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Saturday, February 23, 2013  Rio Grande City wrestler Lisa Gonzalez is the Valley's newest state champion, taking home the gold medal at 148 pounds from the UIL tournament in Austin. Minutes after winning the title, Lisa joined Action 4 Sports reporter Joe Bowling live during Action 4 News at 6pm. Lisa was one of 5 local wrestlers who came home with medals, the Valley's best ever showing in that sport.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Earlier in Pirates Classic pool play, the Hidalgo boys basketball team defeated Mission, but when the two teams had a rematch in the title game, it was the Eagles who came out on top.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Hidalgo won again to complete round robin play undefeated and take the top seed for bracket play in their Pirate Classic Tournament.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Three Yellowjackets defenders and one EE offensive lineman were elected to the Texas 4A 1st team, surprising many upstate.