Tag: youth

Ground Out: Baseball field conditions upset parents

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If you’re a San Benito Youth Baseball player who plays outfield in the Shetland division, I hope your uniform consists of nose-plugs, rain boots, and the best mosquito repellant money can buy, because you’re going to need it.  Just spend five minutes in the outfield area and you’re most …

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Ground Out: Baseball conditions upset parents

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com If you’re a San Benito Youth Baseball player who plays outfield in the Shetland division, I hope your uniform consists of nose-plugs, rain boots, and the best mosquito repellant money can buy, because you’re going to need it.  Just spend five minutes in the outfield area and you’re most likely …

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CONSIDER THIS: Cater more to the youth

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com I’ve been known to write five or six drafts before I finally decide on what will occupy this space. Understand that there’s much I have to consider before penning “Consider This,” including the events that transpire throughout the week and whether such happenings are worth putting pen to paper. …

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Parks chair speaks candidly on new league

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Much has been speculated regarding the City of San Benito’s youth baseball and softball program that is now operating as the San Benito National Bronco League. In response to comments made in the Feb. 10 edition of the San Benito News by Harlingen National Bronco League Board President …

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CONSIDER THIS: What we have here is failure to communicate

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s not uncommon for people to feel a little intimidated, even downright threatened by the media. This apprehension usually leads to miscommunication. Simply put, all too often have relatively harmless questions posed to interviewees by reporters elicited reactions that adversely affected the tone of an article. Case in point: …

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Youth baseball, softball under new direction

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito National Bronco League is registering for a new season of youth baseball and softball. Zeke Luna, chairman of the City of San Benito Parks and Recreation Board, which operated the San Benito Youth Baseball-Softball Organization last year, confirmed recently that Jerry Hernandez, President of the …

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