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Favila: Big Red gets redemption, well-deserved respect

Dave Favila

After 12 years of third-round frustration, a 5A Valley football team is headed to the fourth round of the state playoffs. In fact, the Valley nearly had two teams in the fourth round as McAllen Memorial gave San Antonio Reagan all it could handle, u... Full story

Favila: Scott Ford to Harlingen South? Could be

Dave Favila

A well-known and well-respected football coach could soon return to the Valley if rumors prove to be correct and all goes well. It’s been heard through the grapevine that former Los Fresnos head coach Scott Ford is interested in applying for t... Full story

Cowboys over Texans not personal, just better business

Dave Favila

Gordon Bustamante is a Houston Texans fan. That fact becomes immediately apparent upon seeing his Mario Williams jersey and the large Texans decal on his Ford F-150. Like many Texans fans, Bustamante was a Houston Oilers fan before they left for Ten... Full story

Favila: Where were you on Nov. 7, 1991?

Dave Favila

To me, Nov. 7, 1991 is one of those "where were you when" days. You know, like "where were you when the 9/11 attacks took place?" or "where were you when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded?" I remember it was a Thursday afternoon and I was a jun... Full story

Favila: Banning of two-a-days a necessary move by UIL

Dave Favila

Margarito Olvera was upset. No, maybe upset is not quite strong enough. Olvera was downright mad. "How can they do this?" Olvera exclaimed. "Do they realize how unfair it is? Didn’t they think before they acted?" The "they" Olvera was referri... Full story

Favila: It’s a shame when change ruins tradition

Dave Favila

Change is inevitable. It’s really the only constant in the world. Nothing lasts forever except change. It’s a paradox. Yet, there are some things we just expect to be there. Things we simply don’t expect to change. Things we take f... Full story

Favila: Issues cloud Leal’s future at Harlingen South

Dave Favila

Gilbert Leal’s last game might have been a 69-7 loss to Harlingen in Bird Bowl XIX on Sept. 30. If it was, then his record as the Harlingen South Hawks’ head football coach will stand at 2-23 in two and a half seasons. It may have impro... Full story

Favila: No NBA? No problem for this sports fan

Dave Favila

If NBA Commissioner David Stern wants to cancel the entire 2011-12 NBA season, I say let him. In fact, I said that back in 1998 when the 98-99 season was postponed and shorted to 50 games. I didn’t miss the NBA then and I won’t miss it n... Full story

Favila: Cards can’t win for losing

Dave Favila

It’s already been more than a week since the Harlingen Cardinals pulled off their thrilling 45-44 double-overtime win over Abilene and yet it still remains a hot topic. I suppose it’s hard to blame Cardinal fans for their continued excit... Full story

Favila: Pirates didn’t get away with anything

Dave Favila

At first, I was confused when I heard on Tuesday that the District 32-4A Executive Committee had essentially decided to let the Hidalgo Pirates off the hook for their latest rules infraction. After self-reporting that they had inadvertently used an ... Full story

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