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No. 1 San Benito faces No. 3 McAllen Memorial in the Game of the...

The McAllen Memorial Mustangs are just one week removed from traveling to Weslaco East to knock off the Wildcats 28-14, and that wasn’t even...

Edinburg Vela surges late to beat Edcouch-Elsa in The Monitor’s Game of the Week

EDINBURG — Everything went as planned for No. 9 Edcouch-Elsa through three quarters.The Yellow Jackets confused the No. 5 ranked Edinburg Vela SaberCats defense...

Where are they now?: Donna’s Palomo leads large Valley soccer presence at Wiley College

BY TJ GARCIAWithin the borders of Texas, Wiley College is about as far as you can get from Donna.On the map, Wiley is nearly...

Edinburg Vela, Edcouch-Elsa meet in Game of the Week

Last year, Edinburg Vela and Edcouch-Elsa met in an instant classic, and this year’s matchup could be even bigger.The Edinburg Vela SaberCats and the...

Speights, McAllen Memorial pull away late in bittersweet win over Sharyland Pioneer

MISSION — The Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks kept it close through halftime, but the McAllen Memorial Mustangs wore down the opposing defense by doing what...

Hall of Fame inductee Woods remembers legendary writing career

Harlan Woods’ goal in high school was to play sports, but a serious injury prevented that.“I always wanted to play competitive sports,” the San...

McAllen’s Gonzales to be recognized as Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Famer

Former McAllen track star Ruben Gonzales will be inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday. Ruben Gonzales looked up to...

RGV Sports Hall of Fame inductee Frank Hernandez stays true to Mission roots

Frank Hernandez was part of a few historic moments in college football history, but his heart always goes back to the Rio Grande Valley.“I...

All-Area first and second teams, superlatives and final top ten

All-Area SuperlativesPlayer of the Year: Noel Vela, Mission VeteransOffensive Player of the Year: Saul Garza, Edinburg NorthPitcher of the Year: Ruben Sepulveda, Rio Grande...

Vela’s super performance nets Player of the Year honors

McALLEN — Mission Veterans’ Noel Vela might be superhuman. There is no way to know for sure.It certainly would explain a lot. Like how...