April 12th, 2012
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By RGV High School Sports : News on April 12, 2012
BOYS
Friday, March 30
Bi-district
Class 4A
Valley View 10, Raymondville 0
Mercedes 3, Brownsville Veterans Memorial 1
Weslaco East 2, Port Isabel 0
La Feria 2, Hidalgo 1, OT
Byes
Roma; La Joya Juarez-Lincoln; Mission Veterans Memorial; Rio Grande…
Posted in Sports | Tagged BOYS, la joya, lincoln mission, port isabel, SCHEDULE, Veterans
By Peter Rasmussen on April 12, 2012
The Valley View boys soccer team is hoping the disappointment of losing in the regional semifinals last season will be enough motivation to propel them past the same round tonight.
The Tigers take on Austin Vandergrift at 6:30 p.m. in the Class 4A…
Posted in Sports | Tagged boys soccer team, class 4a, Corpus, disappointment, vandergrift, VIEW
By The Associated Press on April 12, 2012
OAKLAND, Calif. — Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and former Golden State lottery pick Brandan Wright had 16 points and nine rebounds, leading the Dallas Mavericks past the Warriors 112-103 on Thursday night.
Jason Kidd added 12 assists, 10 rebounds…
Posted in Sports | Tagged brandan wright, dallas mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki
By Kristian Limas on April 12, 2012
Ricky Solis sat at the large table in front of the McAllen High School gym with a big smile on his face. He was certainly happy but more than anything else he was a little nervous as he put his pen to paper surrounded by his family, coaches and…
Posted in Sports | Tagged front, high school gym, mcallen high school, mchi, table, UTPA
By The Associated Press on April 12, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Worried about his fate, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino asked colleagues whether he was going to be fired while simultaneously wondering if an investigation would uncover the content of his frequent cellphone texts, according to…
Posted in Sports | Tagged coach bobby petrino, fate, text content
By Peter Rasmussen on April 12, 2012
MISSION — Sharyland girls soccer coach J.J. Lopez had “SHS” painted on the back of his head and looked as if he showered in red glitter.
Lopez said the school held a mini-parade for the boys and girls soccer teams, which are headed to the Class 5A…
Posted in Sports | Tagged coach, girls soccer, Mission, SHS, soccer coach, soccer teams
By The Associated Press on April 12, 2012
SAN ANTONIO — Not since the old days does Tim Duncan remember having the ball run through him so many times.
But forget the old days. He was just relieved to get the San Antonio Spurs back to how they looked last week.
Making good on a guarantee…
Posted in Sports | Tagged ball, duncan scores, Grizzlies, guarantee, san antonio spurs, Tim Duncan
By The Associated Press on April 12, 2012
ARLINGTON — Derek Holland kept control.
Mad about walks that cost him a win last weekend, Holland struck out eight with no bases on ball Thursday in the Texas Rangers’ 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners.
“I’m not going to worry too much about a…
Posted in Sports | Tagged ball, Control, Derek Holland, seattle mariners, texas rangers, Thursday
By John Cannon on April 12, 2012
McALLEN — Corpus Christi native Jerry Belmontes is glad his so-called vacation is over.
Belmontes (15-0, 5 KO’s) returns to the ring after a nine month layoff and will be showcased in an 8-round lightweight main event for the first time in his…
Posted in Sports | Tagged Corpus Christi, main event, mcallen, ring, time, vacation
By From UTPA Reports on April 12, 2012
EDINBURG — The UTPA Broncs baseball team won its first 13 home games of the season. It looked for a while the Broncs would make it 14-straight, but UTSA scored five runs over the final two innings to beat the Broncs 7-3 on Tuesday.
Tonight, when…
Posted in Sports | Tagged baseball team, Broncs, home, streak, UTPA