A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

You look into the eyes of a youngster, 8, maybe 9 years old and see the killer instinct of having to dodge and weave into traffic in the paint, where the most intense basketball is played at any level.  The sheer determination of getting to the hoop and laying it up in true Tony Parker fashion as his teammates, all dressed in brilliant blue and orange practice jerseys high five him on the way to the other side of the court.

These were the scenes at Coach Neto Reyes' EPHS Fundamental Skills Camp held over the week where 77 youngsters from across the city picked up the basics and worked on individual basketball skills in an intense crash course on the basics of Dr. James Naismith's brainchild which is now an international phenomenon.

"The kids were very excited," stated Reyes, the Head Coach of the Eagle Pass Eagles, " The camp started on Monday and ended on Thursday.  I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my staff Diego Nava, Juan Garza and Jaime Flores as well as Jose Lombraña, Carlos Tapia and Sergio Ruiz for their assistance in the success of the program."

The children participated in controlled games, scrimmages and skill drills throughout the week.

"We focused a lot on fundamental skills The kids are learning proper ball handling and proper shooting," concluded the EPHS mentor, "The kids are going to become better basketball players in the future."

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A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

In a surprise aspect of Tuesday night's EPISD Board of Trustees meeting, Claudio Heredia, member of the board, tendered his letter of recognition effective Wednesday.

 

The Eagle Pass Rotary Club will be donating bulk onions to the Maverick County Food Bank.  The onions will be ready to be distributed tomorrow, Thursday, 10am at the Food Bank located at 1609 Del Rio Blvd. ( In front of the old Jr. High.)

We ask citizens to bring their own bags to fill with onions as we will not provide any.