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It was one for the ages, Torres dominates
Gaona goes yard, Villalobos clutch, Panthers claw out one run win
A.D. Ibarra
-San Antonio
It was truly one for the ages. On one side, the O'Connor Panthers scratch out three runs in the third, two of them earned, on four hits, but Eagle ace Devon Torres would buckle down like the true warrior he has been, the stalwart of the Eagle pitching staff who left it all on the field to hold off the Panther rally with men on second and third to get out of the inning when Juan Lopez made a play to get us out of the nightmarish third.
O'Connor Panther pitcher Justin Garcia who knocked off district champion Laredo United last week did not manage one strikeout throughout the contest, however, what the Panthers did have were some outstanding defensive plays which were indicative of the level of play you need to have in a one game series for the right to go to the hallowed grounds of the State Baseball Tournament in Austin.
But the Eagles did not stay behind in this department as #19 Eric Gonzalez made play after play at the shortstop position, but the gem of the evening was RJ3, Eagle second baseman RJ Ruiz who made a major league play on a ball hit to his right, his FAR right making the grab and immediately skying into the air in order to have the leverage to make a fabulous throw to big Mando Lopez at first for the amazing 4-3 putout.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
A report of a van traveling with a large cargo was reported to local law enforcement officials which may have come from US Border Patrol who work diligently to secure the area in and around the Rio Grande. A chase ensued followed by a unified search for the suspicious vehicle which culminated in the detention of at least four men. When called in for backup which ended up being the Eagle Pass Police Department, Maverick County Sheriff's Department officials and even DEA, it was speculated that the contents of the van could be illicit narcotics. A van white in color, which officers had lost visual contact with momentarily was found near the parking lot of Mall de las Aguilas. When finally cornered, to the officers' collective surprise, a large number of what seemed to be illegal aliens began to file out of the vehicle, many making a run for the surrounding hills thus beginning a chase by foot where they were later detained.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
After a long and drawn out executive session of the Special Meeting held on Tuesday, Eagle Pass City Council took no action in reference to the personnel issue of filling the position of City Manager vacated by Daniel Valenzuela last October to take the same position in San Angelo. The field of applicants which at one point stood at eight, has now come down to two finalists for the position, Former EPISD Superintendent Jesús Sanchez and Interim City Manager Gloria Barrientos who will be interviewed on June 18th.