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KABOOM! ’Hounds explode in 53-7 shellacking of Edinburg

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds didn’t exactly start the season with a bang. KABOOM! was more like it. After a 40-minute delay due to lightning in the area, the ’Hounds used big plays on special teams and a marvelous night from senior running back Gabriel Vasquez to pummel Edinburg …

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UPDATED: Greyhounds return to action Friday morning; community pep rally tonight

By ANGELICA CHAVEZ Special to the NEWS Dan Gomez is the type of fellow who says what’s on his mind. So when asked about what fans could expect of the 2014 edition of the San Benito Greyhounds, the first-year head coach spoke plainly. “We expect them to hit someone,” Gomez exclaimed. That’s right. It is yet …

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MEET THESE ‘HOUNDS: Community pep rally, scrimmage kick off 2014 season

By ANGELICA CHAVEZ Special to the NEWS Dan Gomez is the type of fellow who says what’s on his mind. So when asked about what fans could expect of the 2014 edition of the San Benito Greyhounds, the first-year head coach spoke plainly. “We expect them to hit someone,” Gomez exclaimed. That’s right. It is yet …

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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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Inter-squad spring game moved to Wednesday evening

NEWS Staff Report There’s been a change of plans. The time in which the San Benito Greyhounds will play an inter-squad spring training football game has changed from 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 28 to 4 p.m. the same day for the freshmen team and 5 p.m. for the varsity and JV. The games will be …

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Greyhounds to end spring training with inter-squad game

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Greyhounds will conclude their spring training with a football game at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 28 at Bobby Morrow Stadium. “It’s just going to be inter-squad between the kids,” said Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Dan Gomez. “Basically, it’s just a highlighted practice.” Gomez …

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Gomez: ’Hounds look ‘motivated’ during Spring training

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com New coach, new coordinators, new start – and with these came excitement in the air on Monday when the San Benito Greyhounds football team took the field at Bobby Morrow Stadium for the start of Spring training. “We had good numbers out there,” said first-year head football coach Dan …

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CONSIDER THIS: 8 Reasons Why We Couldn’t Find a Coach… Until Now

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com “I can’t believe the news today. I can’t close my eyes and make it go away.” –Paul “Bono” Hewson, U2 Sing it for San Benito, Bono! Because finding the words to describe my frustration in the process of selecting a new head football coach and athletic director for the …

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SBASC COMMITTEE: Applicants – This is the real interview

The San Benito “Anti-Selection Committee” Committee is a group of citizens formed to hold accountable the actions of San Benito CISD administrators during their search for a new head football coach and athletic director. And if you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re not fans of selection committees doing the job that the aforementioned administrators …

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SBASC COMMITTEE: Our Picks – Because We’re the Experts

The San Benito “Anti-Selection Committee” Committee is a group of citizens formed to hold accountable the actions of San Benito CISD administrators during their search for a new head football coach and athletic director. And if you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re not fans of selection committees doing the job that the aforementioned administrators …

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