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‘Hounds breeze by Mustangs, remain undefeated

By Luis Arreloa III Special to the News   The San Benito Greyhounds hosted the McAllen Memorial Mustangs last Friday with revenge on their minds after falling short last year in a 63-44 thriller. This year, the outcome was different. San Benito’s daunting defense was nothing short-of-spectacular allowing the Mustangs to see the end-zone once. …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Lady Hounds in 31-5A driver’s seat with big win over Rowe

By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS McALLEN — In case anyone needed a reminder, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds wanted to let people know they’re still the team to beat in Valley softball. And on Friday night, McAllen Rowe got the message loud and clear. Behind an early hitting barrage which led to four …

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Lady Hounds fight for fourth place in 31-5A

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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Greyhound golfers place at tourneys

NEWS Staff Writer San Benito High School golf competitors have performed well in recent tournaments, scoring fourth and third place in a highly-competitive field. Rene Montalvo, SBHS golf coach, reported that the Greyhounds golf team took fourth place overall at the McAllen Invitational Golf Tournament held at Palmview Golf Course during the last weekend of …

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Grand Jury indicts Gil on five counts of intoxication manslaughter

Special to the NEWS A Cameron County Grand Jury indicted McAllen resident Margaret Gil today on five counts of intoxication manslaughter committed on June 30, 2013. Authorities with the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office alleges that Gil, 32, was intoxicated when the car she was driving struck another car on Hwy 100 near Los Fresnos, …

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Charges mount for lone survivor of deadly crash

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – Charges continue to mount in the case of Margaret Gil, the driver of a Toyota RAV4 involved in a two-vehicle head-on collision that left a family of three and their relative as well as a passenger in Gil’s vehicle dead. According to the Cameron County Sheriff’s …

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BACK TO BACK: SBHS scores second consecutive state chess title

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com They did it again. The San Benito High School chess team secured a state championship for the second straight year at last weekend’s state chess tournament in McAllen. Many other local campuses also qualified for the National Chess Tournaments scheduled in Tennessee next month. SBHS took last year’s …

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