Two seriously injured in rollover eight miles past El Indio
Monday, 14 January 2013 20:40 Published in January 2013
Staff
-Eagle Pass
A heavy wrecker type truck rolled over in the early morning hours on Saturday south of Maverick County and both the driver and his passenger were seriously injured and had to be airlifted to San Antonio due to the extent of their injuries.
The accident occurred just after 8:00 A.M. on Saturday approximately eight miles past El Indio.
Authorities reported that the re was a dense fog which could have been a key factor in the cause of the accident.
The extremely heavy 2012 model tractor-trailer was practically destroyed and lay strewn across the highway as emergency medical personnel and firefighters rushed to liberate the two men from the wreckage before they were taken to the Alamo City for emergency medical treatment.
The identity of the driver has been determined to be Juan Muro, 40, and Rolando Garcia.
On Monday, authorities reported that the two men were in serious but stable condition.
The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to investigate the causes of the crash.
Lady Eagles and Lady Mavs battle Down to the wire in 37-36 EP win
Saturday, 12 January 2013 20:43 Published in January 2013
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
Sophia Gomez made three of four free throws down the stretch to give the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles a razor sharp 37-36 victory over the CC Winn Lady Mavericks on Friday evening at the EPISD Sports Complex Gymnasium.
The Lady Mavs blew a 19 point-lead while Eagle Pass continued to pressure Winn as rookie Head Coach Enrique Pang was unable to make the adjustments to keep from getting that elusive third District 29-AAAAA win in a race for the first playoff run in school history.
Briana Carreon also contributed to the Eagle win with gritty, persistent defense all night and Lady Maverick Ari Ruiz dropped 16 points despite being double-teamed most of the game, but it was a little too little, a little too late for Pang's Lady Mavericks who fell to 2-4 in district play despite being up early.
Nelly Cedillo and Stephanie Gonzalez contributed for the Silver and Black with tough boards on both ends of the floor, Gonzalez showing incredible leaping ability and Cedillo driving in hard with some tough inside points in a very close game which was not for the faint of heart and left many Maverick faithful very disappointed.
The Lady Eagles travel to Laredo to take on Alexander on Tuesday and the Lady Mavericks are at home against the Queens of Del Rio at the EPISD Sports Complex Gymnasium.
Eagles down Mavericks 61-56 in very exciting affair; Garza and Paredes lead respective teams offensively
Saturday, 12 January 2013 20:41 Published in January 2013
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
When the Eagle Pass Eagles and the CC Winn Mavericks laced them up on Friday, both teams were coming off tough losses on Tuesday, the Eagles against a scrappy Del Rio squad and the Mavs against a formidable United Longhorns team.
What many may not have known was that Maverick point guard Cristian Paredes had suffered a freak injury last week against LBJ on the road and had not been expected to play in this highly anticipated matchup, but play he did, accounting for 29 of Winn's 56 points in a hard fought game which was witnessed by nearly 3,000 Eagle Pass basketball fans at the EPISD Sports Complex Gymnasium on Friday night.
Paredes did all he could muster with his ailing right ankle, penetrating the Eagle Pass zone defense along with teammates Martin Cazares and Chris Cantú trying to keep the Eagles at bay, but it just wasn't enough on this night as the Eagles had an overall team effort to best the Silver and Black 61-56 behind another double-double by standout post player Johnny Garza.
"Pain is temporary, pride is forever," stated Paredes after the game, "I went out there and gave it my best."
While Paredes contributed by driving into the Eagle defense, scoring leader Rogelio Roque and Adrian Jimenez were cold from the outside compounding the offensive woes for the Mavericks and it took Paredes' cross-over dribbles and overall athletic ability to create scoring opportunities with high percentage shots from the field.
The Mavericks were down by eleven early 17-6, but they managed to whittle the Eagle lead down to two by the half 37-35. A combination of three-quarter and half-court presses kept the game close and the Mavericks reeling.
"Martin and Chris had great games, offensively and on the boards," added Paredes.
Johnny Garza had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Ty Chisum had 13 points nine boards and three assists and was called upon to guard Paredes. RJ Ruiz had 10 points, nine assists and four steals.
Raul Perez, Fabian Peña and Deshawn Franklin combined for 20 points and 12 rebounds in Eagle Pass' big victory.
"We're within our goal and will continue to work hard," commented Eagle Pass Head Coach Ernesto Reyes.
The Eagles take on Laredo Alexander on Tuesday here and the Mavericks travel to Del Rio to face the Rams.