Sports
McAllen Youth Compete at Summer Games of Texas
This year, a record number of students, ages 4-18, participated in the City of McAllen Parks & Recreation Track & Field program. The McAllen Parks & Recreation Department provides year-round training as part of the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF).
Baseball Hall of Fame Charlie Hustle still a lock-out
I was 15 when I watched Pete Rose, AKA Charlie Hustle, collide with Catcher Ray Fosse at home plate to score the winning run in the 1970 All-Star Game. You could almost feel the collision come through the TV screen. That hit knocked the ball free from Fosse’s glove and won the game for the National League.
LeBron just riling up the racist extremists
You know one of the things I love about the Rio Grande Valley, besides the breakfast tacos, warm winters, and friendly people? I don’t detect any racism in modern times. Not so in other parts of the country, indicative by the mass shootings in Baltimore and El Paso, for example, where both killings were racially motivated. Both mass slaughters included the use of assault-style rifles, by the way. (23 fatalities and 25 injured in El Paso.)
Tee-ballers creating castles
It is inevitable as a parent or grandparent that your grandson/granddaughter will one day join the ranks of tee-ballers. When that happens, your involvement in the game will no longer be at a distance. You’ll find yourself edging closer toward the white lines in hopes of making a difference in his/her pursuit of America’s game.