond, the ’Hounds had no problems dispatching of …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE- ‘Hounds pick up another district victory on Parent’s Night

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS When Eric Arizpe is on, the San Benito Greyhounds are hard to beat. The ‘Hounds’ hurler fanned six and scattered six hits as he got superb defense behind him in a 6-2, Parent’s Night win over Brownsville Lopez on Friday night at Greyhound Park. The Greyhounds (7-5 overall, 2-3 …

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Gonzalez’s three-run blast pushes Lady ‘Hounds past South

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By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS HARLINGEN — Every so often, someone has to step up. Someone has to come through with a play. And in a 2-0 ballgame on Tuesday night on the road, San Benito’s Mel Gonzalez did exactly that. In the top of the 7th inning, Gonzalez took an 0-2 pitch …

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Lady ‘Hounds annihilate Lopez, remain atop 32-6A

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By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS  As hard as they worked on Tuesday night, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds were deserving of a quick game. That came in the form of Friday night’s 15-0 shellacking of Brownsville Lopez at Lady Hound Field. San Benito (15-1 overall, 5-0 in District 32-6A) had to work overtime …

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Gomez introduces ‘War Dog’ mentality at first practices

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Anxious to get the season under way, the 2014 San Benito Greyhounds already beat their first opponent: the sun. In total, 126 varsity and junior varsity players were on the turf at 6:30 a.m. for the first group practices of the summer under new ’Hounds coach Dan Gomez …

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’Hounds to kickoff season with early workouts

NEWS Staff Report The beginning of a new chapter in San Benito Greyhound football is here. The ’Hounds hit the field for the first preseason workouts bright and early Monday morning as they prepare for the 2014 season under new head coach Dan Gomez and his staff. Many teams began practices last week, however since …

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