Big 7 Baseball: Playoffs Up Next
Rattlers tiptoe postseason ledge On the final day of the Texas high school baseball season, five Big 7 teams are entrenched inside the top four of their respective districts. The Sharyland Pioneer...
View ArticleLady Lobos continue historic run
Lobos put away the Wildcats, onto the next round Tonight, game two of a three game series between the District 30-5A IV Champions Palmview Lobos and the Gregory-Portland Wildcats took place at the home...
View ArticleBig 7 Track and Field: State Meet Preview
Rodriguez and Keith rise above the rest This weekend, two Big 7 athletes, Sharyland Pioneer’s Angel Rodriguez and Sharyland High’s Callie Keith, will compete in the 2024 UIL 5A State Track and Field...
View ArticleBig 7 Baseball Playoffs: Bi-District Round Preview
The UIL High School baseball playoffs have finally arrived after months of anticipation. With a long and challenging regular season behind them, six Big 7 baseball teams will compete this weekend in...
View ArticleCoyotes, Lobos, Diamondbacks advance to Area
Palmview and Pioneer go head-to-head Last week, Big 7 softball teams from La Joya ISD, Mission CISD, and Sharyland ISD competed in the bi-district round of the UIL state playoffs to crown winners and...
View ArticleSharyland Rattler, Alejandro Islas, will continue his baseball career at...
Sharyland Rattler, Alejandro Islas, will continue his baseball career at Cisco Junior College.
View ArticleBig 7 Softball Regional Round Preview
Lady Coyotes and Lady Lobos advance Last week, three of the Big 7 teams from La Joya ISD and Sharyland ISD played for the rights of Area champions in best-of-three series. Representing District 31-6A...
View ArticleBig 7 Baseball playoff update
Lobos, Coyotes and Diamondbacks advance The Big 7 Playoff field has dwindled. Only three teams remain to continue their championship hopes in the Area round of the UIL State Baseball Playoffs this...
View ArticleBig 7 Softball Season Recap
Softball fired on all cylinders This year for Big 7 Softball was one for the record books. Five of the seven teams from MCISD, SISD, and LJISD made the playoffs; the Veterans Memorial Patriots, Mission...
View ArticleLast Big 7 Men Standing
Coyotes ready to extend playoff run After last weekend’s hectic Area round, The La Joya Coyotes are the last Big 7 baseball team remaining in the UIL State Baseball Playoffs. Yet, before the season, no...
View ArticleRowe baseball coach reinstated, allegations dismissed
Michael Segovia in March of 2023. Courtesy photo. Officials cleared James “Nikki” Rowe Head Baseball Coach Michael Segovia of any wrongdoing on April 16 after a brief suspension based on a parent...
View ArticleSweet Sixteen!
Coyotes Advance to the Regional Semifinals La Joya Coyotes’ Lucas Zambrano slides at second base during last Saturday’s Game 3 win against Weslaco H.S. Panthers. Progress Times photo by Joe Vela. The...
View ArticleLady Lobos leaving a lasting legacy
This year, the Lady Lobos of Palmview High School excelled in their volleyball, basketball, and softball programs and reached heights that had never been reached before. All three programs made school...
View ArticleUniversity paid UTRGV basketball coach $250,000 to resign
Former UTRGV Head Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Figger. Courtesy photo. This article originally appeared in the May 3 edition of the Progress Times. The University of Texas System agreed to pay former...
View ArticleVIPERS TO HOST NIKE BASKETBALL CAMP
EDINBURG, Texas (May 28, 2024) – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers have joined forces with US Sports Camps and the Vipers Jr. Academy to host the first of two “Nike Basketball Camps” on June 25-28 from 9...
View ArticleOn the verge
Lady Hawks and Lady Panthers find the final four 5/31 Edit: The Harlingen South Hawks defeated the Aledo Bearcats 1-0 on Friday and will move onto the state championship Saturday. The Harlingen South...
View ArticleBig 7 Baseball: Postseason Recap
Coyotes, Lobos and Diamondbacks set the standard Mission, Sharyland and La Joya ISD high school baseball programs have produced hardworking, disciplined teams and developed big-time ball players for...
View ArticleWeslaco Walk-Off Grand Slam State Championship Win
The Weslaco Panthers win the State Championship on a walk-off grand slam Photo Courtesy of Weslaco High School Tonight, the Weslaco Panthers and the Midway Panthers competed for the 2024 UIL 6A...
View ArticleHard work does work
MCISD AD Letty Ibarra to retire On June 25th, Mission CISD’s Athletic Director Leticia Ibarra will officially retire after 26 years with the district and 39 years in education at both Mission CISD and...
View ArticleWeslaco wins State Championship
321 For many the number 321 doesn’t mean anything, but to the Weslaco Lady Panthers it meant everything to them this softball season. Last Saturday, the Weslaco Panthers made history by being the...
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