A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

EPPD officers were called to the Hampton Inn at the 3300 block of Main St. at about 8:00 P.M. where they had received reports that an individual was threatening to do themselves bodily harm.

When they arrived to the receptionist's desk and inquired about the call, they were told that hotel personnel were unaware of the call, but there was a large group of patrons who were on the third floor.

Upon arriving on the floor, the officers detected an order of marijuana emanating in the hall of the floor.  In an attempt to determine the origin of the smoke, the officers noted noise coming from a particular room which had a stronger odor coming from that door.

Police knocked on the door of the hotel room and were not surprised to see the smoke and proceeded to conduct a preliminary search of the habitation, they found marijuana in a quantity determined to be for personal use, however there was also cocaine found.

Six as of yet unidentified men and one woman were detained, apprehended and were being held at EPPD for further questioning.

In an isolated incident, Lieutenant Escamilla also informed The News Gram that a 2001 Ford Pickup Extended Cab was pulled over for a traffic violation.  Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer noticed that the driver of the truck was showing signs of nervousness,

Upon further investigation, a Border Patrol K-9 unit was dispatched to the area who alerted officers to the existence of 305 Lbs. of a green, leafy substance in bundles which upon further inspection was determined to be marijuana.

The male driver and female passenger were both detained and are in custody at this time at the Eagle Pass Police Department.

A.D. Ibarra

-Laredo, TX

Your Eagle Pass Lady Eagles had a close game in Game 1 in a 4-2 thriller on Friday night against the Edinburgh Vela Sabre Cats in the first game of a two-game series for the right to move on to Area competition in Region IV Girl's Softball.  Eagle Pass added a ten-run rule 10-0 shutout on Saturday to seal the deal and move on to face Brownsville Porter.

Krystal Perez walked in the third, stole second and was driven in by a single by standout Sandra Mendoza who also proceeded to swipe second and was brought home on an infield hit by Monica Flores, a heads up bunt which put the Burnt-Orange and White up 2-0.

The Sabre Cats answered in the fourth when they had a hit and a double and the second run scored on a fielder's choice to tie the game at 2-2.

The Lady Eagles would outdo this feat with a double and a triple from Mendoza and Jessica Garcia respectively.  Keanna Cisneros made her presence felt in this game with an RBI single of her own to give the Lady Eagles a Game 1 victory in a pitcher's duel between Kat De La Cruz and Vela's Shayla Abbot.

The Lady Eagles produced a 10 run, 12 hit performance in Game 2 as Sandra Selena Mendoza went four for four, scored five times and stole six bases.  It was a Mendoza/Flores showcase for Eagle Pass as Monica Flores went four for five with three RBI's and three doubles.

The Eagle Pass News Gram salutes the ever-advancing Lady Eagles of Eagle Pass and wishes them the best of luck in their second round matchup.

A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

The Eagle Pass Eagles overcame an early 2-0 deficit to pick up a victory against the CC Winn Mavericks on Friday night.

Devon Torres was on the hill for the Eagles in this, the sixteenth meeting between the two schools.  Jesus Fraga was on the mound for the Mavs.

In the first inning, the Mavericks got two on a fly ball by Ricardo Gonzalez to Dylan Elguezabal with men on second and third.  Runner Isaac Banda was tagging all the way scoring the first run and Jonathan Villarreal displayed some opportune running skills and came all the way home on an errant throw.  2-0 Winn with Eagle Pass coming to bat.

Fraga faced the top of the Eagle order in the first and came out unscathed as he got Torres to ground out and Diego Gaona flied out to center.

The Eagles scored in the bottom of the third when Gaona drew a walk and his runner Erik Martinez scored on a fly ball to right by Juan Lopez which Banda tried to run down, but the ball stayed fair down the right field line.

Jesus Medellin hit a Torres pitch up the middle on a 2-1 count, but on an ensuing pitch, Gaona blocked a ball in the dirt to his left and Medellin took off to second.  A perfect throw to second got the streaking runner and the threat was over for the Mavericks in the 4th.

Eric Gonzalez had an RBI base hit in the bottom of the fourth scoring two more for the Eagles to put Eagle Pass ahead 4-2.

In the top of the fifth, steady Maverick stalwart Leo Lopez got on with a base hit, then Banda walked but Torres got out of the jam and the Mavs left two stranded.

Mando Lopez walked in the bottom of the fifth, stole second and moved to third on a grounder to second by RJ Ruiz.  With two outs, Javy Cardona squeezed in Lopez and reached first safely to widen the lead to 5-2.

In the top of the sixth, the Mavericks had a base hit by Medellin and a walk put runners on first and second with two outs, but pinch hitter Javy Morales hit into what would've been a double play to end yet another Mav scoring threat.

Ricardo Gonzalez came in for Fraga in the bottom of the sixth and the biggest defensive play of the game occurred in this frame as A picture perfect relay throw from the outfield to Lopez at short to Luis Ramirez at home kept the Eagles from widening their lead and Gonzalez did the rest striking out the last Eagle hitter with bases loaded.

Gilbert Villalobos came in in relief in the top of the seventh with a crisp fastball, but there was someone on the field for CC Winn who was not going down without a fight and that was Leo Lopez who base hit, but was thrown out on a grounder by Banda who beat out the throw to first to avert the double play.  Villareal struck out on a foul tip which fell into the glove of Gaona for out number two, then Villalobos sealed the deal by getting Ramirez and the Eagles took the game 5-2. 

The Eagles will face Edinburgh North in the first round of the state playoffs next week.