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La Joya Alum Pitches 6 Perfect Innings In Minor League No-Hitter
Wed, 16 May 2012 22:22:17 -0700
Former La Joya Coyote Mickey Pena, now with the Greenville Drive, the Single-A affilliate of the Boston Red Sox, pitched 6 perfect innings before giving over to the bullpen, who then completed the 1st no-hitter in team history.
One-game playoff no problem for Flour Bluff as Hornets roll to 11-0 win
Fri, 04 May 2012 22:50:00 -0700
Hornets will face S.A. Brackenridge or Port Lavaca in next round
Donna schools join movement against testing
Sun, 13 May 2012 19:57:27 -0700
DONNA — A backlash against high-stakes standardized testing in Texas public schools is slowly spreading across the Rio Grande Valley, with the Donna school board formalizing its opposition Tuesday.
HS baseball notebook: 30-4A, 31-4A flex local dominance
Thu, 10 May 2012 21:41:00 -0700
Moody's Juan Farias signs with A&M-CC; West Oso's Ernest Perez headed to East Texas Baptist
Valley school districts call for state test revision
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:46:06 -0700
More than 400 school districts across the Lone Star State are calling upon the state legislature to re-examine the way students are tested.
HS baseball notebook: Calallen rising in national polls
Wed, 16 May 2012 20:37:00 -0700
Mock draft predicts Carroll's Hawkins will go 10th overall in upcoming MLB Draft
12 Undocumented Immigrants Hospitalized After Hit-And-Run Crash In Texas
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:17:27 -0700
Local authorities are still searching for the driver that sent twelve undocumented immigrants to the hospital in the border town of Progreso, Texas over the weekend. Saturday's crash comes just two weeks after two similar tragedies in the region.
Sheriff bolsters border beat in western Hidalgo County
Wed, 09 May 2012 21:17:20 -0700
PEÑITAS - They drink protein shakes, skip out on fries and never stop working. The men of the Border Enforcement Unit are by far some of the most physically apt at the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office in Edinburg. All 12 are tactically trained officers who currently patrol the...
Grieving mother says teenage son died test driving car for her
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:03:05 -0700
Teodoso 'Teo' Dominguez was killed on Saturday after he allegedly flipped the Ford Expedition he was test driving for his mother.
Four area students win Gates Millennium Scholarships
Sun, 06 May 2012 20:41:27 -0700
Four of the Brownsville area’s brightest students have won the Gates Millennium Scholarship, meaning that all of their college expenses will be covered throughout their college careers and they will receive a myriad of other support.