Latest local news, weather, high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley

Monday, May 27, 2013  Are you ready to go out to the ballgame and enjoy one of America's favorite past times?

Friday, April 19, 2013  After serving only 16 months as the head football coach and athletic director at 3A Hidalgo high school, Scott Ford is leaving to take the same position at 2A Elysian Fields in East Texas.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Cyndi Mendez-Karr finished the Boston marathon in 3 hours, 26 minutes.  About 45 minutes later, the bombs went off near the finish line.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The Hidalgo baseball squad has been one of the best in the Valley all season, but the Pirates didn't acheive their 1st goal of the season, making the playoffs, until shutting out the Bobcats in Rio Hondo.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  With wins over bigger schools like PSJA, Rio Grande City, Roma, and Mission, the Hidalgo Pirates senior-laden ballclub is making some noise on the Valley baseball scene.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The Brownsville Porter Cowboys are the officially last boys high school basketball team left standing in the Rio Grande Valley.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Schools across the Rio Grande Valley are cancelling extra-curricular activities and postponing basketball games in anticipation of tonight's severe weather.

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.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Just a few days after his big knockout of Manny Pacquiao, world boxing champion Juan Manuel Marquez celebrated the win with fans in the Rio Grande Valley.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Chris Johnson’s 28 points led the Rio Grande Valley Vipers past the Reno Bighorns 104-96 in a Kids Day matchup at State Farm Arena. Over 5,800 students from 25 school districts across the RGV attended today’s Kids Day game.

Monday, December 17, 2012  A rally is being held Monday afternoon in support of the former McAllen head football coach Tony Harris.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Hidalgo quarterback Shea Patterson may just have finished his freshman season with the Pirates, but that didn't stop University of Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez from offering Patterson a scholarship to play for the Wildcats.

Friday, November 09, 2012  It was a simple case of win or turn in your pads for the Hidalgo Pirates, and Scott Ford's squad came through in the clutch at La Feria, scoring the final points of the game in overtime to clinch themselves a playoff spot while eliminating Rio Hondo from postseason contention.

Friday, November 02, 2012  In a game played at Harlingen South HS, Kingsville King eliminated Hidalgo from the 3A volleyball playoffs in 4 games.