Flooding Feared Along US-Mexico Border From Dolly Jul 25, 2008
Dolly, the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season to cross land, dumped up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain in the first hours after coming ashore at the barrier island of South Padre Island on Wednesday, where it ripped off roofs and snapped trees ... "Everything is gone. Everything got wet," said Amber Acevado, who runs a flooring store on South Padre Island ... The only other reported casualty from the storm so far was a 17-year-old boy who was seriously injured when he fell seven... (Planet Ark, United States)
Texas Starts Cleanup after Dolly Jul 25, 2008
After crashing ashore on South Padre Island, the storm ripped roofs from homes, flooded roads and downed power lines, but the Rio Grande levees officials had feared could breach held strong ... The only serious injury reported Wednesday occurred when the wind knocked a 17-year-old boy from a seventh-story balcony on South Padre Island ... Associated Press writers Elizabeth White in Harlingen; John Porretto in Houston; John Pain in Miami; Stephanie Garlow in Washington; April Castro in Austin;... (Time.com)
Hurricane Dolly hits Texas, Mexico Jul 24, 2008
Local officials' greatest fear -- that the levees holding back the Rio Grande would fail and cause massive flooding - eased when Dolly yesterday meandered 56 kilometres north of the US-Mexico border just before coming ashore on South Padre Island as a Category 2 storm ... Most of the destruction was on South Padre Island, a beach resort town on a barrier island off the Texas coast ... A 17-year-old boy fell from a seventh-story balcony, injuring his head, breaking his hip and fracturing his leg,... (India Times, India)
Hurricane Dolly lashes south Texas Jul 24, 2008
South Padre Island bears brunt of storm; Weakens after striking land ... Most of the destruction from wind was on the resort island of South Padre Island, where the hurricane's center came ashore and knocked out power to thousands of homes, ripped off roofs, and smashed windows ... The roof of an apartment complex on South Padre Island partially collapsed, but residents said they didn't believe anybody was injured. (Boston Globe)
EMS to assist with Dolly response Jul 24, 2008
On Texas South Padre Island, an apartment complex roof partially collapsed early today. Residents said they didn t believe anybody was injured, but there was no immediate information available from officials. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Nation / World Snapshots Jul 24, 2008
Hurricane Dolly blows ashore on South Padre Island BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land. Local officials greatest fear that the levees holding back the Rio Grande would fail and cause massive flooding eased when Dolly meandered 35 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border just before coming ashore on South... (Montana Standard, MT)
Dolly blasts into south Texas, spares Rio Grande levees Jul 24, 2008
Although the system weakened after striking land on the resort area of South Padre Island, one official cautioned that the danger had not passed ... South Padre Island also lost power ... Associated Press writers Elizabeth White in Brownsville; John Porretto in Houston; John Pain in Miami; Mark Walsh in Matamoros, Mexico; Jaime Zea in Mexico City; Regina L. Burns in Dallas and video journalist Rich Matthews on South Padre Island contributed to this report. (New Haven Register, CT)
Riding out a hurricane on a fishing boat Jul 24, 2008
Boat moored at South Padre Island, Texas, pier as storm hits ... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (CNN) -- As his fishing boat, Murphy's Law, was tossed about Wednesday in the path of Hurricane Dolly, Steven Murphy hoped to dodge the adage his vessel is named for: "If anything can go wrong, it will." ... Captain Murphy's Fishing Charters boats sit moored Wednesday at South Padre Island, Texas. (CNN)
Hurricane Dolly May Cost Insurers as Much as $1.2 Billion, Modeler Says Jul 24, 2008
It struck near Brownsville, Texas, and the beach community of South Padre Island ... The beach community on the 34-mile long South Padre Island may face waves as high as 8 feet, she said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Hurricane rakes coasts of Texas and Mexico Jul 24, 2008
Hurricane Dolly rolled into South Texas and northern Mexico on Wednesday, deluging the Rio Grande Valley with rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and ripping roofs off resorts on South Padre Island ... The storm, the first to affect the United States mainland this year, first raked across South Padre Island, a tourist resort, in the early afternoon ... A 17-year-old boy was seriously injured on South Padre Island after he was blown from a seventh-floor balcony of the... (International Herald Tribune)
Perry Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration Jul 24, 2008
Rick Perry asked President Bush Wednesday for a major disaster declaration as Hurricane Dolly made landfall at South Padre Island as a Category 2 storm ... At the direction of law enforcement officials in the region, the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge and Park Road 100 north of South Padre Island Convention Center in Cameron County are closed ... United States Coast Guard: Coast Guard is conducting offshore flights warning mariners of approaching storm, and ensuring the beaches of North and... (KWTX.com, TX)
Hurricane Dolly Heads Ashore in South Texas Jul 24, 2008
The storm's eyewall, the front edge that packs some of its strongest punch, reached the barrier island of South Padre Island, northeast of the border town of Brownsville, Texas ... "My dock has been torn down," said Russell Stockton, who operates Dolphin Docks, a dolphin-viewing tour company, on South Padre Island ... Officials late on Tuesday closed a causeway connecting Brownsville with South Padre Island. (Planet Ark, United States)
Weakening Dolly Leaves Floods, Destruction Jul 24, 2008
The storm crashed ashore Wednesday on South Padre Island, with winds in excess of 100 mph. The rain set records in 's Cameron County -- ranging from six to 12 inches, with more expected. (WNBC.com, NY)
Dolly hits Texas-Mexico border Jul 24, 2008
Dolly, the second hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, dropped up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain in the first few hours after coming ashore at the barrier island of South Padre Island, where it ripped off roofs, bent palm trees in half and left thousands of residents without power. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Oil drops below $125 for 1st time in over 6 weeks Jul 24, 2008
Concerns that Hurricane Dolly might affect U.S. oil and natural gas output in the Gulf of Mexico dwindled as it made landfall near South Padre Island in Texas. The Minerals Management Service reported that only about 4. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dolly churns to Texas, Mexico Jul 23, 2008
The first bands of rain began to pass over South Padre Island and Reynosa, Mexico, yesterday afternoon, and the surf continued to get rougher. Forecasters predicted Dolly would dump 15 to 20 inches of rain and bring coastal storm surge flooding of 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide levels. (Boston Globe)
Dolly reaches hurricane strength Jul 23, 2008
The first bands of rain began to pass over South Padre Island Tuesday afternoon and the surf continued to get rougher ... David J. Phillip / APCars leave South Padre Island as Tropical Storm Dolly approaches theTexas coast on Tuesday in Port Isabel, Texas ... Island evacuatesOn South Padre Island, vacationers packed up their camps and headed for the mainland. (MSNBC -- Race)
Hurricane Dolly Spins In Gulf... Jul 23, 2008
The first bands of rain began to pass over South Padre Island Tuesday afternoon and the surf continued to get rougher ... On South Padre Island, vacationers packed up their camps and headed for the mainland ... Associated Press writers Betsy Blaney in Lubbock, Mark Walsh in Reynosa, Mexico; Jaime Zea in Mexico City and videographer Rich Matthews on South Padre Island contributed to this report. (The Drudge Report)
Texas, Mexico prepare for Dolly Jul 23, 2008
There are about two million people in the Rio Grande Valley, which includes popular summer beach resort South Padre Island. Officials readied to evacuate residents in flood-prone areas and urged RV owners on South Padre to head for higher ground. (Globe and Mail)
Hurricane Chasers Jul 23, 2008
10:20 p.m. South Padre Island. We arrived into South Padre Island and not a drop of rain nor an inkling of wind ... 4:36 p.m. South Padre Island. (KHOU.com, TX)
Edge of Hurricane Dolly lashes Texas coast Jul 23, 2008
Palm trees blow in the wind as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in South Padre Island, Texas ... The causeway linking South Padre Island to the mainland remained closed early Wednesday ... Late Tuesday, the causeway linking the mainland to South Padre Island was closed as winds ramped up, Quandt said. (Sioux City Journal)
More of this story Jul 23, 2008
On South Padre Island, vacationers packed up their camps and headed for the mainland ... Associated Press writer Betsy Blaney in Lubbock and videographer Rich Matthews on South Padre Island contributed to this report. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Texas Prepares For Possible Dolly Deluge Jul 22, 2008
On South Padre Island, RV owners were urged to get to higher ground. Texas was mobilizing National Guard troops to help, but officials said they won't order evacuations unless Dolly strengthens to Category 3. (WNBC.com, NY)
Texas approves major new wind power project Jul 18, 2008
Environmentalists and landowners have launched protests against wind turbines from Cape Cod in Massachusetts to Idaho and Texas' South Padre Island, complaining that wind turbines spoil the view and threaten migrating birds. But the turbines are already in West Texas, a sparsely populated region already pockmarked with oil drilling and exploration equipment. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Texas OKs lots more wind power Jul 18, 2008
Some environmentalists and landowners have launched protests against wind turbines from Cape Cod in Massachusetts to Idaho and Texas' South Padre Island, complaining that wind turbines spoil the view and threaten migrating birds. But the turbines are already in West Texas, a sparsely populated region also pockmarked with oil drilling and exploration equipment. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Crosswalker spreads his message from sea to sea Jul 16, 2008
The road cross is dwarfed by the 14 foot cross he uses at events such as Sturgis or spring break at South Padre Island, Texas to stand out in the crowd. Hanus rests his feet on Sundays but not his message, often guest speaking at churches along his route. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Calls for a national speed limit get little support in Texas Jul 7, 2008
By driving pickups or SUVs slower, you'd save $8 on a trip from Dallas to Austin and $17 to South Padre Island. Mid-sized cars would save about $4 to Austin and $10 to South Padre. (KHOU.com, TX)
Ramirez takes aim at medals Jun 19, 2008
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND - Fort Stockton Police Department officer Roberto Ramirez won gold and bronze medals at the Texas Police Athletic Federation Games June 11-15. Ramirez won a gold medal in the Junior Level (ages 18-29) in the biathlon competition at Port Isabel Detention Center in Bayview. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Risky business: Medical helicopter crashes renew debate over safety Jun 16, 2008
In February, a three-member crew died when their helicopter crashed off South Padre Island while attempting to pick up a patient. Last month in Wisconsin, a three-member crew were killed when their helicopter crashed into trees. (KHOU.com, TX)
Sea turtles break Texas coast nest record Jun 11, 2008
Bolivar Peninsula, 4 Galveston Island, 5 Brazoria County, north of Surfside, 1 Surfside Beach, 2 Matagorda Island, 10 San Jose Island, 3 Mustang Island, 5 North Padre Island, including 77 at Padre Island National Seashore, 87 South Padre Island, 36 Boca Chica Beach, 8. Total, 161. (KHOU.com, TX)
Men Escape Injury In Jump From Texas Causeway Jun 4, 2008
(June 3, 2008)--Two Edinburg men escaped injury Tuesday when they jumped from a low section of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway, the two-mile long bridge that connects South Padre Island to the Texas mainland. The crew of a Coast Guard ship fished the 25-year-old and 26-year-old, whose identities have not been released, from the water. (KWTX.com, TX)
Sea turtles making a comeback in Texas May 3, 2008
The biologists excavated the eggs and will ship them, packed in sand, to hatch in an incubator at a sea turtle rescue center on South Padre Island. Kemp s ridley turtles nest from May to July. (KHOU.com, TX)
Leg Washes Up On Texas Beach Apr 15, 2008
(April 14, 2008)--Authorities are hoping to recover enough DNA from a lower leg found on a South Padre Island beach to identify the owner. Cameron County Park Ranger Lt. Arnold Flores says there was little left of the leg, but bone when it was found Sunday. (KWTX.com, TX)
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The idea first came to Gibbs in 1987 while on a youth mission trip to South Padre Island, Texas. In March 1990 the business opened when Gibbs was a youth pastor in Camden, S.C., and the Gibbs brought it with them when they moved to Beebe two years ago. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Texas accident claims Waukon nursing student Mar 22, 2008
The 20-year-old University of Iowa nursing sophomore died Tuesday from injuries after she was thrown from a vehicle Monday as she and fellow students headed to Corpus Christi and South Padre Island, Texas, for spring break. Her heart now beats in a 52-year-old man who recently came down with an infection in his heart, said Lindsay's mother, Susan McMillan of Waukon. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Bingham to wed Pickett Mar 17, 2008
Jessica Bingham and Pike Pickett, both of Sulphur, will exchange wedding vows on June 21st at 6:30 p.m. on the beach of South Padre Island, Texas. Parents of the bride-elect are Paul and Stephanie Bingham of Vinton. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)
Spring breakers fear Mexico border town Mar 15, 2008
A sea of spring breakers on the beaches of South Padre Island, Texas ... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Michigan State senior Paul Bonenberger avoided temptation during this island's season for wild spring break partying by leaving his passport at home ... Those partying on South Padre Island said they opted to stay domestic this year not just because of safety concerns, but also because of tighter identification requirements for returning to the U.S.. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Some spring breakers staying domestic Mar 15, 2008
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) - College students visiting one spring-break hot spot in Texas are avoiding crossing the Mexican border this year. Most spring breakers in South Padre Island used to visit nearby Matamoros, Mexico, for a "Two Nation Vacation," but news of gun battles between soldiers and drug cartels appears to be keeping them away. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Spring breakers abandon 'Two Nation Vacation' because of fears of crossing into Mexico Mar 10, 2008
Those partying on South Padre Island said they opted to stay domestic this year not just because of safety concerns, but also because of tighter identification requirements for returning to the U.S.. Rachel Padgett, of Austin, has been coming to South Padre Island for more than half her life. (International Herald Tribune)
Obituaries for Sunday, March 2, 2008 Mar 2, 2008
Paul W. Gade Sr., 79, of Eitzen passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, while vacationing in South Padre Island, Texas. He was born July 20, 1928, in New Albin, Iowa, to William H. and Martha Anna (Meyer) Gade. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Green Sea Turtle to Get Fake Flipper Mar 1, 2008
The turtle was found in 2005 with fresh predator wounds, probably from a shark, said Jeff George, a curator at Sea Turtle, Inc., a South Padre Island, Texas-based turtle rescue organization. Now the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston is molding the artificial flipper, experimenting with different types of silicon to determine which has the most appropriate density, George said. (National Geographic)
Crippled Sea Turtle May Get Prosthetic Flipper Feb 29, 2008
Feb. 12: Allison, a three-year-old Atlantic Green sea turtle, swims in a holding tank at Sea Turtle, Inc., in South Padre Island, Texas. Feb. 12: Allison, a three-year-old Atlantic Green sea turtle, swims in a holding tank at Sea Turtle, Inc., in South Padre Island, Texas ... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas When tourists found a 5-inch green sea turtle bloody and missing three of her flippers, the people who run a hospital for the endangered animals here gave her little chance of survival. (Fox News)
Bionic turtle? Caregivers seek prosthetic flipper Feb 29, 2008
Jeff George, the curator at the nonprofit Sea Turtle Inc. holds Allison, a three-year-old Atlantic Green sea turtle in South Padre Island, Texas ... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - When tourists found a 5-inch green sea turtle bloody and missing three of her flippers, the people who run a hospital for the endangered animals here gave her little chance of survival. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Disney World most popular spring break destination for families; college students seek out Mexico locales Feb 28, 2008
As for the college kids, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Acapulco are still kings of the spring break hill, although students on a budget are opting for domestic spots such as South Padre Island in Texas and Panama City and Daytona Beach in Florida, said Karen Taylor, agent with Cross County Travel Agency in Mattoon. Locally, it s tough to pin down exactly which destinations stateside are most popular, as area travel agents said the business of domestic spring break planning instead is gravitating... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Hot spring break spots for grown-ups Feb 23, 2008
and South Padre Island, Texas. Mexico lures them to Acapulco, Cancun, Mazatlan, San Jose del Cabo and Puerto Vallarta, while in the Caribbean, its Nassau and Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Montego Bay and Negril, Jamaica. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Governor Wants To Make Texas Fittest State In The U.S. Feb 15, 2008
They are Austin, Bay City, Bevil Oaks, Brenham, Denton, Dish, Dumas, El Paso, Euless, Georgetown, Grand Prairie, Houston, Longview, Midland, Northlake, Onalaska, Palestine, Pilot Point, Port Aransas, Roanoke, Round Rock, Slaton, South Padre Island, Sugar Land and Temple. The Texas Round-Up will end April 26 with a fitness festival at the state Capitol. (KWTX.com, TX)
Texas to launch $20M tourism campaign Feb 13, 2008
The spots are set in various locales from the beach on South Padre Island to the Wyler Aerial Tramway above El Paso to a minor league baseball game in Round Rock. The TV ads will begin airing next week on national cable channels including the Travel Channel, HGTV, TLC and BBC America. (USA Today -- Travel)
Crews Recover Body Of Pilot Of Downed Medical Helicopter Feb 7, 2008
(February 6, 2008)--(February 6, 2008)Searchers Wednesday recovered the body of a medical helicopter pilot after the chopper went down in the Laguna Madre, near South Padre Island ... Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio says the helicopter crashed during a 30-mile trip from Harlingen to South Padre Island to pick up a patient ... Lucio says the helicopter aborted landing at South Padre Island and was returning to Harlingen when it crashed. (KWTX.com, TX)
Obituaries for Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 Jan 25, 2008
Earl Murphy, 75, of Necedah passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at South Padre Island, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church in Necedah. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
International buyers head for the Texas coast Jan 11, 2008
On Mustang Island off the coast of Texas, touted as the "last frontier" in the state's coastal real estate, developers of a waterfront project called Cinnamon Shores expect to sell more than 15 percent of the houses to international buyers (International Herald Tribune)
Norwell's Bitetti earns scholarship Jan 6, 2008
Duffy boosts Colby-Sawyer Sophomore forward Terri Duffy of Marshfield helped the Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team capture the South Padre Island Shoot-Out in Texas on Dec. 29. She scored 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in the 65-45 win against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the championship game. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
HOUSE OF FILTH: 275 dogs seized from TX home... Dec 20, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007. 237 Dogs Confiscated from One Home. (The Drudge Report)
Bradley falls to Vanderbilt Nov 27, 2007
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas Bradley cut a 24-point first-half deficit down to one point and had five opportunities to either tie the game or take the lead Saturday night. However, the Braves could not get any of those five shots in the game's final 2:40 to fall, as Vanderbilt held on for a 95-86 victory in the championship game of the South Padre Island Invitational at the South Padre Island Convention Center. (Pekin Times, IL)
World War II ship sunk off Texas for diving Nov 27, 2007
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) A World War II ship that served for decades as a training vessel for Texas A&M University sea cadets has been sunk in the Gulf of Mexico in order to become an underwater habitat and diving destination ... It's also expected to be an economic spark for the South Padre Island area ... "We are very very excited," Melissa Zamora, with the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, said. (USA Today -- Travel)
USU concludes hectic start with a solid win Nov 26, 2007
Published: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:53 AM CST SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas A brutal stretch for the Aggie men s basketball team came to an end a good note Saturday night at the South Padre Convention Center ... In the third-place game at the South Padre Island Invitational, USU jumped in front of Iowa and never trailed. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Aggies Face Iowa In Consolation Finals Of South Padre Island Invitational Nov 25, 2007
Utah State's men's basketball team plays Iowa in the consolation finals of the 2007 South Padre Island Invitational on Saturday ... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas ... GAME 8 Utah State (3-4) vs. Iowa (4-1) Saturday Nov. 24 * 5:00 p.m. (MT) * South Padre Island, Texas. (Utahstateaggies.com)
Carroll Leads Aggies Past Iowa, 75-62 Nov 25, 2007
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - scored 20 points and added 12 rebounds, while also scored 20 to lead Utah State to a convincing 75-62 win against Iowa in the consolation finals of the 2007 South Padre Island Invitational here Saturday night. Utah State evens its record at 4-4 on the young season with the win, while Iowa falls to 4-2 with the loss. (Utahstateaggies.com)
Vandy wins South Padre Invitational Nov 25, 2007
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) -- Freshman had 23 points and hit a key shot with 52 seconds left to lead Vanderbilt past Bradley 95-86 for the South Padre Island Invitational championship Saturday night. The Commodores (5-0) were leading 85-84 when Gordon hit a 10-foot jumper in the lane for an 87-84 lead, and he made four free throws in the final 30 seconds to help put the game away. (Vanderbilt Sports -- Rivals.com)
Aggies bounce back Nov 25, 2007
Published: Sunday, November 25, 2007 1:39 AM CST SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas It s a wonder sometimes how much a team can improve in less than 24 hours. The Aggies were not happy after losing to Southeastern Conference foe Vanderbilt at the South Padre Island Invitational late Friday night ... The Aggies led from start to finish against a much bigger Iowa team, recording a 75-62 victory at the South Padre Island Convention Center on the second and final day of action. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Hawks lose to Utah St. Nov 25, 2007
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) -- Stephan DuCharme and Jaycee Carroll scored 20 points each to lead Utah State past Iowa 75-62 at the South Padre Island Invitational on Saturday night. Carroll, a 6-foot-2 guard, also had a game-high 12 rebounds as the Aggies (4-3) handed the Hawkeyes their second consecutive loss after they came to the South Texas tournament with a 4-0 record. (Iowa Sports -- Rivals.com)
UMES LOSES FINAL GAME OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INVITATIONAL, 71-58 Nov 25, 2007
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - The route was on Saturday afternoon as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) lost 71-58 to Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the consolation game of the South Padre Island Invitational. The hot shooting Eagles stormed out of the gates early, scoring the first nine points of the game and did not stop there as they took a 15 point lead on a Terike Barrowes jumper that made it 19-4. (Umeshawks.com)
Aggies Lose To Vanderbilt, 77-56, In Men's Basketball Nov 24, 2007
Stephen DuCharme scored a game-high 20 points in Utah State's 77-56 loss to Vanderbilt Friday night at the South Padre Island Invitational ... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - scored a game-high 20 points, but it wasn't enough to off-set a balanced Vanderbilt attack as Utah State lost to the Commodores, 77-56, in the semifinals of the South Padre Island Invitational here Friday night ... Utah State will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 24 when it plays Iowa at 4 p.m. (MT) in the final day of... (Utahstateaggies.com)
Hawkeyes stingy with point totals Nov 24, 2007
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas After a 31-year absence, Bradley and Iowa will renew basketball acquaintances tonight at the South Padre Island (Texas) Convention Center. With two rounds of the South Padre Island Invitational completed at campus sites, the eight-team tournament now shifts to the Convention Center for the final two rounds tonight and Saturday. (Pekin Times, IL)
Mistakes do in Aggies Nov 24, 2007
Published: Saturday, November 24, 2007 2:24 AM CST SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas Make too many mistakes and it can get ugly in a hurry. While the Aggies did hang around for a while, the Commodores eventually made Utah State pay in the nightcap of the South Padre Island Invitational Thursday night in front of 850 fans ... 9 percent from the field in the second half and crashed the boards at the South Padre Island Convention Center. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
HAWKS BATTLE VALPARAISO ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND Nov 24, 2007
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) men's basketball team will face Valparaiso this afternoon in their third game of the South Padre Island Invitational Tournament. Tip off is set for 4:30 p.m. in the South Padre Island Convention Center. (Umeshawks.com)
