EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — UTRGV Men's Basketball Coach Brandon Chambers is gearing up for his first tipoff as head coach. But if you look at the character of this locker room, you wouldn't even recognize that this group's been together for just a few months. On Monday, the team held open practice for the community [...]

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — UTRGV football had another tough outing on the road. Coach Travis Bush says there is no such thing as a layup in the Southland Conference. Every opponent will fight tooth and nail to come out on top, and the same applies to this week's matchup against Southeastern Louisiana. After falling to [...]

Ultra‑runner Art Hurtado, a lifeguard from Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island, placed eighth in the Cowboy 200, a 200‑mile race across Nebraska held the weekend of September 25‑27. The flat, limestone‑covered trail follows the historic Cowboy Trail from Norfolk to Valentine, and Hurtado credited his five‑person crew for helping him complete the race despite sleeping only two hours over three days.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s time for another week of high school football! Our Valley Sports Team is highlighting the Weslaco at Vela matchup. We'll have live coverage on Friday, bringing our viewers highlights from the game. Our live Game of the Week coverage will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. High school football [...]

EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The new home of the UTRGV men's and women's tennis programs is set to be completed in early 2027. The UTRGV Tennis Complex is part of nearly $200 million in construction, renovations, and enhancements impacting all 18 UTRGV sports programs. This will mark project number 14 for the university. Both programs [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s week six of high school football and the Valley Sports Central team has your highlights on Overtime. Sports Director Megan Murray and Sports Reporters Brett Holmes and Noah Gulley are bringing you live coverage from Donna at Mercedes and Mission Veterans at PSJA Southwest. Week 6 High School Football Week [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Tonight's Lyford High School football game location has been changed. The varsity football game between the Lyford Bulldogs and the Bishop Badgers has been relocated to Odem High School's Owl Stadium. The game will still start at 7 p.m. and fans who bought tickets to the game can still use them [...]

Patriots travel to Pharr to face 4-1 PSJA Southwest With most Big 7 football programs on bye this week, a confident Mission Veterans Patriots squad (4-1, 1-0 DIST) goes on the road to face another team near the top of 5A-2 Region IV District 16 PSJA Southwest Javelinas (4-1, 0-1 DIST) tonight. …

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It’s week six of high school football and Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights. Sports Director Megan Murray and Sport Reporters Brett Holmes and Noah Gulley are bringing you highlights for Hidalgo at La Villa and Gregory Portland at Porter. RELATED: Week 6: Live high school football games on [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Week six of high school football is underway in the Rio Grande Valley. MORE ON VALLEYCENTRAL+: Watch Gregory Portland at Porter at 7 p.m. Here are your scores for tonight’s games: And don’t forget, ValleyCentral+ is your home for live high school football games this year. ValleyCentral is the only news [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral is partnering with school districts across the Rio Grande Valley to bring live high school football games to our viewers at the click of a button. ValleyCentral is the only news station in the region to bring you live broadcasts from the Harlingen, Brownsville, Weslaco, and McAllen school districts. Throughout [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Four high school football games have been rescheduled due to anticipated heavy rainfall. The following games were originally scheduled for Friday but have been rescheduled to Thursday. The San Diego mashup against Progreso kicks off at 6:30 p.m. at Progreso High School. The Hidalgo game against La Villa kicks off at 7 [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 5 Team of the Week. Sharyland Pioneer earned the top spot with 47% of the vote. Rio Hondo came in second with 42% of the vote, and Edcouch-Elsa came in third with 11% of the vote. ValleyCentral thanks all 1,082 viewers who voted for [...]

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Two running backs who combined for 588 yards and 11 touchdowns are getting the spotlight for this week's Athlete of the Week segment. McAllen Memorial's Braxton Speights and Oscar Jasso share a friendly rivalry that paid off double time on the gridiron against the Rio Grande City Rattlers. "It's kind of [...]

Brownsville opened applications for the new Brownsville Sports Commission, asking residents to apply by the end of September for a one‑year volunteer role advising on programming and sustainability of the Brownsville Sports Park. The commission, with one city appointee and seven community members, will help Nathan Burkhart of the Convention and Visitors Bureau attract tournaments and events that bring visitors who stay in hotels, shop and dine, increasing sales‑tax revenue.

Brownsville ultra‑runner Art Hurtado will attempt the 200‑mile Cowboy 200 ultra marathon across Nebraska from Norfolk to Valentine this Friday through Sunday. Known for previous 100‑mile races and a high‑altitude Colorado event, Hurtado also leads the Cameron County Beach Patrol on South Padre Island. The race follows a motor‑free limestone trail and crosses more than 200 bridges.

Non-district finale: La Joya at Sharyland As the non-district portion of the 2026-27 high school football season concludes, it represents a final opportunity for two Big 7 programs to make adjustments before the district gauntlet. For the Sharyland Rattlers (1-2) and La Joya Coyotes (2-1), Week 4 grants these squads the opportunity to…

Progress Times’ Game of the week: Pioneer vs Grulla After losing key players through the first two weeks of the season, the Sharyland Pioneer Diamondbacks are focusing on building up and getting healthy before district play begins in two weeks. Progress Times spoke with Pioneer head football coach Eddie Galindo. In an…

Lady Lobos dominate Lady Patriots in district opener The Palmview Lady Lobos volleyball team completed the latest step in their program maturation in their Tuesday night district opener after winning the final three sets against the rival Mission Veterans Lady Patriots (21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-21). The now 17-6, 1-0 Lady Lobos will carry…

Lendary founding Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry was born and raised in the South Texas border town of Mission. But it's a fact not everyone is aware of.