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Monday, November 19, 2012  For never giving up during a very trying 2012 season, and for coming back to win their 1st game of the year when other teams might have called it a season, the Brownsville Pace Vikings are the Rio Grande Valley Chevy dealers team of the week for November 16th.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Brownsville Veterans can celebrate a successful first varsity football season after a win over Brownsville Pace put the Chargers at 8-2 on the year and playoff bound.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Even though he had just received his trophy as Texas 5A player of the week for week 4 of the football season, Los Fresnos quarterback Jonmichael Rosales wasn't about to let his red-hot Falcons team come out complacent against Brownsville Pace with a playoff berth at stake.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Harlingen came back from their first district loss in almost 4 years to become the latest team to blast Brownsville Pace, officially eliminating the Vikings from any playoff consideration.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Harlingen South running back Jaedon Taylor ran for over 150 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Hawks stormed to a 56-0 lead at halftime over Brownsville Pace, then ran out the clock in the 2nd half.

Friday, September 07, 2012  McAllen Rowe was already up 14 points on Brownsville Pace two minutes after kickoff, and the Warriors never took their foot off the gas pedal, scoring 28 points in the 1st quarter, 49 in the 1st half, and a total of 85 points by the time the final gun sounded.

Friday, August 31, 2012  The (almost) completely renovated PSJA Stadium hosted it's newest home team to open the 2012 season, and PSJA Southwest did not disappoint, riding a 1-2 running back punch to the Javelinas' first win as a varsity team over Brownsville Pace.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  5 months after it opened, and 4 months later than it should've, the Brownsville Pace athletic director/head football coach position was finally filled, but as befits the ngoing drama at BISD athletics, the appointment of the new Athletic Director opened yet another football coaching vacancy.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  The McAllen ISD school board unaimously voted El Paso Socorro AD and former Pace volleyball coach Paula Gonzalez the new Athletic Director for the district, but who was the choice of the search committee?

Monday, January 23, 2012  Coach Rene Medrano talks about his new challenges at Hanna, but the questions must be asked: What's next for Pace, and how can Brownsville ISD improve it's standing among football coaching candidates?

Friday, January 20, 2012  After leading Pace's football team to the best Brownsville showing in the playoffs in over a decade, Coach Rene Medrano is taking his talents to the city's oldest high school.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  When the 5A All-State football teams were released on Thursday, defense was the name of the game, as the Valley put two defenders, Edinburg's Sal Martinez and Weslaco's Jose Montiel on the first team, while Pace safety Kyle Carter made second team. Of the 12 local players who made honorable mention, 6 were on offense, 6 on defense. 13-1 Harlingen placed five players on the all-state teams, the most of any Valley team, followed by  McAllen Memorial & Weslaco who tied with three players apiece.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  The huge crowd was like one you'd see at a Harlingen home game, but the great turnout was for the Cardinals city-wide pep rally, attended also by some opposing football teams from across the Valley in a show of support.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011  The Sunday Sports Extra crew said before the Pace-Alexander matchup that the Vikings' key to victory was stopping Bulldogs RB Xavier Scaggs, and for the first 20 minutes of the game, Pace did exactly that. Unfortunately for the Vikings, they couldn't put a lid on him for the entire 48.

Sunday, November 20, 2011  Brownsville Pace's defense controlled Laredo Alexander's offense for the 1st 20 minutes of Saturday's 5A area round playoff game, but the Vikings couldn't keep it up, and the Bulldogs eliminated Pace while staying unbeaten at 12-0.