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Not lost in the shuffle
There were all kinds of sporting events in the area on Friday night. Obviously, football is always capturing the attention of fans across the region. And UHV's men's and women's soccer teams were both making their regular season home debut. But over at Victoria East, the Titans volleyball team had ...
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Fitting Tribute
Refugio fans at Bobcat Stadium for Friday night’s home opener against Hallettsville may notice a change on the scoreboard. The field at Bobcat Stadium has been named in the honor of Jack Sportsman. The name has been added to the scoreboard and the official ceremony will be held at halftime. ...
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Opponents a better barometer for East, West
By John Hornberg A "Speak Out" caller a day ago said that Victoria East's win against Harlingen South meant little; the Hawks, after all, were 0-10 last year and played last week like they want a second straight winless season. He said, in a comment oozing with indignant feelings, that ...
Three yards and a cloud of dust
O-Line envy
All I could think of when I saw the Industrial offense take the field for the first time last Friday was, “Wow that O-Line must be having fun.” The Cobra offense opened the game against Shiner on an eight minute, 84-yard, 16 play-scoring drive on all running plays. As a ...
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East's historic opener
We've already written a lot about East's first game, a historic 76-35 win over Harlingen South. I won't write a great deal more about the game, but rather I'll just post this Advocate video montage from the game. Enjoy. And for you Warriors fans, don't worry. Be happy. We'll have ...
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South Texas' offensive outburst
Every opening weekend is exciting, but this year seemed to have a little extra flair. Right as the games were starting on Friday, we got very quick updates from games our reporters were covering in Victoria and Cuero. Touchdown. Turnover. Touchdown. Touchdown. Faster than we could blink, points were going ...
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Ready for opening night
It's my first football Friday in Texas tonight. Everyone keeps asking me if I'm ready. We've worked to have everything lined up for this big night, and we've gone over the game plan. And it's not like I've never covered high school football before. But this promises to be a ...
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Cuero's Arndt in Texas State QB Mix
SAN ANTONIO -- Tyler Arndt is playing 7-on-7 this summer just like he has the last few summers. But Arndt’s teammates aren’t from Cuero and the opposing players aren’t from Yoakum, Edna or Gonzales. Arndt is throwing passes to his future teammates at Texas State and against defenders from Texas ...
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Great Catch
Memorial baseball fans remember how outstanding Mark Hudson was playing in center field. Hudson went on to play two years for Alvin Community College, played for the Victoria Generals last summer and is currently playing his junior season at Sam Houston State University. Hudson is one of the Bearkats' top ...
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New Arrival
Victoria native Jerheme Urban is the proud father of a baby girl. Urban's wife, Emily, gave birth to Liesl Anne Urban in San Antonio on Sunday around 11 a.m. Liesel weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Urban will have a short time to enjoy ...
