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Lions get down and dirty for charity The Mission Lions Club held its First Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament Saturday, June 8 in Alton. With hundreds of players falling, jumping and diving into the slippery, sloppy mud throughout the day, there were plenty of smiles and laughs from participants and spectators alike as over 40 teams of six to 10 players each took to the mud and competed in the first event of its kind ever held in the Rio Grande Valley. Read the Full Story
MPD coordinates search efforts for missing man MISSION, June 13, 2013 – “Our search efforts continue,” said Mission Police Chief Robert Dominguez as a multi-agency command center was setting up at 2 Mile and Los Ebanos Roads today to coordinate search efforts for missing 70-year-old Modesto de la Rosa. Read the Full Story
Seventh-degree black belt brings vast experience to Mission karate club MISSION — Italian, but born in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mario Falcone brings a different perspective to karate. For Falcone, karate is much more than learning to kick – it’s a way of life. Read the Full Story
Ian Warshak inspires students at baccalaureate service Graduating seniors from Mission, Veterans Memorial and Sharyland High School received a powerful life lesson last week. Baccalaureate speaker and Mission High alumnus Ian Warshak shared his experience of an illness last year that forced amputation of both legs and all of his fingers, putting him and his family through unexpected trials. Read the Full Story

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Patriots spring into football with Blue/White game

Patriots spring into football with Blue/White game

It was Friday night football minus the lights at Veterans Memorial High School (VMHS) last Friday as the Patriots football team took the field for its annual Blue vs White spring football game. Patriots’ head football coach David Gilpin split his team and his staff in half as the blue team lined up across from the white team in front of an enthusiastic...

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Rattlers return to gridiron for Red/White football game

Rattlers return to gridiron for Red/White football game

It was friend versus friend and teammate versus teammate as the Sharyland Rattlers football team took the field against the Sharyland Rattlers last Thursday evening in the annual Red/White spring football game. As half of Coach Ron...

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Rattlers file UIL incident report after controversial loss

The Sharyland Rattlers baseball team entered their third round playoff game against the Eagle Pass Eagles last Friday thinking that they’d be competing on a level playing field. As the game progressed, however, it soon became so obviously clear to Rattlers’ players, coaches and fans that the umpires’ calls were not going their way that they began to suspect foul play. As the No. 2 ranked 5A team in the Lone Star State, the Rattlers breezed through an undefeated district season and easily won both their bi-district and area round best of three playoff series in straight games over Del Rio...

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Mud Volleyball Tournament is Saturday

Mud Volleyball Tournament is Saturday

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Clarke found a home in teaching

Clarke found a home in teaching

MISSION — Melissa Clarke, a second-grade teacher at Lloyd and Dolly Bentsen Elementary in Sharyland Independent School District, said the first time she was in front of a class, she knew she was home. Clarke was recently named SISD’s Elementary Teacher of the Year. She graduated from a bible college in Pennsylvania in 1985. She thought she would then go into teaching, but she got married, moved and had kids. She decided to...

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Mother’s devotion inspires daughter

Mother’s devotion inspires daughter

MISSION — Dianne Smedley says her mother’s devotion to teaching and coaching is what inspired her to follow in her footsteps. Smedley was recently named Sharyland independent School District’s Secondary Teacher of the Year. Growing up, Smedly witnessed the influence her mother made in the lives of her students. She also saw the rewards her mother received. Her parents gave her the foundation she needed to be successful...

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