ETHAN GONZALEZ

Thanks to some much-needed scholarship dollars from the Harlingen Concert Association, three 2021 graduates from the Harlingen school district can pursue degrees in music. “I feel excited and very glad for this opportunity,” said Victoria Rivera, a trumpet player from Harlingen High School who plans to study music education at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She and fellow musicians Ethan Gonzalez and Roman Hernandez gathered Tuesday at the Harlingen school district Administration Building to receive the scholarships from the Harlingen Concert Association. “This is the first time we are offering this scholarship,” he said, “so the board is really excited about it. “I was very surprised,” said Roman, 18, a trombone player who just graduated from Harlingen High School.

After defeating Los Fresnos in a one-game, winner-take-all Regional Final on Friday, the Smithson Valley baseball hit the practice field on Monday to prepare for the program's first berth in the UIL Class 6A State tournament since 2005.

The Smithson Valley baseball team was shown a lot of love by their hometown community, as they officially left on a chartered bus headed for Corpus Christi to take on Los Fresnos in a one-game Regional Final playoff on Thursday at 4 p.m.

In the third round of the UIL Class 6A baseball playoffs, Smithson Valley comes from behind to defeat Reagan 6-5 in extra innings and clinch a series victory.