April 6th, 2012
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Valley View survives tough test from Roma to advance
MISSION — For much of the game, it felt as if the Roma Gladiators were going to end the Valley View Tigers’ dream season in the sectional round on Friday night at Sharyland’s Rattler Stadium.
But in the end when it counted most, the Tigers rose…
Hernandez leads Broncs to win in second game of doubleheader
EDINBURG — Former Sharyland standout Iradier Hernandez hit his first-career home run at home as part of a three-RBI day to lead UTPA past the New York Institute of Technology Bears 13-3 in Game 2 of a doubleheader Friday at Edinburg Baseball…
Rangers win opener
ARLINGTON — Ian Kinsler and the two-time defending American League champion Texas Rangers certainly don’t seem affected by their disappointments.
After being unable to reach a deal on a new long-term contract before his self-imposed deadline of…
Errors costly in Astros’ opening loss
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros made the fewest errors of any team during spring training.
It was hard to tell in the regular-season opener.
Pinch runner Eric Young scored the go-ahead run on one of the Astros’ four errors and Troy Tulowitzki…
Spurs win big; Mavs lose heartbreaker
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs rose to the top of the Western Conference standings by overpowering the weakest team in the conference.
Tim Duncan scored 19 points to lead San Antonio to a 128-103 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday…
Mancillas to cap high school career at Showcase
SAN JUAN — The countless games Lisa Mancillas played for PSJA High are finished. But, the senior who is headed to Concordia Lutheran to play basketball gets one more chance to represent the Lady Bears today at the RGVSports.com All-Valley Showcase…
La Villas Garza set for high school hardwood Showcase
LA VILLA — It’s been quite a ride for A.J. Garza this year.
The La Villa senior started off the school year as one of the most highly touted quarterbacks in the Valley.
Following a forgetful season in 2010, Garza led the Cardinals to the second…
Vipers playoffs hopes dashed with loss to Reno
HIDALGO — Hopes for a miraculous story culminating with an unlikely playoff berth for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers disappeared in a little more than two minutes on Friday night at State Farm Arena.
The Vipers, needing to win their remaining two…
Track & Field Notebook: Garza wins in return to track
Nearly two years after his last race, McAllen Memorial’s Jacob Garza raced again.
And just like he was doing back then, the now Memorial senior won his race.
Garza competed in the 300-meter hurdles and ran the second leg of the 1,600-meter relay on…
Homeland security office in McAllen accused of faking reports on internal investigations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s watchdog agency is in turmoil amid allegations that its agents in Texas were told to falsify reports ahead of an office inspection last fall, according to an internal email and interviews with the Center…