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San Antonio, Texas while the Mustangs hosted the San Antonio Reagan Rattlers at McAllen Memorial Veterans Stadium on No-vember 26th before some 13,000 fans on a Saturday afternoon. A fumble in the Rattler’s endzone by Mustang QB Matthew Kaufmann resulted in a game winning touchdown for Reagan as they won 35-28 in the closing minutes of the game. In San Antonio, Cedar Park dominated the Wildcats from the start by taking a 28-0 halftime lead and never looked back, win-ning 49-0. Not since the Donna Redskins won the football title back in 1961 has a Valley team been back to win it but, in 2011, Harlingen was just two steps away from the title game.

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long journey,” said head coach Zamarippa after beating Ed-inburg North on January 27th 49-46. “Every win is a tribute to our players and staff.” In the State 5A Girls play-

offs, the Lady Cardinals de-feated Brownsville Rivera and Sharyland before meeting No.6 ranked Laredo Alexan-der. At La Joya Palmview, head coach Andy Saenz led his Lobos to their first ever state basketball playoff appearance in 30-5A and the 32-2A Santa Rosa Warriors advanced to the State 2A Region IV semifinals before losing to Hallettsville 58-47. “This has been an awe-some season. I am very proud of my team and this honor,” said Hawks head coach Mo-lina. The Hawks were the only team from the Rio Grande Val-ley to reach the third round of the state playoffs in Class 5A before losing to Laredo United 71-59.


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Great Season! The Harlingen South Hawks advanced to the State 5A Region IV Quar-terfinals and won the 31-5A title under head coach Brian Molina. Also pictured is Mark Villegas of Harlingen South against Laredo United. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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(Georgetown, Texas)-Soccer in the Rio Grande Valley showed its dominace throughout the UIL State Soccer playoffs in 2012. The Sharyland Rattlers (31-3-3) won the State 5A Boys Soccer title after ending as the 30-5A district runner-ups, by defeating Katy Morton Ranch in a shootout 3-2 at Birkel-bach Field in Georgetown. The win brought another state soccer title to South Texas since the Hidalgo Pirates captured the Class 4A state title in 2009 and Brownsville Porter won the last 5A state championship in 2006. In the shootout, the Mavericks scored on their first two attempts and led 2-0 with two rounds left before the Rattlers pitched a shutout. After a Mavericks miss, Olivarez answered for Sharyland’s first score in the shootout. Morton Ranch’s following misfire (they whiffed on their final four possessions of the shootout) opened the door for Lozano for the capper, sending the state title back to the Rio Grande Valley. In the Region IV finals in Brownsville, Sharyland defeated Browns-ville Lopez 2-1 to advance to the state tournament. The same school watched and hoped for their girls team to make the trip to Georgetown, but San Antonio Churchill would score it’s only goal of the day at the Brownsville Sports Complex, winning 1-0 over Sharyland in the Class 5A Region IV finals.

(Georgetown, Texas)-Soccer in the Rio Grande Valley showed its dominace throughout the UIL State Soccer playoffs in 2012. The Sharyland Rattlers (31-3-3) won the State 5A Boys Soccer title after ending as the 30-5A district runner-ups, by defeating Katy Morton Ranch in a shootout 3-2 at Birkel-bach Field in Georgetown. The win brought another state soccer title to South Texas since the Hidalgo Pirates captured the Class 4A state title in 2009 and Brownsville Porter won the last 5A state championship in 2006. In the shootout, the Mavericks scored on their first two attempts and led 2-0 with two rounds left before the Rattlers pitched a shutout. After a Mavericks miss, Olivarez answered for Sharyland’s first score in the shootout. Morton Ranch’s following misfire (they whiffed on their final four possessions of the shootout) opened the door for Lozano for the capper, sending the state title back to the Rio Grande Valley. In the Region IV finals in Brownsville, Sharyland defeated Browns-ville Lopez 2-1 to advance to the state tournament. The same school watched and hoped for their girls team to make the trip to Georgetown, but San Antonio Churchill would score it’s only goal of the day at the Brownsville Sports Complex, winning 1-0 over Sharyland in the Class 5A Region IV finals.

Sharyland Rattlers Defeat Katy Morton Ranch Mavericks in shootout to capture

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Sharyland Rattlers Defeat Katy Morton Ranch Mavericks in shootout to capture

their first-ever State 5A Title in School History.

2012 State 5A Champions! The Sharyland Rattlers de-feated Katy Morton Ranch in a shootout 3-2 to win the title. Pictured is senior Adrian Mejia going up against the Mav-ericks at Birkelbach Field, in Georgetown, Texas on Satur-day. (HSSMImages)

2012 State 5A Champions! The Sharyland Rattlers de-feated Katy Morton Ranch in a shootout 3-2 to win the title. Pictured is senior Adrian Mejia going up against the Mav-ericks at Birkelbach Field, in Georgetown, Texas on Satur-day. (HSSMImages)

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State Soccer(Corpus Christi, Texas)- In Class 4A Boys Soccer, Valley View High School head coach Damian Magallan was just one step away from going to the State 4A Soccer Tournament but Alamo Heights ended their state title run with a 4-1 win at Cabaniss Sports Com-plex in Corpus Christi, Texas. Valley View ended their season in as one of eight teams left in the state with (25-2-2) 16 total shots to Alamo Heights’ five. In the playoffs, Valley View held every team scoreless as they de-feated Raymondville 10-0, followed by an-other shutout against Rio Grande City (8-0), Roma (1-0), Victoria East (1-0), and Austin Vandegrift (3-0).

4A Boys Soccer PlayoffsBi-District Championships

La Feria 2 Hidalgo 1Roma (BYE)

Rio Grande City (BYE)Valley View 10 Raymondville 0

Weslaco East 2 Port Isabel 0Mission Veterans (BYE)

La Joya Juarez Lincoln (BYE)Mercedes 3 Bro Veterans 0

Area PlayoffsJuarez-Lincoln 5 Mercedes 1

Weslaco East 4 Mission Vets 1Valley View 8 RGC 0

Roma 8 La Feria 0Region IV SectionalsValley View 1 Roma 0

Juarez-Lincoln 2 Weslaco East 1Region IV Quarterfinals

Juarez-Lincoln 4 Floresville 1Valley View 1 Victoria East 0

Region IV SemiFinalsValley View 3 Vandegrift 0

Alamo Heights 1 Juarez Lincoln 0Region IV Finals

Alamo Heights 4 Valley View 1

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La Feria 2 Hidalgo 1Roma (BYE)

Rio Grande City (BYE)Valley View 10 Raymondville 0

Weslaco East 2 Port Isabel 0Mission Veterans (BYE)

La Joya Juarez Lincoln (BYE)Mercedes 3 Bro Veterans 0

Area PlayoffsJuarez-Lincoln 5 Mercedes 1

Weslaco East 4 Mission Vets 1Valley View 8 RGC 0

Roma 8 La Feria 0Region IV SectionalsValley View 1 Roma 0

Juarez-Lincoln 2 Weslaco East 1Region IV Quarterfinals

Juarez-Lincoln 4 Floresville 1Valley View 1 Victoria East 0

Region IV SemiFinalsValley View 3 Vandegrift 0

Alamo Heights 1 Juarez Lincoln 0Region IV Finals

Alamo Heights 4 Valley View 1

State 4A ChampionshipsAlamo Heights 3 Wichita Falls Rider 2


La Joya 1 Del Rio 2Bro Porter 4 Ed North 0

Bro Hanna 1 Economedes 2Sharyland 3 Laredo LBJ 0Donna 2 Laredo South 0

PSJA North 1 Bro Lopez 3Bro Rivera 2 Edinburg 1

Mission 1 Laredo United 3Area Playoffs

Bro Porter 4 Del Rio 2Sharyland 5 Economedes 1Bro Lopez 3 Donna 2 (SO)Bro Rivera 3 Lar United 0Region IV Quarterfinals

Sharyland 2 Porter 0Bro Lopez 1 Bro Rivera 0

Region IV SemiFinalsSharyland 2 SA Jay 1 (SO)

Bro Lopez 2 SA Reagan 1 OTRegion IV Finals

Sharyland 2 Bro Lopez 1

State 5A SemifinalsSharyland 3 Mansfield 1

State 5A ChampionshipsSharyland 3 Katy Morton Ranch 2


La Joya 1 Del Rio 2Bro Porter 4 Ed North 0

Bro Hanna 1 Economedes 2Sharyland 3 Laredo LBJ 0Donna 2 Laredo South 0

PSJA North 1 Bro Lopez 3Bro Rivera 2 Edinburg 1

Mission 1 Laredo United 3Area Playoffs

Bro Porter 4 Del Rio 2Sharyland 5 Economedes 1Bro Lopez 3 Donna 2 (SO)Bro Rivera 3 Lar United 0Region IV Quarterfinals

Sharyland 2 Porter 0Bro Lopez 1 Bro Rivera 0

Region IV SemiFinalsSharyland 2 SA Jay 1 (SO)

Bro Lopez 2 SA Reagan 1 OTRegion IV Finals

Sharyland 2 Bro Lopez 1

State 5A SemifinalsSharyland 3 Mansfield 1

State 5A ChampionshipsSharyland 3 Katy Morton Ranch 2

State 4A Region IV Semifinal Champions! Valley View players Erick Martinez and Jesus Morales cel-ebrate their win over Roma in the State 4A playoffs.

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State 4A Region IV Semifinal Champions! Valley View players Erick Martinez and Jesus Morales cel-ebrate their win over Roma in the State 4A playoffs.

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2011-12 State 5A All-Tournament Team5A Most Valuable Player

Jesus Olivares-Sharyland H.S.All-Tournament Selections

Amaury Lozano-Sharyland H.S. Soph DefenderGilberto Alaniz-Sharyland H.S. Junior Midfielder

Daniel Garcia-Sharyland H.S. Junior Forward

5A Girls Soccer PlayoffsBi-District Championship

McAllen 1 Laredo United 4PSJA 0 Los Fresnos 3Rivera 0 Harlingen 1

Nikki Rowe 7 Lar Alexander 0Sharyland 5 Laredo Martin 0

Bro Lopez 4 Har South 5Hanna 0 Ed North 1

McA Mem 2 Del Rio 1

Area ChampionshipsLos Fresnos 5 United 4

Harlingen 3 Rowe 2Sharyland 1 Har South 0Ed North 2 McA Mem 1

Region IV QuarterfinalsHarlingen 2 Los Fresnos 1

Sharyland 4 Ed North 2

Region IV SemifinalsSA MacArthur 2 Sharyland 3SA Churchill 7 Harlingen 0

State 5A-Region IV FinalsSA Churchill 1 Sharyland 0

4A Girls Soccer PlayoffsBi-District ChampionshipMercedes 1 Lyford 0

Valley View 11 Raymondville 0Weslaco East 1 Bro Veterans 0

Hidalgo 1 La Feria 0

Area ChampionshipsRoma 3 Hidalgo 0

Weslaco east 3 RGC 2Valley View 2 Miss Vets 0

LJ Juarez-Lincoln 1 Mercedes 0

Region IV Sectional FinalsJuarez-Lincoln 1 Valley View 0

Roma 3 Weslaco East 0

Region IV QuarterfinalsBeeville 2 Roma 0

Pleasanton 1 Juarez-Lincoln 0

State 4A-Region IV SemifinalsPleasanton 0 Hendrickson 5

Beeville 0 Cedar Park 4

State 4A -Region IV FinalsCedar Park 2 Hendrickson 0

5A Girls Soccer PlayoffsBi-District Championship

McAllen 1 Laredo United 4PSJA 0 Los Fresnos 3Rivera 0 Harlingen 1

Nikki Rowe 7 Lar Alexander 0Sharyland 5 Laredo Martin 0

Bro Lopez 4 Har South 5Hanna 0 Ed North 1

McA Mem 2 Del Rio 1

Area ChampionshipsLos Fresnos 5 United 4

Harlingen 3 Rowe 2Sharyland 1 Har South 0Ed North 2 McA Mem 1

Region IV QuarterfinalsHarlingen 2 Los Fresnos 1

Sharyland 4 Ed North 2

Region IV SemifinalsSA MacArthur 2 Sharyland 3SA Churchill 7 Harlingen 0

State 5A-Region IV FinalsSA Churchill 1 Sharyland 0

4A Girls Soccer PlayoffsBi-District ChampionshipMercedes 1 Lyford 0

Valley View 11 Raymondville 0Weslaco East 1 Bro Veterans 0

Hidalgo 1 La Feria 0

Area ChampionshipsRoma 3 Hidalgo 0

Weslaco east 3 RGC 2Valley View 2 Miss Vets 0

LJ Juarez-Lincoln 1 Mercedes 0

Region IV Sectional FinalsJuarez-Lincoln 1 Valley View 0

Roma 3 Weslaco East 0

Region IV QuarterfinalsBeeville 2 Roma 0

Pleasanton 1 Juarez-Lincoln 0

State 4A-Region IV SemifinalsPleasanton 0 Hendrickson 5

Beeville 0 Cedar Park 4

State 4A -Region IV FinalsCedar Park 2 Hendrickson 0

State 5A Region IV Soccer Championships! San Antonio Churchill Lady Chargers defeated Sharyland 1-0 to advance to the state tournament in Georgetown, Texas. (HSSMIMages/David A.

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State 5A Region IV Soccer Championships! San Antonio Churchill Lady Chargers defeated Sharyland 1-0 to advance to the state tournament in Georgetown, Texas. (HSSMIMages/David A.

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UIL REGION FOUR TRACK AND FIELD MOMENTS 2012 State Track and Field Results

Class 3A 110M Hurdles ChampionShawn O’Brien Rio Hondo

Class 5A 300M Hurdles ChampionRandy Bermea Harlingen

Class 3A 1600M ChampionArmando Fierro Port Isabel

Class 4A Shotput ChampionAlex Garza, Rio Grande CityRUNNING

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Pure Determination! Runners from across the Rio Grande Valley wake up early in the mornings to prepare for long distant running. It’s grueling and requires mental toughness. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)



5A Shotput 57’-02.75Felipe Valencia La Joya Palmview (Silver Medal)Corina Cox Los Fresnos 9th 37’06.50

5A Pole VaultChristian Lozoya-Los Fresnos 6th 15’0Madeline Kaufmann-McAllen Memorial 9th 9’6

High Jump3A Tyler Winton La Feria 5th 6’44A Zach Griffith Edcouch-Elsa 4th 6’6

5A DiscusCorina Cox Los Fresnos 4th 151’6Klarissa Gonzales PSJA 122’6

3A DiscusDaniella Murchison Port Isabel 9th 109’2

300M 5A HurdlesVince Castillo-Donna HS 7th 38.57110 Hurdles 4A Jonas Gutierrez Weslaco East 5th 14.195A Randy Bermea Harlingen 3rd 14.005A Leigha Brown Economedes 8th 14.72

300M Hurdles5A Leigha Brown Economedes 5th 44.60

800 meter run5A Josh Rosales PSJA Memorial 7th 1:54.47

1A Andres Watson San Perlita 2nd 1.56.993A Daniella Rodriguez Lyford 2nd Place 2:17.00

3200 meter run1A San Perlita Andres Watson 4th 10:19.244A Jose Delgado Valley View 8th 9:34.564A Emily Perez LJ Juarez-Lincoln 10:48.69

4A Boys Long JumpJonas Gutierrez Weslaco East 21’10.75

4A 4x200 RelayRoma H.S. 7th 1:28.984A 4x100Roma H.S. 8th 42.23



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State 4A and 5A Shotput Champion! Alex Garza of Rio Grande City won his second state title at the UIL State Track and Field Championships in May. Garza won the 4A title in 2012 and also won it in 2010 at the Class 5A level. (HSSMImages)



(McAllen, Texas)-The 2012 Track and Field season pro-duced four state champions from the Rio Grande Valley. In Class 3A, Armando Fierro of Port Isabel won the 1600m run and Shawn O’Brien of Rio Hondo won the 110m hur-dles. In Class 4A, Alex Garza easily swept the field in the shotput event to win another state title. He won two titles in Class 5A and 4A and Garza will now be headed to the University of Houston to compete in 2012-13. In Class 5A, Harlingen High School hurdler, Randy Bermea ended his career with a state title in the 300m hurdles and also nabbed third place in the 110m hurdles. He will be going to Cal on a track and field scholarship. After getting tripped up at the Class 4A Region IV Championships in San Antonio, Texas, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln long distant runner Emily Perez thought her high school career was over until the University Interscholastic League granted the talented senior another opportunity to run at state. She would finish fourth overall with a time of 10:48.69, just thirteen seconds behind state champion, Cali Roper of Willis High School. Perez will now run track for the Univeristy of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) this fall. Highlights at the UIL State Track and Field Champi-onships held at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas from May 11-12th, included Port Isabel freshmen Daniella Murchison, who finished ninth overall in the shotput event, while La Joya Palmview shotput competitor, Felipe Valen-cia won the silver medal in Class 5A. In the high jump, McAllen Memorial’s sophomore Madeline Kaufmann fin-ished ninth overall and she will be favored to make it back to state in 2013 and 2014. In Class 4A, a determined high jumper, Zach Griffith finished tied for fourth overall with a jump of 6’6 to end his career at Edcouch-Elsa High School. Logan Brittain of Canyon Randall won the title with a jump of 6’10. Griffith will compete for Texas A&M Kingsville in the upcoming season. In Class 3A, La Feria’s Tyler Winton finished 5th overall in the high jump. Donna High School freshmen Vince Castillo finished fifth overall in the 300m hurdles with a time of 38.57, just two seconds behind state champion, Bermea. Terrell Clement from Fort Bend Kem-per nabbed second place with a time of 37.12. Junior Leigha Brown of Edinburg Economedes won four gold medals in District 31-5A and also set a new Val-ley record in the 100 meters hurdles with a 13.97 second mark. She also earned a trip back to the State 5A Region IV Track and Field meet in five events. She finished fifth in the 300m hurdles and eighth overall in the 100m hur-dlers at state. Roberto Valdez of McAllen High School won the 30-5A high jump title with a leap of 6’4 to advance to regionals and he also broke the school record at McAllen High School earlier this season. HSSM salutes all the track and field with their performances in 2012.

State 5A 300 meters champion Randy Bermea of Har-lingen H.S. ended his career as one of the most decorated athletes from the Rio Grande Valley. Bottom photo is 30-5A district champion, McAllen H.S. high jumper Roberto Val-dez. (HSSMImages/Thomas Amador)


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Sandblasted! Brittany Madden of Mission finished third overall in the long jump event to advance to the State 5A Region IV Track and Field Championships in San Antonio, Texas. (HSSMIMages/David Amador)

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31-5A Baseball Champions! Pictured is PSJA Brandon Bar-rera scoring with Damian Vill-escas. (HSSMIMages/David Amador)

(Pharr, Texas)- The PSJA Bears won their 31-5A title in 2012 under head coach Marco Guarjardo with a perfect 14-0 re-cord and the Bears also advanced to the State 5A Region IV quarterfinals, losing to Laredo Alexander in three games. Like the Bears, the Sharyland Rattlers had high hopes of making it the state tournament at Dell Diamond Field in Round Rock, Texas too. The Rattlers needed to beat

State 5A No.2 team, Corpus Christi Car-roll Tigers. The state-ranked No.4 Rattlers met the Tigers in the Class 5A Region IV semi-finals and lost in two games (4-0, 2-1). The Rattlers featured 31 players on its roster and plenty of players will return in 2013. The Rattlers defeated Eagle Pass, Harlingen South, and Eagle Pass Winn in the state playoffs. The Carroll Tigers lost

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