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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.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Three Yellowjackets defenders and one EE offensive lineman were elected to the Texas 4A 1st team, surprising many upstate.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Mercedes spent much of their home game with Roma trailing the Gladiators, but the Tigers came through in the clutch to get the win and keep hops of a district title alive.

Friday, November 02, 2012  22nd-ranked Corpus Christi Flour Bluff eliminated Roma from the 4A volleyball playoffs.

Friday, October 19, 2012  Roma running back Orly Solis piled three touchdowns and 20 points on Mission Veterans in the 2nd half, but it wasn't enough to keep the Patriots down. Mission Veterans rallied for an incredible home win to take hold of the final playoff spot in District 32-4A.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  The Roma Gladiators scored a late 4th quarter touchdown to win their Starr County rivalry game with Rio Grande City and become the Rio Grande Valley Chevy Dealers Team of the Week.

Friday, October 12, 2012  The Mission Eagles continued their impressive unbeaten march through 2012 by holding Roma to only three points in the Gladiators' home arena.

Friday, October 05, 2012  After allowing the Rattlers to score 61 points in last year's edition of the Starr County Super Bowl, Roma looked to put the brakes on Rio Grande City in 2012. And in their home arena, the Gladiators did just that, as defense was the name of the game in a Roma victory.

Friday, September 28, 2012  The District Executive Committee and the UIL were nowhere to be found on the turf of Benny Layton Stadium, so the Yellowjackets of Edcouch-Elsa took care of the opponent that did dare enter the Black Hole, and when Roma left the Delta area, they did so with a blemish on their once-perfect record.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Yellowjackets volleyball just keeps rolling along, staying unbeaten in District 32-4A with a 3-set sweep over visiting Roma.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  The Roma Gladiators win streak approaches 20 in a row as they rout Flour Bluff in the 1st round of the playpffs.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  Roma was playing for a higher power this season after the death of Robert Garza last year.  With no returning starters, the Gladiators overcame long odds to win their second straight 32-4A title.

Saturday, January 07, 2012  In a battle between 32-4A's top two boys basketball teams, it was Roma who came out of their game with Hidalgo unscathed, but the Pirates and Gladiators had to go to a second overtime period to get a decision.

Sunday, December 04, 2011 

Thursday, November 10, 2011  Former Roma High School Assistant Football Coach Ricardo Fernandez is facing criminal charges after being accused of sexually abusing two boys.