Merchants Bankers Sweep Silo-pitch Title At Brownsville
Port Isabel South Padre Press reports Merchant's Bankers captured first place in the 1977 Silo-pitch tournament at Oliveras Park Brownsville with 16 teams. Team members include Ramiro Martinez Gregorio Martinez Albert Ochoa Calvin Byrd Ronald Guillat Juan Fernandez Carlos Rivera Jr Ramiro Garza Pete Cantu Pat Perez Joe Brown Gary Green Quirino Martinez and manager.
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Ramiro Martinez
Gregorio Martinez
Albert Jimmy Ochoa
Calvin Byrd
Ronald Guillet
Juan Fernandez
Carlos Rivera, Jr
Ramiro Garza
Pete Cantu
Pat Perez
Joe Brown
Gary Green
Quirino Martinez
Hustlers
Oliveras Park
Brownsville
Boca Chica Marine
Brownsville Saints
S Auto Parts
Isabel
Barbarena
Charlie Rivera, Jr
Ronald Guillat
Wicho Barbarena
Jimmy Ochoa
Little Leaguers Schedule Games Against SB
The Port Isabel Little League All Stars will face the San Benito Bronco League All Stars in a two out of three playoff starting Monday, June 27, with potential games on Tuesday June 28 and an extra contest if needed on Wednesday June 29. All games at the Little League Park begin at 10 a.m. Supporters may attend.
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Port Isabel
Little League All Stars
San Benito
Little League Park
Villarreal Butane Defeats Port Isabel 9 to 7 in Colt League
Villarreal Butane overcame Port Isabel 9 to 7 in a Saturday night Colt League game. Oscar Aguirre earned the win for Villarreal Butane with Jude Green charged with the loss after a back and forth contest that saw multiple lead changes and key hits by Nano Holland Uvaldo and Travis Sanders for Port Isabel.
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Villarreal Butane
Port Isabel
Nano Holland
Uvaldo
Travis Sanders
Nano
Jesus Ramirez
Chris Lane
Sanders
A. Garcia
Oscar Aguirre
Jude Green
Mako Shark Record Certified in Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife records certify a 388-pound mako shark caught by Robert Hada of Port Aransas on May 1 off Port Aransas. The nine foot one inch shark surpasses Patt Hawn's 325-pound record from 1973. PTWD also reviews L F Higdon’s 71-pound king mackerel entry from Spring Texas for a potential state mark.
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Austin
Texas
Fish Records
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Robert Hada
Port Aransas
Hada
Patt Hawn
P&wd
L.F Higdon
Spring
Higdon
Buccaneer
Freeport
Winches Change Boating by Easing Trailer Hauls
Electric trailer winches, powered by the car battery, simplify boat loading and allow single handed operation. MerCruiser stern drive experts note easier launches from water to trailer, with control cords letting the operator guide the boat from several feet away. This advance aids both two man crews and solo fishermen alike.
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MerCruiser
Port Isabel Jogging Club Continues Monthly Meetings
The Port Isabel Jogging Club reports ongoing daily progress at Tarpon Stadium with monthly meetings scheduled for the first Tuesday. Publicity chair Arturo Galvan says the meeting site will be announced later and invites all interested locals to attend.
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Port Isabel
Tarpon Stadium
Harbour
Jay Barker
Emma Barker
Gualberto Gonzalez
Eliseo Villarreal
Lorene Villarreal
Josefa Escalante
Mary Lou Garcia
Gilbert Saenz
Cecilia Saenz
Teresa Rivera
Maria del Carmen Martinez
Norma Esquitin
Tina Castillano
Nina Alaniz
Rudy Garcia
Arturo Galvan
Nydia Torres
Terry Banda
Flori Sepulveda
Trini Cue
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South Padre Press
Sloitch
Merchants Marine Bank
Monterrey Tec
Handell Woods
Woods
Alberto Woods
Belinda V. Woods
Kip Lawrence
Little Leaguers
Island Way
Island Bank
South Padre Island
P.O. Box
FDIC
Sc. Padre Island, Tex
Falstaff Beer
Fealstaft 96
Galveston
Fort Worth
Valley Beverage
Falstaff Distributors
Harlingen
McAllen
T.V
Ming of
W. Price
Ming
Phillis Do's Village Shop
Teen
Coronado
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