Tarps Down Warriors Stay in Title Race
Port Isabel Tarpons defeated Santa Rosa 27-0 to stay in the district title chase. Garza connected with Martinez for multiple scores as Salazar contributed a safety and Rivera Del Rio hookup sealed the win. Port Isabel remains tied for second with Sharyland, ahead of Rio Hondo next.
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Tarpon B Teamers Rout SR Warriors
Port Isabel's B team shut out Sharyland 38-0 in Tarpon Stadium. Johnny Ochoa scored 24 points on runs of 50 7 30 and 5 yards with Rudy Garza adding eight including an 11 yard TD. Castillo recovered a blocked punt in the end zone. The Tarpons improve to 5-1 and prep for Rio Hondo.
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Armando Valdez
Mike Barberena
Trini Garza
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Eighth Graders Beat Warriors on Road
Port Isabel eighth graders improved to 4-2 with a 12-0 win over Santa Rosa on the road. Javi Chavez connected with Greg Harbour for a 60 yard play, then Chavez added a 25 yard TD run. Coach Lin Zamora credited Chavez Harbour on offense and Martinez Garcia on defense.
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Harbour
Reynaldo Martinez
Noe Garcia
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Peewees Edge San Benito Lane Tarpons 21 to 6
Port Isabel Peewees defeat San Benito Lane with a strong defense and key runs led by Roel Torres and Rudy Gonzalez. Chip Hamilton adds two touchdowns, one on a 20 yard run and another via quarterback sneak, while Hamilton caps scoring with a seventh point after a fourth quarter end run.
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San Benito Lane
Roel Torres
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Isabel Yacht Club Plans A Busy Schedule In Port Isabel
Point Isabel Yacht Club led by Commodore A G M Martin IIT of Harlingen organizes a meeting schedule aboard the Triton at Anchor Marina. Secretary treasurer Jimmy Haley at Charlie's Sporting Goods Port Isabel handles inquiries as officers Fred Petch Weslaco and Bill Kitchel Weslaco also serve as vice commodore and rear commodore.
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Bill Kitchel
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A&I Gridders Hit Road For Two Weekends
Texas A&I football heads out for back to back road trips beginning Saturday in Stephenville against Tarleton State Texans. After the travels the Javelinas return home November 10 to host Howard Payne and celebrate homecoming.
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Local Boating Club Sets Sail
Port Isabel four school football squads host Rio Hondo this week with seventh graders at 4 p.m. and eighth graders at 5 30 p.m. in Tarpon Stadium followed by PI and RHB teams at 7 30 p.m. Tomorrow night Tarpon varsity visits Rio Hondo for an 8 p.m. game.
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La Joya Downs Falcons 28 6 to Stay Undefeated
La Joya remained unbeaten by defeating Los Fresnos 28 to 26. Munoz scored on a first quarter pass and quarterback sneak, Garza-to-Vela connections and late fourth quarter runs fueled the Coyotes while Falcons tied late but failed two point tries.
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Ochoa Wins Press Football Contest Title
Ochoa won this week’s Press Football Contest after tying with Emma Perez George Pool and Gordon W Smith by predicting 19 of 21 games. He edged ahead on the tie breaker by best guessing the Port Isabel Santa Rosa score and earns a $5 gift certificate from the Press office at 302 Garcia St. Henotheism is the ancient belief in one supreme being with subsidiary tribal deities.
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George Pool
Gordon W. Smith
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