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Saturday afternoon at the Alamodome in San Antonio, the UTSA Roadrunners defeated the UTRGV Vaqueros by a score of 45-16...
09/06/2026

Saturday afternoon at the Alamodome in San Antonio, the UTSA Roadrunners defeated the UTRGV Vaqueros by a score of 45-16. It was a hard fought game, but the Vaqueros failure to score a touchdown until the last four seconds of the game, despite their 422 total yards, 22 first downs and almost 35 minutes of possession of the ball, made the score much more lopsided than the game actually was.

With the loss the Vaqueros drop to 1-1 on the season as they prepare to open their Southland Conference schedule Saturday against Nicholls State.

When asked about his team's performance, Vaqueros' head coach Travis Bush said, "I'm proud of the guys. I'm proud of the way they fought and how we played. We knew the matchup. We talked all week about when you're playing a team that is that good, they'll expose some weaknesses and when you get in a game like that there's no room for error. We can't miss tackles. We can't get into the redzone and not score touchdowns. We can't turn the ball over. But it's kind of exciting. You look at that game and as UTRGV you should see the future. We were right there 15 years ago here at UTSA. You can look at that and look at the future and look down the road and look at what they've done here at UTSA."

Here are some photos from yesterday's game. To view more, click here:

https://progresstimes.smugmug.com/Sports/UTRGV-Vaqueros/Sept-5-2026-Football-UTRGV-vs-UTSA-LG

Progress Times photos by Luciano Guerra.

Huge plays by the La Joya-Palmview Lobos (1-1) in the fourth quarter were the decider in a close 24-21 victory over the ...
09/05/2026

Huge plays by the La Joya-Palmview Lobos (1-1) in the fourth quarter were the decider in a close 24-21 victory over the Edinburg Economedes Jaguars (0-2) tonight at La Joya-ISD PACK Stadium.

“That’s what we’ve been planning all season long,” said Lobos head coach Mage Requenez. “It finally paid off and I can’t be any prouder of them [and] it’s a great day to be a Lobo.”

Senior QB Edgar Villalpando (3 TD passes) led the Lobos to victory with a comeback drive in the fourth quarter, capped by an impressive TD catch by sophomore WR Andrik Cantu to put Palmview up late in the game, his first TD catch of the year.

“It felt amazing,” Cantu told the Progress Times after the game. “It’s what everyone dreams of when they were a little boy. Growing up, watching Friday Night Lights [then] playing here.”

“I never lost faith,” Villalpando said. “Whenever I rolled out [to the right] and I saw [Cantu] open it was like God giving me another chance. And I just thanked the man upstairs.”

Senior DB Aroldo Soliz played through an injury he sustained during the game and secured a key sack after the Jaguars got the ball back.

“We trusted the offense [for the late TD] now they have to trust us,” Soliz said. “Even with my injury, it felt amazing to take part in that amazing stop.”

The first quarter was a defensive shutout, with both squads coming up with huge defensive stops to keep the scoreboard empty. Every drive in the first quarter ended in either a punt, a fumble (forced by the Lobos) or a sack (by Economedes).

The Jaguars drew first blood two minutes into the second quarter. RB KJ Robinson broke out for a 51 yard touchdown run to make it 7-0 Economedes after the extra point.

With 8:05 to go in the quarter, Villapando uncorked a deep pass that landed in the hands of Manzetti, travelling 60 yards for the touchdown. After a lengthy replay review, the extra point tied the game at 7 all.

Just past the two minute warning, the Lobos forced a turnover on downs at the Jaguars’ 29. Marching down the field, Villalpando found senior TE Kevin Soliz from eight yards out for the touchdown. The extra point put the Lobos up 14-7 to close out the half.

Economedes began imposing their will almost as soon as the third quarter began. Only passing twice during the quarter, they kept running the ball out of the wing-T, culminating in an 8 yard TD run by senior RB Reyes Luna to tie the game 14-14 after the extra point.

The Lobos applied the same approach, marching down the field and only attempting one pass in an eight minute drive that ended in a go-ahead field goal to put Palmview up 17-14.

Palmview ended up losing the lead after a short TD run by sophomore RB Jayden Ramirez. After the extra point, the Jaguars took a 21-17 lead.

With their backs against the wall and needing a touchdown, Villalpando rolled to his right and found the young sophomore Cantu, who hauled in a 31 yard pass to the end zone for the go-ahead score. When Economedes got the ball back, Soliz’s sack on second down all but slammed the door on the game and sealed a 24-21 win for Palmview.

The Lobos will go on the road next week, playing the Alice Coyotes on Friday, Sept. 11. at 7:30 p.m. at the brand new Memorial Stadium in Alice, Texas. That game will be the stadium’s debut after construction delays forced the Coyotes to play their opener in nearby Beeville.

Here are some photos from tonight's game. To view more, click here:

https://progresstimes.smugmug.com/Sports/Palmview/September-4-2026-Football-Palmveiw-vs-Edinburg-economedes-MM

Recap by Ali Halloum
Progress Times photos by Mario Magallon.

The Juarez Lincoln Huskies are 2-0 for the first time in nine years! The Huskies traveled to Bennie LaPrade Stadium and ...
09/04/2026

The Juarez Lincoln Huskies are 2-0 for the first time in nine years! The Huskies traveled to Bennie LaPrade Stadium and exacted revenge on Donna North, avenging last year's loss and outlasting the Chiefs 30-15.

Head Coach Daniel "Danny" Cortez envisioned a Juarez Lincoln football resurgence when he took the head coaching role three years ago, long before any fan or player, for that matter, believed it could be true. Now the Huskies are one win away from tying the best start in program history.

"I'm just happy for the kids that stuck with our program. We don't have many kids. We're a good little group of humble kids that practice at six in the morning, and I'm just happy because some of those kids have gone through the growing pains with us. And this year? They're buying into what we're doing. I'm just blessed. I want to thank the man upstairs, our kids, and our admin. Without them, this isn't possible," Cortez said in front of a faithful and jubilant contingent of Huskies fans.

The disciplined Huskies forced the Chiefs into three first-half turnovers, including two by sophomore linebacker Alan Jimenez, who finished with one fumble recovery and a miraculous one-handed interception that set the Huskies up for their second score of the night.

That touchdown, a rugged short-yardage run from senior Santiago Lopez, put the Huskies up 14-2 and was the encore to quarterback Leo Elizondo's thirty-yard, cross-field, scramble touchdown a few minutes earlier. Elizondo, the Huskies' athletic senior QB, finished the night with two rushing touchdowns, including the game's final TD, a "tush-push" QB sneak from just outside pay dirt that mauled the Chiefs' defensive line and put the Huskies up for good.

"There's no better spot in sports than being the Juarez Lincoln Huskies quarterback. Best position in sports, best position ever, " Elizondo said after his dazzling performance against the Chiefs.

The Huskies even won the special teams battle as automatic senior kicker Dylan Lopez finished 3-3 on both field goals and extra points, including two forty-yard-plus field goals that sailed through the uprights against tortuous crosswinds. The senior kicker was nearly speechless after the Huskies' victory, a sentiment Huskies Nation understands all too well.

"I feel amazing. Just going out there and kicking the ball for my team. I feel great. Great," Lopez said in front of a mob of family and friends.

The Huskies will face the Brownsville Porter Cowboys next Friday in a blockbuster matchup between undefeated teams that have shared the exact common opponents this year and a near-identical rise from the squalor of the RGV's football cellar. A potential win would be one of the biggest wins in recent Juarez Lincoln Football history. Yet, no matter how things turn out, one thing is for certain: no one is overlooking the Huskies anymore.

"This is a great place to be. La Joya ISD is the place to be. If you're willing to grow as a person and as a professional and face challenges without making excuses, come join us," Cortez said when asked how it felt to be the Huskies' Head Coach.

Here are some photos from tonight's game. To view more, click here:

https://progresstimes.smugmug.com/Sports/Juarez-Lincoln/September-3-2026-Football-JLHS-vs-Donna-NorthMM

Recap by Tyler Green
Progress Times photos by Mario Magallon.

09/02/2026

The Palmview Lobos are hosting Edinburg Economedes this Friday in our Progress Times Game of the Week. We were at their practice at 6 a.m. this morning and here’s a video we put together of them preparing for the game.

Here’s the TikTok link:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8cFmGUJ/

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