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A.D. Ibarra
-Saltillo a Monclova, Coahuila
Este domingo 19 de Octubre, Ernesto Cumpian participara en el campeonato Estatal de Coahuila de ciclismo de ruta. La carrera iniciara en la Ciudad de Saltillo Coahuila y terminara en Monclova Coahuila con una distancia total de 180 km (115 millas aprox).
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
When one thinks of giving back to the community, many people, businesses and organizations come to mind in Eagle Pass. We have individuals such as Ignacio Madera who we featured in Friday's paper or Mike Garcia who along with Maricarmen Perales and her band of volunteers get Candles for Life off the ground each and every year to fight cancer and Sandra Martinez, the unsung hero and the face of progress in our fair city who is a big reason behind the economic success that we all enjoy today.
The Lord will have Angels in the Outfield
Daniel Medellin to be lain to rest
Catches last victory before falling ill in PN
A.D. Ibarra -Eagle Pass
When the 2009 CC Winn Mavericks began the season in early February that year, they did so on their own practice field, a field which Morris Libson III meticulously kept weed and thorn-free daily and a field which may have been the best in Eagle Pass at the time as both Fort Duncan Park, which is now Moncada Park and the Student Activity Center was barely being built, so this was a veritable field of dreams for the Mavericks. This reporter remembers seeing a big-time home run, one of the longest I've seen in high school baseball by #11 Jonathan Elizondo, a moon-shot which is still in orbit on that day. Another thing this team possessed was a double-play combination which goes back to Little League as this group of players started early and many a coach in our Little Leagues and Babe Ruth Leagues can attest to as #8 Roly Ruiz was at short and #2 Danny Medellin was at second base. This hard-hitting trio of players will now be the Angels in the Outfield for the CC Winn Mavericks from this day forward as the latter left this earth on Sunday after catching his last game in a winning cause at El Decimo, Campo Edmundo Gomez in the Colonia Bravo in Piedras Negras. Medellin was catching for Los Comicos and approximately ten minutes after the game was over, he collapsed and began to show signs of what was later determined to be a series of massive heart attacks. Other local players were on hand who all attempted to render aid to Medellin, who according to witnesses seemed to be coming out of what was determined to be the first of three attacks before relapsing just before an ambulance arrived to transport him to the Dr. Salvador Chavarría General Hospital where he later died. This shocking turn of events has left the CC Winn Family devastated yet once again as his brother Jesus is a standout, All-District player for the Maverick Baseball Program and was playing with his own team at the Estadio 123 that same day. Danny was the kind of kid who had a contagious smile and a personality that all of his many many friends can attest to as being the kind of friend who you could always turn to in times of need. He was there for both his brothers and so should we be there for him. Funeral services for Danny are set for today at 2:00 PM at Sacred heart Church on Williams St. Interment will be at the Catholic Cemetery. Services will be handled by Yeager-Barrera Mortuary. Danny is preceeded in death by his loving father Jose Ricardo Medellin. He is survived by one sister, Brenda Medellin, three brothers, Jose Ricardo Medellin, Jr., Julio Alejandro Medellin and Jesus Orlando Medellin. He is also survived by his loving mother Yolanda. Mavericks Assemble, we must be there for the Medellin Family in this their time of most need. Godspeed and God Bless Daniel Bernardo Medillin, in our hearts always. You will truly be missed.
A.D. Ibarra
-Castroville, Tx.
The CC Winn Mavericks mounted a 93 yard drive at the end of their game against the Medina Valley Panthers down 14-7 in the second half with less than two minutes to go in the game as Juan Elizondo and the Mavs showed the never-say-die attitude that Eric Villaseñor and his staff have instilled in them since Day 1 as he orchestrated a masterful drive using passes to the sidelines to Julio Ruiz, Brandon Sanchez and Ramiro Valdez to keep valuable seconds on the clock as the Panthers milked the clock on every offensive possession with the lead but the Mav defense made stop after stop in the second half of play to give their offense a chance to make a comeback.
A.D. Ibarra
-Uvalde, Tx
Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras' very own professional soccer team, Twin Cities FC won their very first game of the Texas Premier Soccer League in Uvalde over Austin Real Cuahtemoc last Saturday 3-1.
A.D. Ibarra
-UTSA
When Kevin Canizalez formerly of the CC Winn Mavericks walked on to the field on Monday, September 15th along with 78 other potential walk on athletes, he knew he had come this far, now all he had to do was take advantage of getting a chance to impress a pretty good coaching staff that has built a very respectable football program in three short years.
The student athletes were run through drills, were timed on the 40 yard-dash, were timed on their shuttle drills a drill which calls for the athletes to sprint five yards to the right, ten yards to the left and five yards up the middle.
After posting a 5.31 40, and a 4.89 shuttle, Offensive Line Coach Jim Marshall took the 6'1 3/4" 285 Lb. freshman aside to taake some snaps at center, a position KC knows well.
"After they tested us, they made me stay with Coach Marshall to take some snaps because they were trying me out at center. Coach Marshall said he liked everything he saw and he said he'd give me a call."
When it was all said and done, Canizales was one of only three athletes who will stay with the team this season who will not be red-shirted due to several injuries they've had at different positions.
Coach Larry Coker spoke with Kevin and asked him where he was from, how his varsity team had done last year and complimented him on his determination and athleticism. He also asked him why he had chosen UTSA to which he replied had always been his "dream school."
Canizales said that TJ Garcia of the South Texas Showcase spoke highly of Kevin to Running Backs Coach Polo Gutierrez who advised him to try to walk on and the rest as they say is history.
He's not red-shirted he is third on the depth chart behind Nate Leonard and Frank Swanson at left guard and he will get his first opportunity to play in the big game against New Mexico on October 4th at 2:30 PM in the Alamodome.
He reminds all Eagle Pass athletes to, "Always follow your dreams even though it may seem hard there's always something out there for you. If it doesn't work out, keep trying."
Kevin closed by sending a message to his former teammates at Winn and to the student athletes at Memorial Junior High, "No matter how hard things get, God puts His toughest soldiers in the toughest battles. No matter how hard the obstacles seem, you've got to believe you can do it. Find the Maverick in you and conquer your obstacles. Even if you fail, keep your head up there's always another opportunity to seize. Give it all you got in school and on the field. #Birds Up!"
A.D. Ibarra
-EP Municipal Golf Course
The 2014 Eagle Pass Border Bash Invitational Cross Country Meet was held on Saturday despite the inclement weather that made the races all the more compelling and exciting to watch.
The runners themselves battled the muddy conditions and braved the cool morning as they completed their individual races.
A.D. Ibarra
-Foster-Veteran's Memorial Stadium
That's right ladies and gentlemen, the time has come once again.On one side the Eagle Pass Eagles winners of the first eight meetings in this series which in no way, shape or form can be considered a City Championship, especially this year that the two squads will be competing in two very different leagues and will not vie for the same district championship, but with the same intensity and competitiveness that the first eight meetings have had.
Brian Dodd at Eagle Pass High School informed The News Gram of the fact that his student trainers can be compared to a production crew of a major motion picture whose names may not appear on the marquee, but the movie never would've made the theaters without them.
"These individuals are the ones that are never seen and least thought of and who perform out on the field before the team goes out there and they're the last ones to leave," said Dodd who gave us an appropriate name for his crew you see in the headline, "They have to set everything up and then have to tear everything down when we're done."
Doc Salazar at CC Winn High School informed The News Gram of the fact that his student trainers perform tasks before and after games that many times go unseen.
"They've been working hard for the football team all summer," said Salazar who gave them the appropriate monicker you see in the headline of this article, "They're the 'Team Behind the Team.'They work hard to keep everybody healthy and hydrated to prevent injuries.
