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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end...” Revelation 22:13 Those are words written in the scriptures of the Bible that Edinburg High School senior Isaiah Rios carries as message to the those who witness his shoes that he wears on game days.

Like many athletes in high school, many join Christian groups like Fellowship of Christian Athletes, expressing their faith in God. “I believe in God and accept Jesus Christ as my personal savior,” says Rios.

In sports, many athletes still pray in their moment in silence, while other student/athletes choose not to worship. The United States Constitution protects the rights of every American. It’s the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and it states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Yes, these are my shoes. Rev 22:13

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René G. Garza was inducted into the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

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UIL State Girls Basketball Championships March 3-5th Alamodome, San Antonio (Edinburg, Texas)-The University Interscholastic League Girls Basketball playoffs tipped off with the Texas High School Girls Coaches Association 6A state-ranked No.4 Harlingen Lady Cardinals (33-1) showing why their ranking means something as head coach Ashley Moncivaiz led her team to a 88-52 victory over 31-6A Edinburg North High School (18-17) on Monday night at Cougar Gym. The Lady Cardinals will now travel to play on Friday at 7:00 p.m. in Rio Grande City against 29-6A Laredo

United Lady Longhorns in the area championships. The Lady Cardinals took a 51-16 lead at the half and played most of its reserves throughout the remainder of the game.

Second-year head coach Moncivaiz will lead her team for the second year in a row to the 6A Area Championships, with hopes of coming out victorious. In 2015, the Lady Cardinals lost to Laredo United South 66-52. However, Friday night’s game against head coach Rachel Carmona and her 29-6A Lady Longhorns (21-13)

will not be an easy task. Both teams will meet again for the second time this season, with the Lady Cardinals winning its first non-district game in December during the DQ’s Blizzard Bash Tournament. Like the Lady Cardinals, the United Lady Longhorns lost in the area playoffs to PSJA North 49-48 in 2015. Both teams will be hungry for a third round appearance and it looks like Harlingen could be the team that could be headed to a possible State 6A Tournament appearance in San Antonio on

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Edinburg Cougars Tiffany Chapa goes up against Harlingen defenders in the 6A Bi-District Championships.

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The UIL State Girls Basketball Playoffs! The 31-5A Rio Grande City Lady Rattlers (left) defeated 32-5A Brownsville Pace 55-33 in the 5A Bi-District round while the (right) 32-2A Champions, Santa Maria HS lost to Agua Dulce 37-36. (HSSMImages/Montalvo/Amador) Past UIL State Girls Champions

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Bro Veterans 49 Edinburg 40 (Edinburg, Tx)-Jordan Rudd scored 30-points as 32-6A runner-ups, Brownsville Veterans Memorial Lady Chargers ousted Edinburg High School in the first round of the UIL State 6A BiDistrict Championships 49-40.

The 31-6A Lady Bobcats finish the season with a 28-10 record.

Edinburg head coach John David Salinas watched his team go to the foul line twenty-five times and converted only eight. “We missed our opportunities,” said Salinas.

Jayla Santa Maria led Edinburg with 17 points.

Bro Rivera 40 Weslaco 59

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coach her Lady Panthers, especially in the State 6A playoffs. The 31-6A Champions, Weslaco won 59-40 in the Class 6A Bi-District Championships on Monday night as they routed 32-6A fourth place finishers, Brownsville Rivera with plenty of defensive tactics and pressure. “We just turned the ball over,” Brownsville Rivera head coach Willie Brown said. Rivera’s Darcy Cardenas scored 23 points for Rivera to lead her team and Jazlynn Muniz led Weslaco High with a game-high 26 points, including a two assists and four steals.

Harlingen South 37 PSJA North 66 (Harlingen, Tx)-The PSJA North Lady Raiders are headed to their second area championship game after knocking off Harlingen South 66-37 for the second straight season. The North Raiders will now play Del Rio this Friday.

The Lady Raiders’ were led

by a trio of shooters with Isabel Palacios, Sarah Serrano and Arianna Medrano combining for 53 points for the night. “We played great defense tonight and our team was shooting and hitting from the field,” said PSJA North head coach Randy Bocanegra. Palacios led her North Raiders with 24 points.

McAllen Rowe 33 Del Rio 37 (Laredo, Tx)-At the Texas A&M International Center, the 29-6A fourth place team, Del Rio Lady Rams (12-15) held on to beat 30-6A Champions, McAllen Nikki Rowe 37-33 on Tuesday night.

The Lady Warriors ended their season at 23-10 under head coach Raul Vega.

The Lady Rams road to the playoffs was hard fought as they defeated Laredo United (50-46) and Laredo Alexander (62-60) to make the playoffs in 2016.

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The 6A Playoffs! La Joya Palmview Lady Lobos lost to Laredo United 72-49 in the 6A Bi-District playoffs while Brownsville Veterans Memorial Lady Chargers eliminated the Edinburg Lady Bobcats 49-40. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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(Pharr, Tx)-If any coach has worked hard to get his team ready in 2016, Rio Grande City (23-11) girls basketball coach Gus Valenciana can atest to this as they defeated 32-5A runnerups, Brownsville Pace (20-13), winning 55-33 in the Class 5A Bi-District Championships at PSJA North HS. Head coach Valenciana just stood for a moment and realized it was their first-ever bi-district title in school history too. Lady Rattlers Jocelyn Amaya, a 5-foot-11 sophomore recorded a game-high 29 points.

McAllen Memorial 63 Laredo United South 66 (Roma, Tx)-Playing on the road can be a plus or a minus. It was a plus for 29-6A Laredo United South as they eliminated 30-6A McAllen Memorial 66-63 in the first round of the 6A playoffs.

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UIL State Girls Basketball Bi-District Playoffs! Mercedes lost to Edinburg Vela 41-37; Weslaco defeated Brownsville Rivera 59-40; Mission Veterans ousted PSJA 55-40. (HSSMImages/Montalvo/Amador)

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(Edinburg, Tx)-Anyone who knows Edinburg Vela HS head basketball coach Lottie Zarate will tell you that she is very patient and she will wait all day to catch that “Red” in the murky South Padre Island waters. On Tuesday night, Zarate made the biggest catch of the season as she hooked Mercedes in the Class 5A Bi-District Championships.

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UIL State Girls Basketball Championships March 3-5th Alamodome, San Antonio

Home of the UIL State Championships! The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas will play host to the UIL Texas HS Final Four teams in Class 1A through 6A. Pictured is PSJA North HS Stephanie Crispin hoping to lead her team to San Antonio.

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HSSM BASKETBALL Playoffs (Sharyland, Tx)-Not many high school athletes get to reach career milestones but for senior, Maddie Garza, she made history on Tuesday night as they defeated Edcouch-Elsa High School in the 2016 University Interscholastic League Class 5A Bi-District Girls Basketball playoffs. She eclipsed the 1,000 rebound and scoring marks as a four-year varsity player. “She’s been special,” says head coach Dale Whitaker. “I have enjoyed watching Maddie play basketball.

She’s special.”

Against the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets, Garza scored 15 points and grabbed the needed rebounds to set her school mark as a player. “I give glory to God,” says Garza. “This is an honor and to have played on this Sharyland HS basketball team has been special.”

After the game, Sharyland HS Athletic Coordinator, Ron Adame and athletic director, Richard Thompson recognized Garza for her accomplishments and Whitaker presented the senior with a basketball showing her career mark. “Maddie is a true athlete and academic student. She is an example of what a student/athlete is all about,” says Adame.

The 31-5A District Champions, Sharyland HS Lady Rattlers will now play 30-5A Victoria West this Friday in the area championships.

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Fernando Rodriguez believes his team can do it again. “Right now, we are playing great golf and our team is pretty disciplined too,” adds Rodriguez. The Lady Rattlers finished four strokes short of a 5A bronze medal in 2015.

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Sharyland High School Girls Set On Returning to the UIL State Championships in April (McAllen, Texas)-It’s called the “windy-month” and it only matters when high school golfers hit the courses to compete. And, it can be dreadful too. “These winds in the Rio Grande Valley are horrible,” says McAllen Memorial HS head coach Celso Goznales. “It can make you or break you.”

The district golf championships are set to begin on April 4th

and 5th at area golf courses with regional tournaments to be held in San Antonio, Texas. The University Interscholastic League State Championships will be played in Austin, Texas on April 25-29th for Class 1A through 6A. Last year, the Sharyland HS Girls varsity team finished in fourth place overall at the State 5A Championships and head coach

Measuring. McAllen Memorial HS C.W. Phillips looks through his viewfinder to determine the distance between himself and his ball with Matt Gonzalez from Sharyland looking on. Annika Hovda from Weslaco HS does the same with Ana Erana from Sharyland HS getting ready to hit her shot. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

Valley View Hopes To Get Back To UIL Championships Brownsville Porter, Sharyland, Teams To Beat

(Pharr, Texas)-Valley View High School (14-1-1) head soccer coach Damian Magallan takes a lot of pride in his job. As a matter of fact, he is very passionate about this game of soccer. “I love this game,” says Magallan. “Hopefully, this will be the year that we get back to the state championship game.” Last year, the Tigers were

eliminated from the first round of 2015 State 5A Bi-District Championships, losing to Brownsville Pace 2-0 after advancing to the finals in 2014 at Georgetown.

The Tigers lost 2-1 to Northwest Bryon Nelson HS. It was the same result in 2013 when the Tigers lost again at the state tournament in the semifinals to El Paso Del Valle 1-0. Magallan says that the road begins right here in the Rio Grande Valley. “We will have another 5A State Champion from

the Valley,” says Magallan. Just a few miles away, PSJA Southwest almost accomplished that feat in 2015, before losing to Georgetown East View 4-2 in the 5A Quarterfinals.

So far, the Tigers have made quite an impression in tournament play. At the Houston Cy-Fair Showcase, the Tigers won the tournament with wins over Conroe (5-3), Houston Northbrook (4-2), before tying Cypress-Springs 1-1. At the Brenham 5A Select Cup, the Tigers roared once again with wins over Creekview (3-2), Whitehouse (2-0), PSJA Southwest (2-1), Creekview (3-1). In the 6A-5A Champion of Champions match, Valley View went on to win 2-0 over Cy-Ranch. “It’s just the beginning and our District 31-5A will be tough to win,” says Magallan. “It will be exciting.”

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(McAllen, Texas)-Dabbed! “I’m going to win the Heisman one day,” Trevor Speights from McAllen Memorial High School told a crowd of more than 1,000 fans and friends, who attended his signing with Stanford University on February 8th. After his signing, Speights looked at his Mom and Dad and together, they “dabbed”. A celebration ritual first set

by NFL Carolina Panther quarterback, Cam Newton. “Someday, I want to play in the NFL too,” Speights told HSSM. Going to college to play sports was just a dream for McAllen Memorial High School running back, Trevor Speights. The 4th all-time running back in Texas (9,868 yards rushing) will now continue his career at the Division I level with Hesiman runner-up and sophomore running back-

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teammate, Christian McCaffrey (2,065 rushing yards/645 yards rec) for the Stanford Cardinals (12-2). Speights led the Mustangs to a spectacular 11-1 season before bowing out in a 49-35 loss to Harlingen in the second-round of the playoffs.

The 5”-11”, 205-pounder rushed 233 times for 3,195 yards, averaging 266.3 yards per game and 14 yards per carry, and producing 50 touchdowns. Including three pass-reception scores, he wound up with 120 TDs and 10,898 all-purpose yards.

Speights was named 2015 High School Sports Magazine’s Player of the Year and Ford Built Tough in Texas 6A Player of the Year.

On Tuesday, February 8th his dream became a reality as Speights was surrounded by his head football coach Bill Littleton and his parents. “This means a lot to me and my family,” says Speights.

Like Speights, defensive back Mario Valdez from San Benito HS was in awe as his family and coaches surrounded him as he signed his letter of intent to play football for Hardin-Simmons University. “I owe this to Coach Dan Gomez, who kept encouraging me to work hard everyday.” Valdez will now attend Hardin-Simmons University to play football this fall. Teammate, Joseph Partida also signed his national letter of intent to play football for Texas A&M Kingsville. With a huge smile, Partida said that he was “proud” and is looking forward to playing football.

“This is where Robert Garza started his dream to play in the NFL. This is where I begin mine,” said Partida. The San Benito Greyhounds won backto-back District 32-6A titles and advanced to the State 6A Regional Championships in football this past season before losing to Shertz-Clemens.

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intents on February 4th.

In Donna, offensive linemen Troy Billman (6’3” 270lbs) lifted his mother as it was made official that he will be playing football for Texas A&M Kingsville this fall. “My parents have done so much me and the coaches here at Donna HS have been supported,” adds Billman. The senior stoodout like a sore-thumb throughout the season as he towered most opposing linemen from District 32-5A. The Redskins won the title in 2015. Head coach Ramiro Leal Jr. praised Billman for his efforts. “He’s a special young man,” said Leal. “We are going to miss him, but its athletes like Billman that make Donna High School proud.” Billman was named to the High School Sports Magazine’s first team offense and he also receieved numerous of other awards.

At McAllen Memorial HS, quarterback Johnathon Sanchez, (6’7”, 210lbs) waited patiently in the shadows of his teammate, Trevor Speights, who drew most of the attention throughout the season from football college scouts. On February 4th, it was his time to shine. He signed his national letter of intent to play football for the Rice

Owls from the Confernce USA (5-7 overall). Sanchez also drew national attention from Navy, amongst other schools. “This is really neat.

The Owls want me to play tight-end and now, they have me on this nutritional diet to gain weight,” says Sanchez.

Hardin-Simmons Signee! San Benito High School DB Mario Valdez led his team to the third round of the UIL State 6A Regional Finals.

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“I will be red-shirted and I will begin football in 2017. What I like about Rice is their engineering program. I also felt comfortable here in the Houston-area too.”

In the summer, senior Josh McGowen came to the Rio Grande Valley after his Dad retired from the armed services. His father wanted to come back home to his grass roots and brought his family with him. The moved paid off too.

Josh was named the starting running back for the McAllen Bulldogs and helped lead his team to a Class 6A BiDistrict playoff appearance. He finished the season with 1,892 yards rushing and a second place finish in 30-6A. The

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Another McAllen High School signee was Cody Rodriguez, a linebacker on defense. “I never would have imagined I would be playing college football,” said Rodriguez.

He will attend Texas A&MKingsville this fall and play for the Javelinas. “I am extremely proud of all these athletes,” says Donna ISD Superintendent, Castillo.

Proud Moment! Donna High School OL Troy Billman hugs his mother as his father proudly holds his son’s jersey for one last time. Also pictured is Donna ISD school board member Tammy Ramos; head football coach Ramiro Leal Jr.; superintendent, Frank Castillo; and athletic director, Manuel Moreno. (HSSMImages/Tddave)

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(Mission, Texas)-Sharyland Pioneer HS Johnny Howell took one look down the field and then launched his discus 146’03” feet to finish third in his first event of the season at the Steve Stark Relays held at Richard Thompson Stadium on Friday, February 12th. It was the start of the new track and field season for Texas as many teams throughout the state competed in track and field meets.

Howell, like many athletes will be striving to qualify for the University Interscholastic League’s 2016 Track and Field Championships to be held at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas on May 12-14, 2016.

Pioneer High School, only in its second season of competition, dominated the Stark Relays by finishing first overall in the Boys Standinsg with 108 points followed by La Joya Palmview 90 points, and Weslaco High School came in third place overall with 76 points. In the girls team standing, the La Joya Palmview Lady Lobos showed that they will be a track and field team to contend with as they racked up 160 points with Sharyland Pioneer finishing in second place with 93. Sharyland Pioneer and Palmview boys teams both traded running spots as the Lobos won the 4x400-meter relay with a 3:30.86 finish but, Pioneer would win the 4x200-meter relay race. The Weslaco Panthers showed plenty of promise with wins in the Pole Vault by Jon Zapata (13’06”) and the long jump won by Alexander Lara (22’ 01.50”) followed by Sergio Murillo winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.17 seconds. McAllen HS newcomer, Josh McGowen won the 110-meter hurdles (14.26) and 300-meter hurdles (38.40). He is favored to win the District 30-6A title.

At the PSJA North Winter Relays on Saturday, February 13th, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln hurdler, Carlos Serna won both the 100-meters and 300-meters followed by three more Huskie wins in the 400m relay, 800 meter relay, and 1600m relays. This could make things interesting in District 30-6A as both Juarez-Lincoln, Palmview, and McAllen all compete in the same districts. PSJA Memorial QB Mike Gonzalez watched his team not make the playoffs in 2015 but, in track and field, Gonzalez could be headed to the State 5A meet in the Shot Put and Discus events. At 270.0lbs and standing almost 6’1”, Gonzalez won the shot put with a toss of 49’01” and he also won the discus with a throw of 156’02” feet. In girls action, the Weslaco Lady Panthers will be favored to win the 31-6A title as they won seven events on Saturday afternoon.

Steve Stark Relays Results Richard Thompson Stadium Mission Feb. 12 TEAM RESULTS Boys Standings — 1, Sharyland Pioneer, 108; 2, La Joya Palmview, 90; 3, Weslaco High, 76; 4, Mission High, 54; 5, Mission Veterans Memorial, 52; 6, Sharyland High, 48; 7, McAllen High, 47; 8, Edinburg Vela, 39; 9, McAllen Memorial, 32; 10, Brownsville Porter, 28; 11, Donna High 23; 12, Edinburg North, 22; 12, McAllen Rowe, 22; 12, Rio Grande City, 22; 15, Valley View, 10; 16, Roma, 8.

Girls Standings — La Joya Palmview, 160; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 93; 2, Sharyland High, 97; 4, McAllen High 90; 5, Donna High 57; 6, Edinburg High, 43; 7, Edinburg Economedes 37; 8, Edinburg North, 33; 9, Rio Grande City, 30; 10, Valley View, 23; 11, Mission High, 9.

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view, 51.91; 3, Alex Cordova, Mission High, 52.01; 4, Daniel Mireles, Sharyland Pioneer, 52.65; 5, Luis Escalera, Sharyland High, 52.77; 6, Victor Castillo, McAllen Memorial, 52.79.

100-meter dash — 1, Abraham Garza, Sharyland High, 10.96; 2, David Garza, Rio Grande City, 11.03; 3, Gunnar Henderson, McAllen High, 11.10; 4, Juan Josue Peña, Roma, 11.29; 5, Jesus Vera, Mission High, 11.31; 6, Americo Villanueva, La Joya Palmview, 11.39.

800-meter run — 1, Victor Boca, La Joya Palmview, 1:57.11; 2, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:57.67; 3, Marcua Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 2:01.35; 4, Arturo Cedillo, McAllen High, 2:04.65; 5, Josh Cedillo, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:05.45; 6, Robert Rojas, Weslaco High, 2:05.63.

200-meter dash — 1, Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville, Porter, 22.97; 2, Armando Payan, Brownsville Porter, 23.37; 3, Alex Cordova, Mission High, 23.45; 4, Juan Josue Peña, Roma, 23.50; 5, Tomas Ortegon, Brownsville Porter, 23.79; 6, Alfredo Quintanilla, La Joya Palmview, 23.81.

1600-meter run — 1, Jose Aleman, Sharyland Pioneer, 4:29.46; 2, Victor Boca, La Joya Palmview, 4:33.01; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 4:33.78; 4, Jose De Ochoa, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:34.70; 5, Aldo Nava, Edinburg North, 4:34.97; 6, Francisco Morales, Donna High, 4:39.77.

400-meter dash — 1, Serigo Murillo, Weslaco High, 50.17; 2, Adrian Lopez, La Joya Palm-

3200-meter run — 1, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans Memorial, 9:49.67; 2, Francisco

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Morales, Donna High, 10:10.78; 3, Eliseo Rodriguez, La Joya Palmview, 10:15.93; 4, Juan Manzano, Weslaco High, 10:16.52; 5, Marcos Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 10:26.98; 6, Alejandro Castillo, Donna High, 10:27.62.

110-meter hurdle — Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 14.26; 2, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 15.56; 3, Tristian Guerra, Sharyland Pioneer, 15.86; 4, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 16.11; 5, Marc Garcia, Mission High, 16.28; 6, Jordan Cabellero, Edinburg Vela, 16.38.

300-meter hurdle — 1, Joshua McGowen, McAllen High, 38.40; 2, Marc Garcia, Mission High, 40.16; 3, Gunnar Henderson, McAllen High, 41.20; 4, Tristan Guerra, Sharyland Pioneer, 41.94; 5, Jose Garza, Sharyland High, 42.02; 6, Manuel Lerma, McAllen High, 42.21.

4x100-meter relay — 1, Mission High, 43.79; 2, McAllen Memorial, 43.90; 3, Rio Grande City, 44.05; 4, Sharyland Pioneer, 44.10; 5, McAllen Rowe, 44.23; 6, Brownsville Porter, 44.31.

4 x 200-meter relay — 1, Sharyland High, 1:32.36; 2, Weslaco High, 1:32.39; 3, La Joya Palmview, 1:32.86; 4, Edinburg Vela, 1:33.08; 5, Mission Veterans Memorial, 1:33.32; 6, Sharyland High, 1:34.43.

4 x 400-meter relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 3:30.86; 2, Weslaco High, 3:32.02; 3, Sharyland Pioneer, 3:32.82; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 3:33.45; 5, Sharyland High, 3:33.74; 6, McAllen High, 3:36.71.

2600-meter distance medley relay — 1, Sharyland Pioneer, 10:44.75; 2, Edinburg North, 11:02.75; 3, Edinburg Vela, 11:08.50; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 11:16.44; 5, Sharyland High, 11:20.72; 6, Mission High, 11:23.37.

Field Events High Jump — 1, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 6-04; 2, Victor Boca, La Joya Palmview, 6-02; 3, Joe Solis, Edinburg Vela, 5-10; 4, Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 5-10; 5, Landry Gilpin, Mission Veterans Memorial, 5-10; 6, Jordan Caballero, Edin-

burg Vela, 5-08.

Pole Vault — 1, Jon Zapata, Weslaco High, 13-06; 2, Michael Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 13-00; 3, Victor Romero, Mission High, 11-00; 4, Angel Chapa, Sharyland Pioneer, 10-06; 5, Demetrio Garcia, Edinburg North, 10-06.

Long Jump — Alexander Lara, Weslaco High, 22-01.50; 2, Jose Barrera, McAllen Rowe, 21-02.50; 3, Anthony Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 20-11.25; 4, Michael Arguellez, Edinburg Vela, 20-04.50; 5, Sebastian Gonzalez, Mission High, 20-03.50; 6, Marcus Barrera, Donna High, 19-09.75.

Triple Jump — Hector Bosque, McAllen Rowe, 42-8.25; 2, Marcus Barrera, Donna High, 42-05.75; 3, Blake Klein, Sharyland High, 42-02.50; 4, Chaunts Weston, Sharyland Pioneer, 40-04.50; 5, Angel Rodriguez, Edinburg North, 40-02.50; 6, Adrian Cruz, Edinburg Vela, 39-11.25.

Shot Put — 1, Ricardo Espinoza, La Joya Palmview, 51-04; 2, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 46-07; 3, Tanner Trigg, Sharyland Pioneer, 45-08; 4, Ricardo Miner, McAllen Memorial, 45-03; 5, Dillon McGuffin, Rio Grande City, 44-09; 6, Josh Zavala, Weslaco High, 43-09.50.

Discus — 1, Tanner Trigg, Sharyland Pioneer, 151-07; 2, Jordan De Leon, Mission Veterans Memorial, 150-05.5; 3, Johnny Howell, Sharyland Pioneer, 146-03; 4, Cesar Villegas, Donna High, 141-02; 5, Francisco Meza, McAllen Memorial, 140-11; 6, Ricardo Miner, McAllen Memorial, 136-01.

Cano, Mission High, 28.37; 6, Camila Hernandez, Valley View, 28.47.

400-meter dash — 1, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 1:02.42; 2, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 1:03.14; 3, Yvonne Sanchez, Donna High, 1;03.63; 4, Marissa Arce, Edinburg High, 1:04.13; 5, Giovanna Ventura, Valley View, 1:07.03; 6, Kassandra Treviño, Edinburg Economedes, 1:07.48.

800-meter dash — 1, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 2:27.41; 2, Naila Flores, La Joya Palmview, 2:32.63; 3, Monica Yanez, Valley View, 2:35.15; 4, Brianna Garcia, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:35.80; 5, Nydia De la Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:36.35; 5, Yanelly Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 2:36.35.

1600-meter run — 1, Beth Ramos, Edinburg North, 5:20.07; 2, Brianna Robles, La Joya Palmview, 5:24.50; 3, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 5:28.29; 4, Vianney Sanchez, Edinburg High, 5:31.05; 5, Naila Flores, La Joya Palmview, 5:43.32; 6, Adriana Cruz, Edinburg High, 5:48.42.

3200-meter run — 1, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 11:45.39; 2, Marlette Treviño, Rio Grande City, 11:45.39; 3, Mayra Bernando, Edinburg Economedes, 12:31.82; 4, Alexandria Canchola, McAllen High, 12:55.57; 5, Paulina Maldonado, McAllen High, 13:12.27; 6, Nadia Gutierrez, Sharyland Pioneer, 13:14.05.

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100-meter hurdle — 1, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 16.92; 2, Hannah Kirby, Sharyland High, 17.52; 3, Jocelyn Valdez, Sharyland Pioneer, 17.85; 4, Aniah ChaleffReyna, McAllen High, 17.89; 5, Priscilla Sanchez, Edinburg North, 17.95; 6, Jessica Zarate, Sharyland Pioneer, 17.99.

100-meter dash — 1, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 12.85; 2, Melody Magee, McAllen High, 13.21; 3, Kumary Castaneda, Valley View, 13.31; 4, Mariana Hernandez, La Joya Palmview, 13.42; 5, Damaris Pecina, La Joya Palmview, 13.44; 5, Cano Olivia, Mission High, 13.52.

300-meter hurdle — 1, Skylar Hernandez, McAllen High, 50.21; 2, Diana Perez, Sharyland High, 52.12; 3, Hannah Kirby, Sharyland High, 52.33; 4, Karina Alfaro, Edinburg High, 52.66; 5, Jocelyn Valdez, Sharyland Pioneer, 52.70; 6, Jessica Zarate, Sharyland Pioneer, 52.73.

200-meter dash — 1, Rebeca Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 26.56; 2, Mia Hinojosa, La Joya Palmview, 26.97; 3, Azeneth Sanchez, Donna High, 27.99; 4, Daniela Echavarria, McAllen High, 28.02; 5, Olivia

4 x 100-meter relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 50.71; 2, Sharyland Pioneer, 51.75; 3, Edinburg High 52.03. 4, Sharyland High, 52.71; 5, McAllen High, 53.00; 6, Rio Grande City 53.29.

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4 x 200-meter relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 1:51.37; 2, Donna High 1:51.46; 3, Sharyland Pioneer, 1:52.28; 4, McAllen High, 1:52.93; 5, Rio Grande City, 1:54.68; 6, Pharr Valley View 1:56.09.

4 x 400-meter relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 4:16.44; McAllen High, 4:25.06; 3, Donna High, 4:25.51; 4, Edinburg Economedes 4:25.78; 5, Valley View, 4:26.16; 6, Edinburg North, 4:33.80; 6, Sharyland High, 4:33.80.

2600-meter distance medley relay — 1, La Joya Palmview, 12:56.42; 2, Edinburg North, 12:58.85; 3, Edinburg High, 13:25.85; 4, Sharyland Pioneer, 13:35.08; 5, Sharyland High, 13:47.37; 6, Mission High, 14:32.00.

Field Events High Jump — 1, Melody McGee, McAllen High, 4-10; 2, Aylin Alvarez, Sharyland High, 4-10; 3, Valeria Martinez, Sharyland Pioneer, 4-08; 4, Litzy Vivas, Mission High, 4-06; 5, Charlene Garcia, Edinburg Economedes, 4-06; 6, Amber Hollingshead, Sharyland High, 4-04.

Pole Vault — 1, Julieta Reyes, Sharyland High, 7-00; 2, Ana Cavazos, Sharyland High, 7-00; 3, Payton Kuhn, McAllen High, 7-00.

Long Jump — 1, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High, 17-02.50; 2, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 16-10; 3, Diana Perez, Sharyland High, 15-10; 4, Melody McGee, McAllen High, 15-09.50; 5, Kumary Castaneda, Valley View, 15-03.50; 6, Julia Monday, McAllen High, 15-01.

Triple Jump — 1, Bridgette Famigliette, Sharyland Pioneer, 34-00; 2, Caleigh Hausenfluck, Sharyland High 33-08.25; 3, Monique Rodriguez, Edinburg Economedes, 33-02.50; 4, Aniah Chaleff-Reyna, McAllen High, 33-01.25; 5, Bailey Villalon, La Joya Palmview, 32-07; 6, Jocelyne Garmendia, McAllen High, 32-05.5.

Shot Put — 1, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 33-04; 2, Brittany Cantu, Edinburg Economedes, 32-07; 3, Annete Loera, Edinburg High, 31-07; 4, Kaylee Lopez, Donna High, 31-06; 5, Loryssa Rendon, Edinburg North, 30-09.5; 6, Yvette Tamez,

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6, Daniel Villarreal, La Joya High, 118-09.

Discus — Yvette Tamez, Donna High, 119-09.50; 2, Malaya Pistokache, Sharyland Pioneer, 112-05; 3, Brittany Cantu, Edinburg Economedes, 97-08; 4, Oliva Mata, McAllen High, 93-10; 5, Kaylee Lopez, Donna High, 90-01; 6, Casandra Perez, Edinburg North, 89-10.

800-meter sprint medley relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:37.20; 2, PSJA Memorial, 1:38.78; 3, PSJA High, 1:39.29; 4, PSJA North, 1:40.68; 5, PSJA Southwest, 1:41.69; 6, Weslaco East, 1:41.87.

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PSJA North Winter Relays Results PSJA Stadium-Feb. 13 BOYS Track Events 100-meter hurdles — 1, Carlos Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 15.87; 2, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 15.88; 3, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 16.27; 4, Juan Vargas, Weslaco East, 17.21; 5, Eriberto Rodriguez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 17.27; 6, Andrew Rodriguez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 17.98.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Carlos Serna, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 42.27; 2, Omar Silva, Port Isabel, 42.76; 3, Obed Fernandez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 43.79; 4, Rene Ramirez, PSJA North, 43.93; 5, Trey Guajardo, PSJA High, 44.25; 6, Juan Vargas, Weslaco East, 45.38.

400-meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 43.88; 2, PSJA North, 44.03; 3, PSJA Southwest, 44.19; 4, Weslaco East, 44.98; 5, PSJA High, 45.67; 6, PSJA Memorial, 46.47.

800-meter relay — 1, La Joya JuarezLincoln, 1:32.69; 2, Weslaco East, 1:33.26; 3, PSJA Southwest, 1:33.68; 4, PSJA Memorial, 1:34.22; 5, PSJA North, 1:34.67; 6, PSJA High, 1:36.28.

1600-meter relay — 1, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 3:31.52; 2, PSJA Memorial, 3:32.92; 3, Weslaco East, 3:33.01; 4, PSJA North, 3:34.71; 5, La Joya High, 3:39.54; 6, PSJA High, 3:41.90.

3200-meter relay — 1, Weslaco East, 8:18.54; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 8:27.79; 3, La Joya High, 8:27.94; 4, PSJA Southwest, 8:50.90; 5, PSJA Memorial, 8:55.08; 6, PSJA High, 9:46.30.

6400-meter relay — 1, Weslaco East, 18:39.27; 2, PSJA North, 18:48.94; 3, PSJA Southwest, 19:42.55; 4, PSJA High, 19:56.51; 5, PSJA Memorial, 20:08.34; 6,

1600-meter sprint medley relay — 1, La Joya High, 3:45.40; 2, La Joya JuarezLincoln, 3:48.92; 3, PSJA North, 3:52.53; 4, Weslaco East, 3:54.84; 5, PSJA Southwest, 3:56.13; 6, PSJA High, 4:00.26.

Distance medley relay — 1, PSJA North, 10:53.41; 2, Weslaco East, 11;00.58; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 11:17.82; 4, PSJA High, 11:31.72; 5, PSJA Southwest, 11:33.02; 6, Progreso, 11:58.06.

Field Events High Jump — 1, Rafael Cantu, PSJA High, 5-08; 2, Dakota Moss, La Joya High, 5-06; 3, Andrew Rodriguez, La Joya JuarezLincoln, 5-06.

Pole Vault — 1, Mike Garza, PSJA North, 13-00; 2, Rolando Montemayor, Weslaco East, 20-02.50.

Long Jump — 1, Juan Vargas, Weslaco East, 20-04; 2, Rolando Montemayor, Welaco East, 20-02.50; 3, Brandon Ramos, La Joya High, 19-10.5; 4, Vicente Rodriguez, PSJA Memorial, 19-04; 5, Jose Galvan, Progreso, 10-91; 6, Elias Gutierrez, La Joya JuarezLincoln, 18-09.25.

Tripe Jump — 1, Josh Garcia, PSJA North, 42-11; 2, Jose Galvan, Progreso, 42-09.50; 3, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 42-05.50; 4, Rosendo Garza, Weslaco East, 40-10.50; 5, Rolando Montemayor, Weslaco East, 4008.25; 6, Rey Garcia, Progreso, 40-06.5.

Shot Put Wheelchair — 1, PSJA Southwest, 11-06.5.

Shot Put — 1, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 49-01; 2, John Banda, Weslaco East, 48-01.50; 3, Nicholas Marquez, Port Isabel, 44-02; 4, Abram Aguilar, La Joya JuarezLincoln, 41-04; 5, Jesse Treviño, Weslaco East, 40-08.50; 6, Diego Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 40-00.50.

Discus — 1, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorila, 156-04; 2, Sydney Mock, Port Isabel, 147-01; 3, John Banda, Weslaco East, 14205; 4, Jesse Treviño, Weslaco East, 134-06; 5, Diego Treviño, PSJA Southwest, 124-00;

Track Events 100-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 14.55; 2, Gabriela Solis, Edinburg Vela, 16.68; 3, Olivia Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 17.05; 4, Samantha Rivear, PSJA North, 17.19; 5, Andrea Mungia, McAllen Memorial, 17.19; 6, Alyssa Flores, Weslaco East, 17.80.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Gaby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph Academy, 44.54; 2, Thanya Garza, McAllen Memorial, 49.49; 3, Esperanza Pedraza, Weslaco High, 51.35; 4, Brisia Gonzalez, Port Isabel, 52.85; 5, Samantha Rivera, PSJA North, 53.16; 6, Andrea Mungia, McAllen Memorial, 53.68.

400-meter relay — 1, McAllen Memorial, 51.13; 2, Weslaco High, 51.53; 3, Weslaco East, 51.71; 4, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 53.07; 5, McAllen Rowe, 53.20; 6, PSJA High, 53.29.

800-meter relay — 1, McAllen Memorial, 1:51.96; 2, Weslaco East, 1:53.26; 3, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:53.99; 4, Edinburg Vela, 1:55.09; 5, Weslaco High, 1:55.13; 6, PSJA High, 1:55.27.

1600-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 4:12.77; 2, McAllen Memorial, 4:15.22; 3, McAllen Rowe, 4:22.09; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:23.12; 5, PSJA High, 4:29.61; 6, PSJA North, 4:31.20.

3200-meter relay — 1, McAllen Rowe, 10:29.93; 2, Weslaco High, 10:34.45; 3, Edinburg Vela, 10:36.17; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 10:38.55; 5, Weslaco East, 10:44.21; 6, McAllen Memorial, 10:48.18.

6400-meter relay — 1, Weslaco High, 22:58.85; 2, McAllen Rowe, 23.27.97; 3, Edinburg Vela, 23:33.67; 4, PSJA High, 23:52.45; 23:52.45; 5, La Joya High, 24.26.71; 6, PSJA North, 24:52.36.

800-meter sprint medley — 1, Weslaco High, 1:59.00; 2, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, 1:59.00; 3, Edinburg Vela, 2:00.36; 4, Mission Veterans Memorial, 2:00.99; 5, PSJA North, 2:01.88; 6, McAllen Rowe, 2:02.79.

1600-meter sprint medley — 1, Weslaco High, 4:30.77; 2, Mission Veterans Memorial, 4:40.55; 3, PSJA Memorial, 4:41.85; 4,

Edinburg Vela, 4:43.57; 5, PSJA Southwest, 4:46.34; 6, McAllen Rowe, 4:48.08.

Distance medley relay — 1, PSJA High, 13:45.12; 2, Weslaco High, 13:52.91; 3, McAllen Rowe, 13:59.03; 4, Edinburg Vela, 14:17.68; 5, PSJA North, 14:22.97; 6, La Joya High, 14:52.99.

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Mission HS Athletic Coordinator & Football Coach Koy Detmer Led Mission Eagles to UIL State-Semifinals as a QB and then played for Colorado; gets Drafted by NFL Eagles. Now, Detmer is back home to begin his new life as a head football coach in his hometown. Koy talks about his journey...and his dream.

(Q) Has Tom Landry Stadium changed since you last played here?

“Its changed quite a bit with the new turf as it was grass field before that. They moved the Eagle to the other side of the field along with the new scoreboard. The new field house and weight room and the new facility is amazing....

(Q) Do you still remember playing Houston Aldine in the UIL 5A State Semifinals in 1990?

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(pauses) “It was a great experience, its something I try to express to these kids here and people coming back that this experience coming back and coaching here is awesome.

The fan support from the Valley playing at the Astrodome...

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(Q) You played backup QB for Colorado for three seasons and had a big senior year. How much patience does it take?

“It took pateince. During my freshman year, our starter got injured earlier in the year and so that got me back into the lineup where I led the team to a couple victories. That was alot of fun getting starts that year and then I got redshirted and then came back my sophomore year after getting redshirtted, we had a great team and went 11-1 and had alot of great players and finished ranked No.3 in the nation...

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(Q) In 1997, the Philadelphia Eagles drafted you in the 7th round and you managed to stay with the same team in your career. How? Its kind of a rare thing to stay with one team all the way through primarily, someone with a backup role. Usually, when you’re in the backup role, you bounce around teams. My brother ended up playing for five or six teams in that kind of a role. Its one of those things where you try to put things together and we as a team had that chemistry together and we were succesful for a stretch of time...

(Q) After the NFL, you decided to comeback and coach with your Dad (Sonny) at Somerset. Why?

They had the program in place and when I talked to people who get back in coaching, is that you need to get back in it with someone you know. They were able to get me in and find me a spot and get me a teachers certification and so it was great place for me to get started at Somerset.

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Now, you are home. You are the Mission Eagles head football coach. What does this mean to you?

It means alot...the experience I had here as a player, you couldn’t beat it.

I look forward for the opportunity to come back and coach in Mission and hopefully, do something to guide these kids in that same direction where maybe, they can enjoy and feel the same experience I have experienced.

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UIL Boys Basketball Playoffs Begins. The 31-6A Weslaco Panthers and Edinburg North Cougars, Brandon De La Cruz will compete in the state playoffs this week. The Panthers won their second consecutive district title. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador) Boys

Standings

District 32-5A Overall Brownsville Pace** 22-10 Mercedes* 20-13 PSJA* 14-21 Bro Porter* 14-16 Donna 8-16 Edcouch-Elsa 12-21 PSJA Southwest 5-19 Donna North 6-22

Region IV-Rio Grande Valley 26,26,2016 AsFebruary of Decemeber 2015

District 30-6A Overall 25-5 12-0 McAllen Mem** 24-10 10-2 McAllen Rowe* La Joya Palmview* 18-16 6-6 16-16 4-8 McAllen 13-18 4-8 La Joya HS LJ Juarez-Lincoln 8-14 4-8 6-24 2-10 Mission HS

District 31-6A Weslaco** Edinburg North* Edinburg* Weslaco East* PSJA North PSJA Memorial Economedes

Overall 26-7 11-1 25-9 10-2 16-13 7-5 22-11 7-5 17-15 5-7 2-20 1-11 8-22 1-11

District 32-6A Overall 27-7 Los Fresnos** Bro Veterans Mem* 26-6 22-7 Harlingen South* 19-13 Harlingen* Brownsville Hanna 13-19 Brownsville Rivera 13-19 Brownsville Lopez 11-21 6-21 San Benito HS

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13-1 10-4 10-4 8-6 7-7 5-9 2-12 1-13

Dist 13-1 11-3 9-5 8-6 7-7 5-9 4-10 0-14

District 31-5A Overall 30-2 Edinburg Vela** Sharyland Pioneer* 21-11 19-16 Valley View* 14-18 Roma* 8-25 Sharyland HS 18-17 MissionVets 10-23 RioGrande City

Dist 12-0 9-3 6-6 6-6 4-8 3-9 1-11

District 32-4A La Feria** Hidalgo* Rio Hondo* Zapata* Grulla Progreso Port Isabel Raymondville

Overall 25-9 21-12 16-11 10-12 16-12 12-17 8-23 6-27

District 32-3A Overall 22-8 Santa Rosa** 12-10 Monte Alto* 21-12 Lyford* Brownsville Frontier* 10-16 0-13 Edinburg IDEA

Dist 12-2 11-3 10-4 8-6 8-6 5-9 2-12 1-13

District 32-2A Overall Dist Santa Maria** 24-7 12-0 19-13 10-2 San Isidro* 22-8 8-4 San Perlita* 11-17 5-8 La Villa* 8-12 4-8 Bruni 4-15 2-10 Lasara Rivera Kaufer 2-16 1-11

Dist 8-0 5-2 4-4 2-6 0-8

Overall Scoring Leaders L. Lara Santa Rosa 23.4 A. Cantu Edinburg 22.1 J. Salinas LJ Palmview 20.9 De La Cruz Los Fres 19.2 D. Gonzalez Bro Lopez 19.1 L. Garica San Isidro 18.8 A. Alanis LJ Palmview 17.0

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Class 6A Bi-District Champions-Lady Chargers! Ares Muzquiz from Brownsville Veterans Memorial HS defends against Edinburg HS Natalie Roxburgh in the University Interscholastic League Basketball playoffs. The Chargers won 49-40. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador) Girls

Standings

Region IV-Rio Grande Valley Final-February As of Decemeber26, 26,2016 2015

District 30-6A **McAllen Rowe *McA Memorial *LJ Palmview *McAllen La Joya HS LJ Juarez-Lincoln Mission

Overall 23-9 21-12 22-09 13-20 16-18 09-24 02-30

District 11-1 10-2 9-3 6-6 4-8 2-10 0-12

District 31-6A Overall District 29-6 12-0 **Weslaco 29-4 9-3 *PSJA North 9-3 *Edinburg High 28-9 *Edinburg North18-16 5-7 Weslaco East 17-20 4-8 Economedes 12-17 3-9 PSJA Memorial 11-22 0-12

District 32-6A Overall District 32-1 14-0 **Harlingen *Brownsville Vets 28-5 12-2 *Harlingen South 18-18 8-6 16-16 7-7 *Bro Rivera 21-13 7-7 Los Fresnos 17-19 5-9 Bro Hanna 14-18 3-11 San Benito 04-27 0-14 Bro Lopez

District 32-5A Overall District 26-9 14-0 **Mercedes *Brownsville Pace 20-12 12-2 16-16 9-5 *PSJA 15-18 8-7 *Edcouch-Elsa 11-23 7-8 Donna 12-21 2-12 Donna North 05-29 2-12 PSJA Soutwest 04-28 2-12 Bro Porter

District 32-4A Overall District 25-7 12-2 **La Feria 15-12 11-3 *Zapata 18-14 11-4 *Hidalgo 24-10 10-5 *Rio Hondo 12-20 5-9 Port Isabel Raymondville 10-17 5-9 12-20 3-11 Grulla 10-19 0-14 Progreso

District 32-2A Overall District **Santa Maria 12-0 12-0 *La Villa 17-6 10-2 *San Perlita 7-10 6-6 *San Isidro 14-15 5-7 Bruni 6-15 5-7 Riviera-Kaufer 3-10 3-9 Lasara 2-20 2-10

District 31-5A Overall District **Sharyland 25-9 10-2 *MissionVeterans 22-13 8-4 *Rio Grande City 22-11 7-5 *Edinburg Vela 16-18 8-5 Roma 13-20 7-6 Sharyland Pioneer 07-26 2-10 Valley View 10-22 1-11

District 32-3A Overall District **Lyford 20-14 8-0 *Edinburg IDEA 10-15 5-3 5-3 *Bro IDEA 5-5 *Santa Rosa 3-15 2-6 Monte Alto 3-11 0-8

Girls Overall Scoring Leaders B. Palacios, PSJA North 19.8 18.8 J.Muniz, Weslaco HS J. Amaya, RioGrande City 18.7 18.0 I. Garcia, Bro Lopez 17.9 A. Smith, Mission Vets 16.4 A. Martinez, Port Isabel 16.3 S. Perez, Economedes 16.1 M. Paz, Bro Hanna

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New Realignment Changes 31-5A Three Laredo Schools Joins the RGV

(Edinburg, Texas)-Judith Solis, La Villa ISD Superintendent and Edinburg CISD Superintendent, Dr. Rene Gutierrez, both opened the much anticipated sealed box containing the new University Interscholastic League’s Realignments for the 2016-2018 school years. The big surprise? District 315A will now play host to Laredo Cigarroa, Laredo Martin, and Laredo Nixon for the next two years. “We did not see this coming,” says Rio Grande City CISD Athletic Director, Rey Ramirez. “I saw this happening two years ago, but not this time.” Grim looks could be seen throughout the room of coaches from District 31-5A. Only one smile came from one team, one coach. Edinburg Vela High School. “Whew! We don’t get to travel on week nights,”says athletic coordinator, Michael Salinas, from Vela HS. Why? The UIL moved the Robert Vela Sabercats from 31-5A to Class 6A with District 31-6A. Now, District 31-6A will be made up of all four Edinburg Schools and all three PSJA Schools.

In Cameron County, Weslaco and Weslaco East will be matched with District 32-6A opponents, Harlingen, Harlingen South, San Benito, Los Fresnos, Brownsville Hanna, and Brownsville Rivera. “I saw this happening,” said Weslaco HS head football coach, Tony Villarreal. “Do I like this... well...” Four Brownsville schools will now compete in District 32-5A along with Donna, Donna North, Mercedes, and Edcouch-Elsa. “It’s going to be a very competitive district,” says Donna ISD Athletic Director, Manny Moreno.

Here are the District by Districts for Basketball and Football 2016-2018

No Changes. District 30-6A remained the same with all La Joya, McAllen, schools staying intact along with Mission HS. Pictured are Paula Gonzales with Bill Littleton with McAllen ISD. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

District 32-6A Brownsville Hanna Brownsville Rivera Harlingen Harlingen South Los Fresnos HS San Benito Weslaco HS Weslaco East HS

District 32-5A Brownsville Veterans Brownsville Porter Brownsville Lopez Brownsville Pace Edcouch-Elsa Mercedes Donna Donna North

District 31-6A PSJA North PSJA Memorial PSJA PSJA Southwest* Edinburg Edinburg North Edinburg Vela Edinburg Economedes

District 31-5A Sharyland Sharyland Pioneer Valley View HS Roma HS Rio Grande City Mission Veterans Memorial Laredo Nixon Laredo Martin Laredo Cigarroa

District 30-6A McAllen McAllen Nikki Rowe McAllen Memorial Mission La Joya La Joya Palmview La Joya Juarez-Lincoln

New Opponents. In District 32-6A, Harlingen HS Athletic Coordinator, Manny Gomez sees the addition of WeslacoEast and Weslaco.

District 29-6A Del Rio HS Eagle Pass Laredo Alexander Laredo Johnson Laredo United Laredo United South SA Southwest South San Antonio

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District 30-5A CC Flour Bluff CC Veterans Memorial CC Carroll CC King CC Miller CC Moody CC Ray Gregory Portland District 29-5A Alice CC Calallen Eagle Pass Winn Floresville SA Harlandale SA McCollum SA Southside Uvalde

District 16-4A Division I Hidalgo Kingsville King La Feria RGC Grulla Zapata District 16-4A Division II CC West Oso Orange Grove Port Isabel Progreso Raymondville Rio Hondo District 16-3A Division I Bishop Falfurrias Lyford San Diego Santa Gertrudis Santa Rosa HS District 16-3A Division II Banquete CC London Hebbronville Monte Alto Odem Skidmore-Tynan District 16-2A Division I Freer Ben Bolt La Villa Santa Maria Three Rivers

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