McAllen Memorial advanced to the UIL Class 5A baseball Elite Eight over the weekend, winning game three in the best-ofthree series, 8-7 in extra innings over Kerrville Tivy at Corpus Christi’s Cabaniss Field.
With high school graduation almost upon us, The Advance can’t let the year expire without writing a well-deserved shoutout to the Harvest Christian Academy girls basketball team, the Lady Eagles, who won backto- back state championships with a commanding win, 78-27, over Texoma Christian at Robinson High School the last week of February.
PSJA North Early College High School Raiderette Major Tariana Ruiz has signed a letter of commitment Monday to join the competitive dance program at Sam Houston State University during a ceremony.
Six Rio Grande Valley high school baseball teams have advanced to the UIL Regional Quarterfinals and at least two will move on following this week’s pair of Valley matchups — Weslaco High vs. La Joya and McAllen Memorial vs. McAllen High.
To understand why major league teams made their way to cities like Brownsville during the off season, one must look at the economics of baseball.
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