May 20, 2023 By Greg Selber It’s definitely sometimes a burden to be Vela, although a blessing besides. The SaberCats know that every team is out to beat them, especially in town, adding a layer of pressure although pride as
May 5, 2023 By Greg Selber WESLACO – At the end, the Cougars gathered down the right field line, weary but satisfied that they had left it all on the field, as the axiom goes. As they came to the
May 5, 2023 By Greg Selber After a loss in Game One, when the Bobcats were stunned by the Big Inning at home on the way to a 9-1 defeat at the hands of Los Fresnos, Coach Toby Gonzalez had
By Greg Selber April 28, 2023 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Rene Galvan, Econ COACH OF THE YEAR Juan Rodriguez, Econ ALL-CITY TEAM Jesus Martinez (soph) North Anthony Flores, North Randy Galvan (soph) Econ Cristian Castillo, EHS Irving Castro, Vela Bryan Garcia,
April 17, 2023 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Natalia Cortez, Vela COACH OF THE YEAR Kristie Jarquin, Econ ALL-CITY TEAM Alayna Rodriguez, Vela Jackie Maldonado, Econ Sam Aguilar, North Nayla Pena, Vela Crystal Palma, Vela Amily Rodriguez (soph) EHS Angela Elizondo (jr.)
March 30, 2023 By Greg Selber In recent days he’s seen his team come close to realizing its potential, only to fall short of making the key plays at key times. Still, before Thursday’s Grudge Match matchup against eternal rival
March 24, 2023 By Greg Selber It’s become an unfortunate truism over the years, something that most people grudgingly admit when it comes to the soccer playoffs. In the Second Season, no matter how good the town sides have done
March 21, 2023 By Greg Selber It seems incredibly difficult sometimes, a daunting task, to bring a program back from the wilderness after a down period, because as the old adage has it: winning becomes a habit, then an expectation,
March 15, 2023 By Greg Selber The first thing one notes is the baseball scheduling format, which is unique for the most part. Teams in 31-5A, Vela among them now, will oppose each school in a two-game series, back to