One-Point Homecoming Win Finishes Season
Port Isabel Tarpons edged Los Fresnos 21-20 in the homecoming clash to end the season for both teams. Casimiro Barrera rushed for 130 yards, securing a season thousand-yard total as Danny Delgado added the extra point and Jerry Salazar scored from one yard to regain the lead. The Tarpons finished 7-1-2 overall and 4-1-2 in district, placing third in 32-AA.
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Port Isabel Tarpons
Los Fresnos
Casimiro Barrera
Tarpons
Barrera
Danny Delgado
Falcons
Jerry Salazar
Manny Espinoza
Silver Tarpons
Tarps
Rio Hondo Cats Clash With Freer Buckaroos in Playoff Bid
Rio Hondo Bobcats coached by Richard Flores face Freer Buckaroos at Freer Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Friday for bi district honors in 1973. Rio Hondo, 9 1 on the season and 6 1 in district, beat Santa Rosa 27 12 to seal the District 32AA crown while hoping to reverse last year’s 23 19 loss to Freer.
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Richard Flores
Rio Hondo Bobcats
Freer Buckaroos
Freer Stadium
Harlingen
Buckaroos
Bobcats
Rio Hondo
Santa Rosa
Bobcat
Valley Squad
Tarpons overpower Villa Maria for 65 36 victory
Port Isabel girls beat Villa Maria Brownsville 65 36 after leading by a large halftime margin. Terry Johnson scored 30 points, Angie Rosales 23, Josie Martinez 11, while Irma Torres tallied 29 for the Blue Darts. Defense by Dalia Bennett and Norma Reyes noted by coach Susan Hoffman.
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Port Isabel
Villa Maria
Brownsville
Terry Johnson
Angie Rosales
Josie Martinez
Irma Torres
Villa Maria Blue Darts
Susan Hoffman
Dalia Bennett
Norma Reyes
Villarreal Wins Football Contest With 17 Correct Picks
Eddie Villarreal wins the Press football contest after predicting 17 of 21 games correctly. He earns a $5 gift certificate to be claimed at the Press office, 302 Garcia St. The note also warns to boil home canned foods at least 15 minutes to prevent foodborne poisons.
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Eddie Villarreal
Frances Reasonover
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Wildlife slides shown at Santa Ana Refuge for school group
Wayne A. Shifflett led a slideshow for 11 classrooms of La Feria’s Sam Houston Elementary students. The program featured birds such as the green jay and oriole, reptiles and mammals like the bobcat and ocelot, and vegetation including the ebony tree. Santa Ana Refuge lies seven miles south of Alamo on 2000 acres with 12 miles of trails and 450 plant species recorded.
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Santa Ana Refuge
Wayne A. Shifflett
Sam Houston Elementary School
la Feria
United States
Alamo
Shifflett
All Valley Winter Vegetable Show Queen Contest Slated
The All Valley Winter Vegetable Show Queen Contest will be held on Saturday December 1 at the PSJA High School Auditorium with sixteen contestants from Valley FFA FHA and 4 H clubs competing for the Queen title. The 28th annual show runs December 7 and 8 with Alpha Zeta Psi Chapter and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority as sponsors.
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PSJA
Valley Ffa
FHA
All Valley
Alpha Zeta Psi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Mmes
John Hopkins
Larry Hensley
Vegetable Show Board
T. C. Moseley
J. D. Dreibelbis
Tarpon B Team Rout Villa Maria Blue Darts 54 to 6
Port Isabel girls dominate Villa Maria Blue Darts in Brownsville with a 54 to 6 victory. Tarpons lead 30-1 at halftime as Tina Martinez Irma Reyes and Juanita Vasquez each notch 14 points.
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Port Isabel High School
Cindy Gomez
Debbie Galvan
Yolanda Cantu
Lucy Garcia
Tina Martinez
Maria Zamora
Ofelia Buitureira
Melba
Villa Maria Blue Darts
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Tarpons
Irma Reyes
Juanita Vasquez
Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Dedication
Officials from local state and federal levels gather for the dedication of San Antonio’s Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital a 760 bed facility costing 35 million and 12.5 million to equip affiliated with the University of Texas Medical School.
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San Antonio
Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans
Donald E. Johnson
University of Texas Medical School
Audie Murphy
Pamela Murphy
Rare Ocellated Turkey at Gladys Porter Zoo Stuns Visitors
A rare Ocellated turkey from Yucatan Mexico and Guatemala is displayed at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville. The bird, noted for blue head yellow knobs and metallic tail eyes, is rarely kept in captivity and is valued for beauty rather than meat.
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Gladys Porter Zoo
Brownsville
Yucatan
Mexico
Guatemala
Former Gridders To Play Again For Twin Port Isabel Los Fresnos Clash
Ex football players from Port Isabel and Los Fresnos organize a December charity game to benefit their high school teams. Eligible participants must have played high school ball between 1965 and 1973. Meet at 4 p.m. November 25 at Port Isabel High gym. game scheduled 8 p.m. December 7 at Tarpon Stadium.
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Port Isabel
Los Fresnos
Jim Moses
PI Group
Moses
Sun
Port Isabel High School
Tarpon Stadium
Port Isabel B Team Runs Past Los Fresnos Falcons
Port Isabel B team closed the season with a 21-4 win over Los Fresnos. Johnny Ochoa led with 12 points, Ramon Alcocer 6, Jose Gonzalez 2, Enrique Delgado 1, as coach Elmer Harbour praised the defense for shutting down the Falcons aerial attack. The Tarpon B finished 7-3 overall, 5-2 in district.
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Port Isabel
Los Fresnos Falcons
Tarpon
Johnny Ochoa
Ramon Alcocer
Jose Gonzalez
Enrique Delgado
Elmer Harbour
Los Fresnos
Harbour
Ochoa
Alcocer
Rudy Garza
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DeFords Nursery
Flores
South Padre Island
al Pancoast Jr
Campbell’s Sea Chest
Portsabel Lighthouse
Treasure Chest
Ocean Palm Center Park Road
Table D'Hotel
South Padre Island, Texas
Villarreal
Peschin
City Drug Stores
E. Washington
Port Isabel Medical Center
Plucks Falcon
Bob Massey Insurance Agency
Coaches of America
Boca Chica Tower
Raymondville
Avings
Member
Federal Home Loan Bank System
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