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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.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  McAllen Rowe libero Audrey Contreras realized the fruits of her hard labor when she signed an athletic scholarship to play volleyball for Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The scholarships keep rolling in for the Brownsville Hanna girls cross country team, as Saira Gonzalez becomes the 4th Eagle to go Division One in the past year, signing with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Just before spring break, a trio of Harlingen South High school athletes made thair decision on where they would play their sports at the collegiate level.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Brownsville Rivera's Keila Rodriguez excels at everything she does, whether it's volleyball, basketball, track & field, cross country, or her studies (she's currently senior valedictorian). But it's her running that garnered her a Division I scholarship from Texas State University in San Marcos.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Harlingen South's Doryann Perez, a 1st team All-District 32-5A selection, signs to play at Coastal Bend College, a NJCAA volleyball program in Beeville.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Three days after winning the high jump at his home meet, the La Joya Invitational, Coyotes senior Mark Lopez signs to jump for the Rams of Texas Wesleyan University, an NAIA program in Fort Worth.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Edinburg Bobcats defensive tackle Isaiah Galvan signed a scholarship offer to play football at Chadron State College, a Division II program located in the northwest corner of Nebraska. Galvan talked about his father's help in acheiving his goal of playing at the next level.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Edinburg Bobcats defensive back Michael Moreno might have been undersized for his position, but his oversized heart and drive gave him a chance to play football at the next level, as he signs to play with the Hardin-Simmons Cowboys.

Friday, February 08, 2013  The 2012 District 32-5A cross country champion, Christina Rivera of Brownsville Rivera, signed a scholarship offer to run at University of Incarnate Word. The Cardinals will be a Division I program starting in the fall of 2014.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  After spending his freshman season as a walk-on with the UT-San Antonio football program, Former Edinburg defensive back Sal Martinez has transfered to play at Texas Southern after the Tigers offered him a full scholarship.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Los Fresnos outside hitter Debbie Lozano, the District 32-5A volleyball offensive player of the year, jumped at the chance to sign a scholarship offer from UT-Brownsville, joining a team that has gone to 3 straight NAIA tournaments while staying close to home.

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.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  McAllen Rowe RHP/SS Andrew Padron is joining the University of Texas-Pan American baseball team.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Reigning All-Valley pitcher and Edinburg Bobcat senior Sammy Arciba puts her name on the dotted line to join other recent local softball standouts in playing for Divsion One Prairie View A&M.