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They both came in thinking they were better than twin 0-3 league records indicated, and both proved it Friday night. EHS rallied from a down first half to tie the Lady Jags up and eventually prevail in overtime, finding the energy and team concept after Econ played inspired soccer the whole first half to lead, 1-0.

EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American volleyball team announced Monday that their co-ed 6 vs. 6 volleyball tournament will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the UTPA Fieldhouse.

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EDINBURG – The girls basketball playoffs are here, and now the competition gets fierce. When the North girls, 19-14, welcome the Pantherettes of Weslaco to town Monday night for a bi-district clash, they will be in against a foe that ranked third in the Valley in wins (29) and came in No. 8 in the latest poll.

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HIDALGO – As part of the South Texas Sport, Health and Fitness event in Hidalgo, Frank Smith Toyota will be hosting the Frank Smith 5k Run/Walk at Hidalgo for the second year in a row.

EDINBURG – Six athletes, one a president and athlete, the late Dr. Ralph F. Schilling, all gained heavy applause Jan 28 for their athletic careers at the University of Texas-Pan American.

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MISSION – Bicycling skills that mimic real-world traffic situations will be taught at the Second Annual Ride Safe Bike Safety Fair and Family Fun Ride Feb. 11 at Mission Regional Medical Center, so that children learn how to ride safely on their neighborhood streets.

The two ends of Friday's home soccer doubleheader offered much of the same, with EHS strong early and not so strong late. The boys (2-0 in District 31-5A) managed to salvage the win against Pharr North in shootout mode, but the girls, taking the pitch after the thrilling opener, faltered after halftime to drop to 0-2 in league play.

It's getting down to playoff time, and the city teams entered play Tuesday with five clubs of six still alive in the race.

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EDINBURG – Issack Kimaiyo, from Kenya, took first place at Edinburg's 30th annual 10K run on Saturday Feb 4. It was the second year in a row that Kimaiyo took the title.

EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American baseball team announced Tuesday that they are hosting a blood drive on Saturday from 12:30-to-4:00 p.m. at the UTPA Wellness Center.

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EDINBURG – At Region One Education Service Center local coaches learned their opponents for the next two years as the University Interscholastic League announced the biennial realignment for 2012-2014.

EDINBURG – The Edinburg Roadrunners announced their 2012 schedule Thursday. They will play 96 games against five opponents in throughout Texas. The season will run from late May into early September.

It can be difficult sometimes to tell whether a team has improved from year to year going by the record alone. Kelly Garrett can attest to that, because while her Lady Jags dropped to 2-9 in District 31-5A Friday night, they played well against city rival Edinburg.

The chant was barely audible, due to extenuating circumstances.

EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics inducted former track and field and cross country coach Reid Harter, former baseball players Ron Edquist and Jesse Trinidad, former men's golfer Mike Brisky and former women's track and field star Monica Wesley Swift into the Hall of Fame on Saturday at the UTPA Ballroom.

AUSTIN – If you're a saltwater angler and don't like the idea of hundreds of abandoned crab traps catching and killing game fish you could have landed, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking for volunteers willing to help get rid of these derelict traps along the coast.

The neighboring cities of Edinburg and McAllen went head to head last weekend at a pair of local soccer tournaments, with the latter holding sway in girls' action, the former from the boys' scene.

New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes had a dream. Only in Tynes' dream his NFC Championship Game-winning field goal was kicked from the 42, not the 31. For the second time in his NFL career, Tynes kicked the game-winner in the NFC title game, as his Giants won a nail-biting overtime thriller in bog-ridden San Francisco, 20-17. In the other championship game outing, the AFC's New England Patriots walked out of Gillette Stadium winners, having deftly dodged two potential game-killing bullets on the Baltimore Ravens' final three plays.

EDINBURG – The University of Texas-Pan American volleyball team announced Wednesday that they will be hosting a co-ed 6 vs. 6 volleyball tournament on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the UTPA Fieldhouse.

A fourth-quarter cliffhanger for the ages out in San Francisco that featured four lead changes in the final four minutes shared the spotlight in the NFL's divisional playoff rounds last weekend with a shocker in Green Bay, where the Eli Manning-led New York Giants knocked out the defending Super Bowl champion Packers. This Sunday New England and Baltimore will meet in the AFC Championship Game, while San Francisco hosts the Giants in the NFC title tilt.

EDINBURG – In three of their first five games of the year, the Bobcats topped the 70-point mark, but had gradually settled into the high 50s on average heading into Tuesday's home match against P-SJ-A Memorial. The big numbers just haven't come for the Ruunin' Bobcats, who have been getting about 58 a night.

The soccer Bobcats are going to find out where they stand quickly in January, and the process has already begun for Coach Luis Cardenas. With an extra two scrimmages on the schedule this season, Edinburg and the rest of the Valley units got some work in as the year came to a close. Tuesday's morning match with Palmview was the third shot out of the box for the ‘Cats, who went 11-3 in district last year and competed for the league title.