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Monday, January 28, 2013  Port Isabel native Juan Castillo has a chance for a Super Bowl ring only 3 months after being fired by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was an assistant coach for a decade. Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh explains why he hired Castillo as a consultant for the 2 weeks leading up to the big game with the 49ers.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Over the holiday break, 5A Brownsville Porter's girls basketball team got a tough test from 3A port Isabel before the Cowgirls finally prevailed.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  Action 4 Sports streamed LIVE video of our Sunday Sports Extra episode for Sunday, Dec. 9 featuring high school football highlights, interviews, analysis and commentary.

Saturday, December 08, 2012  Turnovers cost the Port Isabel Tarpons the game against the Bellville Brahmas in the Week 4 of the high school football playoffs.

Friday, December 07, 2012  The Port Isabel faithful turned out in full force for Friday's community pep rally supporting the Tarpons football team, but many's thoughts were with the hospitalized PI running back who was such a big part of the win over Navarro.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Members of the 2003 Port Isabel tarpons football team that went to the 3A state semifinals were on hand at the current team's pep rally to give support and advice before PI's 4th round game with Bellville.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Some of Port Isabel's key players came out of their overtime playoff win against Navarro with bumps and bruises, but the Tarpons feel that they'll be at full strength before Saturday's 4th round game with Bellville.

Sunday, December 02, 2012 

Saturday, December 01, 2012  The Port Isabel Tarpons are going to the fourth round of the Texas high school football playoffs for the first time since 2003.

Saturday, December 01, 2012  Saturday morning, the Big Blue faithful gathered at Port Isabel high school for a rousing pep rally before the Tarpons football team boarded the bus for their playoff game with Geronimo Navarro.

Monday, November 26, 2012  "December Football' has long been a rallying cry for perrennial playoff team Port Isabel, but the Tarpons credit actions taken in July for getting their team this far in the postseason.

Monday, November 26, 2012  The billboard that stood for years in the south endzone of Tarpons Stadium, listing the lengthy and distinguished accomplishments of the Port Isabel football team, was torn down by Hurricane Dolly in the summer of 2008. This fall, that billboard stands proudly again for the first time in over four years, and the Fighting Fish of Big Blue are having their best season since before it went down.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Saturday morning wasn't too early for the fish to start biting, as the 3A Tarpons took down the 5A Brownsville Veterans girls on the basketball court.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Sinton has usually been a deadly opponent to Valley football teams in playoffs past, but this is an unusual Port Isabel squad, one that recalled Tarpons of days past by mauling the Pirates defense and advancing to a third round game for the first time in 8 seasons.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  Smithson Valley eliminated Sharyland from the regional volleyball tournament 3-1. La Grange swept Port Isabel out of the playoffs as well. Thus ends the Rio Grande Valley HS volleyball season.