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Friday, April 12, 2013  It was Brownsville versus San Antonio on the 1st day of the 5A Region IV soccer tournament, and while Hanna advanced to the finals with a big win over MacArthur, Rivera was stymied by a stellar performance from the Jay keeper.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Rio Grande Valley boys soccer teams have won 6 of the last 8 5A Region IV Tournaments, and the odds are good that either Brownsville Hanna or Brownsville Rivera will continue that trend against San Antonio teams in San Antonio.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Harlingen South missed plenty of chances to put Brownsville Rivera away in the 1st half, but the Hawks soccer team capitalized on opportunities in the 2nd half to beat the Raiders and stay alone atop the District 32-5A standings.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Brownsville Rivera's Keila Rodriguez excels at everything she does, whether it's volleyball, basketball, track & field, cross country, or her studies (she's currently senior valedictorian). But it's her running that garnered her a Division I scholarship from Texas State University in San Marcos.

Friday, February 08, 2013  The 2012 District 32-5A cross country champion, Christina Rivera of Brownsville Rivera, signed a scholarship offer to run at University of Incarnate Word. The Cardinals will be a Division I program starting in the fall of 2014.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Brownsville Rivera had to win their final regular season game to even make it to the postseason, but now that they are there, the Raiders are making an impression, starting with an upset of the 18th ranked 5A team in the state, McAllen Rowe.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Brownsville Rivera's volleyball team needed the final game of the regular season to wrap up the fourth and last playoff berth in District 32-5A.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  The Harlingen South Hawks took to the road tonight as they traveled to Sams Stadium in Brownsville for a show-down with Rivera. The Hawks defense scored the games first points and then took over from there as they shut out the Raiders in a 21-0 win.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Brownsville Rivera took advantages of turnovers by the Porter offense, and the Raiders fumble returns for touchdowns proved the difference in a win over the crosstown rival Cowboys.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Brownsville Veterans improved their record over Brownsville teams to 3-0 by breezing past the Rivera Raiders.

Saturday, September 22, 2012  Brownsville Rivera's Raiders had gone two games without scoring a touchdown as they entered play with the Los Fresnos Falcons in a Week 3 Match-up and they ended that drought in a hurry.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  Harlingen started 2012 0-2 after a 31-game regular season win streak from 2008-2011, but got back on the winning side of the ledger in their first District 32-5A matchup with Brownsville Rivera at Boggus Stadium.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Action 4 Sports is providing LIVE AUDIO streams from the Edinburg at Edinburg Economedes game and four others across the Rio Grande Valley.

Friday, August 31, 2012  After falling behind to the Raiders very early in the game, Mission Veterans charged back behind sophomore quarterback Santos Villarreal to win their 1st home game since September 9th, 2011.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Tom Chavez built the Brownsville Rivera football program from nothing into  a Valley power before leaving in 2004. After 8 seasons away, Chavez is back in then silver and black and says it's like he never left.