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In football, the Harlingen Cardinals (13-1) advanced to the State 5A Division I Quarterfinals, just two rounds short from making it to the state championship game in Arlington, Texas at Cowboys Stadium. The Cards lost to San Antonio Madison at Javelina Stadium 42-27 before a packed stadium of more than 12,000 fans.

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For the Love of the Game! Despite losing to SA Madison in the State 5A Division I Quarterfinals, Harlingen Cardinal head coach Manny Gomez hugs his quarterback, Kevin Ledesma. “I love this game,” Ledesma told his coach. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

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2011 State 5A Division II Football Region IV finalists, McAllen Memorial Mustangs! Pictured from l-r are Rocky Benavidez (50), Issac De Leon (10), Gabe Alonzo (28), Raul Jimenez (3), and Rigo Rodriguez (24) all celebrate their Class 5A Division II Area Championship win over Weslaco 28-14. (HSSMImages) says Gomez. The Cardinals started its season with a doubleovertime win at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio against the former 2009 State 5A Division Champions, Abilene. The Eagles made one last leap into the endzone but the Cardinal defense was there to stop them and win 44-43.

Like the Cardinals, the 32-4A district champions, Weslaco East Wildcats (12-1) and 30-5A district champions, McAllen Memorial Mustangs (12-1) both won the outright district titles and both advanced to the University Interscholastic Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regional Football Finals. The Wildcats met the Cedar Park Timberwolves for the second straight season at the Alamodome in

San Antonio, Texas while the Mustangs hosted the San Antonio Reagan Rattlers at McAllen Memorial Veterans Stadium on November 26th before some 13,000 fans on a Saturday afternoon.

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In San Antonio, Cedar Park dominated the Wildcats from the start by taking a 28-0 halftime lead and never looked back, winning 49-0. Not since the Donna Redskins won the football title back in 1961 has a Valley team been back to win it but, in 2011, Harlingen was just two steps away from the title game.

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At La Joya Palmview, head coach Andy Saenz led his Lobos to their first ever state basketball playoff appearance in 30-5A and the 32-2A Santa Rosa Warriors advanced to the State 2A Region IV semifinals before losing to Hallettsville 58-47. “This has been an awesome season. I am very proud of my team and this honor,” said Hawks head coach Molina.

The Hawks were the only team from the Rio Grande Valley to reach the third round of the state playoffs in Class 5A before losing to Laredo United 71-59.

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Great Season! The Harlingen South Hawks advanced to the State 5A Region IV Quarterfinals and won the 31-5A title under head coach Brian Molina. Also pictured is Mark Villegas of Harlingen South against Laredo United. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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State 5A Bi-District Finalist! The McAllen Memorial Mustangs finished District 30-5A as runner-ups. They played Laredo Alexander in the State 5A Bi-District Championships. Pictured is Josh Davies of Memorial holding to the ball against Alexander.

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State Titl (Georgetown, Texas)-Soccer in the Rio Grande Valley showed its dominace throughout the UIL State Soccer playoffs in 2012. The Sharyland Rattlers (31-3-3) won the State 5A Boys Soccer title after ending as the 30-5A district runner-ups, by defeating Katy Morton Ranch in a shootout 3-2 at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown. The win brought another state soccer title to South Texas since the Hidalgo Pirates captured the Class 4A state title in 2009 and Brownsville Porter won the last 5A state championship in 2006.

In the shootout, the Mavericks scored on their first two attempts and led 2-0 with two rounds left before the Rattlers pitched a shutout. After a Mavericks miss, Olivarez answered for Sharyland’s first score in the shootout. Morton Ranch’s following misfire (they whiffed on their final four possessions of the shootout) opened the door for Lozano for the capper, sending the state title back to the Rio Grande Valley. In the Region IV finals in Brownsville, Sharyland defeated Brownsville Lopez 2-1 to advance to the state tournament.

The same school watched and hoped for their girls team to make the trip to Georgetown, but San Antonio Churchill would score it’s only goal of the day at the Brownsville Sports Complex, winning 1-0 over Sharyland in the Class 5A Region IV finals.

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2012 State 5A Champions! The Sharyland Rattlers defeated Katy Morton Ranch in a shootout 3-2 to win the title.

Pictured is senior Adrian Mejia going up against the Mavericks at Birkelbach Field, in Georgetown, Texas on Saturday. (HSSMImages)

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(Corpus Christi, Texas)- In Class 4A Boys Soccer, Valley View High School head coach Damian Magallan was just one step away from going to the State 4A Soccer Tournament but Alamo Heights ended their state title run with a 4-1 win at Cabaniss Sports Complex in Corpus Christi, Texas. Valley View ended their season in as one of eight teams left in the state with (25-2-2) 16 total shots to Alamo Heightsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; five.

In the playoffs, Valley View held every team scoreless as they defeated Raymondville 10-0, followed by another shutout against Rio Grande City (8-0), Roma (1-0), Victoria East (1-0), and Austin Vandegrift (3-0).

State 4A Region IV Semifinal Champions! Valley View players Erick Martinez and Jesus Morales celebrate their win over Roma in the State 4A playoffs.

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State 5A 5A Semifinals Semifinals State Sharyland 33 Mansfield Mansfield 11 Sharyland

Bi-District Championships Championships La Feria Feria 22 Hidalgo Hidalgo 11 La Roma (BYE) (BYE) Roma Rio Grande Grande City City (BYE) (BYE) Rio Valley View View 10 10 Raymondville Raymondville 00 Valley Weslaco East East 22 Port Port Isabel Isabel 00 Weslaco Mission Veterans Veterans (BYE) (BYE) Mission La Joya Joya Juarez Juarez Lincoln Lincoln (BYE) (BYE) La Mercedes 33 Bro Bro Veterans Veterans 00 Mercedes Area Playoffs Playoffs Area Juarez-Lincoln 55 Mercedes Mercedes 11 Juarez-Lincoln Weslaco East East 44 Mission Mission Vets Vets 11 Weslaco Valley View View 88 RGC RGC 00 Valley Roma 88 La La Feria Feria 00 Roma Region IV IV Sectionals Sectionals Region Valley View View 11 Roma Roma 00 Valley Juarez-Lincoln 22 Weslaco Weslaco East East 11 Juarez-Lincoln Region IV Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Juarez-Lincoln 44 Floresville Floresville 11 Juarez-Lincoln Valley View View 11 Victoria Victoria East East 00 Valley Region IV SemiFinals SemiFinals Valley View View 33 Vandegrift Vandegrift 00 Valley Alamo Heights Heights 11 Juarez Juarez Lincoln Lincoln 00 Alamo Finals Region IV Finals Alamo Heights Heights 44 Valley Valley View View 11 Alamo

State 5A 5A Championships Championships State Sharyland 33 Katy Katy Morton Morton Ranch Ranch 22 Sharyland

Championships State 4A Championships Alamo Heights Heights 33 Wichita Wichita Falls Falls Rider Rider 22 Alamo

Bi-District Championships Championships Bi-District La Joya Joya 11 Del Del Rio Rio 22 La Bro Porter Porter 44 Ed Ed North North 00 Bro Bro Hanna Hanna 11 Economedes Economedes 22 Bro Sharyland 33 Laredo Laredo LBJ LBJ 00 Sharyland Donna 22 Laredo Laredo South South 00 Donna PSJA North North 11 Bro Bro Lopez Lopez 33 PSJA Bro Rivera Rivera 22 Edinburg Edinburg 11 Bro Mission 11 Laredo Laredo United United 33 Mission Area Playoffs Playoffs Area Bro Porter Porter 44 Del Del Rio Rio 22 Bro Sharyland 55 Economedes Economedes 11 Sharyland Bro Lopez Lopez 33 Donna Donna 22 (SO) (SO) Bro Bro Rivera Rivera 33 Lar Lar United United 00 Bro Region IV IV Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Region Sharyland 22 Porter Porter 00 Sharyland Bro Lopez Lopez 11 Bro Bro Rivera Rivera 00 Bro Region IV IV SemiFinals SemiFinals Region Sharyland 22 SA SA Jay Jay 11 (SO) (SO) Sharyland Bro Lopez Lopez 22 SA SA Reagan Reagan 11 OT OT Bro Region IV IV Finals Finals Region Sharyland 22 Bro Bro Lopez Lopez 11 Sharyland

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2011-12 State 5A All-Tournament Team 5A Most Valuable Player Jesus Olivares-Sharyland H.S.

All-Tournament Selections Amaury Lozano-Sharyland H.S. Soph Defender Gilberto Alaniz-Sharyland H.S. Junior Midfielder Daniel Garcia-Sharyland H.S. Junior Forward

State State 5A 5A Region Region IV IV Soccer Soccer Championships!

Championships! San San Antonio Antonio Churchill Lady Chargers defeated Sharyland 1-0 to advance to the state tournament in Georgetown, Texas. (HSSMIMages/David (HSSMIMages/David A. A. Amador) Amador)

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McAllen 1 Laredo United 4 PSJA 0 Los Fresnos 3 Rivera 0 Harlingen 1 Nikki Rowe 7 Lar Alexander 0 Sharyland 5 Laredo Martin 0 Bro Lopez 4 Har South 5 Hanna 0 Ed North 1 McA Mem 2 Del Rio 1

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Beeville 2 Roma 0 Pleasanton 1 Juarez-Lincoln 0 State 4A-Region IV Semifinals

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5A Shotput 57’-02.75 Felipe Valencia La Joya Palmview (Silver Medal) Corina Cox Los Fresnos 9th 37’06.50 5A Pole Vault Christian Lozoya-Los Fresnos 6th 15’0 Madeline Kaufmann-McAllen Memorial 9th 9’6 High Jump 3A Tyler Winton La Feria 5th 6’4 4A Zach Griffith Edcouch-Elsa 4th 6’6 5A Discus Corina Cox Los Fresnos 4th 151’6 Klarissa Gonzales PSJA 122’6

3A Discus Daniella Murchison Port Isabel 9th 109’2 300M 5A Hurdles Vince Castillo-Donna HS 7th 38.57 110 Hurdles 4A Jonas Gutierrez Weslaco East 5th 14.19 5A Randy Bermea Harlingen 3rd 14.00 5A Leigha Brown Economedes 8th 14.72 300M Hurdles 5A Leigha Brown Economedes 5th 44.60 800 meter run 5A Josh Rosales PSJA Memorial 7th 1:54.47

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1A Andres Watson San Perlita 2nd 1.56.99 3A Daniella Rodriguez Lyford 2nd Place 2:17.00 3200 meter run 1A San Perlita Andres Watson 4th 10:19.24 4A Jose Delgado Valley View 8th 9:34.56 4A Emily Perez LJ Juarez-Lincoln 10:48.69 4A Boys Long Jump Jonas Gutierrez Weslaco East 21’10.75 4A 4x200 Relay Roma H.S. 7th 1:28.98 4A 4x100 Roma H.S. 8th 42.23

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State 4A and 5A Shotput Champion! Alex Garza of Rio Grande City won his second state title at the UIL State Track and Field Championships in May. Garza won the 4A title in 2012 and also won it in 2010 at the Class 5A level.

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(McAllen, Texas)-The 2012 Track and Field season produced four state champions from the Rio Grande Valley. In Class 3A, Armando Fierro of Port Isabel won the 1600m run and Shawn O’Brien of Rio Hondo won the 110m hurdles. In Class 4A, Alex Garza easily swept the field in the shotput event to win another state title. He won two titles in Class 5A and 4A and Garza will now be headed to the University of Houston to compete in 2012-13. In Class 5A, Harlingen High School hurdler, Randy Bermea ended his career with a state title in the 300m hurdles and also nabbed third place in the 110m hurdles. He will be going to Cal on a track and field scholarship.

After getting tripped up at the Class 4A Region IV Championships in San Antonio, Texas, La Joya JuarezLincoln long distant runner Emily Perez thought her high school career was over until the University Interscholastic League granted the talented senior another opportunity to run at state. She would finish fourth overall with a time of 10:48.69, just thirteen seconds behind state champion, Cali Roper of Willis High School. Perez will now run track for the Univeristy of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) this fall.

Highlights at the UIL State Track and Field Championships held at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas from May 11-12th, included Port Isabel freshmen Daniella Murchison, who finished ninth overall in the shotput event, while La Joya Palmview shotput competitor, Felipe Valencia won the silver medal in Class 5A. In the high jump, McAllen Memorial’s sophomore Madeline Kaufmann finished ninth overall and she will be favored to make it back to state in 2013 and 2014. In Class 4A, a determined high jumper, Zach Griffith finished tied for fourth overall with a jump of 6’6 to end his career at Edcouch-Elsa High School.

Logan Brittain of Canyon Randall won the title with a jump of 6’10. Griffith will compete for Texas A&M Kingsville in the upcoming season. In Class 3A, La Feria’s Tyler Winton finished 5th overall in the high jump. Donna High School freshmen Vince Castillo finished fifth overall in the 300m hurdles with a time of 38.57, just two seconds behind state champion, Bermea. Terrell Clement from Fort Bend Kemper nabbed second place with a time of 37.12.

Junior Leigha Brown of Edinburg Economedes won four gold medals in District 31-5A and also set a new Valley record in the 100 meters hurdles with a 13.97 second mark. She also earned a trip back to the State 5A Region IV Track and Field meet in five events. She finished fifth in the 300m hurdles and eighth overall in the 100m hurdlers at state. Roberto Valdez of McAllen High School won the 30-5A high jump title with a leap of 6’4 to advance to regionals and he also broke the school record at McAllen High School earlier this season. HSSM salutes all the track and field with their performances in 2012.

State 5A 300 meters champion Randy Bermea of Harlingen H.S. ended his career as one of the most decorated athletes from the Rio Grande Valley. Bottom photo is 30-5A district champion, McAllen H.S. high jumper Roberto Valdez. (HSSMImages/Thomas Amador)

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Sharyland Wins 30-5A Championships; Grulla High School Clinches First District Title

(Pharr, Texas)- The PSJA Bears won their 31-5A title in 2012 under head coach Marco Guarjardo with a perfect 14-0 record and the Bears also advanced to the State 5A Region IV quarterfinals, losing to Laredo Alexander in three games. Like the Bears, the Sharyland Rattlers had high hopes of making it the state tournament at Dell Diamond Field in Round Rock, Texas too. The Rattlers needed to beat

State 5A No.2 team, Corpus Christi Carroll Tigers.

The state-ranked No.4 Rattlers met the Tigers in the Class 5A Region IV semifinals and lost in two games (4-0, 2-1).

The Rattlers featured 31 players on its roster and plenty of players will return in 2013. The Rattlers defeated Eagle Pass, Harlingen South, and Eagle Pass Winn in the state playoffs. The Carroll Tigers lost May-June 2012

in the State 5A semifinals to College Station A&M Consolidated 2-1.

PSJA North, South, and San Benito all won Bi-Districts in 2012 in Class 5A while all teams from the Rio Grande Valley were eliminated inthe first round in Class 4A. In Class 3A, Rio Grande City Grulla H.S. won its first district title in District 32-3A. The Gators also won the Bi-District title as well.

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