RGV Boxing Notebook: Undefeated Perales, Guevara make each other better
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:24:18 -0700

Perales had to put boxing aside earlier this year to devote time and energy to passing his nursing courses at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. "Being away from boxing really showed me how much I missed it and how much ...

Sockers snap 7-game skid
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:23:39 -0700

The West Texas United Sockers snapped a seven-game Premier Development League losing streak on Friday, edging the Rio Grande Valley Grandes 2-1 at Grande Communications Stadium. The Sockers fell behind early when RGV's Marco Ruiz found the back of the ...

RGV Capsules: Outdoors enthusiasts set for Expo
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:47:53 -0700

By jessica encinia, Special to The Monitor Mc ALLEN a The Texas Hunters Association will play host to the 21st annual Texas Hunters & Sportsman's Expo at the Mc Allen Convention Center today, Saturday and Sunday. The Texas Hunters & Sportsman's Expo is ...

Recycling on the rise in RGV
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:08:31 -0700

According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, there are six registered non-governmenta l recycling facilities in Hidalgo County. In 2009, there were three, and in 2007, there were none. Such organizations have sprouted to buy plastic, ...

Premier Development League soccer: West Texas United heads east
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:21:52 -0700

By lee scheide the West Texas United Sockers, coming off a 2-1 victory over the RGV Grandes FC on July 8, return to the pitch tonight when they face the New Orleans Jesters at Pan American Stadium in New Orleans. A victory by the Sockers would ...

Other RGV Capsules: Harlingen's Ferris an accomplished surfer
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:47:48 -0700

Ferris said that he primarily surfs here in the Valley at SPI or along the Texas Gulf Coast in Corpus Christi, Port Aransas and Galveston. But he has surfed in other parts of the country. Just last week, in fact, Ferris competed in the Nike National ...

RGV Capsules: Garza staying busy as lockout drags on
Sun, 03 Jul 2011 07:16:24 -0700

From his playing days as a Bobcats player to walking on and making the team at Texas A&M-Kingsvi lle to fulfilling a dream and getting drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 99th overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft, Garza never took a day off. ...

Alton applies for USDA grant to create first digital library in RGV
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:41:10 -0700

Alton is collaborating with the University of Texas -Pan American, and the Sharyland, Mission and La Joya school districts on the project. Pe A a said that along with local residents, the digital library would provide resources to teachers and area school ...

Local man is semi-finalist in short film contest
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:20:16 -0700

He interviewed a local band and asked friends and family what they thought of when they think of the RGV . It's up to the public now to choose its favorite film. Vote online at a Texas Monthly'sa website. The two films with the most votes will be shown ...

RGV Capsules: Smith's big night leads Roadrunners past White Wings
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:40:38 -0700

Harlingen a Stantrel Smith went 3 for 5 with five RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Edinburg Roadrunners past the Rio Grande Valley White Wings 13-9 on Wednesday at Harlingen Field. With one out in the first, Antonio De Jesus walked against ...

Second drone heads to RGV
Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:16:27 -0700

By LAURA B. MARTINEZ/The Brownsville Herald South Texas is getting a second unmanned aerial vehicle to help patrol the Texas -Mexico border. Members of Congress representing South Texas received word that the US Department of Homeland Security has ...

Driscoll Children's Hospital names RGV director
Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:47:21 -0700

Crotez previously served for eight years as director of women's health services for the South Texas Health System. The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will open a half hour after sunset on July 15. ...

RGV Sports Capsules: Undefeated Perales ready to shake off 'ring rust' against ...
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:58:57 -0700

Perales could have fought in April, but he bypassed the opportunity to concentrate on his studies at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. "It's been a while since his last fight, so Sergio's very hungry (for a win)," ...

Premier Development League soccer: West Texas United drops another
Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:14:48 -0700

... have not won since beating Baton Rouge 2-1 on May 19. On the bright side, their two-goal outburst matched the total number of goals they scored in their previous six games. West Texas United returns to action at 7:30 pm Friday against the RGV Grandes.

RGV Capsules: TAMUK's Garza inducted into LSC Hall
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:51:12 -0700

Roberto Garza of Texas A&M-Kingsvi lle, Eastern New Mexico's Jennifer Goble Poyer and Dwight White of Texas A&M-Commerc e comprise the 2011 class of inductees for the LSC Hall of Honor, which recognizes outstanding individuals who have brought pride and ...