Area Sports

Diamond back-to-back champs Last week, athletes from schools all over the Rio Grande Valley competed in track and field events to qualify for the next meet and to crown district champions. Only the top four athletes that place in these events are able to advance to the Area meet. These are the results of our…

Arianna Alaniz nears 900 Ks Tuesday night, Juarez-Lincoln High School hosted a District 30-5A matchup between the 2-8 Juarez-Lincoln Lady Huskies and the undefeated, 10-0 Palmview Lady Lobos. You knew that this Big 7 Softball matchup was going to be a good one when La Joya ISDs’ very own superintendent, Marcey Sorensen showed up to…

Lobos come from behind to secure 13th consecutive win The Palmview Lobos baseball team remains undefeated in district play after defeating the Juarez-Lincoln Huskies at Juarez-Lincoln High School by a score of 18-5. Tuesday night’s victory improves the Lobos’ record to 9-0(22-2-1 overall) and extends their current win streak to 13 games. After falling behind…

McAllen High School hosted a District 31-5A IV softball matchup between the 9-3 McAllen Lady Bulldogs and the 9-3 Pioneer Lady Diamondbacks. Earlier in the season, these two teams played and the Lady Bulldogs beat the Lady Diamondbacks 8-7. Getting a win Tuesday night would be optimal with how tight it is at the top…

Juarez-Lincoln loses nail-biter to Flour Bluff  Tuesday night in Corpus Christi, the La Joya Juarez-Lincoln boys’ soccer team, despite their best efforts, was eliminated from the UIL State Playoffs after a 2-1 road loss against the Flour Bluff Hornets. This loss, however, does not diminish the Huskies’ monumental 23-24 season, during which they posted their…

The Texas High School Athletic Director Association (THSADA) has named Sharyland ISD Athletic Director Ron Adame its Region Athletic Administrator of the Year. THSADA is made up of eight regions. Every region gets to vote on who they want to nominate and elect as their athletic administrator of the year. In a state that is…

Diamondback’s widen district lead by focusing on simplicity The Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks baseball team solidified their stranglehold over District 31-5A after a 14-4 road win against the PSJA Memorial Wolverines Tuesday night in Alamo. The Diamondbacks have won five consecutive games and fourteen of their last sixteen. With their most recent win, the Diamondbacks improved…

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (April 2, 2024) – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (0-1), the NBA G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, fell 126-125 in overtime to Oklahoma City Blue (1-0) on Tuesday night at Paycom Center during the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2024 NBA G League Playoffs presented by Google Pixel. The opening quarter was filled…

Big 7 girls’ soccer teams swept in first round Richard Thompson Stadium hosted a bi-district soccer matchup between the Harlingen South Lady Hawks and the Sharyland Lady Rattlers. The district champion winning Lady Hawks were hoping to get off to a good start against this Lady Rattlers team. With 27 minutes left in the first…