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Hall, Martinez lift Edinburg High past La Joya High

LA JOYA — Edinburg High’s sophomore trio of Emily Carranco, Kimora Fagan and Madison Martinez garner headlines for the Bobcats, ranking first, second and...

Shooting like Steph: Curry’s impact inspires generation of hoopers

The NBA’s introduction of the 3-point shot in 1979 changed the way basketball was played. Generational talents like Larry Bird, Reggie Miller and Ray Allen...

Facing Giants: Harvest Christian gearing up for state title run against larger opponents

EDINBURG — Harvest Christian Academy came within one game of a Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools final four trip last season, falling...

Making strides: UTRGV freshman Taylor emerging as impact player

RayQuan Taylor grew up playing basketball, primarily on AAU teams, never competing in organized leagues. It wasn’t until his junior year that Taylor began to take the...

Vaqueros wrap up UTRGV South Padre Island Classic

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — A wave of orange greeted vehicles as they crossed over the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge onto South Padre Island this...

Economedes’ Garcia signs to run at UIW

EDINBURG — Edinburg Economedes distance runner Dianett Garcia had no intention to run cross-country in high school. Jaguars head coach Brenda Lozano had different...

Coleman, Lucio lead SaberCats past Bobcats

Janai Coleman burst onto RGV high school girls basketball scene as a freshman, earning The Monitor’s All-Area Girls Basketball Newcomer of the Year award...

Sharyland continues solid start at City of Palms tourney

McALLEN — It’s been six years since Sharyland High’s boys basketball program last qualified for the postseason. This year’s group of Rattlers is out to...

Faltering again: Vaqueros’ skid grows to 5 games

EDINBURG — The UTRGV Vaqueros dropped their fifth straight contest, losing to the Texas Southern Tigers 70-60 on Tuesday at Bert Ogden Arena. UTRGV freshman...

UTRGV takes down Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for 3rd straight win

EDINBURG — Freshman KaCee Kyle knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers to help lift the UTRGV Vaqueros over rival Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 52-43 as...