WHO: The stunningly talented members of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team.
WHAT: The team just snagged its third consecutive national title.
WHY IT’S SO GREAT: When you think of South Texas, you probably don’t think of chess. But you absolutely should. Brownsville, the working-class, primarily Hispanic city just across the Rio Grande from Matamoros, has quietly become an international chess powerhouse. Over the last decade, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Vaqueros chess team (motto: “Dominate the board”) has risen through the ranks, establishing itself as one of the best collegiate teams in the nation and, arguably, the world. On Sunday, the Vaqueros bested Webster University 3.5–0.5 to take home their third consecutive national title at the President’s Cup, aka the Final Four of college chess.
UTRGV Drops One at #10 Texas 15-2
UTRGV Drops One at #10 Texas 15-2
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Tuesday, March 16 2021
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AUSTIN – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team fell to the No. 10 Texas Longhorns 15-2 in seven innings on Tuesday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Junior
Freddy Rojas Jr. led the Vaqueros (9-7) with his third multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Graduate students
Andy Atwood and
Down 5-0, graduate student
Conrado Diaz drew a four-pitch walk with two outs in the fourth. Atwood followed with an RBI-double and the Rojas singled home Atwood to bring the Vaqueros to within 5-2.
UTRGV Dominates St. Mary s in Thursday Win
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Thursday, January 07 2021
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EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men s basketball team blew out the St. Mary’s University Rattlers 96-67 on Thursday at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
The Vaqueros are now off to a 6-3 start for the first time since 2004-05, when the team started 7-3.
Junior
LaQuan Butler led the Vaqueros with a career-high 20 points on a career-best 8-of-11 shooting, including a career-best 4-of-6 from downtown. Junior
Sean Rhea scored 13 points with six rebounds. Junior