Awards Banquet

Sports awards a success

Eladio Jaimez

HARLINGEN - It turned out to be the year of the Pirates. Hidalgo took home four of the seven awards given out at the Rio Grande Valley All-Star Sports Awards on Tuesday night at Yeckel Auditorium in Harlingen. And a few days later, Hidalgo... Full story

Hidalgo wins big at Awards

Brian Sandalow

HARLINGEN - Stephen Saenz and Victoria Gonzalez are very different athletes. Their sports require incredibly different skills. One excelled in individual sports while the other was a star of her team. But despite the differences, their... Full story

Favila: RGV All-Star Sports Awards deliver wish to Buddy

Dave Favila

I could feel his presence. It filled every square inch of MMA's Yeckel Auditorium. I could feel him watching, picture him smiling and practically hear him laughing in that deep, boisterous tone that could only belong to Marshall "Buddy" Green. Of... Full story

Valley’s best to be honored Tuesday

Brian Sandalow

There isn't any official title of the Valley's best team. The same goes for best athlete, best coach, best athletic program or best moment. But after tonight's Rio Grande Valley All-Star Sports Awards presented by the Harlingen Hispanic Chamber of... Full story

Legendary coach to be honored at sports awards

Armando Garza

There isn't much more that can be said about the 1961 Donna Redskins, the Valley's only football state champions. Interviews, documentaries and photographs have all delved into the subject of what made the '61 Redskins so great. And while the... Full story

The Valley's cream of the crop

Nominees for Athlete of the Year (Boys and Girls)

Eladio Jaimez

Talk about a tough vote. The nominees for the 2009 Male and Female Marshall "Buddy' Green Athlete of the Year Awards wasn't an easy one to hand out. On the girls' side, one won three individual state track and field championships. Another led her... Full story

Top Moments of the Year nominations

Louie Vera

The 2008-09 athletic season for the Rio Grande Valley was filled with timeless moments that not even an expensive Canon camera could capture and do justice. While there are a myriad of these small times in space that most will never forget there... Full story

Nominees list deep for RGV All-Star Coach of the Year

Stephen K. Lee

After a historic season of high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley, it's hard to overlook the stellar jobs done by the Valley coaches who led their teams to new feats of success. At the Second Annual RGV All-Star Sports Awards Banquet on June... Full story

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