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Monday, April 22, 2013  He wore number three, liked to shoot the three, and took Brownsville Porter to the sweet Sixteen, but now Cowboys guard Gio Betancourt is counting on playing hoops at Clarendon College.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Action 4 Sports first brought you the news a few weeks ago that McAllen Rowe lineman Adonis Cruz had made the THSCA state all-star team, this week, the complete rosters were unveiled, and Cruz will be joined by two other Valley all-stars at TCU in July: McAllen Memorial lineman Tim Ruiz and Edinburg forward Gabriel Rivas, who made the all-star basketball team.

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

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Here is the complete Valley high school basketball UIL playoff schedule for February 21st-23rd.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Before the game, the McAllen Rowe boys basketball team moved up a spot in the Texas 5A poll. During the game, the Warriors proved they deserved that ranking, pulling away from a talented Los Fresnos team in the first round of the hoops postseason.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Mercedes began the 2nd half of their bi-district playoff game red-hot, going on a 10-3 run to cut Corpus Christi Moody's lead to two, but the Trojans' three-point shooting proved too much for the Tigers, in the postseason for the first time in 28 years.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Roma's Lady Gladiators fall in the 4A bi-district round, losing to Corpus Christi Flour Bluff at Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Tied for 3rd in 31-5A with identical 10-5 records, Edinburg and La Joya Palmview faced each other on the final night of the regular season with the Bobcats coming out on top.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The McAllen Rowe Warriors hosted Harlingen South in a 5A girls basketball bi-district playoff. See the entire game here.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The Harlingen Cardinals 3-point specialist, Gilbert Reza III, is in an online contest with high school shooters from around the United States. If he gets enough votes on Facebook and advances to the finals of the bracket, he'll compete in a CBS-televised National 3-Point Shooting Contest at the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta. You can vote for Gilbert here: http://apps.facebook.com/highschool_slam/

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  With Harlingen and Harlingen South tied late in the 4th quarter, Cardinals coach Greg Yates called a timeout. After some defensive adjustments, the Cards outscored the Hawks 10-0 down the stretch for the win, causing a logjam atop District 32-5A.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  It's always a thriller when the Hawks and Cardinals match up, and a game that saw terrific performances from seniors on both teams, it was South gaining the edge and the victory in the end.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  The Cowboys 4th quarter surge at home gave Porter a big victory over the Cardinals, and created a three-way tie for 2nd place in 32-5A.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  Edinburg Vela had the advantages; unbeaten in 30-5A and on their home floor. But Sharyland came in and gained a cruicial road victory that garnered them a 3-way tie for 1st place in district.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The top boys basketball team in the Coastal Bend met the top squad from the Rio Grande Valley over the holiday break, and the difference between the two was one field goal.