Sports

- Climbing the Ladder
- Mid-Valley teams look to write school history in 2010
- By MIKE GONZALEZ/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- If Weslaco East intends to make its first playoff appearance, this would be the year to do it.
The Lady Wildcats are a prime example of a senior-oriented ballclub. A total of 12 seniors are back, including seven starters from last season’s... Full story
- UIL to honor E-E’s Capello on Thursday in Austin
- By MIKE GONZALEZ/RGVSports.com
- EDCOUCH — Legendary Rio Grande Valley boys basketball coach Robert Capello is scheduled to be honored by the UIL for his impressive resume in the sport and his contributions to his profession.
The longtime Edcouch-Elsa coach will be honored... Full story

- ‘Amenaza’ makes triumphant RGV ring return
- By ROY HESS/The Brownsville Herald
- Weslaco super middleweight Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia’s fight Friday night at Casa de Amistad in Harlingen had all the feel of a big family reunion.
Garcia (28-2, 21 knockouts) hadn’t fought in the Rio Grande Valley since... Full story

- Historic Playoff Run
- Postseason highlights include Weslaco East reaching the regional quarterfinals for the first time in school history
- By MIKE GONZALEZ/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- As the buzzer sounded and another basketball season concluded for Weslaco East, it marked the end of an illustrious season for the Wildcats as the team wrote school history.
Never before had East won as many games (26). Along the way, the Wildcats... Full story

- Big Cat Affair
- Pantherettes defeat Lady Wildcats in title game of Weslaco Softball Classic
- By ARMANDO GARZA/RGVSports.com
- WESLACO — Taking advantage of errors is a key in softball.
And the Weslaco Pantherettes did it to perfection on Saturday afternoon.
Weslaco feasted on six Weslaco East miscues to romp 11-2 in the title game of the Weslaco Softball... Full story

- ‘La Amenaza’ hits ring on Friday at Casa de Amistad
- Weslaco native back with Marines Promotions after two-year absence
- By MIKE GONZALEZ/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- WESLACO — Reunited and it feels so good.
Weslaco’s own Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia (27-2, 20 KO) is back after a two-year absence from Marines Promotions and is tentatively scheduled to fight at 7 p.m. on Friday against Jose... Full story
- Local wrestlers pick up experience at state meet
- By MIKE GONZALEZ/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- WESLACO — Both Weslaco and Weslaco East coaches Miles Pederson and Roy Rokovich have something to look forward to next year.
Each had two wrestlers compete this weekend at the UIL state wrestling championships in Austin only to have none of... Full story
- ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: East's season ends with 49-42 loss to Gregory-Portland
- By MIKE GONZALEZ/RGVSports.com
- ALICE – If Weslaco East could’ve bought a few more shots or maybe a few more minutes, it very well could’ve been them on their way to San Antonio.
Instead, the night belonged to the other Wildcats school. Behind some key stretches... Full story
- Wildcats' Class 4A boys regional quarterfinal game set
- Weslaco East vs. Gregory-Portland @ 7:30 p.m. in Alice
- ... Full story
- ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: After historic win, Weslaco East has sights on Gregory-Portland
- Regional quarterfinal affair set for Monday at Alice
- By MIKE GONZALEZ/Mid-Valley Town Crier
- WESLACO — In a time most teams would use the next day or next morning for that matter to reflect on a special accomplishment, Weslaco East (26-8 overall), instead was already at practice gearing for Monday’s regional quarterfinal... Full story