The University of Texas Pan American Broncos swept the series with Southern Utah in baseball Sunday, 4-0 in the first game and 6-5 in the 10th inning, in the secnod tilt, to run their record to 4-0, The games were playing in the 10th annual Al Ogeletree event at Edinburg Stadium. Also. if you...
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The University of Texas Pan American Lady Broncs defeated Utah Valley 71-70 in overtime Saturday night at the UTPA Fieldhouse. Harlingen native and junior guard Blanca Torres fell one point short of setting the all-time scoring record of 1,726 points set by Alex Gravel. Meanwhile, in Utah, the UTOA Broncs fell to the Great...
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The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees took a 6-4 win over the Bloomington Blaze Friday night. Dan Gendur had his second hat trick of the season. The Killer Bees with a 22-24-7 record are two games away from fourth place, behind Tulsa. The Bees and Blaze play again Saturday night at State Farm Arena.
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As Harlingen’s Blanca Torres nears an all-time scoring record for the University of Texas Pan American women’s basketball team, Saturday night’s game is Rio Grande Valley night, when the Lady Broncs face Utah Valley University. Gametime, at the UTPA Field House, is 7 p.m. The university’s athletic department announced that $1 general admission tickets...
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The Rio Grande Valley Vipersm behind some sharpshooting by Lee Humphrey in the fourth quarter, defeated Maine, 130-120 at State Farm Arene Wednesday night. Humphrey, after getting slammed to the court earlier in the game, hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, in Laredo, the Killer Bees won by 8-2 and are three...
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The Rio Grande Valley Vipers took a 135-132 double overtime loss Saturday night to the Canton Charge at State Farm Arena. Marcus Morris scored a double double 31 points and had 16 rebounds for the Vipers. In North Richland Hills, the Killer Bees had their second straight loss, 1-0 Saturday night to the Texas...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Although there may be those who are not interested in UTPA sports, there are many who are, since a huge number of athletes are from the Rio Grande Valley. Unfortunately, the lower Valley newspapers (The Monitor excepted) do not see fit to print anything or little about UTPA sports results, or also...
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Harlingen native Blanca Torre scored enough points, but in a losing effort for the University of Texas Pan American womens basketball team,to move up to the all time No. 2 scorer for the Lady Broncs in Newark N,J. The Lady Broncos took a 61-52 loss Thursday night. The setback was to the New Jersey...
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Valley baseball fans are advised that former major league Hall of Fame player Gary Carter has died of brain cancer. Those who follow major league ball know that Carter was catcher for the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos while spending 19 years in the biggies. Known as “The Kid,” he sparked the...
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Gonzales High School assistant football coach Wayne Wilson was approved as the new athletic coordinator and head football coach for Harlingen South by the Harlingen school district board Tuesday night. The vote to hire Wilson,known as Lanny Wilson, was a unanimous, 7-0 vote. Wilson presently is assistant head footbal coach for Gonzales High School,...
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