Author: Jose Medina
Story Time with the Vaqueros rebranded
[caption id="attachment_25061" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] UTRGV Track & Field/Cross-Country Head Coach Darren Flowers reads Dr. Seuss’ “Ten Apples On Top!” Tuesday during this week’s segment of Story Time with the Vaqueros. Every week, UTRGV Athletics will[more...]
How the coronavirus changed my life
It’s funny how a deadly pandemic causing trouble around the world came to change my life for the better. Before the coronavirus, I was lost. I had too much going on in my life and[more...]
Nimz heads to NSU
Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Anna Nimz is leaving UTRGV to become the head coach for the Northwestern State University basketball program in Natchitoches, Louisiana. UTRGV Athletics announced her departure April 11. During her two[more...]
Online checkmate
The UTRGV Chess Team has gone from five-hour in-person matches to 10-minute quick plays online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite services that allow players to keep practicing their skills online, playing virtual chess is[more...]
Rally the Valley
[caption id="attachment_24720" align="aligncenter" width="4226"] Junior pitcher Cristian Ramos catches during a game this season. Baseball season ticket holders who paid $125 for 29 games will receive a credit of $69, while suite and corral holders[more...]
Playing it safe
In order to comply with the school’s emergency regulations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the UTRGV Men’s Soccer Club has suspended all activities, including practices, effective immediately. During their last game, the Vaqueros fell short 2-1[more...]
Vaqueros’ tourney canceled
[caption id="attachment_24407" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] UTRGV graduate guard Jordan Jackson dribbles the ball toward the basket during a game against Utah Valley University Feb. 13 in the Fieldhouse in Edinburg. Wolverines junior guard Brandon Averette (left)[more...]
Golf, tennis, track & field, baseball in matchups this week
[caption id="attachment_24340" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] AMANDA VELA/THE RIDER GRAPHIC[/caption] Updated 3:29 p.m. March 16, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all university-related events will be canceled until further notice, including all Western Athletic Conference games, according[more...]
UTRGV assistant coach inducted into the Hall of Fame
[caption id="attachment_24038" align="aligncenter" width="3894"] The newly inducted Barton Community College Sports Hall of Famer Ipek Turkyilmaz practices shooting the ball with junior guard Trelynn Tyler (from left), freshman guard Tiffany McGarity, junior guard Valeria Tapia[more...]
‘Victory brings confidence’ for men’s soccer club
The UTRGV Men’s Soccer Club emerged victorious Feb. 15 with a 3-0 win over University of The Incarnate Word, before facing Trinity University last Saturday in San Antonio. As of press time, results were unavailable.[more...]
