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Monday, January 30, 2012  St. Louis Cardinals and former Sharyland pitcher Jaime Garcia was on hand to drop the first puck, but Laredo had the last word in an overtime win over the Killer Bees in Hidalgo.

Friday, January 27, 2012  The Killer Bees and Bucks play seventeen times in the 2011-2012 season, and the Rio Grande Valley players and coaches have to switch strategies and make adjustments before each of their matchups.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  A spectacular shorthanded goal by the Killer Bees jump started the team to a big home win over rival Laredo, their 6th win in 9 games.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011  Killer Bees forward Aaron Lee is leading the CHL in goals, and leading RGV to big wins, like Friday night's home victory over Laredo.

Sunday, November 20, 2011  The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees have taken advantage of their current 9-game homestand, beating the rival Laredo Bucks Saturday night to end their stay in Hidalgo a sterling 7-2.

Friday, October 28, 2011  Despite being the franchise's 1st and only coach for nine years and two championships, Terry Ruskowski will not see a red carpert rolled out by the Bucks when he's on the bench for his 1st game in Laredo as the head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees.

Friday, October 14, 2011  The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees defeated the Laredo Bucks 5-4 in a shootout on Thursday night to bring home a victory in their first preseason game of the season.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  Day two of Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees training camp saw plenty of sore players, as well as a trio of goalkeepers, each trying to make the team.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  After eight years of torment at the hands of then-Laredo Bucks coach Terry Ruskowski, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees open their ninth season with Ruskowski leading drills in training camp as the new coach for the Bees.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010  The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Bucks in Laredo, 4-3.

Sunday, October 24, 2010  The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees came from behind to send their game with rival Laredo into overtime, where Sean Muncy tallied the winner for RGV.

Monday, October 18, 2010  The Killer Bees open their 8th season in the Valley on a high note, coming from behind to defeat their main rival, the Laredo Bucks, 4-2 in Hidalgo on Friday.

Friday, October 08, 2010  In their 1st exhibition game of the preseason, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees staged a late comeback against the rival Laredo bucks, scoring in overtime for the 4-3 win.

Monday, January 18, 2010  2 days after playing together for the South Texas All-Stars, the Killer Bees resumed hostilities with rival Laredo.

Friday, December 04, 2009  The Killer Bees built a 3-goal lead at home against the Laredo Bucks, then let it all slip away, giving up 4 unanswered goals in a loss to their arch-rival.