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Friday, May 11, 2012  When Wiley College signed three female soccer players from Pharr Valley View, it brought the total number of recruits from the Valley headed for the NAIA school in Marshall, Texas to 17.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  After two years of taking gold medals in the pole vault all around the Rio Grande Valley, Harlingen South's Blake White now goes mining for precious metal at the NCAA Division I level, signing an athletic scholarship with UT-Arlington.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  The captain and captain of the resurgent Harlingen 2012 softball team, Krista Leal takes her talents to the next level, but not too far away, as she signs an athletic scholarship to play at Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Edcouch-Elsa high school recently celebrated two athletic scholarship signings, as track & field star Zach Griffith joins A&M-Kingsville as a high jumper, while Yellowjackets offensive lineman Jorge Alvarez signs to play football at Lindenwood-Belleville.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Edinburg Bobcats defensive end Johnny Espinoza may have been a quiet assassin on the field, but he made his college football intentions clear by signing to play at Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  Lindenwood-Belleville is starting a new NAIA college football program in Illinois, and Mission Veterans DB Jose Elizondo is their first Valley recruit.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Weslaco coach Tony Villarreal said this year's Panthers defense was the best he'd ever coached, and with three players from that side of the ball signing to play college football, it's hard to argue.

Monday, February 27, 2012  The 32-5A offensive lineman of the year, San Benito's Greg Rodriguez, signed a letter of intent to play football for Jamestown Colleege in North Dakota.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  The Valley's all-time fastest hurdler is heading to the nation's top public university, and maybe, in time, the Olympics.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  The captain of the 2011 Harlingen Cardinals defense will be a Javelina in the fall. Here "D" talks about his decision.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  Aaron Ramirez has been one of the Valley's top basketball players since his first game with Santa Rosa in his freshman year. Hear him talk about signing a scholarship and playing at the next level.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Panthers offensive lineman Miguel Rodriguez signs an offer to play football at Cisco Junior College in the fall with an eye on a Division I program after a year or two.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Harlingen Cardinals defensive captain Daniel Ramirez follows in the footsteps of his coach by signing to play football with the Javelinas at Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  The greatest quarterback in the history of the McAllen Memorial program signed to play at Army, and the Mustangs faithful threw a big party for the newest Black Knight, Matthew Kaufmann.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  In the AM, Santa Rosa hoops star Aaron Ramirez signed a scholarship offer from Lindenwood. That evening, Aaron dropped 45 on Hebbronville as the Warriors roll towards an unbeaten District 32-2A record.