Tag: Lady Hounds

UNSTOPPABLE- Lady ‘Hounds blank Mcallen Memorial, sweep into regional quarters

By ARMANDO GARZA    SPECIAL to the NEWS A night after a hard-earned win at home, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds did it again Friday night, taking a 2-0 game over McAllen Memorial to sweep their Class 6A area round best-of-three series. San Benito (25-1) now will face either Laredo LBJ or Brownsville Veterans Memorial …

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For Pete’s Sake- Lady ‘Hounds honor longtime local fan

By ARMANDO GARZA SPECIAL to the NEWS Everyone in San Benito knows how big a fan Pete Galvan is. He’s been a fixture around the community, namely sporting events, for decades. However, perhaps he has been most prevalent at Lady ‘Hound softball games as his custom purple Harley Davidson can be seen parked at stadiums …

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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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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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WEB EXCLUSIVE: ‘Hounds take down Los Fresnos, 4-1, in huge contest

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By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS When hitting is good, teams have a chance.  But when pitching and defense are on point, they’re just about unstoppable.  Behind another sterling effort from pitcher Crystal Castillo (14 strikeouts), the San Benito Lady ’Hounds notched a critical win on Saturday morning, 4-1 over Los Fresnos to assume …

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Lady ‘Hounds drop the Eagles

Special to the NEWS  BROWNSVILLE — The Hanna Lady Eagles softball team didn’t get much hitting practice in on Tuesday night. And you can blame San Benito ace Crystal Castillo for that. Castillo turned in a business-like no-hitter along with 17 strikeouts in a tremendous performance as the Lady ‘Hounds began 32-6A district play with …

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Lady ‘Hounds take the field for new softball season

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By ARMANDO GARZA  Special to the NEWS   Usually, when a team comes off a Sweet 16 appearance, a sense of accomplishment fills the air. But in San Benito, it’s just business as usual. A year removed from the program’s sixth berth in the regional semifinals, the Lady ’Hounds took to the diamond this week …

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UPDATE: Lady ‘Hounds keep season alive, face Los Fresnos in play-in game at SBHS Gym

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NEWS staff report  UPDATE: Game time is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 at the San Benito High School Gym. BROWNSVILLE—The basketball season’s not over just yet for the San Benito Lady ‘Hounds. The girls kept their campaign alive with a huge 37-29 win over Brownsville Rivera on Tuesday night to finish the district season 6-8. The …

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