Hooking loads of fish offshore and partying with colorful gusto back at the docks in Port Aransas – that’s what the Texas Women Anglers Tournament is all about every year. This year was no exception. Staff photos by Teresita Dominguez, Alex Berksan and Dan Parker
Island Focus
Cross-country athletes run hard
Day after day, Port Aransas High School cross-country team members run on the street and at the high school track for practice. And they compete against other schools’ teams almost every week. That’s a lot of running! Our runners next will head to a meet at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park on Friday, Aug. 22. On Saturday, Sept. […]
Students head back to school
The 2025-26 school year began on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Port Aransas Independent School District.
Unplugged in Old Town
Sixteen-year-old musician Nolan Saucedo of San Antonio played acoustic guitar on Mathews Pavilion at Old Town Square on Tuesday, July 29. The free concert was put on by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department.
Rescue teams compete in regional championship
Members of the Port Aransas Surf Rescue Team won the most points in the 2025 United States Lifeguard Association (USLA) Gulf Coast Regional Championship on the beach at Marker A in Port Aransas on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 22 and 23. They competed against members of Galveston Island Beach Patrol, Padre Beach Rescue, Corpus Christi Beach Rescue and Cameron County […]
Swimming to victories
It’s been a great season for the Port Aransas Swim Team so far. Forty team members qualified to attend the Texas Amateur Athletic Foundation (TAAF) State Swim Meet after placing first through third at the TAAF regional meet on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20, at the Victoria Aquatic Center. (More on that is in a story on Page […]
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